O Gran Camiño 2024, Spain, February 22-25

[Brullnux]

Conditions look perfect 😭😭 all this for nothing

 

[Netserk]

Yeah, this could easily have been for GC.

 

[Bolder]

I'm fine with using road bikes but I can't understand the neutralization argument. For 99% of the riders, why even try? The "exposure" that A Coruña gets is hardly going to make a difference for anything, methinks...

 

[Ilmaestro99]

They are ruining cycling , what a joke. It's a time trial, it's a race, it's a 2.1 race. Let the riders race the conditions as they see fit. Ffs every race it's getting ruined these days

 

[Netserk]

Unsure if Sosa took it easy or not.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Looks like a lovely day out there, bit of a coastal breeze of course, maybe road bikes are fine but neutralisation seems overkill

 

[ingsve]

Uijtebroeks not in a hurry today at least.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Cian Usdfnjjsanh a mere 1:02 down at T1, the Whatsapp groups will be buzzing tonight.

 

[Netserk]

Cian Usdfnjjsanh a mere 1:02 down at T1, the Whatsapp groups will be buzzing tonight.

Maybe his mechanic didn't prepare his bike properly.

 

[Rob5091]

Maybe his mechanic didn't prepare his bike properly.

Headwind!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Now passed by Figueiredo of Glassdrive. Semi-Iconic.

 

[RedheadDane]

A Jumbo rider being overtaken by a rider from a random Portuguese conti-team in an ITT is definitely not something I was expecting to see today...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I agree with the decision to neutralise the stage, but it would still be a little funny if it is won by Maxim van Gils (or an equivalent) and the rest of the stages end up being cancelled.

 

[zlev11]

so this stage doesnt count for GC? wtf? this is getting ridiculous

 

[Netserk]

The Danish commentators haven't noticed that the weakening wind favours later riders in the first section and lessens their tailwind in the last one.

 

[DNP-Old]

How can anyone look at these conditions and think this warrants a semi cancellation?

 

[Rob5091]

Little Lenny M must be glad it's neutralized today. Go Lenny!

 

[houtdffan]

just do all races on zwift at this point

These babies cannot even ride in a little wind. 40 mph winds are not going to kill any riders. Only kill a few egos (Vingo for one) that are going to be buffetted in a TT because they are too light

 

[houtdffan]

How can anyone look at these conditions and think this warrants a semi cancellation?

the flyweight climbers are the biggest babies in the world.

If they don't want to lose minutes getting blown around in a TT, perhaps they should put on a few more pounds instead of weighing as much as a jockey

 

[search]

The course looks completely crap, tbh, with that significant part ridden on a 20 cm wide stretch in the middle of an otherwise cobbled road. But yeah, it doesn't look like a cancellation was necessary.

 

[tobydawq]

Apparently, it took Davide Bais a little over 6 hours to get to the first time split. Average speed of 0.694 km/h according to PCS.

Time splits for O Gran Camiño - The Historical Route 2024 Stage 1 (ITT)

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Berniece]

Tarling in the lead at T1 -8s

 

[RedheadDane]

Apparently, it took Davide Bais a little over 6 hours to get to the first time split. Average speed of 0.694 km/h according to PCS.

Time splits for O Gran Camiño - The Historical Route 2024 Stage 1 (ITT)

www.procyclingstats.com

And the other day, the initially claimed that Restrepo won stage 3 in Rwanda in just 14 seconds...
Numbers are hard...

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Tarling in the lead at T1 -8s

Even today it looks impossible for Kelderman to win a bike race.

 

[postmanhat]

Piccolo can TT?