80ª Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (1 a 12 de Agosto de 2018)

[May0maniac]

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Do they have a extreme weather protocol i Portugal, looks like it could be record hot rhe coming days.

I doubt that the local teams care about the extreme heat, it's pretty normal durning the Vuelta.

Vuelta and Volta.

When you're thinking about 2 races at the same time.
But yeah, it's probably the same with the Spanish teams that are preparing for the Vuelta, they know what to expect.

 

[jfazendeiro]

Aside from Euskadi-Murias, Movistar Equador is the team in which I'm more interested, in particular Haro Wilson and Santiago Montenegro.

 

[Scarponi]

Re: 80ª Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (1 a 12 de Agosto de 2

Have any big riders in the past or present ever commented on this race to media or on social media? Just interested if riders are up to date with these races :lol:

 

[Max Rockatansky]

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Do they have a extreme weather protocol i Portugal, looks like it could be record hot rhe coming days.

I doubt that the local teams care about the extreme heat, it's pretty normal durning the Volta.

40 to 44 degrees isn't normal. The heat comes from Sahara and it comes with really hot wind. This weekend is going to be extreme. There are forecasts, that say, that a new european heat record of over 48 degrees could be set. So they might shorten stages like Down Under this january.

Riding Torre with temperatures like this...there won't be many riders left after the weekend.

 

[Nirvana]

Americam model GFS forecasts up to 50°C for saturday.

 

[DNP-Old]

https://www.rtp.pt/play/direto/rtp1

First will start in 45 minutes.

 

[FilipeFD]

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Finally. We are live. Let the nuclear games begin.

 

[Hakkapelit]

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Americam model GFS forecasts up to 50°C for saturday.

Makes u wonder how watts they pedal with that heatgeneration.

 

[Broth3r]

We likely won't hit 50ºC - that prediction uses the GFS model, which is less accurate than others available. Regardless, all agree on at least 47ºC on Saturday. This will be pretty extreme even for us locals - we're used to heat, but nothing like that.

I'll be very surprised if Stage 3 isn't affected - maybe 2 and 4 as well. As hilarious as that may sound for Volta riders, I'm genuinely worried for their health.

 

[luckyboy]

Tram tracks right at the beginning and then cobbled street crossings for riders to crash on - they really packed in the obstacles for this 1.8km course lol

 

[DNP-Old]

Rafael Reis wins the prologue, no surprises there.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ah the most fun GT in a year

 

[FilipeFD]

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Tram tracks right at the beginning and then cobbled street crossings for riders to crash on - they really packed in the obstacles for this 1.8km course lol

there is not a single line of tram tracks in that city, where did you saw those :lol:

as for the crashes, they were caused by an idiot in a flat that was throwing water to the course, in a cobbled crossing.

 

[luckyboy]

Ah this is it. Must be a change in road surface or something then. The lines looked like a tram track when I saw it.

 

[FilipeFD]

oh that.
its a ramp. was made to overcome the gap from where they started to the normal street

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.520405,-8.8986379,3a,75y,233.12h,67.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shAF81wjgK0wKHuOt5jjNTw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

 

[DNP-Old]

Any news regarding Extreme Weather Protocol? I hear the wind conditions are ideal for echelons?

 

[DNP-Old]

48 degrees being reported now. Joaquim Silva DNF'ed because of a heat stroke. The Volta keeps delivering.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Will get interesting to see if it gets hotter or when they are going to climb. I imagine thats like riding on rollers in a sauna!

 

[Robert5091]

Chapeau Riccardo Stacchioti (Mstina Focus)! It was a messy ol' sprint but ... entertaining viewing.

(Team Coop from Norway gets a 5th place - Trondsen - not bad in 48 C heat!)

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

They will have to shorten the stages or something, right? I know that part of the fun of the Volta is it’s insanity, but surely these temperatures are too much?

 

[120mmStem]

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They will have to shorten the stages or something, right? I know that part of the fun of the Volta is it’s insanity, but surely these temperatures are too much?

Where and how are you watching this?

 

[luckyboy]

https://www.rtp.pt/play/direto/rtp1 it's live here for free every year

 

[Robert5091]

Re: 80ª Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (1 a 12 de Agosto de 2

A cool 43C forecast for today's stage 2.

 

[rei_da_montanha]

Yesterday average temperature? 42℃

Insanity!

https://twitter.com/etaparainha/status/1025294839766831106