Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025, Spain, February 5-9

[Salvarani]

Almeida straight up lost to a stronger rider (at least for February). Poor @mou taking a beating over his rebuilt almeida claims

I think it is a good start for him here though.

Interesting to see how he follows up in Algarve.

 

[search]

Romeo got a pretty random looking penalty for pushing Vermeersch into the ditch. Originally 12th (+13s), they relegated him to the +26s group.

 

[RedheadDane]

Can anyone tell my why there hasn't been outrage about this race and why the riders haven't stopped yet when apparently Tom Portsmouth crashed and broke his collarbone because of a motorbike (that shouldn't have been there) being on the road?

Because that was just one incident?

 

[Samamba]

Because that was just one incident?

I thought this almost never happened in other races? Literally 1 day later, and 0 outrage, 0 tweets. Nothing, nada, when someone actually broke something this time.

Also it wasn't just one. Multiple cars have been seen beside the road according to riders (stopped by the police like they have to just like stage 1 in Besseges).

 

[Tim Cahill]

With the inclusion of an outrageous ttt and now Portsmouth's crash that makes it 2 incidents, surely Hansen should be on the phone.

 

[Samamba]

With the inclusion of an outrageous ttt and now Portsmouth's crash that makes it 2 incidents, surely Hansen should be on the phone.

Will Hansen be on the phone when Grand Tours give out more WildCards this year cause certain teams and the big organizations demand it? Even tho the reason for reducing the amount of riders was safety (argument being made by the PCC themselves). Doubt it as it benefits some teams.

 

[RedheadDane]

Also it wasn't just one. Multiple cars have been seen beside the road according to riders (stopped by the police like they have to just like stage 1 in Besseges).

Key words being "had been stopped".
In the French amateur race they weren't all stopped.

With the inclusion of an outrageous ttt and now Portsmouth's crash that makes it 2 incidents, surely Hansen should be on the phone.

TTTs don't cause safety issues. That's just some people here having a weird agenda against a certain discipline.

 

[RedheadDane]

Anyway...

Joan Bou got some company in the break.

 

[Rob5091]

Missed this, can’t for the life of me work out what the hell happened in this stage. Such a confusing mix of riders and time gaps.

Horner gave it a run down -

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT5Fgpx9rdU

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Anyway...

Joan Bou got some company in the break.

You must be Jokin, right?

60 km left, so I can squeeze in a short walk before the final.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

PCS says the current speed is about 71km/h, so not exactly a Sunday ride.

 

[RedheadDane]

You must be Jokin, right?

Trying to fill my daily pun quota.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Good news
Adam Blythe
can't make it today

 

[tobydawq]

This must be the flattest part of the entire country of Spain.

Or the most Belgian part.

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's split up but Santiago is in the front group of 10 or so

 

[Tim Cahill]

Lidl gotta keep going even though it's uncertain who's dropped, surely a couple of contenders will be out.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

The boys are definitely racing today, this is fun!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

This must be the flattest part of the entire country of Spain.

Or the most Belgian part.

I don't think the course and scenery can get any flatter, the flatness has been turned up to 11.

 

[tobydawq]

Is there supposed to be that much water next to the road or is it residual from the flooding in October?

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's like they're racing through the Everglades, bizarre terrain

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Is there supposed to be that much water next to the road or is it residual from the flooding in October?

Don't have the answer for that but it's kind of spectacular.

 

[carolina]

Is there supposed to be that much water next to the road or is it residual from the flooding in October?

Those are rice fields.

 

[Salvarani]

They should have done something like the last stage in 2023. That was an epic one.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Bird sanctuaries and rice fields, and now a more populated area, this course has definitely been interesting.

 

[tobydawq]

Bird sanctuaries and rice fields, and now a more populated area, this course has definitely been interesting.

We might even get to watch a bit of football as Valencia CF are currently in the middle of a home game.