Missed so much of this Vuelta just working a crazy rota. Will be able to catch tomorrow onwards. Hoping Yates holds on this time, he's looked super strong and seems to have guaged his efforts well these last 2 1/2 weeks.
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From Briton to another Briton. Some people must be sick to see the sight of them. Well done Simon. And dont crack big time tomorrow.
Its D-Day for Yates and Mitchelton-Scotts. I hope they win Vuelta. Such a redemption after that humiliating at Giro. And their shirts have nice design as a added bonus.
Yep, fingers crossed for Simon. Ive got a feeling he'll be just fine today and get it done.
All in all, this Vuelta not so live up to expectation for me. Big names struggles their way through up the races so far.
An uncategorised 8km climb already
Oh Valverde.. Oh Quintana.. Unzue needs reality check to believe one of those can win Vuelta this year.
Unzue needs reality check to believe one of those can win Vuelta this year.Felicidades Simon Yates. Bet the Giro doesn't feel so painful now !
That was a big lesson by Froome. He's more calculating his moves in Vuelta. His form comes in right time.
Congratulations Simon, brilliant ride.
Yeah, I heard the team had to hold him back more than a few times, such is his natural instinct to attack. He held it together mentally superbly well all 3 weeks. Haven't been a huge fan of his but he's really won me over with his sheer determination. Well earned victory!
I almost feel sorry for Quintana. What has happened to him, I don't know.Oh Valverde.. Oh Quintana..
I dont know either. Riding too much maybe burn him out last year but this year he just looks out of it.
Well deserved for Simon Yates. This is an incredible era for British cycling in grand tours and it doesn't seem like finishing any time soon. I'm sure Yates will go on to win more.
On the podium now with National Anthem playing. What an achievement, Simon Yates and Mitchelton Scott!
Oh for sure. He was so close in the Giro, he could have had 2! I hesitate to call anyone a pure climber because to win a GT you need to be an all- rounder. I guess, he has surprised me there! All the more credit to him.
Remco Evangelical soon to start his bid to win the Junior ITT Worlds @ Innsbruck.
Easy as they come
!Easy as they come
Ridiculous Palmares. QSF have signed a dud.
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It's certainly impressive but I'm a bit hesitant to just assume he'll dominate elite cycling as well. Youth competitions don't necessarily mean anything. It doesn't help some are already calling him the new Merckx around here. Still, I'm excited to have such a talent and I'm curious to see what he can do in a couple of years.
I've never seen a junior dominate as much as Remco is doing currently. 1:24 to the runner-up on a 28km ride is just brutal. He's just on a completely different level to everyone he races against, despite his complete lack of racing smarts and a less than efficient position on the bike. If Quick-Step iron out his weaknesses quickly and teach him how to race we have a potential Merckx-level rider on our hands here.
Then again, the fact that he's being held back from competing at a higher level when Juniors is clearly at least two steps beneath him and then jumping straight up to the very highest level could be detrimental to his development.
Very interesting prospect nonetheless.
Then again, the fact that he's being held back from competing at a higher level when Juniors is clearly at least two steps beneath him and then jumping straight up to the very highest level could be detrimental to his development.
Very interesting prospect nonetheless.
Lefevre knows his business, they'll not throw him to the wolves right away but slowly develop him and offer him racing days in less known tours to get him acquinted with pro cycling. He couldn't be at a better place and in a better team than Quick Step.
Agreed, and it helps that QS are Belgian as well. Their track record with young riders is very good, and they have a team that's good enough to shield him from too much responsibility too soon. He's only 18 years old as well, so he has two or three years left to learn the basics of actually riding in the peloton rather than just leaving it in his wake before he will be expected to start getting top results at World Tour level.
Dumoulin and Dennis overwhelming favourites today, wonder which of the two will come out best. You'd have to think Dumoulin will deal with the climb a lot better than Dennis, but Dennis has shown himself to be in exceptional form so far this year and particularly recently in the Vuelta. I think Dumoulin will get it but Dennis will run him close.
Demolishing Dennis.
Dumoulin might even finish behind Campenaerts, he's really not ok today. Dennis though, fecking hell.
Damn, only half a second or Campenaerts would've gotten silver but still, what a result! Chuffed with that.
Best Belgian performance ever in a world championship ITT for Campenaerts, excellent performance. For Dumoulin it was perhaps too much to ask after contesting 2 grand tours this year (where he finished second), against an incredible Dennis who peaked perfectly. Looking forward to the road race now!
Wow, Dumoulin just nabbing second. I thought he'd do better but he's done a lot of riding this year. Dennis, well deserved win though, he was just outstanding today and has been all year really.
Evenepoel is fecking unreal.
That German is twice his size
This is impressive. Eveneeeeepooooeeeel, eveneeeeeeeeenpoel! Oh no just found out why I can't like him.
1 min 34 . Put the peleton out of it's misery.
. Put the peleton out of it's misery.He could save the celebrations until he crosses the finish line the prick. 
Philippe Gilbert styleHe could save the celebrations until he crosses the finish line the prick.
Unreal he's only been cycling for a good year. He played football, was captain of the Belgian national team in his age group. Insane.
Ecstatic with this result, get the feck in Alejandro you beauty. So deserved.
That final climb was brutal. Some of the best climbers were almost standing still or going sideways, what an epic struggle. I would've preferred Nibali (who clearly hasn't been ok since that fall in the Tour) but Valverde is a fantastic winner of course. He has waited so long for this, to finally pull it off at 38 years of age is incredible.
I prefer a Flanders type of World Championship, as this was pretty boring but the ending was cool. Alaphilippe, didn't see that one coming. I thought no one would come close to him. Big difference in a 150km Tour stage and a 260km WC I guess.
Can't deny Valverde that. Bardet too, I underestimated him as a rider of races such as this. Him fnishing 2nd in the Strade Bianche made me surprised me somewhat.
Il Lombardia, the last of the 5 monuments of the season well underway. 65km to go and race for the taking. Vincenzo Nibali took the win last year and 2015.