Vuelta a Burgos 2025 (August 5-9)

[Cycling111]

Pogacar would have crashed anyway. The UnoX's move was reckless.

It's very revealing to change your mind like that depending on how much you dislike the rider.

Even in an accidents, you can't leave these issues aside?
Aren't there any red lines even in this?
Are we going to use accidents to continue with phobias? 🙄

Lynching or insuting Del Toro for an accidente is the same thing as lynching Johanessen

 

[James M]

Ciccone seemed to get the worst of it. I really hope, for his sake, it won't affect his Vuelta, hes been impressive many times this year just to run into something detrimental.

 

[Rou]

No official results outside of top 30 yet.
I think the DSes are talking with the judges to neutralise the gaps.

 

[Brullnux]

No official results outside of top 30 yet.
I think the DSes are talking with the judges to neutralise the gaps.

I think it was a bit silly not to have a neutralisation point on what is effectively an uphill bunch sprint on narrow roads.

 

[postmanhat]

Ciccone seemed to get the worst of it. I really hope, for his sake, it won't affect his Vuelta, hes been impressive many times this year just to run into something detrimental.

True, but that's pretty much every season of his career. I hope it does affect his Vuelta in that he goes there for the KOM/stagehunting, rather than GC.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hindley hiding behind the 16 placard. Team sending a message?

Seems we got the answer to that question.

 

[Red Rick]

Del toro listed as finishing at 11s while Ciccone lost more than a minute.

Completely fair ofcourse

 

[search]

I wonder if they will cite any rules or admit that it is by fiat.

he did finish in the 11s group - what can they do?

Only option is to penalize him for dangerous behaviour or whatever, but the stage result itself is correct.

 

[Netserk]

he did finish in the 11s group - what can they do?

Only option is to penalize him for dangerous behaviour or whatever, but the stage result itself is correct.

My bad!

A yellow card is in place.

 

[Sciatic]

Just watched a another replay--definitely avoidable operator error with inside pedal strike a' la Dan Marin at LBL

 

[Red Rick]

Del Toro gained over a minute on Ciccone in GC today. The most succesful GT attack of his career.

 

[Tim Cahill]

February 1.1 Spain watchers know about Jordan Labrosse

 

[topcat]

I didn't see the race but del Toro should be lynched. I was just getting hyped about Ciccone.

 

[Escarabajo]

Weird ruling the time for Ciccone

 

[tobydawq]

My mind is blown from reading this thread. Wow.

 

[Red Rick]

My mind is blown from reading this thread. Wow.

Should be titled Rugby a Burgos really.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The Mexican will be drinking margaritas in Guadeloupe in a week's time.
If Ciccone's Vuelta is ruined...
It would suck.

If UAE had been planning to send him to the Tour de Guadeloupe I wouldn't have been surprised in all honesty after the barrelled fish shoots they've sent him out on.

They missed the chance though, as it is going on as we speak.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

In two minds about this one. On the one hand it's pretty f*cked up that Del Toro can crash his main rival out of GC contention without facing any consequences, on the other hand the way you'd have to make the rules to punish situations like this is a whole other can of worms. Compare for example to short track speed skating where a skater A is always deemed to have broken the rules if skater B crashes due to any action by skater A, which regularly causes DQs for manoeuvres where it really isn't obvious whether or not a rule has been broken.

 

[Rou]

If UAE had been planning to send him to the Tour de Guadeloupe I wouldn't have been surprised in all honesty after the barrelled fish shoots they've sent him out on.

They missed the chance though, as it is going on as we speak.

My bad.
I was thinking about Guadalajara (and not riding there) but the crash of Toro apparently crashed my brain.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Guadeloupe actually got a little bit of mainstream coverage round here because of those lads hidden behind a car.

 

[Brullnux]

Rewatched the final km, how did the organisers not put in the 1km rule at the very least? Cobbled uphill sprint after a flat stage, bizarre.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Rewatched the final km, how did the organisers not put in the 1km rule at the very least? Cobbled uphill sprint after a flat stage, bizarre.

Categorised uphill finish = automatically no 3k rule.

 

[Brullnux]

Categorised uphill finish = automatically no 3k rule.

Can organisers not overrule that when there's a pretty clear risk of a mechanical/crash? This is functionally a pretty short uphill bunch sprint

 

[Escarabajo]

Categorised uphill finish = automatically no 3k rule.

Ok. So very similar to what happened to Roglic in stage 11 of the 2024 Tour!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Ok. So very similar to what happened to Roglic in stage 11 of the 2024 Tour!

Exactly the opposite actually since Roglič lost no time.