2014 Volta Catalunya stage 4: Alp › Vallter 2000-Setcases 166.4 Km

[rhubroma]

they can shoot people to mars but can't get tv broadcasts in fog on our own planet

My sentiments exactly.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Cycling and bad weather never fails to remind me that I need to learn more swearwords.

 

[Rollthedice]

Well I think there's 90% chance that at this time of the year this kind of weather is expected in the mountains. So if the organizers really want to have some exposure they have to use their brains. I know last year it was OK but it's a lottery.

 

[Carols]

they can shoot people to mars but can't get tv broadcasts in fog on our own planet

People have gone to mars? Geez I must be out of the loop. AFAIK only unmanned vehicles have been there!

 

[veji11]

Well, it might not be the organiser's fault, but indirectly this is again linked to the choice of route : going high up into the valleys and mountains in march, at the very beginning of spring. Had they stayed at lower altitudes, they could have done stages just as hard and not have had those problems or the worse one they had in 2012.

Hope they learn their lesson : drawing a route that brings all the big boys to the yard is great, but if everybody rides like they would rather be at home and there isn't an image for the TV, what's the use ?

well done guys. Hope next year you try having a hard and demanding route but going at 1500m tops.

 

[Jelantik]

meh.. no live stream? in this decade??.. They got the queen stage with big GC contender line up and we can't see the fight?..

 

[Miburo]

**** this man, at least i hope we'll get some images after the race is over but yea like that's gonna happen

 

[T-Nielsen]

The way Fu sticks his elbow out when he goes for the blue reminds me a little of Froome... damn him...

 

[Netserk]

"14:59:57 CET

We have word now that the break has crested the Rocabruna ascent ahead of the peloton, but its lead has now dropped to 40 seconds. Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) led the chase over the category 1 KOM."

 

[saneguy]

Damn I was looking fwd to this stage! Especially the last climb.. technology sucks! SAD!

 

[webvan]

ok,we are out of picture,so...
what is the best ticker?

Probably CN http://live.cyclingnews.com/ the official one was way behind last time I checked...

 

[Miburo]

Did Contador attack?

**** me dude

 

[hfer07]

Alberto took off !!!

 

[Miburo]

Apperently tinkoff was leading the peloton 5 minutes ago so i'm assuming Contador attacked then?

Not sure though

 

[rhubroma]

Alberto took off !!!

How do you know this? Where are you getting your updates from?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

To date the coverage depended heavily on helicopters - so it makes sense they can't be used. Perhaps the moto's need the copter to communicate. Still they've got the finishline camera - they could at least put it up on a webcam for the likes of us.

Who know if Sky's yeti will emerge out of the mist & fog to be re-crowned padrone of the peloton?

 

[wirral]

Catalonia every year the same. Sell the race to ASO and be done with it. It is beyond their capability in the modern era.

 

[Miburo]

No worry guys we'll miss this stage which appears to be really good but we'll get live full coverage of 4 hours on flat stages.

I curse myself being a cyclist fan

 

[VeloHuman]

Alberto took off !!!

The CyclingNews ticker says he led the chase over the climb; I don't know if that means he actually attacked out of the group.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wtf?

123456

 

[will10]

The CyclingNews ticker says he led the chase over the climb; I don't know if that means he actually attacked out of the group.

It's much more likely he led over the top so he more easily could grab a mussette or some clothing from a helper. Posting he took off in huge letters is pretty unhelpful - a lot of people follow CN race threads as often there's more info than offical tickers - let's not start making *** up for the sake of it....

 

[kingjr]

I see heli shots!

Edit: not anymore

 

[Miburo]

I doubt Contador attacked that early. Still flat and false flat to go.

Besides we didn't get any confirmation on it while you would assume we already got some more news on it

 

[TourOfSardinia]

De Gendt attacked the lead group and stays alone.
Tinkoff driving the group.

 

[rhubroma]

I see heli shots!

Edit: not anymore

Where?......