Vuelta a España 2019 stage 19: Ávila - Toledo > 165.2 km

[Cassirer]

Anything on Tony Martin? Hope its not too bad. Any other casualties?

 

[Lequack]

Anything on Tony Martin? Hope its not too bad. Any other casualties?

He was sitting on the road and the doctor was checking him out. Hoping for no broken bones.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

don't know about eurosport but in the international feed(espn s.america) no replay of that "move" yet.. huummmm...

 

[RedheadDane]

Payback for rabo at the 2014 TDF?

That's a joke, right? They don't remember things that far back, surely… Half the guys in the peloton weren't even pros back then…

 

[SKSemtex]

F**K this. I hate this. The race supposed to be the fight. No mercies.

 

[topt]

F**K this. I hate this. The race supposed to be the fight. No mercies.

you should start following some other sport

 

[Valv.Piti]

Payback for rabo at the 2014 TDF?

2013 prob
And maybe Astana as well for saving Roglic.

 

[Red Rick]

All these people who want mUh RaCiNg when all it would do is turn every stage race into a lottery

 

[RedheadDane]

Danish commentators saying - from some source I, with my terrible memory, can't remember - that the reason Movistar stopped wasn't because of "second thoughts", but because they realised the chasers were coming back through the cars.

 

[Salvarani]

There would have been a fistfight at the finish line, and rightly so. You don't attack the jersey on a flat stage after a crash, and honestly even in the mountains it would be hard to justify.

It is a race.

If they would crash 3km before Alpe d'Huez they should soft pedal the climb?

Everyone knew there was going to be crosswinds. Same thing applies.

If someone doesnt like too bad. Things happening that is out of your control is just life.

 

[Parrulo]

There would have been a fistfight at the finish line, and rightly so. You don't attack the jersey on a flat stage after a crash, and honestly even in the mountains it would be hard to justify.

Why the leader's jersey in particular? Is he better than the guy in second? or the guy in last place? Might as well not attack anyone....

 

[Bolder]

F**K this. I hate this. The race supposed to be the fight. No mercies.

The problem is that there's decades of precedent in these situations, like it or not. There are many gray areas but this instance doesn't seem to be one of them. In VTT and CX, a mechanical or crash is just part of the race but on the road, with everyone riding in a pack you have to account for a touch of the wheels or someone crashing in front of you.

 

[Moviefan1203]

Movistar trying to take advantage of a crash? Color me surprised.

 

[rick james]

Anybody who whines it is a race, cant just stop

Unfortunate but some times bad luck is what makes you lose.

If it was Froome that crashed everyone would be screaming for the hammer to be put down

 

[Valv.Piti]

Danish commentators saying - from some source I, with my terrible memory, can't remember - that the reason Movistar stopped wasn't because of "second thoughts", but because they realised the chasers were coming back through the cars.

Yes, that was really obvious. They simply let group drafts on the cars. No matter how would feel about such a move, its pretty meh seeing cars influence the race like that.

 

[hrotha]

Danish commentators saying - from some source I, with my terrible memory, can't remember - that the reason Movistar stopped wasn't because of "second thoughts", but because they realised the chasers were coming back through the cars.

Movistar DS Arrieta pretty much accused the UCI of giving carte blanche to the team cars via race radio to motorpace everybody back into the peloton. Which is pretty scandalous if true.

 

[Salvarani]

Movistar trying to take advantage of a crash? Color me surprised.

Yeah, they just continued to race. What a travesty.

Get a safety car like in formula one if this how it should be...

 

[Gigs_98]

Ah, what a beautiful day. You switch on the tv and everything is under control just like it should be. Thank god I haven't missed anything of note this time...right...

 

[topt]

It is a race.

If they would crash 3km before Alpe d'Huez they should soft pedal the climb?

Everyone knew there was going to be crosswinds. Same thing applies.

If someone doesnt like too bad. Things happening that is out of your control is just life.

stop **** with this crosswinds; they started pulling only after the crash

 

[ruamruam]

If it was Froome that crashed everyone would be screaming for the hammer to be put down

I don’t Froome is in this race. I may be mistaken

 

[Red Rick]

Ah, what a beautiful day. You switch on the tv and everything is under control just like it should be. Thank god I haven't missed anything of note this time...right...

Movistar tracking Gigs TV usage confirmed.

 

[ruamruam]

According to the CN live coverage

"Movistar DS Arrieta just told Spanish TV that the UCI judges were allowing the riders caught behind the crash to pace back behind the team cars, so Movistar then slowed down at the front. Arrieta also claimed the team had prepared to attack in the crosswinds before the crash. They are trying to say the race was on but there was a distinct lack of fair play after the crash. "

 

[sir fly]

It is a race.

If they would crash 3km before Alpe d'Huez they should soft pedal the climb?

Everyone knew there was going to be crosswinds. Same thing applies.

If someone doesnt like too bad. Things happening that is out of your control is just life.

Certain American crashed while wearing the jersey on the final ascent of a stage during the 2003 Tour de France.
Can't remember what happened afterward.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

The problem is that there's decades of precedent in these situations, like it or not. There are many gray areas but this instance doesn't seem to be one of them. In VTT and CX, a mechanical or crash is just part of the race but on the road, with everyone riding in a pack you have to account for a touch of the wheels or someone crashing in front of you.

Well, then f*ck precedent

Crashing is part of the sport, in any racing sport.... you don't see anyone waiting in Formula 1, because a competitor had a crash.

 

[huangho]

Movistar DS Arrieta pretty much accused the UCI of giving carte blanche to the team cars via race radio to motorpace everybody back into the peloton. Which is pretty scandalous if true.

If so, it will be a bigger scandal than the Movi pull itself...