2015 Vuelta stage 1: Puerto Banús > Marbella 7.4km TTT

[giuying]

Put in a waterfall and windmill to make it more of a challenge a la Crazy Golf style. If a team can't get past either obstacle they need to drop a rider out of the team before they can continue. If a monkey pops out of the windmill then the team currently on course gets subject to immediate doping control.

Ha ha. I am sorry, Froome et al are not pussies, they are brave for speaking out, someone has to. The fact that Froome did with all the animosity thrown at him, double points.

The stage is ridiculous, you can blather all you want.

For the record, I don't think the route looks safe.

My attempt to make light of the situation is the fact that riders only noticed the condition of the route mere days before it kicks off. No-one had a look at it beforehand?

The UCI approved it but I wonder if the planned running of the route shown to them months ago differs to the state it is in now. Maybe, it was to look a lot safer and um...rideable.

Looking at it now and the way that the route was shown in GCN's video looks to me like the race organizers showed up a week before and thought sh!t this isn't how we sold it to the UCI. Let's throw some rubber mats and get a rake out for the sand and we'll call it a "unique" and "imaginative" stage.

I go that, hence the ha ha. I loved your post! I was being lazy tacking my thoughts on. Carry on dude!

 

[giuying]

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The amount of pussies in the peloton is actually saddening. Back in the days this was considered a good road for the mountains.

However, the organisers had their wish and controversy right from the start. Just as it was intended.

They should institute a no helmet rule, just like back in the day.

Maybe everyone should go back to using abaci (abacuses) to do their calculations, just like back in the day.

 

[yespatterns]

Re: Re:

The amount of pussies in the peloton is actually saddening. Back in the days this was considered a good road for the mountains.

However, the organisers had their wish and controversy right from the start. Just as it was intended.

They should institute a no helmet rule, just like back in the day.

Maybe everyone should go back to using abaci (abacuses) to do their calculations, just like back in the day.

Misplaced hyperbole. No one mentioned no helmets, and plenty of students around the world use mental abaci to great success, but please continue.

 

[Gigs_98]

The eurosport preview show is hilarious. They are all talking nonsense and when Flecha coincidentally says something right, the guy from eurosport germany translates it false.
My translation error highlight: I am not sure if this is a grand tour

 

[Hugo Koblet]

And they're off. Hopefully we'll see some riders get off their bikes and walk.

 

[Billie]

Why are they even using discs?

 

[hfer07]

does anyone have a decent link to watch the stage? the ones I 've found they're out of sync

 

[luckyboy]

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does anyone have a decent link to watch the stage? the ones I 've found they're out of sync

cyclinghub.tv is all I ever use nowadays

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

http://www.fixalen.tv/20140726/vv-856733--53d3b40e6785c5.61271796.html
seems decent

 

[glassmoon]

absolute farce.

 

[Sciatic]

Seems like much of the course isn't wide enough for a TT team to rotate properly . . . That is, if they were actually racing today

 

[Carols]

Indeed they aren't rotating much at all, there is no room !

 

[Hugo Koblet]

This course would be great for a prologue.

 

[Carols]

What a gorgeous setting with the sea on one side and the mountains in the background, stunning. How were these guys supposed to go full speed for the finish? There is nowhere to run out.......

 

[matter]

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The amount of pussies in the peloton is actually saddening. Back in the days this was considered a good road for the mountains.

However, the organisers had their wish and controversy right from the start. Just as it was intended.

They should institute a no helmet rule, just like back in the day.

Maybe everyone should go back to using abaci (abacuses) to do their calculations, just like back in the day.

Misplaced hyperbole. No one mentioned no helmets, and plenty of students around the world use mental abaci to great success, but please continue.

The entire comparison with the old days (it's not even clear which 'old days' are meant and what was good about them) is more misplaced. Please continue your rant though.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

This TT is a fail already. Garmin on a Sunday ride.

 

[jaylew]

Cannondale didn't even pretend to try.

Would have been great for a ITT but a TTT is ridiculous. Wish they would have switched to ITT but I guess it was too late.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Carlton Kirby is exceptionally assy and horrible today

 

[Jspear]

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Carlton Kirby is exceptionally assy and horrible today

I think fellow brit Lloyd is bringing it out of him.

 

[Sciatic]

Alpecin ads but no Kittel? Fortunately we still get the Virenque/Festina pairing to chortle about

 

[Beech Mtn]

Will Gerrans be able to make it through this without crashing, or will his year of terrible luck continue?

 

[Carols]

The guy on Universal keeps pronouncing Giro as Euro........

Orica off, they are serious.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Fabian's first race day back is neutralized. Of course it is.

 

[Jspear]

Kirby: "Cancellara is back. Talking of his back, it is where it should be."

 

[Carols]

Shame really for Fabu