Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2020: Stage 11 (Villaviciosa › Alto de La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo 170km)

[RedheadDane]

Before the start G. Martin was asked about the difference between the KoM jersey here, and in the Tour. His reply?
"The points are blue, and not red."

 

[Red Rick]

Carapaz looks alone

You mean Sosa right?

 

[SafeBet]

Sosa in trouble so early is very bad news for Carapaz.

 

[Bolder]

Sosa and Froome dropped.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Guillame Martin's nefarious assault on 11th place (disguised as a contest for the mountains jersey) accelerates once again

This could be another form of outstanding ninjaship.

 

[klintE]

Lol, Cofidis.
They canceled the breakaway for Guillame KOM ambitions.
Nice work. GM has this KOM in the bag.

 

[TomLPC]

This could be quite the stage, I don't fancy the groupettos chances really, they might have to do a Warbasse

 

[Eclipse]

Before the start G. Martin was asked about the difference between the KoM jersey here, and in the Tour. His reply?
"The points are blue, and not red."

As expected from the philosopher himself

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

How do you reckon this is the most effective way to protest when it didn't achieve ***-all anyway? Just because it made the most noise?

By this logic, we should get rid of all administrative channels to lodge complaints because hey, you should skip straight to the pre-race protest. And then whine that not everybody in the peloton agrees with you about how this should be handled.

Making the most noise is worthwhile. It can effect future UCI/race organiser behaviour even if it doesnt get the immediate issue resolved. Sending a complaint through a bureaucratic process wouldn’t get the decision retrospectively changed either.

in any case this appears to be a CPA protest, which means it has majority backing. I suspect that part of what’s going on both here and in the Giro is the CPA trying to demonstrate to riders that it isn’t a tame, toothless, “yellow” Union now that there is the prospect of a rival union.

 

[Red Rick]

Soler dropped?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This could be another form of outstanding ninjaship.

He's the opposite of Zubeldia.

 

[Red Rick]

Where was everyone complaining when time limits got changed on Formigal 4 years ago?

 

[SafeBet]

Soler dropped?

Movistar tactics for today: lose half an hour.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Sosa's had too much cake this morning

 

[Netserk]

Carapaz only has Amador.

 

[Red Rick]

Movistar tactics for today: lose half an hour.

They're still deliberating that, they'll make a decision in 4 hours

 

[Red Rick]

Martin drops Wellens

Gets 0 points

 

[Netserk]

Where was everyone complaining when time limits got changed on Formigal 4 years ago?

I sure did. I don't remember the rules at that time, but it has been (and I think it is so today as well) within the rules for organisers to allow a large group outside the time limit to stay in the race. Like in the 2006 Tour when the whole peloton was outside the time limit.

So afaik the time limit did not get changed.

 

[ice&fire]

Martin drops Wellens

Gets 0 points

First rider over the KOM without points

 

[richwallone]

Martin drops Wellens

Gets 0 points

As expected for a philosopher... Quite poor math skills

 

[topcat]

Sosa and Froome dropped.

The protest really took it out of them

 

[gregrowlerson]

Where was everyone complaining when time limits got changed on Formigal 4 years ago?

Pretty sure that Libertine Seguros make their feelings known.

 

[BlueRoads]

Could only watch pieces, but the peloton split completely over Wellens not getting a KOM point?

 

[titan31]

That was fantastic by the UAE rider. Could see the shout of f**k from him after he dropped that bottle

 

[broppo]

weak break, unless everyone decides to stop riding this should be a gc stage.