La Vuelta SPOILERS.

[mjr]

Apparently, the commissaires have amended the times from that group so where Roglic was 2 seconds in front, they all now have the same time.

which is fair because Roglič caused the crash with his crazy corner cut line taking Rojas down.

 

[Eziemnaik]

With incoming estado de alarma it will be interesting if it affects La Vuelta

 

[Bonus]

With incoming estado de alarma it will be interesting if it affects La Vuelta

Yep. Parliament passed the necessary "laws" this morning but for the moment the individual regions will still be responsible for their own local rules and regs.

 

[Bonus]

wow - this road was not expecting a Grand Tour to come up it this year!

 

[roadrash]

What a stage ......shitty weather, great racing.

 

[Eziemnaik]

Great stage
Izagirre bros played it perfectly
At least one rider suffered from severe hypothermia
Carapaz in driving seat?
Jumbo in disarray, Roglic paid the price on the final climb

 

[Eziemnaik]

Yep. Parliament passed the necessary "laws" this morning but for the moment the individual regions will still be responsible for their own local rules and regs.

Especially as it is supposed to pass through some of the most affected provinces

 

[mjr]

Roglič on highlights blaming difficulty donning his rain jacket. Will two GTs be decided in part by clothing sponsorship?

 

[Domus]

I have problems putting on jackets/gilets whilst standing still, wouldn't dream of doing it riding at 40Kph in the rain. An accident waiting to happen.

 

[Eziemnaik]

Roglič on highlights blaming difficulty donning his rain jacket. Will two GTs be decided in part by clothing sponsorship?

Jacket is a jacket
But Jumbo falling apart is something else
Apparently he had to make up around 40s after losing contact with the peleton yesterday, so I would not read too much into the lost time on the final climb
However only Bennett made it back with him
Jumbo train in trouble
Movistar (!!!) and Ineos much more consistent over last week

On a side note, riders have been struggling with jackets all week, why are we investing money is such things as tubeless for 23mm tyres and not in easy to put on clothing?

 

[SWSteve]

[QUOTE="matticus, post: 6169609, member: 101604"I don't get it; either Skyneos have allowed him to have one last go at a big race (out of loyalty to their star), or there was a different plan.
[/QUOTE]

I can’t help but feel he has been left out to dry here. Essentially saying why they didn’t outbid on the contract.
Isn’t he on £5m for 5years to lead GC challenge with ISN as well?

 

[Adam4868]

Agree with above,It's about being organised.Local lad big Hugh Carthy up into second 😁

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I have problems putting on jackets/gilets whilst standing still, wouldn't dream of doing it riding at 40Kph in the rain. An accident waiting to happen.

I wonder whether some of the teams should be looking at the way that eg. military special forces drill their troops into being able to do the basics faultlessly whilst blindfolded, in the cold, exhausted etc. How many of the teams practice putting rain jackets on and off whilst suffering from extreme cold and exhaustion ? It’s the sort of thing Sir Dave would think of but not sure about the others.

 

[Bonus]

I've posted pics from Saturdays Stage 5 that ran past us here in Ainsa and later in Fiscal, on my thread:

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...riding……-and-more.243255/page-10#post-6173545

I'm trying not to duplicate pics all over the place. It's already confusing enough because of my "Building a Cycling B&B" thread!!!

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/cycling-b-b-in-the-foothills-of-the-pyrenees.188758/

 

[mjr]

Jumbo train in trouble
Movistar (!!!) and Ineos much more consistent over last week

I thought someone from Jumbo said in an early interview, maybe prerace, that they have no train here because the Vuelta is more chaotic and that tactic doesn't work here like at the Tour.