Vuelta 2022 - 22:00

[el Galactico]

One week until the Vuelta and we are again the last time to open a thread for the Grand Tour.

The Galacticos will surely start and try to win lots of stages and maybe even GC or one of the other jerseys.

Lineup not quite finished yet but not much surprises to be expected:

#1 Alejandro Otxoa - leader, stage hunter and looking for the 3rd P2 in a GT this year
#2 Gonzalo Arteaga - stage hunter and finally a real 80-70 climber as of today
#3 Matteo Collini - lonely classic, doesnt like training
#4 Alberto Garrotini - likes training, following the steps of the many 60-80 Galacticos star domestiques (Braaten, Mitchell, Urrutia, Castello Ruiz)
#5 Luiz Coral - as leader for escape groups he is already learning every rider's name of teams Rhodan Underdogs & Rsc Spree

Haven't decided on the other 4 spots which will depend also on the opponents here.
Might even bring Larrain as sprinter if Coesitz will join again but rather unlikely for now.

Mostly likely starters are however:
#6 Rodrigo Tellez - 2023 classic
#7 John MacKenzie - keeps repeating the name Panke since we told him he might have a chance to escape a lot in this tour
#8 Patrick Biehler - sprint leader?
#9 Pablo Fierro - somebody with reg in case we have to actually ride for GC or stage win

[Bear]

No Vuelta for me. Holidays in September

[FSG Sattelpuper]

After days thinking about it, FSG Sattelpuper decided to join the Vuelta, despite a lack of experience and different target for the season. The goals are therefore not set particularly high, as captain Hühnenreiter should achieve a top 10 place in the GC. Stage wins will be very difficult, maybe if it comesup on the mountain with Hühnenreiter, in groups or on the hill we won't have any chance, then even more in the sprint of the pelOton. We have an excellent sprinter in Siemsmäher, but unfortunately we don't have the team to keep the field together or to catch a group that works together. No matter how we turn it, we depent on luck or the help of other racing teams. The special jerseys are also a long way off for us, we won't have any chance here.

A large number of our drivers also have a slight stomach ache with such a long tour, many fear that their regeneration will not be sufficient to maintain their performance over the three weeks.

Our team (which sets itself up by itself due to lack of mass):
Hühnenreiter, mountaineer and captain
Siemsmäher, sprint leader
Raute, starter for Siemsmäher and helper on the flat
Guber, helper for Hühnenreiter on the hills and on the mountain
Flammang, young hill driver, will also get his chance there, otherwise helper
Imhoff, breakaway and helper in the flat
Lindhorst, helper in the flat
Windig, helper in the flat and on hills
Brackerbüttel, helper in the flat

Goal: GC P10, a stage P3 and gain a lot of experience and small money!

[Gipfelstuermer]

The Gipfelstuermers are here and we have done a favo check:

Maillot rojo:
***** Asrael Mor (RS Coesitz)
**** Ariel Lavyan (RS Coesitz)
*** Alejandro Otxoa (Los Galacticos)
** Geronimo DeRazza (Pokemonogatari)
* a surprise rider

Maillot verde:
***** André Oliveira (Dickson PRT)
**** Rainer Siemsmäher (FSG Sattelpuper)
*** Connor Carthy (Pokemonogatari), Gjord Ryttersgaard (Rhodan Underdogs), Viktor vonGödrich (Gipfelstuermer)
** Sebastiano Viviani (Carrera Blue Jeans), Carmelo Mangiaracina (Carrera Blue Jeans), Artem Winogradow (Rhodan Underdogs)
* Sebastian Raute (FSG Sattelpuper), Michael Scott (Pokemonogatari), Patrick Biehler (Los Galacticos), Vittore Vespa (Gipfelstuermer), Jussi Hautamäki (Bahrain-Merida)

Gran Premio de la montaña:
***** Alejandro Otxoa (Los Galacticos), Geronimo DeRazza (Pokemonogatari)
**** Ariel Lavyan (RS Coesitz), Asrael Mor (RS Coesitz)
***
**
* a surprise rider

Clasificación de los jóvenes:
*** Matti Lindstöm (Bahrain-Merida)
**
* a surprise rider

Clasificación por Equipos:
*** RS Coesitz
** Pokemonogatari, Los Galacticos
* a surprise team


Plus some statistics after the three stages in the Netherlands:

Stage wins by riders:
1 - Vittore Vespa (Gipfelstuermer)
1 - Connor Carthy (Pokemonogatari)

Stage wins by teams:
1 - RS Coesitz
1 - Gipfelstuermer
1 - Pokemonogatari

Days in Maillot Rojo:
3 - Yael Malka (RS Coesitz)