In this episode Patrick and Benji recap the 10th stage of the 2026 Vuelta a España.
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Curious Visma Tactics
I’m compiling a list of most French named riders:
1. Clement Champoussin
2. Dorion Gordon
3. Axel Laurance
🆕 Bastien Tronchon
How are Brennen, Wout and Jakobsen gonna coexist next year at Visma?
They need to rely on super star Matty Brennan over Wout I believe,Jacobsen first l heard of moving to Visma,big egos will need to fall into line
Subtle move. 20k to go and Patrick hard pedals away from group analysis for a Join Ad. The surprise move catches Benji off guard creating a break.
in video promo segways are seamless
Patrick Vs Benji GT Picks
Scores after stage 10:
Patrick: 94
Benji: 93
No points scoring today because Visma's tactics looked like they smelled of Satan's anus.
Stage breakdown:
Patrick
Route release: no pick 0pts
Week before: Pedersen 0 pts
Day before: Brennan 0 pts
Total: 0
Benji
Route release: no pick 0pts
Week before: Pedersen 0 pts
Day before: Brennan 0 pts
Total: 0
Stage 11 picks
Patrick
Route release:Groves
Week before:Brennan
Day before: Brennan
Benji
Route release: Brennan
Week before: Brennan
Day before: Brennan
As someone with Brennan in their fantasy cycling team I am enraged. We all know Brennan would have won that right? Watching Visma put Brennan on the front today with 3k to go was like watching Olaf infront of an open fire. Just completely oblivious to their own suicidal tendencies, and ultimate stage demise. Harsh? Yes. But I'm mourning my missed fantasy points today 🤷
In the week before pod Benji asked if stage 11 is a sprint that Meeus can survive. Patrick cackles "oh yeah definitely"….like a witch trying to lure you into his gingerbread house. Benji doesn't take the bait, and states his pick choice is Brennan.
I was going to suggest a No Brennan rule, however the guys did a No Pog rule and now we do actually have a No Pog race. So just incase there's some sort of mystical hex or curse going on, I'm no longer advocating for that one.
7:56 talking about hofstetter, did he really finish top 50 on the aitana stage and isn’t that fucking insanity?
By watching the Vuelta AP – After Pogacar, we see that many teams and riders were holding back and we were getting an inferior product. With everyone now trying to win, we see how far TP is ahead and how tamped down other riders had felt. It's a great social psychology test case. Tadej riding at his 100% was leading to others riding at 85-90% of their best.
Credits to Groupama; with Enzo Paleni in the break they made it harder for the peloton to bring the break back. Although it was also risk (the late attack almost won), the fact that there were just about no lead-outs made it easier for Tronchon to position and win the race
At some point you asked which jerseys were more or less important than stage wins. Today visma have their statement. Green more important than 1-2 stage wins. Generational miss
Meus and Pedersen Not there, smallish group, Brennan would have walked this eyes closed