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

[Ryo Hazuki]

British Eurosport were speculating about todays stage being changed yesterday so its not simply something that has been picked out of thin air by forum contributors.

not one spanish form of media or the organisers have let it shine through that changes might happen to the stage. I've only heard it here

 

[Connor Pass]

this link may show what is happening weather wise in Port-Anie: http://www.skipallars.cat/webcam/

British Eurosport were speculating about todays stage being changed yesterday so its not simply something that has been picked out of thin air by forum contributors.

They were just saying there was a chance of snow so the route may have to be diverted. It wasn't anything that had been officially mentioned.

Looking at the above link though it doesn't seem as if there's any way they could ride up there. There was a road in the picture earlier which has now vanished!

 

[Euskaltel!]

Some of the twitpics coming in look pretty interesting, although the temperature is getting better as they descend

 

[Beech Mtn]

Snowing at the finish, sleet on the course, a breakaway and dangerous roads, hmm...

Levi is going to have to really work for this if he wants it. Good. I don't like Levi at all, but will respect his efforts if the race route goes full distance and he takes GC on a day like this.

Really hoping for a CA Sorensen win from the break though.

 

[Euskaltel!]

Sørenson struggling on the descent

 

[Richeypen]

Can anyone fill me in on whats going on?

 

[cineteq]

Sørenson struggling on the descent

Are you sure is not baby Schleck?

 

[Euskaltel!]

Of course iSchleck will be in trouble as well, but twitter has a few sources saying Sørensen has been distanced on the descent...

 

[hatcher]

OPQS Cycling Team ‏
RT @cyclingfans: No live television coverage of today's Volta a Catalunya Stage 3 due to extreme snow conditions, CTV tell me.


BAD.

 

[Euskaltel!]

Can anyone fill me in on whats going on?

Peloton quite far behind, 5 mins or so, with a good escape group up ahead. Weather threatening the finish though...

 

[Richeypen]

OPQS Cycling Team ‏
RT @cyclingfans: No live television coverage of today's Volta a Catalunya Stage 3 due to extreme snow conditions, CTV tell me.


BAD.

But not surprising after the mess which was the broadcast yesterday. This race has been an advert of exactly how not to broadcast a race.

 

[theyoungest]

But not surprising after the mess which was the broadcast yesterday. This race has been an advert of exactly how not to broadcast a race.

I don't think it would have been any different in most other races. Fog + snow means it's almost impossible to get a signal through.

 

[Beech Mtn]

OPQS Twitter says there won't be live TV coverage of today's stage due to the snow.

edit-
Hatcher beat me to it.

 

[Richeypen]

I don't think it would have been any different in most other races. Fog + snow means it's almost impossible to get a signal through.

Doesnt excuse the terrible way the race has been broadcast up to now though does it.

 

[Euskaltel!]

Apparently the organization is worried about the finish, yeah but they're not the only ones!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Don't even joke about that. Otherwise tomorrow we'll have to hear people on here moan about the over-hyping of said rider if he doesn't deliver, displaying - once more - their absolute inability to discern a tongue-in-cheek remark from a serious one. He was the best Rabo rider for the day though so I hope he can at least keep up the positive trend.

Indeed, and if you keep making jokes like that. We hear people moaning you're the king of hype and they really think you mean everything seriously even when it's obvious to 90% of the human populous that..it's a joke...

 

[Beech Mtn]

Are you sure is not baby Schleck?

Baby Schleck was dropped some time ago. His struggle is yet to come, unless he pulls out first.

 

[theyoungest]

Apparently the organization is worried about the finish, yeah but they're not the only ones!

This can't be true. Ryo Hazuki said it didn't matter

Indeed, and if you keep making jokes like that. We hear people moaning you're the king of hype and they really think you mean everything seriously even when it's obvious to 90% of the human populous that..it's a joke...

But by making the same joke about every half decent Dutch talent you're turning the riders themselves into jokes.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

But not surprising after the mess which was the broadcast yesterday. This race has been an advert of exactly how not to broadcast a race.

this race showed this week why they are on the verge of extinction and they deserve so. not the uci to blame like everyone did here. this is the 21st century. no lousy excuses for having images like that.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Indeed, and if you keep making jokes like that. We hear people moaning you're the king of hype and they really think you mean everything seriously even when it's obvious to 90% of the human populous that..it's a joke...

except that it's no funny so how is that a joke?

 

[Euskaltel!]

It's now not just snowing at the finish but snowing heavily...

 

[hatcher]

The TJVG abandons.

 

[Euskaltel!]

Gap out to 8.40

 

[Kwibus]

OPQS Cycling Team ‏
RT @cyclingfans: No live television coverage of today's Volta a Catalunya Stage 3 due to extreme snow conditions, CTV tell me.


BAD.

Fffffuuuuu

This morning I decided to record Catalunya instead of Dwars door Vlaanderen lol.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Gap out to 8.40

they can't be serious. carrara deserves to win this then