Vuelta a España 2019 stage 1: Torrevieja (TTT) 13,4 km

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So Wiggo suggesting a tourist spilling a bottle of water across the route was the cause of the Jumbo crash.

If he's talking about the water a few meters before the corner... you would need at least an entire bucket of water for how wet the road was.

 

[JRanton]

Only in Spain.

 

[Red Rick]

Crashes can happen in any stage, they are not a valid argument against TTTs, if you ask me.

And TTTs make sure that when *** hits the fan, it's one entire team getting screwed at random.

 

[Tonton]

**it happens. And after all, Roglic losing time may open up the race a little, as the best ITT specialist of all the contenders, he can no longer Cadel Evans his way to the win. Small gaps.

FDJ B squad did quite well.

 

[Carols]

https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/arti...qXw0AYYDuRmtTQZj1rDCj5O5weCbhc4sWr9nGmZVxUSm0
I have asked the organisation how this could have happened. They went to the house where the water came from. That is five hundred metres from the course, on a steep slope that goes straight onto the roundabout. There was a child playing in a inflatable plastic swimming pool that broke. As a result, according to the organisation, all of that water flooded down onto the road all of a sudden."

 

[Northerner]

UAE 's crash, same place as Jumbo-Visma: Molano seems a bit slow getting up

https://twitter.com/x/status/1165351458285469698

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1165351458285469698

 

[Lequack]

If it was Team Ineos they would have complained and gives the same time as the winner.

 

[Juan Pelota]

what the heck happened to Sepp Kuss? Any explanation?

 

[movingtarget]

Please do away with the ridiculous TTT. Let's put 8 riders and a team car on a tight cicrcuit on slippery city roads and hope no one ruins their race on the first stage. Most TTT circuits seem to be designed by non cyclists. Bring back the prologue for God's sake. The city still gets it's tourist pictures...............

 

[JosephK]

what the heck happened to Sepp Kuss? Any explanation?

I've read a couple articles that say it was a mechanical without going into detail. He was coming off the lead of the TT train when it happened. Instead of tagging onto the back of the train, he just slowed for a while, and then he was peddling again, but by then he was way behind. Maybe he slipped a chain at the worst moment, or maybe a gear issue? Once a big enough gap forms, there's no way to ride back to the train of riders.

 

[JosephK]

Please do away with the ridiculous TTT. Let's put 8 riders and a team car on a tight cicrcuit on slippery city roads and hope no one ruins their race on the first stage. Most TTT circuits seem to be designed by non cyclists. Bring back the prologue for God's sake. The city still gets it's tourist pictures...............

I like this idea. If a TT course has to be tight/technical, let's not have it be a team time trial, where 7 or 8 riders have to fit together (with team car) . . . which multiplies the chance of misfortune, as one rider crashing probably means several riders crashing.

 

[perico]

I love la Vuelta

 

[Koronin]

I like this idea. If a TT course has to be tight/technical, let's not have it be a team time trial, where 7 or 8 riders have to fit together (with team car) . . . which multiplies the chance of misfortune, as one rider crashing probably means several riders crashing.

Remember 2-3 years ago they didn't count the opening TTT towards GC due to how crazy it was.

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

Wasn't that because it was too sandy being next to the beach, or something??

 

[Koronin]

Wasn't that because it was too sandy being next to the beach, or something??

I think it had something to do with part of the course was on a boardwalk. I still can't figure out how a race organizer thinks a beach boardwalk is a good idea for any sort of race. And that is before you add the possible sand.

 

[jaylew]

So much for Gaviria contesting any early sprints. I was looking forward to Gav v Bennett v QS

 

[Ludwigzgz]

Most TTT circuits seem to be designed by non cyclists.

Fernando Escartín

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So some freak water accident prevents Jumbo from taking time and now suddenly being on the back foot, as well as having both their leaders crash. Great.

 

[F_Cance]

Can't deny that this is great for the race. Now Roglic has to do something and can't solely rely on the TT.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

maybe great for the race. but obviously not very fair your race gets ruined to external factors. That sucks. Not 1 cycling fan should like that or encourage that

 

[Red Rick]

maybe great for the race. but obviously not very fair your race gets ruined to external factors. That sucks. Not 1 cycling fan should like that or encourage that

Also, do you really want to give the rider that's kinda sorta supposed to attack to get time for free. This is basically like saying it would be better for the race to start with a flat stage and have a shorter TT.