How do you rate the 2024 la vuelta a España?

[tobydawq]

I often wonder if extending the GTs to four weeks and do away with rest days might benefit them. It'd give us a lot more GT-racing.

And ban stages below 240kms and less than 3500 altitude metres, right?

Except for ITTs of which there should be at least 5, amounting to at least 250kms.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

And ban stages below 240kms and less than 3500 altitude metres, right?

Except for ITTs of which there should be at least 5, amounting to at least 250kms.

They also need to track calories burned and add bonus finishing loops if the stage was too easy.

 

[stekelegel]

The winner of the most calories burned competition gets a special jersey sponsored by weight watchers.

 

[Netserk]

And ban stages below 240kms and less than 3500 altitude metres, right?

Except for ITTs of which there should be at least 5, amounting to at least 250kms.

No, that'd be impractical.

 

[randtor]

For me it is 4,5. The sprint stages wеre slow and without competision. ITT stages flat and without best cyclists . GC was only fake good. No competision for Roglic after Almeida got ill. No teem chased the breakaway and the most interesting stages wеre won from a grupe of random cyclists becouse Roglic was injured and not in good form. No good teams = no control = slow stages= week GC battle. Roglic won , he was my favorite ,but after this year he will be further back from Pogacar and Vingegaard and even Remco . May be for someone random cyclists wining becouse of tactiks and no competision is entertainig but I like to watch best of the best not 5-20 cyclists 10 min in front of the peloton and nobody chasing becouse it is no risk stratege for GC. Pogacar is wining by 10 min becouse every stage is like one day race and 90% of GC cant do that mentally or physically. They cant calculated that 6min to O'Connor is too much for them and play games whith BORA. The teams judge La vuelta as 3rd by importance GT and it was evident every day by tha way thay raced it.

 

[Unchained]

I often wonder if shortening the vuelta to a race that goes 16 days (friday to sunday, 1 restday) might benefit the race. The same goes for Giro. It would be easier for top riders to do 2 GT in a year.

It's really one of the only solutions. Issue with GTs is that if you reduce the race length and try to spread them out so all 3 can be contested, you have weather issues in Italian mountains, so what happens if you have to cancel one,two of @16 stages!! Yikes!!
Spanish clods had late starting times for better TV and attendance, have not read if that worked or not. What we do know is had shortened stages in Italy, snow, road issues and massive self created dangerous conditions in Vuelta w starts with @40degree temps with riders needing ice bags every few kilometers and extra feeding, fire department shooting hoses in the air..
Don't know if shortening the races is the solution to anything depending on how you define the problem. My opinion always, should be some massive incentive to participate in all 3, should be a designated jersey awarded for top collective result . if just doing 2 GTs is the objective, no reason to shorten them.
Again my opinion, Pogacar would have won Olympics and Vuelta had he raced. Dangerous sure..
TDF and Vuelta could be moved back but Giro is sketchy to start much earlier.

 

[Escarabajo]

@ randtor: "No competition for Roglic after Almeida got ill. "
Who is Almeida? the new Pogacar?

 

[Tonton]

the ratings were from one to ten only

I beg to differ: the ratings were from 8 to 8 .

 

[ice&fire]

@ randtor: "No competition for Roglic after Almeida got ill. "
Who is Almeida? the new Pogacar?

 

[Escarabajo]

I am impressed!

 

[Gratemans]

I often wonder if extending the GTs to four weeks and do away with rest days might benefit them. It'd give us a lot more GT-racing.

Lol, are you serious?
Well, I guess that would certainly make certain parts of this forum more active, I've that's your thing.

 

[Red Rick]

Lol, are you serious?
Well, I guess that would certainly make certain parts of this forum more active, I've that's your thing.

That's one of the most bogus arguments you can make up anyway.

 

[dgodave]

Needed more climbing and maybe more pretty scenery.

j/k. I give it a 7. I was entertained. Maybe didnt need the heatstroke and esp not the wva crash.

 

[Netserk]

Lol, are you serious?
Well, I guess that would certainly make certain parts of this forum more active, I've that's your thing.

I think the Tour as it was already maxxed out that activity.

 

[Gratemans]

That's one of the most bogus arguments you can make up anyway.

Bogus argument against a ridiculous proposal.

 

[MLKarlos]

Hey I have a general question regarding price money....didnt know where to put it so I thought maybe here it his chat it is ok.

How does it work with the price money. Usually the rider gets a lot of money for stage wins and then GC overall standings.
However I wonder if the Team also gets something from the price money as they basically worked their asses of for the GC riders to be able to win stages and win eventually a GT.

What is the rule here and what is the practice? Do the riders who win a lot of price money share some of it?

 

[CyclistAbi]

On this edition Rogla earned a bit over 200k in prizes (overall winner, stage wins ...) and usually this money is divided among team members and staff.

 

[tobydawq]

Hey I have a general question regarding price money....didnt know where to put it so I thought maybe here it his chat it is ok.

How does it work with the price money. Usually the rider gets a lot of money for stage wins and then GC overall standings.
However I wonder if the Team also gets something from the price money as they basically worked their asses of for the GC riders to be able to win stages and win eventually a GT.

What is the rule here and what is the practice? Do the riders who win a lot of price money share some of it?

The practice is that all prize money earned by a team is divided equally and handed out to the riders who make it through the race (Denz, Martínez and Gamper probably also got it, but you know what I mean) and sometimes the winner steps out of the pool entirely himself. Some is also given to staff, so I don't quite know exactly how it's done or if it's done similarly in all cases, but yes, don't worry, the teammates do get a slice.

 

[MLKarlos]

The practice is that all prize money earned by a team is divided equally and handed out to the riders who make it through the race (Denz, Martínez and Gamper probably also got it, but you know what I mean) and sometimes the winner steps out of the pool entirely himself. Some is also given to staff, so I don't quite know exactly how it's done or if it's done similarly in all cases, but yes, don't worry, the teammates do get a slice.

ah I understand. Thanks.

 

[SHAD0W93]

On this edition Rogla earned a bit over 200k in prizes (overall winner, stage wins ...) and usually this money is divided among team members and staff.

Roglic should keep most of it honestly.

 

[Red Rick]

Roglic should keep most of it honestly.

Not really.

Roglic' bonus for winning a Grand Tour is probably much bigger than the Vuelta prize money already

 

[SHAD0W93]

Not really.

Roglic' bonus for winning a Grand Tour is probably much bigger than the Vuelta prize money already

Bora tried losing the Vuelta for him on numerous stages.

 

[Izzyeviel]

quite boring. Someone had a big lead, then another rider had a big lead. 3/10

 

[tobydawq]

quite boring. Someone had a big lead, then another rider had a big lead. 3/10

Lol