Vuelta a Espana 2020 | Stage 2 | Pamplona - Lekunberri (151.6 km)

dastardly00

Thread for Stage 2

retalivity

Downhill Echelons!

dastardly00

42 km to go and I've just turned on. All I know is that Chris Froome has been dropped.

dastardly00

Movistar have finally decided to make an appearance in a GT this year! :pac:

Carapaz on the attack. Sam is in that main group still i think but surely the climb will do for him.

tobefrank321

Poor old Pinot, no form this year, and Froome is a has been. No way Martin will ride for him next year.

Its shaping up as a Carapaz vs Roglic tour.

mr spuckler

I love seeing Dan looking like he fancies it. Even when he doesn't have a go, he looks like he might at any moment

Richard Hillman

Dan Martin is looking great

REBELSAFC

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Dan Martin is looking great

He is looking as strong as I have ever seen him.

Jesus horses on the road !!!!

neris

Movistar :eek::eek::eek:

mr spuckler

3rd again for Dan!

mr spuckler

neris wrote: »

Movistar :eek::eek::eek:

They needed that after the omnishambles at the Giro today :pac:

neris

good ride from dan

mcgratheoin

mr spuckler wrote: »

3rd again for Dan!

He'll be in the points jersey tomorrow! Not the Irishman we'd have put money on

Richard Hillman

Dan Martin in 2nd now? He might have the Green Jersey tomorrow

Bambaata

Nice to see he has some form, pity he's riding the race solo though!

Inquitus

REBELSAFC

Deleted User wrote: »

Jesus horses on the road !!!!

Nah that was just Chris Froome

neris

REBELSAFC wrote: »

Nah that was just Chris Froome

they were horses, youd know a donkey when you see 1

dastardly00

Roglic is in first place in the Points classification, with Carapaz 2nd and Dan 3rd. But Roglic won't wear that jersey because he is the leader in the General Classification.

Carapaz is in first place in the KOM classifcation, with Sepp Kuss 2nd.

Anyone know who will wear the Points leader jersey tomorrow? Carapaz or Dan?

tobefrank321

neris wrote: »

Movistar :eek::eek::eek:

Home tour and started from their base as well. They probably train on these roads.

retalivity

dastardly00 wrote: »

Roglic is in first place in the Points classification, with Carapaz 2nd and Dan 3rd. But Roglic won't wear that jersey because he is the leader in the General Classification.

Carapaz is in first place in the KOM classifcation, with Sepp Kuss 2nd.

Anyone know who will wear the Points leader jersey tomorrow? Carapaz or Dan?

Think Carapaz, with Kuss wearing the polka dots

Dodge

I think it’ll be Dan. Leader of KOM taking precedence over 2nd in points for Carapaz

In other news Sam Bennett finished in a group 3 minutes ahead of another group with Froome and others

Edit: the Vuelta site has Dan wearing green tomorrow

Eamonnator

neris wrote: »

Movistar :eek::eek::eek:

Huh, they're not even leading the Team Classification.

Casati

Dodge wrote: »

I think it’ll be Dan. Leader of KOM taking precedence over 2nd in points for Carapaz

In other news Sam Bennett finished in a group 3 minutes ahead of another group with Froome and others

Edit: the Vuelta site has Dan wearing green tomorrow

Points jersey ranks higher than climbers jersey so I don’t think Dan will end up in a jersey, guess we will find out tomorrow

Richard Hillman

Yes it's definitely Martin wearing Green tomorrow

https://www.lavuelta.es/en/

at1withmyself

La Veulta website has Dan in green after today's stage.

dastardly00 wrote: »

Roglic is in first place in the Points classification, with Carapaz 2nd and Dan 3rd. But Roglic won't wear that jersey because he is the leader in the General Classification.

Carapaz is in first place in the KOM classifcation, with Sepp Kuss 2nd.

Anyone know who will wear the Points leader jersey tomorrow? Carapaz or Dan?

Inquitus

Another uphill finish tomorrow, expect to see the same GC folk in the final group again, chance of a stage win for Dan.



Steepens towards the top, last 1km over 9%!

Richard Hillman

Looks very steep at the end.

The climb at first is very long. I think the Peleton will generally stick together, with a a breakaway ahead. But the sprinters are not getting up that last one with the big guns.

Martin will have a chance but Roglic has shown he has a really good turn of pace when he needs. Carapaz will be Carapaz, having a joust with a few KM to go.

jimm

Feckin aggresive, those Spanish horses!!

https://www.rte.ie/sport/cycling/2020/1021/1173053-martin-bags-another-top-three-finish-at-vuelta/

"Spaniard Soler had safely navigated a group of horses which came out of the trees on the roadside to attack the breakaway around 14 kilometres out and finished 19 seconds ahead of Roglic and Martin."