VeloVoices Podcast 202: We’re not medical experts but…
Kathi, Midge, Luke, Issie and Euan pull apart the second week of Vuelta action and ask:
- Will Remco hold on to his lead?
- Is Remco good for cycling?
- Are UAE the new Movistar?
- Will Carapaz flourish at EF?
We also keep an eye on the Tour of Britain, the Maryland Cycling Classic and sneak a peak at the upcoming World Championships.
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Vuelta Tweets of the Week 2022 : Kind of meh, kind of yea
Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 10 – Remco scorches in Alicante time trial
Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 11 – Kudos for Kaden, Remco still rojo
Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 12 – Carapaz comes good on Penas Blancas
Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 13 – Mads finally takes his stage
Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 14 – Roglic Rocks Remco, stage win for Carapaz
Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 15 Arensman shines on Sierra summit, Remco keeps red
Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 15 Arensman shines on Sierra summit, Remco keeps red
Stage 15 was the first stage in this year’s Vuelta with an HC climb – at the finish, no less – so it was a test to see just how successful all that high-altitude training was for the GC! At the end of the day, it was DSM’s Thymen Arensman, who won from the break, but give it another minute or so and the GC guys were sprinting for the finish to either gain time or minimise losses.
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Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 14 – Roglic Rocks Remco, stage win for Carapaz
Stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana lavished upon us more drama than the previous 13 stages combined. Richard Carapaz of Ineos just sneaked the stage win from the day’s break, while further down the craggy slopes of the Sierra de la Pandera, Remco Evenepoel’s grip on the GC contest proved to be less than rock solid as a Primoz Roglic-inspired attack showed us that the young Belgian didn’t have what it took to keep pace with his closest rivals.
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Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) delivered for the team at this year’s Giro d’Italia with a popular solo win on stage four. Called up only a fortnight before the start, he hadn’t specifically trained for the race, which leaves us wondering whether he might have bettered his overall 31st place if he’d targetted this race. Keeping the pink glow going, he looks back at his first Grand Tour.
Created in 1993 to enable amateur cyclists to personally experience a stage of each year’s Tour de France, L’Etape de Tour is THE cyclosportive. This year’s event takes place on Sunday 19th July over 142km from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire.
All places are taken for this year’s Etape (unless you get a place with a tour operator or through a charity). Places go fast as soon as registration opens so if you want to get a jump on proceedings for next year, take a minute to register with ASO Challenges. Registration details are here. Also, follow l’Etape on Twitter and Facebook for news all year round.
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Stage 13, the longest of this year’s Vuelta, came down to a messy, chaotic sprint and a beautiful win by Deceuninck QuickStep’s Florian Senechal. The Frenchman gave it everything to deny Matteo Trentin (UAE-Team Emirates) after teammate, and red hot favourite for victory, Fabio Jakobsen found himself out of position on the run to the line. The red jersey stays on the shoulders of Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) and everyone else remains as they were on the GC, prior to the climbing action this weekend.
I cannot imagine riding a bike, at speed, in 41°C heat, on slippery tarmac, due possibly to dirt, grease or olives, for hours. But that’s what the peloton did today in Stage 12 of this year’s Vuelta. But as yesterday, the race caught fire in the last kilometre and, again, it was EF’s Magnus Cort who showed he was on the form of his life as he took to the front in the final 800m. But this time, there was no Roglic and Mas chasing him, and he took a MAJESTIC win half a wheel ahead of Andrea Bagioli (DQS), with Michael Matthews (BEX) in third. The red jersey stayed with Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) and the GC hasn’t been stirred at all and all the jerseys stay put.
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It was a stage of action and drama at Tour Down Under. The GC leaders battled for bonus seconds. A first WorldTour victory went to Jasper Philipsen after Caleb Ewan was relegated for head butting. Race leader Patrick Bevin was involved in a crash and had to chase to get back with the peloton.
Quotes
“Riders like me and Cancellara don’t think about the points, just the win.”
Vincenzo Nibali bemoans the lack of fierce joy in the riders of the peloton, many of whom he believes play it safe and ride just for points, not the win.
Read his straight-talking interview on Velonews.
When asked what animal he would like to be, Bernie Eisel answered ‘My cat. She has the best life you can imagine!’
I happen to know that there are a whole lotta ladies out there who would kill to be Bernie’s cat. I’ll leave that there …
The face a million women love (Image: Team Sky)
Here is Team Sky’s 20 Questions to the Ladies Favourite