O Gran Camiño 2023, Spain, February 23-26

[Ricco']

I've done hiking trails with better surface

 

[Red Rick]

Vingegaard has dropped the drone

 

[Didinho]

There you have your camera on board a dron

These motors were way to close when he attacked.

 

[Red Rick]

If they can accept this final km they can descend mountains in the snow

 

[Netserk]

Spain represents the full range. From goat tracks to highways.

 

[Lequack]

I actually really liked this climb, it's so different that what we usually see.

 

[Didinho]

Lovely climb!

 

[KZD]

Easy for Vingegård. Izaguirre looked really good but crashed near the end.

 

[Red Rick]

I actually really liked this climb, it's so different that what we usually see.

Now I'm super curious about the climb they left out.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So they probably just cut out three kilometers because the road surface is questionable

 

[Andy schleck]

What a climb.

 

[Lequack]

Easy for Vingegård. Izaguirre looked really good but crashed near the end.

i was wondering where he disappeared.

 

[Netserk]

Izaguirre looked really good but crashed near the end.

Rolling over the line now, 3 minutes after. Seems badly hurt.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Small but epic climb at the end - drone footage, poor road and a bit of lunar landscapes. And the impressive Skeleton, who this year actually seems to be above Landa level in non-Tour races PN may actually be some race, not just one man show.

 

[Blobs]

If they can accept this final km they can descend mountains in the snow

They should have refused to ride the final km

 

[Netserk]

I think his right hand is hurting. Or maybe it's his shoulder/collarbone. Certainly on his right side.

 

[Lequack]

Shame for Izzaguire, he looked really good and would only be down like 10-15 seconds. Hopefully he didn't break anything and it's just scrapes.

 

[Parrulo]

Well, it is what it is but according to people on a spanish forum the road on the climb was perfectly fine, no snow either side... People like Alvaro Pino have also said this on spanish TV.

A bloody shame to see a small race pretty much strong armed into cutting their queen stage by the peloton.

 

[baojoao]

Please, someone ask Mosquera to help Volta a Portugal. With him we would have a nice Volta. Climbs like Roxo, Colcurinho, Gramaça, Soito da Ruiva, Torre by Unhais, Senhora do Desterro, São Macário, Malhapão, São Barnabé and a lot other would finally be in Volta a Portugal.
Please Mosquera
Loved Gran Camino route last year anda loved the one this year, even eith some cancelled mountaisn.

 

[ice&fire]

This is the climb they've cancelled.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1629446777425342464

View: https://twitter.com/arbiquepitas/status/1629446777425342464

Mosquera proposed having a shorter stage cancelling part of the start and climb Santa Mariña once, but the peloton said no.

 

[yaco]

Organisers of this race will learn that a four stage race should not have an ITT i - There is always the chance you will have a neutralised and an adjusted stage which happened in this edition.

 

[Netserk]

Organisers of this race will learn that a four stage race should not have an ITT i - There is always the chance you will have a neutralised and an adjusted stage which happened in this edition.

Even if there only were two stages, it would still be fine with an ITT. And the course of this ITT suits the race well. Just like last year.

 

[ice&fire]

Organisers of this race will learn that a four stage race should not have an ITT i - There is always the chance you will have a neutralised and an adjusted stage which happened in this edition.

If I were the organiser I'd be ganging with Pereiro for next year to have a 4000m climbing stage near the coast, in the style of the stage 20 of the '21 Vuelta.

 

[Lequack]

 

[theyoungest]

What a ridiculous final climb... at one point it looked like Vingegaard was riding straight into someone's garage.