Vuelta Stage 5 *Spoilers*
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Remember that awful crash in Pais Vasco that almost ended Peter Stetina's career?
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Remember that awful crash in Pais Vasco that almost ended Peter Stetina's career?
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At least they put cones on the ones at Pais Vasco
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If I organised a race and left something like that unprotected resulting in a crash I would anticipate being sued. That's just negligent.
Froome appeared to lose some time after the crash having originally been with the group that got through. On that basis should he have lost time to Valverde? Bit of an odd one as it would mean people who finished behind him gained time on him but the gap appeared to be a result of racing rather than a crash or mechanical, what would the rule be in that situation?
Terrible stage but nice to see Meersman grab another win. Must be a few b list sprinters wishing they'd turned up for the first week.0 -
But Froome had to take evasive action to avoid the crash (which was right next to him) and that's why he was got detached from the back of that group.Pross wrote:Froome appeared to lose some time after the crash having originally been with the group that got through. On that basis should he have lost time to Valverde? Bit of an odd one as it would mean people who finished behind him gained time on him but the gap appeared to be a result of racing rather than a crash or mechanical, what would the rule be in that situation?Twitter: @RichN950 -
Fair enough, I thought he was on the back of the Valverde group (just) when they first came into sight but dropped off as the drove towards the line. It would still be an interesting hypothetical debate though.0
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The crash with Kruiswijk was hard to believe. How can they leave a pole in the road like that with no protection. Bloody pleased Froome didnt hit it, but it was close.ademort
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mfin wrote:Surprising every year the lack of talk on the threads for the Vuelta!
For a GT it's a bit of a chipper, really.
Doesn't help that it comes after a summer with Euros, TdF and Olympics. We've all gone back to work and don't have the time to watch the novelty stage-finish, consolation-prize GT.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:mfin wrote:Surprising every year the lack of talk on the threads for the Vuelta!
For a GT it's a bit of a chipper, really.
Doesn't help that it comes after a summer with Euros, TdF and Olympics. We've all gone back to work and don't have the time to watch the novelty stage-finish, consolation-prize GT.
Speak for yourself, I'm watching nearly every stage when I'm not out riding
But yes, the Vuelta just doesn't have the same affinity as the Giro or the Tour has.Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/scalesjason - All posts are strictly my personal view.0 -
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The only disappointment so far is lack of top class sprinters. Otherwise it has been a reasonable start to a GT.0
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Even some second tier sprinters would be good. Used to be that, like the GC riders, you got an odd mix of up-an-coming fast guys, early season crocks and old geezers chasing a last couple of wins. Very little of note this year.Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0
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Vuelta was good last year, second best GT of the season (after the Giro
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I think the air of desperation from some of the guys racing really makes it. Also Dumoulin last year (again more of the same would be nice)0 -
I think we need a new face or two challenging for GC, something the Vuelta has a record of providing, as established challengers are looking a little thin on the ground.bobmcstuff wrote:Vuelta was good last year, second best GT of the season (after the Giro ). Hoping for more of the same.
I think the air of desperation from some of the guys racing really makes it. Also Dumoulin last year (again more of the same would be nice)Twitter: @RichN950 -
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Why are so many riders landing on their faces recently? It used to be very unusual.0
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The organisers have today issued an apology regarding the crash yesterday and insisted that there will be a full investigation as to why the obstacle wasn,t clearly marked or protected.ademort
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Took me a while to figure out that there were multiple crashes yesterday. Looks like the Kruijswijk incident was relatively isolated, unlike the one near the end that took out loads.
The organisers need to take full responsibility, though they can't fix Kruijswijk's collarbone. But I'm astonished that no one picked up on the pole Kruijswijk hit. Surely someone from the organisers, police, media, fans or teams might have noticed. My experience of being at GT stages is that there is always a lot of traffic up and down the road prior to the race coming through...0 -
TheBigBean wrote:The only disappointment so far is lack of top class sprinters. Otherwise it has been a reasonable start to a GT.
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No sprinter us going to slog themselves round the Vuelta with a sprinters Worlds on the horizon. TOB will be strong this year I suspect.2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner0
