Aaaand we’re back for the last big Tour of the year. Very much looking forward to it. OMG, I’m so loving the canal boats at the end of team intros in Utrecht!
#VivaLaVuelta
#LaVuelta2022
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I see Julian Alaphilippe in the picture, personally, he’s an inspiration for me.
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@DarrenWCKam Yes, he’s back. Lefevere put him in the VdE as a sort-of super domestique for Evenepoel’s GC run to get his legs back. Made it clear in the pre-tour pressers that he’s not there just to train for the Worlds, though, so he’s expected to be on the hunt for stages or something.
Allez LouLou!
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Team Scream was absolutely utmost in my thoughts!
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Absolutely. I could hear the DS in my head.
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We stay aero, guys, we stay aero!
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Ha! “Come on, come on!”
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Aero is King/Queen!
Just to keep some love going for this. Great racing - can Evenepoel last the distance? What form at the moment!
Jay Vine with 2 superb wins. And Louis Meintjies with his first “major”.
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Yes thanks @Craig.Quarmby. Been busy, but keeping tabs on stages as I can. Like I launched with - the TTT was awesome, Evenepoel and DQS have been solid dictating the pace. Having Alaphilippe out front as one of your horses is a good place to be!
And last but certainly not least - was a good week to be named Jay Vine!
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Man, just a tough, tough year for Alaphilippe…
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Yeah so sad he’s out, and if it’s the collarbone also out of the worlds! 
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It seems like Alaphillippe has been plagued with bad luck since he won the rainbow stripes 
Have to agree - poor guy.
On a different note, aren’t the Aussies having fun in the Grand Tours?For an AFL (Aussie rules football), rugby and cricket nation we’re not doing too bad!
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The Aussies sure are having a wonderful time this year in the Grand Tours. No doubt about it!
A little out of topic, but footy in Australia is really football like how it’s played in the UK right? Rugby, both the Wallabies and the All Blacks are among the best in the world and the Sprinboks are up there too with you lads. Cricket… hmmm don’t know that much but I think our British, Indian and Sri Lankan friends are the best?
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Footy here is Australian Football League (or AFL) or Aussie Rules. Quite different to football in the UK which we call soccer here. I think a version is played in Ireland?
Rugby Union is what the teams you mention play - coming from South Africa I support 2 of those! There is then also Rugby League which is again different. Aussies and South Africans are right up there with cricket too!
But back to the Vuelta? Will Remco win? Has he gone too hot too early? And now the crash. Covid? Teams being decimated. I’m putting my money on some excitement over the remaining 9 stages.
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Oh no no no no…
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