Poll. Stage 2 of the Vuelta a Espana will immediately lead the riders into hilly terrain. After a brutal and chaotic opening team time-trial, the GC riders will already come to the front and a battle is expected on the Alto de Montjuic and Barcelona finale.
The hilly finale will be one where the GC contenders will be tested to the max certainly, but in a very explosive finale. Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel will be the biggest contenders taking into consideration the uphill drag to the line where a sprint is possible. Some sprinters may be in the mix as well such as Bryan Coquard and Marijn van den Berg, but the profile makes it a stage open to many riders.
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Who will win the 2023 Vuelta a Espana stage 2?
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- Can the Vuelta pull the Q36.5 card out now without Pidcock? Seems like they should since he refuses to commit and you gotta start thinking Ineos didn't lose anything when they let him go.frieders326-05-2025
- UAE cannot do a Vuelta/Visma otherwise they won't win, like Visma did cept UAE won't come out on top... they dearly need to stop playing up Ayuso, Del Toro is clearly a natural and should be supported!
leedorney26-05-2025 - Not sure which is worse, that or the punch that lost him the TdF? But really the guy should have 2 GTs more to his name.Mistermaumau26-05-2025
- Even the bestMistermaumau26-05-2025
- Well, he could at least try to win a stage somewhere this year. Whatever his reasons, his team won’t be getting wildcards so quick in future so better make sure he racks up more points to compensate.Mistermaumau26-05-2025
- His reason doesn't make sense. He can just take a break after Giro before a build up to Vuelta. There are a number of months before Vuelta begins and there should be enough time to have a few weeks of rest. If the priority is to be a GT rider, this is another good opportunity to expose himself. Unless, of course, he doesn't like the idea of fighting for GC, then it all makes sense that he wants to avoid riding another GT in a year.
KerisVroom26-05-2025 - I think Ayuso is suffering from those crashes and the team just want to have him to recover in time before the mountain stage. They are playing safe. Whether there's any internal conflict, we won't know. At least, they don't show any enmity in public. Let's see if we can see a hierarchy after the next mountain stage.KerisVroom26-05-2025
- He's a good climber, but you're right, he's 21 and could crack. Carapaz and Simon Yates will be right there. Carapaz is the dark horse. I beleive Del Toro will rise to the occasion. UAE will get on board after Tuesday if he is strong. We'll see.awp26-05-2025
- Seems Mr VdP is only in competition with his head...leedorney26-05-2025
- Lazy comment. Proof?
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