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

[Netserk]

Someone was signaling before the first guy went wrong. Everyone just follows the Bora leadout

The man in a red jacket signals by pointing his fingers and not by using the red flag he has in his left hand. He should have stood clearly visible and used both hands to signal with the flag.

 

[RedheadDane]

Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2025 Stage 1 results

is the winner of Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2025 Stage 1, before and . was leader in GC.

www.procyclingstats.com

So, is this the order in which they actually crossed the line?
Is that including those who jumped the barriers?

(Also, impressive to see how smoothly the spectators - or maybe just people passing by - stepped out of the way of the AU sprinting riders.)

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Someone was signaling before the first guy went wrong. Everyone just follows the Bora leadout

Looked to me like they were already wrong when they passed the poor motorcyclist in a red jacket: it was a crazy chicane that late in the race otherwise.

They needed to stay left onto the roundabout, but there was nothing on the long wide lead in to that to indicate so.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892261374215991660

 

[Tricycle Rider]

View: https://youtu.be/LUx8voKqu3o?t=6238


Someone was signaling before the first guy went wrong. Everyone just follows the Bora leadout

Watching this again it would have been funny to be an actual spectator on the road who doesn't know which way to look or turn - is the race over here, is it over there? lol!!

Just thank goodness nobody got hurt.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2025 Stage 1 results

is the winner of Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2025 Stage 1, before and . was leader in GC.

www.procyclingstats.com

So, is this the order in which they actually crossed the line?
Is that including those who jumped the barriers?

(Also, impressive to see how smoothly the spectators - or maybe just people passing by - stepped out of the way of the AU sprinting riders.)

We are used to portuguese reckless drivers. A bunch of cyclists are peanuts.

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892261374215991660

Great human being. Well done Pippo!

 

[Netserk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892261374215991660

@Tim Cahill: "Utter woke nonsense!"

 

[E_F_]

View: https://youtu.be/LUx8voKqu3o?t=6238


Someone was signaling before the first guy went wrong. Everyone just follows the Bora leadout

No, no Rick have you been living under a rock? We always blame the race organizers for everything! Even if we have to make stuff up!

 

[Coffeeplanter]

That tweet makes it sound like it is a(n) INEOS/Ganna decision, but his follow-up tweet suggests it was an organizers/jury decision.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Great human being. Well done Pippo!

It doesn't sound like Ganna rejected the podium because he thought he didn't deserve it...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892261609134784804

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892257829416763504

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Bigger meme race than Vuelta 2023.

 

[zlev11]

You make it sound like they left after one incident at Besseges.

this is a thousand times worse than anything that happened at Besseges

 

[red_flanders]

Marco Haller (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) reacted to the chaotic final saying that the officials and organisers need to face consequenses for such a dangerous finish.

"You could see that on the last kilometre, the deviation wasn't blocked by the officials, and obviously when the riders are coming, they follow the motor bikes, like they always do. And for me it's pretty ridiculous because we suffered 190km to put ourselves in the perfect position and then it is basically everything for nothing.

"It is a joke. Something where there needs to be consequences for the officials and the organisers because it cannot always be the riders who are to blame. We are in the heat of the moment, it is a race situation, it is frustrating. It is always the same finish, but this is why we have fences, we have officials, motorbikes who guide us, that was just poor. It is very frustrating for all of the riders because we want to have the best one to win it and not by chance."

Sounds pretty ridiculous.

 

[Tim Cahill]

@Tim Cahill: "Utter woke nonsense!"

If they take the win away then cycling is finished, I note many riders haven't completed the full course yet and need to be OTL'd to preserve the integrity of the race.

 

[RedheadDane]

this is a thousand times worse than anything that happened at Besseges

And it was once...

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Meanwhile, at PCS:

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[Peyroteo94]

It doesn't sound like Ganna rejected the podium because he thought he didn't deserve it...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892261609134784804

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892257829416763504

Forget what I said.

 

[Potomac]

I can say I watched this finish live on TV.

But it will be a bit like woodstock. Only a few thousands were really there, but there must be millions who say they were.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Doesn‘t the lead moto usually go down the diversion? I don‘t think the officials can just close it off.

 

[Netserk]

The man in a red jacket signals by pointing his fingers and not by using the red flag he has in his left hand. He should have stood clearly visible and used both hands to signal with the flag.

How it was done with the same finish last year:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892261714592243857

View: https://x.com/Elias_TVL/status/1892261714592243857

 

[zlev11]

dude in the neon green is pointing in the correct direction. riders just screwed up.

 

[E_F_]

Love how they always say that the ear pieces are vital for safety, yet most teams somehow didn't have someone in the DS's car looking at the road book, telling the riders which way to go.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

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.

 

[Samamba]

How it was done with the same finish last year:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1892261714592243857

View: https://x.com/Elias_TVL/status/1892261714592243857

I don't even know if it was that much better based on that pic, peloton was already reduced (crash?) and already on the right side of the road so easier.

 

[Samamba]

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.

De Lie also started screaming and putting his hand up pretty fast. I do not believe the whole "yeah I didn't know". Sure some people didn't maybe, but it was pretty obvious.