Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026

[stompandgo]

At about 112.5 km and again at 110.2 km to go in today's Vuelta Stage 17, I spotted roadside fire trucks drenching the peloton with thick plumes of water mist. In both cases, on totally straight, wide, flat road with no white paint beyond the usual center and shoulder lines.

Bet that felt good.

I did a race where there were young ladies in bikinis spraying us with a water hose. Miraculously, nobody crashed.

 

[stompandgo]

I agree.

But....how does Brennan compare to the current crop of fast men who aren't there? Not slighting the young man at all, just wondering.

Phillipsen?
Grimay?
Who else?
Let's discuss.

A win is a win is a win. Records broken are records broken. If Mas' lead holds up, would you put an asterisk after his name because Pogi wasn't there? Let's go results for results.

How he compares to the others is open to interpretation. He beat Phillipsen at KBK this year. I don't know about Grimay. I am looking forward to the post season analysis.