Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2023, stage 1: Barcelona - Barcelona (14.8k / TTT)

[Rob5091]

Chapeau Samamba - today's winner! (and Mas & Remco) - DSM to defend the jersey, which I suppose will be for a few days.

 

[Riek s]

Yes, but its literally DARKNESS. You cannot control the rain, but you definitely can control when it gets dark. My god this is amateurish

I guess the rain really helped to make it much darker than it would be normally. But you are right, they should have thought about that.

 

[roundabout]

Yes, but its literally DARKNESS. You cannot control the rain, but you definitely can control when it gets dark. My god this is amateurish

It's probably a lot darker than it would have been without the rain and cloud so it's partially the weather too

 

[Netserk]

the difference between JV and Movistar/QS is already huge/ and they only differed 12minutes?

Apparently Vingegaard punctured.

 

[Big Doopie]

Why does Evenepoel insist on making it so difficult to like him.

Watch his press conference pre Vuelta and he is funny and humble and very frank. And full of honest respect and admiration for Pog, Rog, Vingo and VDP. Almost impossible not to like.

He’s a competitor. Judging him on a hot second after racing in pitch darkness is just silly.

It isn’t about the rain. He rightly says it’s stupid to delay start until the freakin evening. And in the interview he made total sense. Can u deny it. Storm at night means they are basically racing in utter darkness.

The change in light was drastic.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Evenepoel actually very measured in his criticism there, especially given the fact that he's visibly still fuming in the heat of the moment.

 

[Lequack]

Remco speaks truth

https://twitter.com/x/status/1695508013916795009

View: https://twitter.com/Domestique___/status/1695508013916795009

 

[HelloDolly]

You mean he's complaining about the very thing this topic has been complaining about all day long?

Compare and contrast his words with Thomas who is a gentleman

 

[Ilmaestro99]

movistar and quickstep were robbed of a proper fight for the stage. they dont have to start at midday but even 1 hour earlier, at 5pm instead of 6pm, it would still be cool but not getting dark.

riders should be prepared to race in the rain but not being able to see in the dark is too dangerouse

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah, this was a bad idea, but it balanced out the buff that Movistar riders get in TTs on Spanish soil.

 

[postmanhat]

Straight from Casper P:

They could not se the corners, they could not see the standing water and the cars blinded them because of the reflection in the water.

Ok. I'll accept that from Casper and admit I was wrong about Evenpoel's reaction.

 

[Escarabajo]

Einer Rubio, best TT from Colombia, that's right fellows!!!!

 

[Valv.Piti]

I guess the rain really helped to make it much darker than it would be normally. But you are right, they should have thought about that.

Yes of course, but you know there's a possibility of rain. Its the easiest thing in the world to just do it 1 hour earlier.

This is absolutely NOT something that you can defend no matter how you look at it IMO.

Movistar just got robbed.

 

[DNP-Old]

Compare and contrast his words with Thomas who is a gentleman

So because Thomas tries a different approach, Remco is automatically in the wrong, or what is the point here? Simple world you must live in. Might I add that Thomas started about half an hour earlier?

 

[Didinho]

your leader:

He won every GT stage he’s ridden.

 

[Volderke]

Compare and contrast his words with Thomas who is a gentleman

I honestly didn't know Thomas started exactly the same time (and thus darkness) as Evenepoel. Is Evenepoel already signed by Ineos?

SQS finished at 20.31, that's sunset time. The extra 15-20 minutes Ineos had before sunset, makes a massive difference in terms of daylight.
Look it up. https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/spain/barcelona

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Compare and contrast his words with Thomas who is a gentleman

remco is open, honest and pleasant in his interviews and is not speaking his native language like thomas

 

[Mayomaniac]

On the bright side, Milesi in red.

 

[perico]

Remco, Hinault was intimidating. You are not Hinault.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Compare and contrast his words with Thomas who is a gentleman

Thomas finished before Remco started though.

 

[peterfin]

Why does Evenepoel insist on making it so difficult to like him.

For some. Others do like it when you just say without hesitation what needs to be said.

 

[DNP-Old]

And Remco does his usual Bloody Whine Show Grow Up!

If Remco donates $1000 to charity, you'll be on here complaining that it wasn't $1001, pathetic. The irony of telling that person to grow up, lmao.

 

[T-Nielsen]

If Remco donates $1000 to charity, you'll be on here complaining that it wasn't $1001, pathetic. The irony of telling that person to grow up, lmao.

He is making a lot of dough. He could spring for $1.002 the cheap git.

 

[postmanhat]

Darkness also depends on cloud cover.

Yes. Was lucky enough to live in Barcelona for a couple of summers, and don't remember too many evenings like this.

 

[Didinho]

De Plus only one who didn’t finish. Seen in an ambulance.