2011 Vuelta a Espana, Stage 16: Villa Romana La Olmeda (Palencia) - Haro, 180km

[hrotha]

Who the hell designed this finish? Incompetent morons embarrassing the whole country. Pfff.

Sagan got to show off his bike handling skills again though.

 

[Amsterhammer]

what is the dutch word for roundabout[/?

(thoroughly have lost my pride about these things, so i have to ask )

'rotunde'

Which Leopard was responsible for that epic fail?

 

[cineteq]

What the hell was that?!

Spain

 

[Maxiton]

What the hell was that?!

Pretty messed up. Hopefully they'll show it again a few times.

 

[thirteen]

rotonde .........

merci!

i am just now starting to pick up words here and there... now that the season is almost over.

 

[spalco]

I am finding it hard not to laugh. We should have finishes like this more often.

Right - keep them guessing. That would be a solution to Libertine's hated sprint trains too.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Confusion everywhere.
Even at la Vuelta.

Congrats Haedo !
Good for my VG-team

 

[CASørensen]

'rotunde'

Which Leopard was responsible for that epic fail?

Pretty sure it was R. Wagner.

 

[Sum_of_Marc]

Never imagined the winner of a sprint stage would be able to cross the line so slowly!

Haedo interview suggests roadbook was unclear aswell, bit of a shambles by the organisers then if so.

Edit: Although David Harmon just corrected him, so no excuse!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Or they could have looked at the finish before the start of the stage.

JJ Haedo: "It is not written in the road book......"
Dave Harmon Eurosport: "Clealy marked in the roadbook."
Sean Kelly: "In the run in, it's not easy to think about whats in the roadbook."

Cobo 10th.

 

[Frosty]

I think, yes and yes. Not good work from the race org. as well as the riders that went the wrong way.

Yes, although i suppose its not easy if the rider ahead of you goes the wrong way.

 

[Mshengu]

Why did they put such a horrible finish? A roundabout right at the finish line, nice

 

[Ferminal]

Have we identified who took the scenic route?

 

[Thomsena]

Wagner just ****ed up. JJ said that they have been told in the 'road book' to go left in roundabounds.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cobo 10th at 3s

Was this neutralised within 3km?

 

[Anonymous]

advice: when taking part in a sprint its a good idea for the leadout guys to go the same way as their sprinters.

 

[canyonball]

The certainty in which Wagner takes the wrong turn I wonder who thought this would work out well.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cobo 10th at 3s

Was this neutralised within 3km?

I think time gaps will be neutralised, if not, will be f.cked

 

[Eyeballs Out]

So Sagan didn't take the points jersey and Rodriguez is hurt

 

[Frosty]

Was there a gap back to the sky guys? Could see one sky guy in about 15th with daylight ahead of him?

Edit: although under the circumstances it may well not matter

 

[Mellow Velo]

Cobo 10th at 3s

Was this neutralised within 3km?

I was thinking the same thing. Gaps everywhere, but no crash............
....................Rodriguez nearly 11 minutes back, after having his team mate stop to ask directions!

 

[thirteen]

Have we identified who took the scenic route?

lol! lovely way to put it

 

[hrotha]

Cobo 10th at 3s

Was this neutralised within 3km?

It should be, IMO. It doesn't make sense that this wouldn't be neutralized just because Sagan is so skilled he didn't crash, especially since it was the fault of the organizers.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

It should be, IMO. It doesn't make sense that this wouldn't be neutralized just because Sagan is so skilled, especially since it was the fault of the organizers.

yep. very poor.

 

[Mshengu]

JRod almost took a wrong turn too, that would have added 5 more mins to his loss