La Vuelta Stage 7: Camargo to Cistierna (190km)

mewso · 26-08-2022 2:16pm #1

Interesting stage today. Expect Trek to put some pressure on towards the end of this big climb to see if they can drop the other sprinters. A test for Sam too. I wouldn't expect him to still be in the Peleton if said pressure occurs but can he get back on once they are over the top? Mads will be the favourite but yet again Fred Wright is in the break and who would begrudge him a win? He may have chosen the wrong stage to try though as Trek seem to be all in for this one. Otherwise it looks like Bike Exchange are riding for Groves so he must fancy his chances of getting up this climb too. So break, reduced sprint or all back together by the end?

26-08-2022 2:21pm

Larry Warbasse was predicting Sam for today on the cycling podcast. Sam looking better than Chris froome at the minute.

eagle eye · 26-08-2022 2:24pm

I'm surprised that nobody is talking about the likes of Nibali and Higuita who can put on a pace on the climb and are serious going downhill.

retalivity · 26-08-2022 2:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525210#Comment_119525210

Its not a steep enough downhill, and is 70k long, will be a reduced sprint from the break/peloton who werent dropped

mewso · 26-08-2022 2:35pm

I suppose it depends on the downhill gradient and how technical it is.

De Bhál · 26-08-2022 2:36pm

no sign of Sam Bennett at the back there anyway. Still a while to go up this climb though...fingers crossed he hangs in there

retalivity · 26-08-2022 2:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525270#Comment_119525270

He's nicely nestled in the middle of the pack

dastardly00 · 26-08-2022 2:43pm

Less than 4 km to go until the summit and Sam is still safely in the middle of the peloton. All is going very well.

eagle eye · 26-08-2022 2:45pm

It'll be great if Sam gets over the top in the peloton. He'll have plenty of time to recover then.

mewso · 26-08-2022 2:49pm

This could backfire badly on Mads.

De Bhál · 26-08-2022 2:53pm

damn, slipping off the back now with a km to go, hopefully won't burn up too much energy getting back in

retalivity · 26-08-2022 2:54pm

Should be OK, plenty of time to get back in

dastardly00 · 26-08-2022 2:55pm

Given that Trek will pretty much have nobody to drive the peloton after they reach the summit, hopefully the tempo will slow down and Sam will get back in.

mewso · 26-08-2022 2:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525389#Comment_119525389

and the break will win :)

breezy1985 · 26-08-2022 3:02pm

Is Sam literally the only rider dropped?

That's what the live ticker says

De Bhál · 26-08-2022 3:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525423#Comment_119525423

nah, in the last shot there was about 7 there with him, looked like 2 Bora teammates and a few other teams

eagle eye · 26-08-2022 3:08pm

No, loads dropped but they'll get back on, very close to the back of the peloton now. He can sit at the back for a long time, there no danger of anything happening up front. He'll hopefully have a full train come the finish.

dastardly00 · 26-08-2022 3:09pm

The Vuelta tracker has Sam back in with the peloton

26-08-2022 3:16pm

The views down in this valley are unreal.

De Bhál · 26-08-2022 3:16pm

Sam well within the peloton now.

eagle eye · 26-08-2022 3:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525489#Comment_119525489

Yeah, it's on my bucket list to do a Giro, Tour and Vuelta journey, by car not cycling!

I plan to start that in four years time and do one per year.

dastardly00 · 26-08-2022 3:29pm

~~Points available for the intermediate sprint: 20-17-15-13-11-10 points~~

~~Five riders in the breakaway, so one rider from the peloton will get 10 points.~~

~~If Pedersen gets those 10 points, he goes into virtual green jersey~~

EDIT: The info regarding the intermediate points was from inrng.com and seems to be incorrect. The points available were 20-17-15-13-10, so the breakaway took all of them.

neris · 26-08-2022 3:37pm

water levels on that lake a while back look very low

De Bhál · 26-08-2022 3:40pm

Bora chasing the break now so Sam must be confident he can do it

happytramp · 26-08-2022 3:49pm

They're cutting it close. Reckon the break holds on.

CramCycle · 26-08-2022 3:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525601#Comment_119525601

Not making huge in roads into it yet though

dastardly00 · 26-08-2022 3:56pm

Well if the peloton don't catch them, I hope Fred Wright wins!

retalivity · 26-08-2022 3:56pm

They're going to start looking at each other and be caught in the last 200m aren't they?

De Bhál · 26-08-2022 3:58pm

my heart rates going up...break looks good, unfortunately

CramCycle · 26-08-2022 4:02pm

Peloton aIf the timing is correct it is hard to see them being caught at this stage

De Bhál · 26-08-2022 4:06pm

well done Sam, won the bunch sprint

CramCycle · 26-08-2022 4:07pm

How far back did the points go today?

26-08-2022 4:07pm

I thought Herrada was complaining about the finish not celebrating 😅

Eamonnator · 26-08-2022 4:08pm

As good as a win for Sam.

neris · 26-08-2022 4:08pm

Jesus that was some finish

happytramp · 26-08-2022 4:08pm

Good result overall for Sam....didn't see him increasing the gap in the green jersey comp today.

Bambaata · 26-08-2022 4:08pm

Fred Wright really needs to learn from his mistakes!!

dastardly00 · 26-08-2022 4:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525734#Comment_119525734

30-25-22-19-17-15-13-11-9-7-6- 5-4-3-2 points (I'm sure it's correct this time)

So Sam got 15 points

Eamonnator · 26-08-2022 4:09pm

Pedersen would have expected to gain points on Sam.

lawrencesummers · 26-08-2022 4:09pm

Another 6 points onto his lead in the green jersey.

well played by bora today, didnt go into the red much and increased their lead a small bit.

breezy1985 · 26-08-2022 4:10pm

Trek blew up trying to drop Sam and didn't have enough left to catch the break.

Was probably the best tactic it just didn't work out for them.

CramCycle · 26-08-2022 4:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525750#Comment_119525750

100%, a stage win is nice but this was far better in regards the green jersey, same increase in points while costign your competitors alot of energy. I have really poor internet at the minute but it looked like only one Bora roder put anything into catching the break (it was so grainy I couldn't even tell who it was).

Mefistofelino · 26-08-2022 4:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525744#Comment_119525744

Fred's not prepared to lose and the other riders have learned to take advantage of that.

lawrencesummers · 26-08-2022 4:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525774#Comment_119525774

Keep the scoreboard ticking over!

breezy1985 · 26-08-2022 4:48pm

When they crested the mountain I'de say Sam would have been happy to be a place or 2 behind Mads in the sprint so that was a great comeback.

happytramp · 26-08-2022 6:41pm

Funny, assumed pedersen would have more in the tank on a stage like today's.... Didn't seem able to do much at the end. Was he not to pushed? Or are we starting to see the effects of the tour in his legs? Either way seems to bode reasonably well for Sam.

cosalofa · 26-08-2022 6:49pm

Congratulations to Jesus Cofidis for winning today's stage. https://www.the42.ie/sam-bennett-cycling-vuelta-5850635-Aug2022/?utm_source=shortlink

Doc07 · 26-08-2022 6:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119526421#Comment_119526421

Is he related to ‘Dominant Puspure’

Daroxtar · 26-08-2022 7:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525489#Comment_119525489

Yep. Arguably one of the nicest climbs in the area. Doesn't get the attention of the likes of the Angliru or Lagos de Covadonga but it's really worth checking out

26-08-2022 7:26pm

Those are some spectacular shots !!!!!

Daroxtar · 26-08-2022 7:43pm

They do it very little justice!

San Glorio holds a place in my heart, it was what really started my love affair with Northern Spain. Watching the Vuelta on tv in 2014 when the race went up through there on the way to La Camperona, just being blown away by the views . Convinced the darling wife to take a look and the next year we went over there for a 2 week holiday and several times since ( currently trying to sneak a quick trip over again in a few weeks 🤞)

La Vuelta Stage 7: Camargo to Cistierna (190km)

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