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2024 La Vuelta
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby MichaelB » Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:12 pm
Yeah, saw some reports post my reply that he crashed on a descent as well as Callum Scotson and another.
Bugger !
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby Mr Purple » Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:53 pm
This is amazing, though aided by Van Aert crashing out.find_bruce wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:52 amThree Australians in the jerseys. With 1:25 on Mas in 3rd & 1:46 on Carapaz in 4th, Can O'Connor hang on to the podium? Shame about van Aert crashing out
Not often you'll see O'Connor in Red, Groves in Green, and Vine in the polka-dots.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby MichaelB » Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:09 pm
I guess it's similar to Matthews winning Green Jersey at TdF because the leader crashed out.Mr Purple wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:53 pmThis is amazing, though aided by Van Aert crashing out.find_bruce wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:52 amThree Australians in the jerseys. With 1:25 on Mas in 3rd & 1:46 on Carapaz in 4th, Can O'Connor hang on to the podium? Shame about van Aert crashing out
Not often you'll see O'Connor in Red, Groves in Green, and Vine in the polka-dots.
Hats off to them all, and not just the Aussies (although biased) as the conditions and climbs have been damned hard !
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby MichaelB » Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:43 am
Two monster climbing days to go then a 25km ITT
Go Benny !!!
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby MichaelB » Fri Sep 06, 2024 11:44 am
Making sure of the Green ?find_bruce wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:21 amWhat was Kaden Groves doing in the breakaway? I could understand if he wanted a headstart up the Cat 1 climb, but he kept going, finishing more than 3 minutes ahead of the GC contenders
Mind you, has some tough stages coming !
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby davehirst » Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:03 pm
The man has the heart if a lion, seams his bad luck is just aslarge.
I am an unabashed fanboy ever since i saw him race in the Roubaix year ago. Crash get back up, chase on, puncture chase back on, crash chase back on. At the end he had nothing left, but he won my admiration
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby AUbicycles » Sun Sep 08, 2024 12:17 am
Always a shame but also the way it is.
I am just watching daily highlights … so may not be up to date but Roglic will be hard to crack and really looking forward to see how O’connor fairs on the penultimate stage and the TT. Glad tgat he got so my GC time show his qualities… but a lot of quality competition on the gruelling vuelta… so much climbing.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby stevenaaus » Sun Sep 08, 2024 11:22 am
Ben looking good for the podium, and Primoz not wilting after a huge day week/day.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby Arbuckle23 » Sun Sep 08, 2024 11:25 am
stevenaaus wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 11:22 amGreat race last night. Jay pipping his sniping team-mate for the KOM. Surely there'll be some fallout from that - despite the news headline "Australian states that teammate Marc Soler was helping despite confusing tactics".!
Ben looking good for the podium, and Primoz not wilting after a huge day week/day.
Jay posted on his Facebook page that they were working together and the plan was for Jay to win the jersey.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby find_bruce » Sun Sep 08, 2024 12:11 pm
In reality though it will depend on how their form has held up over the 3 weeks.
Don't think UAE Team Emirates will be too concerned about Vine & Soler fighting it out on the road - they were at no risk from 3rd & as for trust among cyclists an "agreement" doesn't mean much when there's glory to be had
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby stevenaaus » Sun Sep 08, 2024 12:15 pm
Hmmm.. It was a close thing!! They were tied, with Soler ahead on count back, when Jay got caught by the GC group before the final climb. Luckily he got on the train and scored a couple of points.Arbuckle23 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 11:25 amstevenaaus wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 11:22 amGreat race last night. Jay pipping his sniping team-mate for the KOM. Surely there'll be some fallout from that - despite the news headline "Australian states that teammate Marc Soler was helping despite confusing tactics".!
Ben looking good for the podium, and Primoz not wilting after a huge day week/day.
Jay posted on his Facebook page that they were working together and the plan was for Jay to win the jersey.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby DavidS » Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:02 pm
O'Connor held on as well as he could. Clearly does not have that little bit of extra speed uphill to match Roglic et al. Hope he can hold on to second tonight, but third would still be amazing. Just doesn't want to end up fourth, got to get on the podium.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby jasonc » Mon Sep 09, 2024 7:46 am
A great Aussie tour.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby MichaelB » Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:27 am
Well deserved podium for Rog, Ben & Mas. And honourable mentions to Jay & Kaden.
Jayco Alula did well too, with several stage wins and 11th on GC for Eddie Dunbar, and a bag of points for Mauro Schmidt and Zana as well.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby stevenaaus » Mon Sep 09, 2024 5:36 pm
But what a great race . Shame we never got to see Primoz vs Remco and those other two plodders in the mountains at the Tour.
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Re: 2024 La Vuelta
Postby DavidS » Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:41 pm
Yep, Ben did very well, not really that far behind Roglic but that last bit of speed uphill seems to elude him.
Still, 2nd, what a result.
Good to see Vine and Groves with their jerseys too.
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