Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2022 (March 21-27)

[wheresmybrakes]

Plapp is a support rider for Porte - Circumstances would need to change for Plapp to win a stage.

Not any more he isn't.

 

[Salvarani]

Could Hofstetter take the win today? Would very much deserve one.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

David 'Quaranta' Dekker and Martin 'Guardini' Laas also dropped.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Why have so many riders forgotten how to stay on their bike today? So many random crashes.

Ugly crash as well with Skjelmose going over the barriers, fortunately he seems fine.

 

[glassmoon]

uff... over the rails even. looks like he's OK though

 

[SafeBet]

Skjelmose is fine, luckily, but another scary crash there.

 

[tobydawq]

Quite a drop there. But it seems like Skjelmose was very fortunate. He must have landed on a very soft, well-fed Catalan pheasant.

 

[noob]

That looked scary

 

[KenFiamingo]

Curious about the young Skjelmose. Seems like he recovered well from illness and picking up the threads again since his excellent performance at the Provence.

I take full responsibility of jinxing Mattias.

 

[Baldinger]

Could have been a horrible accident, but the images of Skjelmose shouting I'M FINE, I'M FINE, I'M FINE, I'M FINE, I NEED A BIKE! were also great.

 

[tobydawq]

I take full responsibility of jinxing Michael.

Michael?

 

[KenFiamingo]

Michael?

Corrected

 

[SafeBet]

Porte DNF.

 

[glassmoon]

Lil Richie abandons...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Porte DNF

Maybe he's got whatever Piddler's got

 

[tobydawq]

Plapp sick too.

 

[noob]

Is there an ongoing illness in Ineos?

 

[glassmoon]

Porte DNF

Maybe he's got whatever Piddler's got

even Plapp looks kinda off

 

[Tim Cahill]

Now even Littler Richie looks done!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Ineos are having Murphy's Law tiers of bad luck this season so far...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Is there an ongoing illness in Ineos?

marginal pains?

 

[Tim Cahill]

It wouldn't be a long midweek stage race broadcast without Carlton launching into an unprompted polemic about how impressive 'Si Clarke' has looked.

 

[Samamba]

Man this whole seasons seems to be decided by who gets sick at the right time and who gets sick just before important races.

 

[noob]

Ok, at least that looked kinda funny weird

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not sure why they are hyping up the Vernon/Bagioli duo when they are rather obviously arranging the leadout for Fausto.