Volta a Catalunya 2012: Stage 3, La Vall d'en Bas - Port-Ainé (211 km)

[Richeypen]

Strong rumors now that the stage won't count for the GC

So basically giving Albasini the win

 

[DominicDecoco]

I'm giving up with this race.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So basically giving Albasini the win

Albasini or Cherel. Both are lousy names.

 

[Parrulo]

Strong rumors now that the stage won't count for the GC

imo that wouldn't be a good decision, this guys deserve the lead

 

[nvpacchi]

Meaning abandonded riders are allowed to rejoin for tomorrow?

 

[jens_attacks]

that would be wrong

 

[Mellow Velo]

Strong rumors now that the stage won't count for the GC

Well, you can't shift the goal posts by 60kms when it's too late to catch a bunch of no hopers.
Better the no hoper from the first stage takes the GC.
Great organization. No wonder the Spanish economy is in the toilet.

 

[skidmark]

Goddamn, it looked like such a good parcours this year, and TV coverage... it just needed things to go right this year, not to show how inadequate the organization is when things go wrong. Well, I guess we can slot in another World Tour Asian race into this time slot real soon...

 

[Beech Mtn]

Strong rumors now that the stage won't count for the GC

That would be ridiculous, and totally underrate today's efforts by the guys who stayed in the race, and who rode hard in the break.

That kind of decision should've been made much earlier, not now when the stage has finished.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Bad weather or not. Let's face it. This race has been a joke in many ways.

 

[Carols]

That would be ridiculous, and totally underrate today's efforts by the guys who stayed in the race, and who rode hard in the break.

That kind of decision should've been made much earlier, not now when the stage has finished.

This...the guys who rode in should have their reward! Would stink if it's taken away

 

[Sophistic]

the organisers must be fans of calvinball

 

[Eyeballs Out]

British Eurosport is on live now

 

[Havetts]

British Eurosport is on live now

Nice.. :')

 

[nvpacchi]

the organisers must be fans of calvinball

Doesn't Hobbes end up winning in Calvinball?

Maybe the breakaway will get there way then and keep the time they garnered

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Some snowy live pics, Harmon telling us what we already knew

... and now to live curling

 

[hrotha]

the organisers must be fans of calvinball

This is a pro sport, so probably more like blernsball.

 

[cineteq]

The peloton knew or should have known that the last climb was in danger of being cut out all along.

They trusted Ryo so that's why they thought it won't be shortened or cancelled. LOL

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

They trusted Ryo so that's why they thought it won't be shortened or cancelled. LOL

the last time they listened to me

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The leaders didn't even know they were at the finish according to Eurosport.

Brajkovic more or less won by accident. They were stopped by organisers at the 'finish'

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

What a farce.

 

[classicomano]

The leaders didn't even know they were at the finish according to Eurosport.

Brajkovic more or less won by accident. They were stopped by organisers at the 'finish'

Yeah I figured something like that would happen, what a joke.

 

[Danilot]

Great organization. No wonder the Spanish economy is in the toilet.

So you extrapolate from a one-week cycling race in Catalonia to make a judgment on the entire Spanish economy. Very logical.

 

[hrotha]

The leaders didn't even know they were at the finish according to Eurosport.

Brajkovic more or less won by accident. They were stopped by organisers at the 'finish'

Now this is embarrassing. And most unfair, too. That's taking away the chances of riders like Gerrans.

 

[Beech Mtn]

The leaders didn't even know they were at the finish according to Eurosport.

Brajkovic more or less won by accident. They were stopped by organisers at the 'finish'

I cannot WAIT to see the finish "line" photos. Hopefully they had a photographer there. This race is going down in history.