Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2025 ( February 19 - February 23)

[Mayomaniac]

I hope Ganna wins the tempogrinder MTF tomorrow for the lols.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

I hope Ganna wins the tempogrinder MTF tomorrow for the lols.

Other side of Foia right? Supposed to be harder than the usual borefest.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Fwiw Van Aert said that he realized he was on the wrong side as soon as he came out of the roundabout and stopped riding with about 400 metres to go. Like I said, how a bunch of people sprinted for the line that wasn't there is beyond me.

Maybe they thought there was a slight chance that the commissars might consider the finish line to be extrapolated out to the side, and didn't want to have given up in case that was the case.

 

[E_F_]

Maybe they thought there was a slight chance that the commissars might consider the finish line to be extrapolated out to the side, and didn't want to have given up in case that was the case.

Of course. But still incredibly irresponsible.

 

[Samamba]

Maybe they thought there was a slight chance that the commissars might consider the finish line to be extrapolated out to the side, and didn't want to have given up in case that was the case.

Even if they would have that incredibly dumb thought (like come on, there's not even a way for the organizers to know who would win there), it's still very dangerous and irresponsible. You can't expect people to feel bad for you when there's safery issues if you're willing to risk injuries on yourself and spectators doing stuff like this imo.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

If that's not a straight red card then what is?

There is no red card, only yellows. And I'm not sure that the race commissars can apply it for what people do then they are literally not in the race.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So Meeus literally says he knew when there were people shooting and making gestures to slow down but he still sprinted?

There were people shooting? Wow, the UCI are finally taking the rules on deviating from racing line seriously.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Even if they would have that incredibly dumb thought (like come on, there's not even a way for the organizers to know who would win there), it's still very dangerous and irresponsible. You can't expect people to feel bad for you when there's safery issues if you're willing to risk injuries on yourself and spectators doing stuff like this imo.

It can indeed seem dumb to you or me, but if their only purpose in 4 hours plus has been to try to win the stage, and there is a slight possibility of it, and you see that others are trying to do the same thing, and you are full of adrenaline (let's assume just that) and short of oxygen, and your career is predicated upon getting to a line as quickly as possible, and you don't know they won't decide the winner that way, and you are young and competitive, and your heart is at about 190 bpm, and ...

Plenty of people do much dumber things in those circumstances.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

UCI points! Relegation!!

There are only UCI points for the first 5 places on a 2.Pro stage.

 

[E_F_]

There are only UCI points for the first 5 places on a 2.Pro stage.

Well, shows how much I know!

 

[Lequack]

This is disappointing, Ganna won that fair and square. So now if the peloton is losing to a breakaway they can just go the wrong way and the stage will be cancelled.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Pro cycling once again proving it's nothing of the sort; still too much amateurish things going on.......

 

[Froome]

Why Vingegaard why......you should never go to this ridiculous race, instead of going to the great O Gran Camino.

 

[KZD]

I guess Ganna won't return next year, he was robbed!

 

[red_flanders]

Saw the replay of it all on the highlights video. That was super messed up, the roundabout clearly funneled the riders into the wrong line. One guy waving a flag isn't enough to fix the obvious impetus to take the wrong line. To get the correct line, they had to make a super janky, very slow right turn past the apex of the roundabout. Ridiculous.

I mean, this will be the most interesting thing about this race, but man, pro cycling didn't need another amateur hour move at this point.

 

[MyFTP5.9w/kg]

Just put them in by bib number or alphabetically who cares.

Bookies

Lotto did a recon yesterday and the first rider who went to the wrong side was Jarrad Drizners from Lotto. Said it was really confusing with no barriers and the motorbike suddenly in front to that side.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892274743434170722

View: https://x.com/faustocoppi60/status/1892274743434170722

 

[Wyndbrook]

Wrong commissares/ organisers decision, results should stand, rules are riders are responsible for knowing the correct route.

 

[Lequack]

They could just re-race the final 3km.

 

[titan31]

I had the top 3 in my fantasy team too. That sucks.

Should have kept stage results and just did a 3k rule like it was a crash

 

[Tim Cahill]

They could just re-race the final 3km.

Love the idea of some sheepish looking Portuguese race director knocking round hotel rooms at 10:50pm asking them to get their lycra on so they can race the last 3km in the dark.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Watching the peloton getting ready for the sprint from up above they look like some kind of a bizarre living organism

An autonomous living organism

(on belated signal watching right now, just noticed your post as the creature went its own ways before my eyes, haven't read further here, sry)

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

When I'm doomscrolling X I often ask myself how such a big percentage of the platform are idiots.

After reading these comments on this stage I realise it's not only X who have people who should really go outside and touch some grass...

 

[armchairclimber]

This is disappointing, Ganna won that fair and square. So now if the peloton is losing to a breakaway they can just go the wrong way and the stage will be cancelled.

Genius. You should be a DS.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892259982818607538

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1892259982818607538

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Returning to civilization post a winter vacation far, far away, near zero internet access, for a moment I was torn about whether to go back to wilderness immediately, media showers and everything taken into account.

But this thread convinced me that I should stay. Thanks

I hope by today's incident the road season is hereby rebooted and game for some proper bike racing tomorrow.