99th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya March 25th-31st *Spoilers*

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Dabber wrote:
    Having watched it yet, but it looks like Bernal and Woods may have crashed inside the final 3kms today.

    I never saw it either but, yes, I gather Bernal finished pushing his bike over the line.
    I'm not sure this is strictly allowed
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Joel just posted this elsewhere:

    Kelderman has a broken collarbone and fractured vertebrae in his neck, will miss the Giro.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Unbelievable
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    RichN95 wrote:
    Dabber wrote:
    Having watched it yet, but it looks like Bernal and Woods may have crashed inside the final 3kms today.

    I never saw it either but, yes, I gather Bernal finished pushing his bike over the line.
    I'm not sure this is strictly allowed
    D21zBUeXQAI1bM2.jpg

    https://twitter.com/riksredguard/status/1111685186725523456?s=21
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The race finishes today, on the now familiar and usually very exciting Barcelona circuit.

    BOTD: Carlos Verona (Movistar), James Knox (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Davide Formolo (Bora-hansgrohe), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Alexis Gougeard (AG2R), Alexandr Riabushenko (UAE), Danilo Wyss (Dimension Data), Patrick Bevin (CCC), Jesus Herrada (Cofidis), Fernando Barcelo (Euskadi-Murias) & Nick van der Lijke (Roompot-Charles).

    Now the bad news: If it rains the stage will be neutralized.
    I mean wtf? Is Zwift really the future of our sport?


    At least no rain is in the forecast now, unlike yesterday.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Froome testing his legs on the first ascent, stretching the peloton out.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Big crash, Bardet and Geschke come off worst.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    A big crash involving 20 or more riders.
    Bardet the biggest casualty and he is out of the race.
    Gescke looks quite bad.
    Soler involved too.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Barguil being carried to the car?
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Quintana doing what he does best, a last day dig when more often than not it's too little, too late.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Quintana's small group has 22 secs on leader group with 30 kms to go.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Lopez group within 6 seconds of Quintana now with 27 to go.

    Formolo out front solo.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Double Yates attack
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Simon didn't last long, so it's Adam v Astana/Movistar by the looks.
    Once again I've had to switch the sound off that imbecile Kirby.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Simon didn't last long, so it's Adam v Astana/Movistar by the looks.
    Once again I've had to switch the sound off that imbecile Kirby.

    its been quite Kirby tastic hasnt it, mopeds, rain, 8kms to go already at full volume etc etc you wouldnt want to start a drinking game watching this stuff :lol:
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Adam Yates begining to struggle, could come down to bonus seconds at the line..
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Yates caught
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    Yates caught

    And Kirby cries foul
    What a tool.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Formolo takes the stafge, looks like Mas second
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,133
    Great final stage that.

    I thought Kirby was doing OK yesterday, then he comes out with the nonsense about Sky chasing down the attack because Yates turned them down. That's much more likely than because of them having a rider only 3 seconds behind him.