Tour of Guangxi 2024 (Oct. 15 - Oct. 20)

[RedheadDane]

and I'm fighting to stay awake

(But then of course, once you do go to bed, you might be fighting to fall asleep...)

 

[RedheadDane]

Vernon with the repeat.

 

[yaco]

Crowds have been impressive in the cities to watch the race. I suspect this race will be around for awhile.

 

[wirral]

PCS appears to have an error or a time penalty for Ethan Vernon.

They appear to have knocked off 20 seconds putting Max Kanter in the leader's jersey.

 

[Wyndbrook]

PCS appears to have an error or a time penalty for Ethan Vernon.

They appear to have knocked off 20 seconds putting Max Kanter in the leader's jersey.

Just noticed it, there are a few other oddities as well, Onley for one.

 

[Samamba]

Just noticed it, there are a few other oddities as well, Onley for one.

Nothing wrong with Onley's time? He got 1s boni

And Vernon probably got a time penalty for drafting back after getting dropped. Only weird thing is that others didnt get it then.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Vernon actually got the time penalty for a sticky bottle on the final climb, pretty mild repercussion all things considered.

 

[Rob5091]

Vernon won .. and lost. Sticky bottle, huh? That's tough. Kanter and De Wulf top of the GC ... it must be October!

 

[Netserk]

Vilde Verner!!!

 

[Wyndbrook]

Vernon actually got the time penalty for a sticky bottle on the final climb, pretty mild repercussion all things considered.

Sticky bottle on a stage where the first 88 finished on the same time.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Crowds have been impressive in the cities to watch the race. I suspect this race will be around for awhile.

Weren't they piping in some crowd noise at the start? I could swear there were a lot of cheers but none of the people actually looked like they were cheering, they looked like they were very quiet.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Froome Dawg holding steady at #110, nobody's taking his spot! And the rest of yesterday's results:

Rnk	Prev	▼▲	Rider	Team	UCI		Time
1	4	▲3	KANTER Max	Astana Qazaqstan Team	6	12″	15:53:30
2	6	▲4	DEWULF Stan	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team		11″	0:01
3	2	▼1	MOLANO Juan Sebastián	UAE Team Emirates		10″	0:02
4	3	▼1	DE BONDT Dries	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team		8″	0:04
5	5	-	VAN HOECKE Gijs	Intermarché - Wanty		6″	0:06
6	7	▲1	MACIEJUK Filip	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe		5″	0:07
7	8	▲1	HERREGODTS Rune	Intermarché - Wanty		5″	,,
8	9	▲1	STEWART Jake	Israel - Premier Tech		4″	0:08
9	54	▲45	BRUTTOMESSO Alberto	Bahrain - Victorious		4″	,,
10	10	-	STANNARD Robert	Bahrain - Victorious		2″	0:10
11	11	-	VERMOTE Julien	Team Visma | Lease a Bike		1″	0:11
12	12	-	SVRČEK Martin	Soudal Quick-Step		1″	,,
13	59	▲46	ONLEY Oscar	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL		1″	,,
14	1	▼13	VERNON Ethan	Israel - Premier Tech		0″	0:12
15	15	-	CIMOLAI Davide	Movistar Team			,,
16	13	▼3	FRETIN Milan	Cofidis			,,
17	14	▼3	LAMPERTI Luke	Soudal Quick-Step			,,
18	16	▼2	VAN DEN BERG Marijn	EF Education - EasyPost			,,
19	18	▼1	VAN DIJKE Mick	Team Visma | Lease a Bike			,,
20	19	▼1	GOVEKAR Matevž	Bahrain - Victorious			,,

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Vernon actually got the time penalty for a sticky bottle on the final climb, pretty mild repercussion all things considered.

Remembering Nibali's sticky bottle (or was there even a bottle? Think he just held on to the car and off they went! 🤣) always puts a smile on my face, of course, it cost him dearly.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Db10odClg

 

[Offline]

Any news on Narvaez after his crash?

 

[Wyndbrook]

Remembering Nibali's sticky bottle (or was there even a bottle? Think he just held on to the car and off they went! 🤣) always puts a smile on my face, of course, it cost him dearly.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Db10odClg

Always worth a look, must be the best by far in the television age.
And Kirby gets to mention one of his favourite riders, Rolland.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Vernon won .. and lost. Sticky bottle, huh? That's tough. Kanter and De Wulf top of the GC ... it must be October!

Crazy that a rider can be given the win in a stage in which he is ruled to have cheated. There are so many rules in this sport that seem to have been written with no thought about how they will be enacted.

 

[Rob5091]

Crazy that a rider can be given the win in a stage in which he is ruled to have cheated. There are so many rules in this sport that seem to have been written with no thought about how they will be enacted.

If Vernon had held onto the "sticky bottle" down the finishing straight then he would have been DQ'd, but as it happened without effecting the result of the race then it's like "unsportsmanlike behaviour". But, the illegal feed rule (food & drink inside the last 20 km or so) should in theory be a DQ as it does effect the result.

edit add - the latest penalties update from the UCI - 2.6 is the interesting one in regards to the Pogi story from the Worlds -

https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7g...8242e60/4.2_Annex_B_Regulation_Changes_EN.pdf

 

[RedheadDane]

If Vernon had held onto the "sticky bottle" down the finishing straight then he would have been DQ'd, but as it happened without effecting the result of the race then it's like "unsportsmanlike behaviour". But, the illegal feed rule (food & drink inside the last 20 km or so) should in theory be a DQ as it does effect the result.

That's the thing, I think.
You could argue that it did indeed effect the result of the race, as it helped him be in a position when he could sprint for the win.

 

[Rob5091]

That's the thing, I think.
You could argue that it did indeed effect the result of the race, as it helped him be in a position when he could sprint for the win.

I believe it happened a long way from the finish.

 

[RedheadDane]

I believe it happened a long way from the finish.

So did Eekhoff's sticky bottle at the 2019 U23 RR World Championships...

 

[Taxus4a]

I think Trek work for Simmons. Acording Lombardía Van Eevert is favourite, but every race is different.

Froome has said he is not worriying about his results anymore but I hope he doesnt let go at the end and try to make a decent result, working for the team or by himself. Probably he will be one of the worst of the stage, but I hope today no.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think Trek work for Simmons.

Commentator on D+ was suggesting Tesfatsion.

 

[RedheadDane]

Could the break stay away?
Of course, time gaps can sometimes go down fast on climbs.

A shame the break is obviously gonna get caught.

 

[RedheadDane]

Van Eetvelt ahead of Onley after a very long final K.


(I know it wasn't longer than 1 K, but it seemed longer.)

 

[Rob5091]

Lenny VE gets it - chapeau! Not sure what Wellans was up to and a good go by Lafay.