Itzulia Basque Country 2024, April 1-6

[Devil's Elbow]

First time Louis was in a break ?
And he wins the stage

Won a Vuelta stage from the break in 2022, and was second on Alpe d'Huez from the break at the Tour the same year.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Shocking that stage was allowed to continue

 

[scribers]

Is it so wrong I would do a crass victory celebration and hang up the phone gesture?

(I hope everyone is okay)

 

[Lequack]

He drove off in the team car, but if it's neutralized he may be able to come back tomorrow if he's okay

Pls let his body rest.

 

[pastronef]

bittersweet win for Meintjes. I like him very much

 

[ppanther92]

Who was the rider that jumped the gutter like Evenepoel but actually pulled it off on the very far left (thanks to no tree being there) to stay on the bike? Impressive.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Who was the rider that jumped the gutter like Evenepoel but actually pulled it off on the very far left (thanks to no tree being there) to stay on the bike? Impressive.

Soler.

 

[Sciatic]

Soler.

Yeah that was the only thing to smile about among the disaster: he kept going so far into the woods as if to say, “heck with these dangerous pavements, I’m just going to keep riding in the woods.”

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Is caffeine use in modern sport under a kind of omertá? It's open knowledge that it's a very highly used legal PED, and we know that in football it's like 400mg before matches.

It isn't something that the athletes themselves tend to openly talk about.

 

[yaf]

Vingegard and vines crash seems really bad. Its a relief to hear they are both conscious and are talking. I hope this crash isn't related to head,neck or heart which might ruin their career🙏

 

[zlev11]

cmon this crash wasn't caused by caffeine. they went too fast through a corner that happened to have rocks and a concrete ditch on the outside of it. if it didn't include the top 3 riders in the race then it wouldn't have even been a big deal. im sick of the drama that comes from fans and especially the commentators when stuff like this happens. save it for when something actually horrible happens.

 

[MotorRouleur]

I tuned in just before the crash, didn't see the climb to Oleata. Near the bottom of the descent, with 35km to go, did Soudal QS plan to attack through the twisty valley before the next climb to Untzilla? Were a lot of GC guys near the front because they were attentive to that escalation?

 

[Netserk]

cmon this crash wasn't caused by caffeine. they went too fast through a corner that happened to have rocks and a concrete ditch on the outside of it. if it didn't include the top 3 riders in the race then it wouldn't have even been a big deal. im sick of the drama that comes from fans and especially the commentators when stuff like this happens. save it for when something actually horrible happens.

Please inform me of the last time all ambulances had to be used and it wasn't treated as a big deal.

 

[noob]

cmon this crash wasn't caused by caffeine. they went too fast through a corner that happened to have rocks and a concrete ditch on the outside of it. if it didn't include the top 3 riders in the race then it wouldn't have even been a big deal. im sick of the drama that comes from fans and especially the commentators when stuff like this happens. save it for when something actually horrible happens.

Blame shifting is a coping mechanism when emotions can't handle ones own thoughts. It's human.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

if it didn't include the top 3 riders in the race then it wouldn't have even been a big deal

This is not true

 

[zlev11]

Please inform me of the last time all ambulances had to be used and it wasn't treated as a big deal.

i dont know what that has to do with anything. the riders are all alive. it really sucks that guys got hurt, but this big rush to point blame at something is incredibly annoying.

 

[Netserk]

i dont know what that has to do with anything. the riders are all alive. it really sucks that guys got hurt, but this big rush to point blame at something is incredibly annoying.

It has to do with your third sentence:

if it didn't include the top 3 riders in the race then it wouldn't have even been a big deal.

What do you base your counter-factual statement on if not a previous incident that was just as serious, but which didn't involve any stars?

 

[red_flanders]

I really don't agree with Benji today. We're all here watching it complaining about it airing. I can't even fathom the irony in that. Be real plz

Benji strikes me as being about clicks and building a brand. Not sure how genuine this sentiment is, I suspect it's more about generating a debate and the subsequent engagement on the platform.

 

[zlev11]

It has to do with your third sentence:

What do you base your counter-factual statement on if not a previous incident that was just as serious, but which didn't involve any stars?

there's been plenty of crashes that have looked as bad as that one did with lesser riders that did not cause even close to the level of reaction as this one did, i'm not going to sit here and list them

 

[noob]

Benji is about clicks and building a brand. Not sure how genuine this sentiment is, I suspect it's more about generating a debate and the subsequent engagement on the platform.

Once upon a time I thought he was genuine. Stil think he switches back and forth. I liked their pod more when they took time to analyze something and didn't react directly as they do now. Less errors in the past compared to this.

 

[zlev11]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1775911403938894148

View: https://twitter.com/BenjiNaesen/status/1775911403938894148

they handled the rest of the race like clowns though. basically calling the breakaway riders and their DS's out for racing to the finish. sorry but this is why you get in a breakaway on a stage like this, for the 1% chance there's a crash or something else that allows you to race for the win. their commentary was appalling.

 

[zlev11]

Because you can't, and you're making an imbecile of yourself. If all ambulances are in use, the race gets delayed by default because safety cannot be guaranteed. It has nothing to do with who crashed.

where did i say the race shouldn't have been delayed?

you want an example? the mur de huy stage of the 2015 tour de france. they stopped and resumed and had a full race without neutralizing the time gaps. are you happy now?

 

[red_flanders]

Once upon a time I thought he was genuine. Stil think he switches back and forth. I liked their pod more when they took time to analyze something and didn't react directly as they do now. Less errors in the past compared to this.

Yeah I can't say for sure if he's being genuine or not, but I've seen enough of his Twitter activity to generally pass, as he "often enough" seem to be trying to build engagement rather than providing any actual analysis or value. I like the podcast fine. Just not interested in Benji persay. For me, the other guy is the main reason the podcast works.

 

[DNP-Old]

where did i say the race shouldn't have been delayed?

Big deal, delayed, neutralized. Whatever, it doesn't matter. What matters is that all ambulances occupied means a big deal in a race by default. Trying to dispute this is foolish.

 

[noob]

Yeah I can't say for sure if he's being genuine or not, but I've seen enough of his Twitter activity to generally pass, as he "often enough" seem to be trying to build engagement rather than providing any actual analysis or value. I like the podcast fine. Just not interested in Benji persay. For me, the other guy is the main reason the podcast works.

I like his tactical analyses and generally used to find him empathic, but Patrick has the tongue that's just brilliantly funny to listen to! No filter. My autistic ass likes it