Jim Lahey wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 6:20 pm
Hard to see past Roglic at this point.
I always had Mas down as the Spurs-iest rider of the current global peleton, always good but never having the bollocks to actually win something. But been really impressed by him so far. A standard fuck up/crash from Roglic, which is usually a decent bet, and its Mas' to lose.
I took a punt on Carapaz at some crazy odds before the race started. Still holding out hope but he hasn't looked aggressive enough to actually do something in the last week.
Love the Vuelta though. My favourite GT. Always carnage and ludicrious climbs/temperatures.
For me, Kelderman is Spurs on wheels. Well over 100 World Tour top-10s, not a single win. A Pluto-ite outlier.
It's funny how both the Vuelta and Giro are always far more interesting GTs than the Tour de France. Those idiotic Spanish climbs that reduce even the top pro's to crawling bugs are on the edge of acceptable road cycling but they do make for great pictures.
Roglic looking well in control though, so not sure we'll get an exciting finish for the Rojo jersey.