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

[Black Betsy]

Joke race , the equivalent of AGR

 

[E_F_]

By the rules, the lot of them should be DQd for taking a shortcut and not racing the parcours.

I would love to see the version of this race where the rules are enforced by the book!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

As a portuguese man, I'm ashamed for what our country delivered to the world.
Sorry...

Enough about Ronaldo. What did you think of this finish? (I had to, sorry)

 

[tobydawq]

By the rules of the sport, it's the responsibility of the riders to know the course. But like in Itzulia 2019, they will probably get the same time. Would be funny if they didn't though.

Lots of DNFs.

 

[Netserk]

 

[zlev11]

so i guess we can expect all of the world tour teams to leave the race tomorrow?

 

[tobydawq]

But it's UCI, so everyone on s.t. seems more plausible.

You would suggest that's not the best course of action?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Jan Christen looks chuffed to bits

And so he should!

Second place!

Big time gain!

 

[Potomac]

just too effing funny

 

[Didinho]

This race only misses an angry Remco.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

You would suggest that's not the best course of action?

No, I am suggesting that UCI never follows its own rules.

 

[RedheadDane]

so i guess we can expect all of the world tour teams to leave the race tomorrow?

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

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Best course of action in my opinion? Everyone on s.t., Roglic DSQ.

 

[Red Rick]

Best course of action in my opinion? Everyone on s.t., Roglic DSQ.

20s penalty it is.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's obviously #2, but the sheep are gonna be crying about #1.

If someone had been crossing the road in the first 100 or even 200 metres after the deviation, it would have been a disaster even if everyone had realised immediately. It is very much #1 in this case.

It is absolutely fair to talk about the lack of functioning brain cells among certain riders too, though.

 

[Red Rick]

If someone had been crossing the road in the first 100 or even 200 metres after the deviation, it would have been a disaster even if everyone had realised immediately. It is very much #1 in this case.

How does anyone take the right road if there's no signaling.

 

[Netserk]

I would love to see the version of this race where the rules are enforced by the book!

For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

How does anyone take the right road if there's no signaling.

Just 10% of riders actually bothering to read the road book seems about right.

In all seriousness, from the replay it seemed that one guy started frantically signaling once the first riders went the wrong way.

 

[Peyroteo94]

How does anyone take the right road if there's no signaling.

There was a man pointing with his finger (ridiculous, I know).

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Usually when we see riders being led the wrong way in the final, it means they won't get to contest the finish, but here we actually have video evidence of riders coming to "the line" long before the winning rider.

 

[theyoungest]

As a portuguese man, I'm ashamed for what our country delivered to the world.
Sorry...

Your country has given us the best finish to a cycling race, ever! Don't feel ashamed, celebrate it!

 

[red_flanders]

No, I am suggesting that UCI never follows its own rules.

I'd rather they used some judgement than blindly followed the rules. Would be rather silly to DQ a vast part of the field.

 

[Pozzovivo]

Well, if UCI is to follow their own rulebook they should sanction Jarrad Drizners for this. It's the riders responsibility to know the route (according to the rulebook) and they were all told which way to take the roundabout in the briefing. It's also clearly lined out in the roadbook. But all common sense points to UCI and the race organizers. Disgrace.

 

[Red Rick]

Just 10% of riders actually bothering to read the road book seems about right.

In all seriousness, from the replay it seemed that one guy started frantically signaling once the first riders went the wrong way.

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


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

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Ganna seems to have been given a one hour bonus for making sure that at least some riders crossed the line:

1	GANNA Filippo	INEOS Grenadiers	20	30		4:28:30
2	GRÉGOIRE Romain	Groupama - FDJ	15	18		1:00:01
3	CHRISTEN Jan	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	10	12		,,
4	LAMPAERT Yves	Soudal Quick-Step	5	7		,,
5	KÜNG Stefan	Groupama - FDJ	3	4		,,
6	GLIVAR Gal	Alpecin - Deceuninck		3		,,
7	MEURISSE Xandro	Alpecin - Deceuninck		2		1:00:03
8	OLIVEIRA Ivo	UAE Team Emirates - XRG		1		1:00:04
9	GELDERS Gil	Soudal Quick-Step				1:00:07
10	TRATNIK Jan	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe				,,