Favorites stage 21 Vuelta a España 2024 | Madrid fans should support one team in particular
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For the first time since 2021, the Vuelta a España will not end with a flat stage but a stage for the time trial specialists. Indeed, this is a rarity for the Spanish Tour in Madrid, but some riders will not grieve. Who will capture one last victory? IDLProCycling.com tells you more about it!
Route stage 21 Vuelta a España 2024
There was no sprint finish in Madrid, but a 24.6-kilometer individual time trial for the powerhouses in the Spanish capital. Although Madrid is situated pretty high up - at least for a big city - the riders will be confronted with a relatively flat course.
In doing so, the riders will start individually at Distrito Teléfonica, whose portfolio includes Movistar. This is in honor of the company's centennial, which will motivate Enric Mas and Co.
From the start, the riders will be presented with some technical kilometers, but they will mostly race hard until the finish line. In the final kilometers, the riders will pass the famous Prado Museum to finish on the Gran Via finally.
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Timetable
Start: 4:20 p.m.
Finish: 7:30 p.m.
Weather stage 21 Vuelta a España 2024
Sunday afternoon and early evening will be fine in Madrid, where it will be about 27 degrees Celsius. The wind blows from the west, and precipitation is impossible.
Favorites stage 21 Vuelta a España 2024
Of course, with the time trial on day one, we already have a good benchmark for this chrono, but how will the riders perform after 21 days? That is the question. The two top favorites of the opening day are already not here, as both Joshua Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers) and Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) had to deal with crashes.
Will Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) finally succeed in taking that sought-after stage win in a major tour? The Swiss rider from France has been an attacker throughout the race and could get the ultimate reward in Madrid. He won't get it, as the numbers one and two from Oeiras are still there.
Those were Brandon McNulty (UAE-Team Emirates) and Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek), but they may be a little behind. McNulty crashed severely, and it was his first major tour for Vacek. Other names who can still do it after three weeks of Vuelta are Edoardo Affini (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), guys of granite.
And what about the classification riders? Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), an ex-Olympic champion, can also win here. Furthermore, Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) usually finish well. At the same time, Enric Mas (Movistar) wants to show himself in front of his crowd.
Furthermore, we should not exclude types such as Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny), Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla), Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R), Jay Vine, Pavel Sivakov (UAE-Team Emirates), Kasper Asgreen and Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal Quick-Step) for a nice place of honor and who knows an outlier.
Favorites stage 21 Vuelta a España 2024, according to IDLProCycling.com
Top favorites:Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) and Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
Outsiders: Edoardo Affini (Visma | Lease a Bike), Brandon McNulty (UAE-Team Emirates), Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) and Nelson Oliveira (Movistar)
Long shots: Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny), Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla), Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R), Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal Quick-Step), Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), Jay Vine (UAE-Team Emirates) and Enric Mas (Movistar)
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Latest Comments
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024