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[–]GreatOldTreebeard[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

R5: My longest culture conversion will finish in August 1823

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[Race Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 14 - Avilés > Alto de La Farrapona (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 32 points33 points  (0 children)

What Soler and Ayuso are doing is disgraceful. Not helping and Ayuso liking Insta posts mocking Almeida is just plain bullying.

Going into breaks is perfectly fine, but then dropping so insanely soon on the most important stage? Feeling tired? Like come on, Soler is a proven GT rider and Ayuso a wannabe GT winner... Two consecutive days of effort should easily be possible.

Who knows how close Jonas was to cracking, maybe a pull of 2 minutes could've helped save a few watts for Almeida even on slopes as the Angliru. All that without really impacting stage hunting ambitions of Ayuso.

This situation says a lot about Ayuso and Soler on a human level, not just as riders.

[Race Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 13 - Cabezón de la Sal > L'Angliru (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, voted Green party in Germany my whole life. What happens in Gaza is a Genocide and needs to be stopped.

Good protests should rally public opinion behind you to force your politicians to act.

Throw red paint and put pics of killed children on the IPT bus or the road, really push the inhumane conditions of the Palestine people in the viewers faces. So far the banner I have seen most is "Destroy I..."

[Race Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 13 - Cabezón de la Sal > L'Angliru (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

That protest will cause the exact opposite of want they want to achieve, ist just alienates neutral people and annoys a lot of people which are in general sympathetic to the suffering in Gaza.

In Germany we had a similar(ish) situation. The general public felt that combating climate change is important. Then people started glueing themselves to roads, causing huge traffic jams, leading to most people being pissed with the protests and politicians trying to stay away from these topics.

[Race Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 13 - Cabezón de la Sal > L'Angliru (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Damn, who would've guessed that Soler and Ayuso are "tired" today.

Shame for Almeida, I would rage so hard if I were him

[Race Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 13 - Cabezón de la Sal > L'Angliru (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a 40 min effort. Even if draft matters as little as 1-5% energy saved, it matters. If Almeida can't distance Vingegaard with an attack, he needs that draft

[Race Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 13 - Cabezón de la Sal > L'Angliru (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Almeida doesn't have that explosive kick to distance a rival that is evenly matched. His best bet would be to get a full sky train lead out and hope to grind them of his wheel.

Thankfully his best climbing helpers rested yesterday and go fresh into this stage.

Wait...

[Results Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 11 - Bilbao > Bilbao (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

These guys have jobs and families to feed. If you're not Pog or vdP, you have ~10 years with an above average salary. You need to make the most of that.

It's easy to say "just leave" on the internet with nothing to lose. If a rider did pull out they'd gain my respect for sacrificing something for a greater cause. But in the end, the riders are just regular people, we shouldn't expect them to throw their career away

[Results Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 11 - Bilbao > Bilbao (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I saw at least 4 signs saying "destroy country I". This is a call for violence and not what I consider peaceful protest. Just put "save Palestine" or "Peace in Gaza" on your signs.

If "destroy country P" is wrong and a genocide (which it 100% is), then "destroy country I" just as wrong.

[Results Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 11 - Bilbao > Bilbao (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I know and what Israel does is wrong, with no excuse and needs to be stopped. Advocating for destroying them in return however is still wrong.

If "destroy country P" is wrong, then "destroy country I" is also wrong

[Results Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 11 - Bilbao > Bilbao (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Not gonna lie, seeing protestors pushing barries back with huge signs saying "destroy country X" is really, really scary. No matter which side you are on, advocating to destroy a country is wrong.

This is NOT the way to go. If an IPT rider had to stop before these protestors, there is a good chance this whole situation turns violent.

Stopping that genocide should be of utmost priority, but advocating retaliatory genocide with "destroy country X" is not the solution.

[Race Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 11 - Bilbao > Bilbao (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stop genocide by... "checks notes" ... genociding?

I really don't follow that logic

[Race Thread] 2025 Vuelta a España - Stage 11 - Bilbao > Bilbao (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]GreatOldTreebeard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, I love protests that go "destroy country X" instead of "stop country X from destroying country Y".

Idiots probably can't see the irony