Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2019, March 25-31

[movingtarget]

Matthews gets it done again, barely. Lopez looking very strong going into the final stage.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Lol Lopez. He deserves to win this race.

 

[Red Rick]

This final stage always finishes super early doesn't it?

 

[tobydawq]

Re:

This final stage always finishes super early doesn't it?

It's nice that we can see both this and GW without two screens.

 

[tobydawq]

So the GC times will be taken on the penultimate passage of the line, while the stage victory will get crowned as previously intended. Because of rain.

This seems like absurdity.

 

[RedheadDane]

Has it been made official?

 

[tobydawq]

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Has it been made official?

I think so. They wrote it on Twitter themselves.

 

[RedheadDane]

The way I understood it, it's only if it rains. Which it doesn't, yet.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

The way I understood it, it's only if it rains. Which it doesn't, yet.

Thats also what Thomas Bay said. At least that makes a bit more sense, but how dangerous is the circuit really?

 

[tobydawq]

Okay, you may be right. But really, why is it less dangerous riding the penultimate lap in wet conditions than the last?

And it's only rain! Come on...

 

[Scarponi]

Froome leading the peloton

 

[Laplaz]

Bardet crashed

 

[Sestriere]

Geschke down as well and looking bad. Just came back from a broken elbow. So unlucky.

 

[Salvarani]

Nairo going for it!

 

[Salvarani]

Gap not so big though

 

[gregrowlerson]

Re:

Nairo going for it!

Yes, Nairo "apparently never attacks" Quintana is doing more than his fair share of work in this dangerous group that is off the front.

This could be the greatest forum moment since a memorable edition of the Tour of Switzerland many years ago

 

[gregrowlerson]

Finally! World Cycling has considered its fans in Australia! Loving this earlier finish

Really interesting circuit course too.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Forza Davide!

 

[repre]

Quintana is sooooo boring right now...

 

[Scarponi]

Yates twin attack

 

[SlickMongoose]

Beautiful from MS.

 

[Red Rick]

Grupo Yates seems an apt name for that group

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Astana are a bit shorthanded because Kudus was taken out in that crash

 

[Velolover2]

The twins are so smart. Perfect move.

And I doubt the Astana team isn't explosive enough to catch them.

 

[Red Rick]

This would be a typical Movistar move to chase right now