Volta a Catalunya, 23-29 March 2026

[Red Rick]

Evenepoel has no tactical sense

They were 4 RB, 4 Visma and 2 Lidl in the front split, and then the bonehead wanted to go it alone, instead of eliminating Almerida from the GC.

Vingegaard naturally followed and refused to work (mostly), and with good reason.

Vingegaard apparently sat up when Evenepoel crashed, because he didn't think it was the "right way" to win - and implies he would have sprinted against Evenepoel, which would undoubetly have made him a lot of enemies

a lot of enemies being who exactly?

 

[Sciatic]

I was uaware this forum had developed into a journalistic exercise. I uses to just banter about cycling on here.

I better skedaddle again since I am letting the team down.

When someone tries to tell me why I'm saying something (and suggesting ill intent) then I usually do reply. In this case looking at the replay, my first thought was a touch of wheels-- because I have, and you probably have, been in a crash in that scenario and its remarkable how at least one of the riders goes straight to the ground. From out 30,000 ft view that was my first impression. Others posters were giving their initial impressions.
If you want journalistic discourse, check out the moderation thread

 

[search]

will Evenepoel get s.t. as the bunch, or this the first example of the Roglic-rule?

 

[Extinction]

Evenepoel has no tactical sense

They were 4 RB, 4 Visma and 2 Lidl in the front split, and then the bonehead wanted to go it alone, instead of eliminating Almerida from the GC.

Vingegaard naturally followed and refused to work (mostly), and with good reason.

Vingegaard apparently sat up when Evenepoel crashed, because he didn't think it was the "right way" to win - and implies he would have sprinted against Evenepoel, which would undoubetly have made him a lot of enemies

Win win situation, but Evenepoel made it interesting.

 

[Salvarani]

What time does Remco get?

 

[Hugh Januss]

Surely, they should give Remco the most combative award?

Does it count if it's self harm?

 

[Brullnux]

What time does Remco get?

Times taken at 1km to go because of the crash, so -10 on the peloton

 

[TourOfSardinia]

will Evenepoel get s.t. as the bunch, or this the first example of the Roglic-rule?

Same time as Vingo - who he was with when he went down - so same time as the bunch?

106

Evenepoel Remco

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe

3″

*0:00

 

[Tim Cahill]

Posted in the wrong thread then, here are the rules

 

[Red Rick]

Vingegaard did not win solo because he didn't want to give Evenepoel those seconds over his other rivals.

Absolutely diabolical

 

[Netserk]

will Evenepoel get s.t. as the bunch, or this the first example of the Roglic-rule?

i think its the new rogla rule here , yeah

stupid rule change , he obviously wouldnt go down like that if he was on his own

 

[James M]

Vingegaard should honor his class and work with Evenepoel.

Seems like it was a good stage to bad I didnt watch hence why im asking. Was Jonas not helping when they was alone?

 

[Netserk]

Seems like it was a good stage to bad I didnt watch hence why im asking. Was Jonas not helping when they was alone?

some of the time he helped

but not at first and not in the end

 

[Netserk]

Same time as Vingo - who he was with when he went down - so same time as the bunch?

106

Evenepoel Remco

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe

3″

*0:00

has it been confirmed that it was because of a mechanical ?

if not , he will lose time

 

[Kazistuta]

So Remco just told reporters that he was about to change grip on his handle bars when he hit an unmarked pothole, lost his grip and crashed. Seemed in good spirits never the less. Good to hear, freak accident.

 

[Red Rick]

Wait so he should lose all the time in GC?

 

[Red Rick]

has it been confirmed that it was because of a mechanical ?

if not , he will lose time

Evenepoel will have a fake mechanical, as is tradition

 

[Netserk]

So Remco just told reporters that he was about to change grip on his handle bars when he hit an unmarked pothole, lost his grip and crashed. Seemed in good spirits never the less. Good to hear, freak accident.

rogla rule then

bye bye gc

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Vingegaard did not win solo because he didn't want to give Evenepoel those seconds over his other rivals.

Absolutely diabolical

This guy must have a few nonowatts per neuron.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Could be a meltdown coming if he loses GC because of Roglic falling off on that descent a couple of years back, he was raging about that enough as it was.

 

[fenns]

So Remco just told reporters that he was about to change grip on his handle bars when he hit an unmarked pothole, lost his grip and crashed. Seemed in good spirits never the less. Good to hear, freak accident.

sounds like poor bike handling

 

[theyoungest]

rogla rule then

bye bye gc

Only fair.

 

[Red Rick]

rogla rule then

bye bye gc

But it's not Rogla, so rules don't apply.

 

[Tim Cahill]

“What other people’s tactics are is their problem. I don’t care much about that. In any case, it was clear who was riding to win and who wasn’t.”

 

[Red Rick]

“What other people’s tactics are is their problem. I don’t care much about that. In any case, it was clear who was riding to win and who wasn’t.”

We'll see in the coming days who is riding to win, and who is riding to protect their ego