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

[Mellow Velo]

Kilometer 105. Van Garderen (BMC) leaves

Following the example of his more illustrious and experienced team mates.
No point in flogging a dead horse.............especially in the snow.

 

[hrotha]

Breaking news: some guys haven't abandoned yet.

 

[dlwssonic]

Following the example of his more illustrious and experienced team mates.
No point in flogging a dead horse.............especially in the snow.

he tried to get in the early break but failed. Good decision by him, not like he could anything.

 

[jens_attacks]

i think carrara will win with half an hour.a stage for the record books

i don't know what to say,it's epic but stupid too

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Breaking news: some guys haven't abandoned yet.

Tomorrow the peloton will start with 15 riders and a clown

 

[dlwssonic]

hopefully some rider will go banzai on the descent.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I never thought I'd say it, but they would have been better cancelling the stage - will be a farce for the rest of the race with no riders left.

 

[airstream]

Breaking news: some guys haven't abandoned yet.

haha, I thought the same.

Is it really mostly due to bad organization than bad luck? probably, no broadcast wouldn't be able to show the race while such terrible weather conditions.

 

[iZnoGouD]

break is gonna get caught, imo

 

[Euskaltel!]

uran abandons

 

[greatking88]

Will there be some way of letting riders that abandoned today back in tomorrow if the peloton is left with for example 20/30riders??

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

entire sky team abondons

 

[dlwssonic]

break is gonna get caught, imo

not so sure about that. everyone in the peloton is abandoning.

 

[hrotha]

Tomorrow the peloton will start with 15 riders and a clown

You're mistaken, Valverde DNS.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

uran abandons

TeamSkyFailsWhenItsCold

 

[Vitapen]

Looks like the break will be bigger then the peloton soon.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

You're mistaken, Valverde DNS.

lol



.......

 

[dlwssonic]

poor michael albasini

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Mikel Snow FTW

 

[Havetts]

Andy Schleck, Machado & Hermans abandon. There goes team RadioSchleck.

 

[dlwssonic]

3 radioshack riders abandon. Andy as expected. this is becoming comical

 

[dlwssonic]

this would be soooo good with tv coverage

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol 95% of my team has given up (cycling game)

 

[Danilot]

this would be soooo good with tv coverage

It's like watching the Grand Prix of Monaco with torrential rain.

 

[hrotha]

Andy Schleck, Machado & Hermans abandon. There goes team RadioSchleck.

If this has gone from individual riders abandoning to full teams calling it quits (probably being indignant about the race not having been cancelled yet), I can see the organizers saying today never happened, breakaway be damned.