In this episode Patrick Broe and Benji Naesen analyse the freshly announced Vuelta a España 2026 route.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:04:45 – Route overview
00:12:05 – Stage-by-stage analysis
01:04:45 – Overall verdict
30 Comments
Stage 7 – Roglic won nicely in Catalunya
Given the heat, I can see a lot of Australians being sent to this event.
Hopefully if Caja Rural goes to the 2026 Vuelta Espania, then I hope they take Australian Sebastian Berwick, it was mind crazy they didn't take him this year.
Benji, go get glasses, i don’t know how you can’t read these numbers on your computer😂
Yes, you are right.. The south is the more right wing area of Spain, so less likely for there to be protests, and the policing of any likely to be fairly intolerant.
But, also, the Madrilenos must be pretty pissed off after last year..
Isn't Toby your dog Patrick? I'm slightly worried if your standard for eating/drinking is 'is it something my dog is happy to drink' because I suspect your diet might include a poop and rotted dead things (based on what my dog seems to consider delicacies)
jihadists and their voluminous support in the cowardly clueless peloton will bring it all to a bloody conclusion. its what islam does best – bringing the west to an end with insider support of self loathing westerners.
Dammit I hate the ashes. It's just too difficult
If Roglic comes in the shape he had at Catalyuna it’s pretty much a done deal since none of Pog, JV, RE, Lipo and onley will show up. Plus he won’t have another GT in the legs
I have no idea what to think of this route
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The Vuelta saw all the riders doing heat training and thought, heat train this!
Nah Genuine Question Patric.Have you been watching the Ashes?
If they want to let Olav Kooij do the Tour Vuelta, which they should, he could win 3 stages, and challenge for the green, they gave him that huge contract to gobble up world tour points
Granada surely finishes at Alhambra, no? Would be sick!
Really enjoying Patricks new propeller hat
2025 Vuelta was the worst event I have ever seen. Not even a grand tour, just a dumpster fire.
26:55 gravel mountains!!
I don’t think Carapaz has a contract for next year yet? According to PCS anyway. Any rumours there?
cant wait!
or derek gee GC from Lidl
Didn't the UCI already give some bogus award to the president (or whatever the office is called) of Turkmenistan?
All cyclists in Stage 21 leave Carrefour with a leg of Jamón Ibérico and must carry it to the finish line.
Ethan Hayter for both TT's and the uphill sprints?
Just drop a comment to congratulate the good spanish pronunciation of Patrick and Benji 😀
Ollie pope catching some fucking bullets from PB 😭😭😭
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Tough listen Benji. The only GC rider you would like to see transferring is a young rider who has already podiumed a Grand Tour. Riders >25 are too old for you. Onley, ready to take the next step, hasn’t had consistent GT success (AT AGE 23?).
stage 9 will be at least around 5k altitude and Tudons/Aitana shouldn't be underestimated especially with going to the radar station at the end