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***Official 2024 Pro Cycling Thread*** - The road ends in Spain. Guaranteed Crazy Ending. (2 Viewers)

cheeseypoof said:
Sammy3469 said:
Femmes just got interesting in a bad way.
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Not often the yellow jersey crashes. Announcer was shocked nobody from her team dropped back to pace her to the finish.
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some of the commentary I've seen is saying its the worst team thing they've seen in years especially given the way Vas and Weibes came in (at least Vas won the stage). I know Vollering is out saying she's ok, but the way she was stretching her back didn't seem ok and at a minimum she's going to be sore in the morning. All the French teams have every incentive to make tomorrow as hard as possible before the two mountain stages.
 
… and Faulkner up to 2nd, 19 seconds back. I think I saw a snippet of an interview where she said she hadn’t trained for mountains, though.
 
Sammy3469 said:
Femmes just got interesting in a bad way.
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Imagine if LaPorte saw Jonas go down and just kept on riding so he could sprint for 8th place from group 2.

Just unbelievable.

“Sprinters are ******** and I don’t want to be associated with it.”
- Thibau Nys

Stage 6 is hilly, 7 has some proper climbs and summit finish, and the finale is brutal - Cat 1, HC, and HC (Alpe d’ Huez.) If Vollering is OK and recovers, she is going to crush the field.

Oh, and **** every teammate on SD Worx. I know Demi is leaving at YE but she didn’t deserve this.

Must be some fun team dinners, eh.
 
who is Brettdj?

@Jaysus is he on the board? just a guy you recruited from the bus station?

would be cool to get a few more entries into the fantasy league before the Vuelta stars tomorrow.

@Tick you should join & submit a team.

VELOGAME 2025 by Velogames Fantasy Cycling | Velogames Fantasy Cycling |

Fantasy Cycling games based on the professional cycling season, including Grand Tours and Spring Classics
www.velogames.com www.velogames.com

after you enter a team (9 riders, 100 credit limit), you can join it to the FBG league

the code is 748469416
 
If you're looking for a sentimental what-the-heck rider to adopt, 38 year old Robert Gesink 🇳🇱 is riding his 25th Grand Tour.

He's going to retire at year end, and to honor his career Team Visma | Lease a Bike listed him as one of their team leaders for the 2024 Vuelta.
  • after a promising junior and U23 start, he signed with Rabobank in 2006, finishing 176th in his first year of men's elite
  • from 2007-2015, he finished the year ranked no worse than 55th 8 times, peaking at 10th in 2010
  • best Vuelta GC finishes were 7th in 2008, 6th in 2009, and 6th again in 2012; finished 3rd in the Mountains jersey in 2016
  • also had two Top 6 GC finishes in the Tour de France
  • most notable of his 13 wins were the 2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, and Stage 14 of the 2016 Vuelta
  • wore the Red jersey (lowest combination of GC+Points+Mountains) for 6 consecutive days in the final week of the 2016 Vuelta
  • his last and 24th career Vuelta stage top 10 was in 2022
  • 11 TdF, 3x Giro, and this is his 11th Vuelta - he's completed it 9 of his previous 10 starts.
6 rider credits, unclassified
 
BobbyLayne said:
Nick Vermeil said:
BobbyLayne said:
cheeseypoof said:
DA RAIDERS said:
New dart thrown. :lmao:
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I’m on my 3rd dart. 🤷🏼‍♂️
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5 for me?

Biggest dilemma is which 6 point sprinter to waste credits on
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Went back to adjust and ended up keeping my first throw. Podium here I come!
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I had a streak of 4 podiums, went 3rd, 1st and 3rd in the GTs last year.

This year? Dead last in the Giro and 8th out of 9 in Le Tour.

5th would feel great lol.
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Bro you’re the Merckx of cycling around these parts.
 
 

Statistics on the route of La Vuelta ciclista a España 2024​


Stages​

Date#DepartureArrivalDistanceVertical meters
17/08Stage 1 (ITT)LisbonOeiras1255
18/08Stage 2CascaisOurém1942678
19/08Stage 3LousãCastelo Branco191.52620
20/08Stage 4PlasenciaPico Villuercas170.53519
21/08Stage 5Fuente del MaestreSevilla1771691
22/08Stage 6Jerez de la FronteraYunquera185.53711
23/08Stage 7ArchidonaCordoba180.51943
24/08Stage 8ÚbedaCazorla1592641
25/08Stage 9MotrilGranada178.54486
27/08Stage 10PonteareasBaiona1603074
28/08Stage 11Campus Tecnológico Cortizo PadronCampus Tecnológico Cortizo Padron166.52890
29/08Stage 12Ourense TermalEstacion De Montana De Manzaneda137.53088
30/08Stage 13LugoPuerto de Ancares1763708
31/08Stage 14Villafranco del BierzoVillablino200.52876
01/09Stage 15InfiestoValgrande-Pajares Cuitu Negru1433804
03/09Stage 16LuancoLagos de Covadonga181.54085
04/09Stage 17ArnueroSantander141.52498
05/09Stage 18Vitoria-GasteizMaestu-Parque Natural de Izki179.52699
06/09Stage 19LogroñoAlto de Moncalvillo173.52601
07/09Stage 20VillarcayoPicón Blanco1725077
08/09Stage 21 (ITT)MadridMadrid24.6190
La Vuelta ciclista a España3304.659934
Tour de France349853103
Giro d'Italia3317.545907
 
There are 6 North Americans in this year's Vuelta:

🇲🇽Isaac del ToroUAE Team Emirates
🇺🇸Sepp KussTeam Visma | Lease a Bike
🇺🇸Brandon McNultyUAE Team Emirates
🇺🇸Matthew RiccitelloIsrael - Premier Tech
🇺🇸Riley SheehanIsrael - Premier Tech
🇨🇦Michael WoodsIsrael - Premier Tech

Top competitors that never won in Spain.

#RiderCareer wins
1VAN AERT Wout46
2ASGREEN Kasper19
3MARTIN Guillaume14
4NARVÁEZ Jhonatan14
5SKJELMOSE Mattias13
6MIHOLJEVIĆ Fran13
7VALTER Attila12
8VAN DEN BERG Julius10
9ZANA Filippo10
10CATTANEO Mattia10

These riders can fulfill the trilogy; winning at least one stage in each of the grand tours

#RiderGiroTourVuelta
1LAFAY Victor11
2O'CONNOR Ben11
3CAMPENAERTS Victor11

Number of stages per stage type.

Type#Stages
Flat1
Hills, flat finish6
Hills, uphill finish1
Mountains, flat finish3
Mountains, uphill finish8

Number of uphill finishes (at least an average gradient of 5% over the last 2km) in the last 10 years per grand tour.
  • 6.6 Giro d'Italia

  • 6.2 Tour de France

  • 9.3 La Vuelta ciclista a España
 
Jaysus said:
del Toro is a beast.
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Yeah he's gonna be good but first timer, but I already had one 20 year old debutant (and he's gonna win the ITT in a few hours (🤞)

Not sure how what the UAE strategy will be though - they always seem to flounder when Tadej isn't around

João going for his third straight 4th place, Yates has one podium in 13 GTs, McNulty-Sivakov-Soler-Vine can all drive the pace

Lot of big engines on that team, that's for certain. Will be interesting to see
  1. who ends up being the leader
  2. if they'll let Brandon hunt for Stages
  3. who will be the wanker who doesn't want pull
 
BobbyLayne said:
Jaysus said:
del Toro is a beast.
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Yeah he's gonna be good but first timer, but I already had one 20 year old debutant (and he's gonna win the ITT in a few hours (🤞)

Not sure how what the UAE strategy will be though - they always seem to flounder when Tadej isn't around

João going for his third straight 4th place, Yates has one podium in 13 GTs, McNulty-Sivakov-Soler-Vine can all drive the pace

Lot of big engines on that team, that's for certain. Will be interesting to see
  1. who ends up being the leader
  2. if they'll let Brandon hunt for Stages
  3. who will be the wanker who doesn't want pull
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I've got the ITT winner on my squad too

I was half tempted to just load up with UAE riders for this tour 😉
 
Jaysus said:
BobbyLayne said:
Jaysus said:
del Toro is a beast.
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Yeah he's gonna be good but first timer, but I already had one 20 year old debutant (and he's gonna win the ITT in a few hours (🤞)

Not sure how what the UAE strategy will be though - they always seem to flounder when Tadej isn't around

João going for his third straight 4th place, Yates has one podium in 13 GTs, McNulty-Sivakov-Soler-Vine can all drive the pace

Lot of big engines on that team, that's for certain. Will be interesting to see
  1. who ends up being the leader
  2. if they'll let Brandon hunt for Stages
  3. who will be the wanker who doesn't want pull
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I've got the ITT winner on my squad too

I was half tempted to just load up with UAE riders for this tour 😉
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Everybody is a leader! Now go out there & sort it out.
 
Velogmes seems to be down. I have a bunch of newer/younger dudes on my team. I need the reminder of who I stuck with. The TT winner for sure….
 
 
2024 La Vuelta ciclista a España

Sands Saddle Sores
@BassNBrew

GC 20 credits🇵🇹 Almeida (UAE Team Emirates)GC 20 credits🇬🇧 A Yates (UAE Team Emirates)Climber 12 credits🇪🇨 Carapaz (EF Education EasyPost)
Climber 6 credits🇭🇺 Valter (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)Sprinter 6 credits🇨🇿 Vacek (Lidl - Trek)Unclassified 6 credits🇫🇷 Pacher (Groupama FDJ)
Unclassified 6 credits🇳🇿 Bennett (Israel - Premier Tech)Unclassified 6 credits🇨🇴 Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan Team)Wild Card 18 credits🇧🇪 Van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)

Boerum Hill Big Ringing
@BobbyLayne

GC 24 credits🇸🇮 Roglič (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe)GC 10 credits🇳🇱Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers)Climber 10 credits🇦🇺 O’Conner (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team)
Climber 20 credits🇺🇸 Kuss (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)Sprinter 6 credits🇨🇿 Vacek (Lidl - Trek)Unclassified 6 credits🇧🇪 Campenaerts (Groupama FDJ)
Unclassified 6 credits🇨🇭 Küng (Israel - Premier Tech)Unclassified 8 credits🇬🇧 Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers)Wild Card 10 credits🇺🇸 McNulty (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)

Squeaky Wheels
@cheeseypoof

GC 20 credits🇵🇹 Almeida (UAE Team Emirates)GC 10 credits🇺🇸 McNulty (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)Climber 20 credits🇺🇸 Kuss (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)
Climber 12 credits🇪🇨 Carapaz (EF Education EasyPost)Sprinter 8 credits🇨🇿 Bittner (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL)Unclassified 6 credits🇬🇧 Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers)
Unclassified 6 credits🇨🇭 Küng (Israel - Premier Tech)Unclassified 4 credits🇵🇱 Gradek (Bahrain - Victorious)Wild Card 18 credits🇲🇽 Del Torro (UAE Team Emirates)

Armstrong’s Needle
@DA RAIDERS

GC 20 credits🇵🇹 Almeida (UAE Team Emirates)GC 12 credits🇩🇰 Skjelmose (Lidl - Trek)Climber 10 credits🇬🇧 Poole (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL)
Climber 10 credits🇧🇪 Van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny)Sprinter 18 credits🇧🇪 Van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)Unclassified 8 credits🇬🇧 Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers)
Unclassified 4 credits🇪🇸 Berasategi (Euskaltel - Euskadi)Unclassified 6 credits🇩🇰 Asgreen (Soudal Quick-Step)Wild Card 12 credits🇧🇪 Uijtdebroeks (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)

RB Brownwings WGUAFC
@Jaysus

GC 20 credits🇵🇹 Almeida (UAE Team Emirates)GC 14 credits🇪🇸 Ca Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers)Climber 16 credits🇪🇸 Mas (Movistar Team)
Climber 8 credits🇨🇴 Rubio (Movistar Team)Sprinter 18 credits🇧🇪 Van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)Unclassified 4 credits🇪🇸 Parra (Equipo Kern Pharma)
Unclassified 8 credits🇬🇧 Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers)Unclassified 6 credits🇳🇴 Træen (Bahrain - Victorious)Wild Card 6 credits🇮🇹 Zana (Team Jayco AlUla)

Spokes ‘N Tokes
@Nick Vermeil

GC 20 credits🇵🇹 Almeida (UAE Team Emirates)GC 12 credits🇳🇴 Skjelmose (Lidl Trek)Climber 12 credits🇪🇨 Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost)
Climber 8 credits🇨🇴 Quintana (Movistar Team)Sprinter 12 credits🇦🇺 Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck)Unclassified 4 credits🇱🇺 Riesebeek (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
Unclassified 6 credits🇮🇹 Baroncini (UAE Team Emirates)Unclassified credits HermansWild Card 20 credits🇺🇸 Kuss (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)

sammy`s gruppetto
@Sammy3469

GC 20 credits🇵🇹 Almeida (UAE Team Emirates)GC 10 credits🇮🇹 Tiberi (Bahrain - Victorious)Climber 12 credits🇪🇨 Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost)
Climber 14 credits🇪🇸 Landa (Soudal - Quick Step)Sprinter 18 credits🇧🇪 Van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)Unclassified 6 credits🇧🇪 Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny)
Unclassified 6 credits🇨🇭 Küng (Soudal - Quick Step)Unclassified 4 credits🇪🇸 Arcas (Movistar Team)Wild Card 10 credits🇺🇸 McNulty (UAE Team Emirates)

Give us a Kuss
@Sand
GC 20 credits🇬🇧 A Yates (UAE Team Emirates)GC 8 credits🇮🇹 Caruso (Bahrain - Victorious)Climber 20 credits🇺🇸 Kuss (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)
Climber 12 credits🇪🇨 Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost)Sprinter 18 credits🇧🇪 Van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)Unclassified 6 credits🇧🇪 Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny)
Unclassified 8 credits🇫🇷 Lafay (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team)Unclassified 4 credits🇪🇸 Vinokurov (MAstana Qazaqstan Team)Wild Card 4 credits🇧🇪 Huys (Arkéa - B&B Hotels)

Please LMK If there are any errors on your team, thanks
 
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Sand said:
And somehow I'm bloody awful yet again. :lmao:

Only person worse off is the guy parachuting in for the start of this thing. Ouch.
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Saw an interesting preview show from the guys who write all those W/kg articles at the Lanterne Rouge Blog. They have a contest to see who can build the worst team - you have to spend all 100 credits, lowest score wins.

I didn’t appreciate one of them taking Roglič.

:hot:
 
Sammy3469 said:
I was wondering if McNulty was going to come in and do something like that. Does UAE ride for him now?
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When have they ever done that?

He’s stuck there until the end of 2027. So many other teams he would be the clear, unquestioned leader on.

Age 26-28 are the peak years for most GC guys. Let’s go Brandon!

:oldunsure:
(not a euphemism)
 
"I don't know; I feel heavy and a little lost. I've been struggling mentally and in terms of training since the Games. I thought I had picked myself up and was ready for today, but on the road, I felt like I was sinking. It seemed the wind was blowing harder and different than during recon, so maybe I went too hard in the first part," - Josh Tarling after his finish.
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Just an off day, unfortunately. Thought he was a stone cold lock.

They did say on the broadcast the winds shift there all the time making recon next to impossible.
 
  1. 857 Overall Rank: 19 of 15886 Boerum Hill Big Ringing | BobbyLayne
  2. 698 Overall Rank: 115 of 15886 sammy`s gruppetto | sammy3469
  3. 621 Overall Rank: 312 of 15886 Squeaky Wheels | Cheeseypoof

We just might have had the highest scoring podium in the world today. 99.88th percentile, 99.28th percentile, 98.04th percentile.

Congrats @Sammy3469 and @cheeseypoof !!
 
BobbyLayne said:
  1. 857 Overall Rank: 19 of 15886 Boerum Hill Big Ringing | BobbyLayne
  2. 698 Overall Rank: 115 of 15886 sammy`s gruppetto | sammy3469
  3. 621 Overall Rank: 312 of 15886 Squeaky Wheels | Cheeseypoof

We just might have had the highest scoring podium in the world today. 99.88th percentile, 99.28th percentile, 98.04th percentile.

Congrats @Sammy3469 and @cheeseypoof !!
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Think that may have been my best time trial result that didn’t include Tadej and/or Remco.
 
I don't understand what the rules are for getting the same time in a stage.

Vollering beat Niewiadoma by about 3 bike lengths, with no riders connecting them... why did they get the same time?

Faulkner fell off, lost 6 minutes, is no longer a contender :-(
 
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