Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2023, stage 9: Cartagena - Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca, 184.5k

[Didinho]

A little bit of effort could make it to the top. But no.

 

[iBanesto]

Let's hope for torrential rain on the Angliru to continue this comedy show.

 

[Red Rick]

People blame the organisers, but this is the direct result of the crying episode the peloton did on stage 2

 

[Ilmaestro99]

MICKEY MOUSE MICKEY MOUSE MICKEY MOUSE

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Hilarious scenes with fans cheering riders on a coffee ride.

 

[Scarponi]

Everyone blaming the race but they are scared of the cowards like Remco who are so against racing now. Anyone who defends the shite in previous races and stages deserves this

 

[Didinho]

There was no one standing at the new finish line?

 

[johnymax]

What a rdiculous decision by the organizers...

 

[Ricco']

Guillen must have put big money on GC KUSS winning the Vuelta.

Wait for the TT to be turned into a 5 km prologue, for the french border to be closed and for the Angliru to get scrapped due to a goat riot for greener pastures.

 

[houtdffan]

ASO should be embarrassed over how they are ruining this race

 

[Libertine Seguros]

what a bunch of amateurs... the road is perfectly fine ffs. this race is a joke.

They didn't know if they could get it cleared in time, which was why.

Plus once they showed the pictures of how bad it was, Adam Hansen will have been straight on the phone to get them to neutralise the stage.

 

[Samamba]

Watch some riders from lesser teams going full for some UCI points

I thought I saw embarrassing things this Vuelta, but this is something else.

 

[RedheadDane]

WTF... at least put some line somewhere

They could have, I dunno... taken the times at 2 Ks to go, rather than... 50 metres before that?

Congrats to Kämna for joining the GT stage win tripple club.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Why not just throw a dice tomorrow to see who will win this race, and then they can all go home.

 

[Jagartrott]

Is this the first time some riders finished the stage before the actual winner?

 

[nightowl]

Sooooo if they were worried about people sprinting on that muddy bit at the end they could’ve taken times 150m before the line or something, not whatever that was

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If the climb was 2km longer remco would drop roglic

 

[Didinho]

I would’ve just turned around after reaching the new line.

 

[Andon]

Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Who is marching coast to coast and far across the sea?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)
Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)

 

[Salvarani]

This sport is becoming a farce.

Riders have too much power. Suck it up and race, or quit.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Cristian Rodriguez getting some free UCI points for Arkéa here, lol.

 

[movingtarget]

Great win by Kamna. Some confused looking fans on the roadside. Go figure.............

 

[Libertine Seguros]

People blame the organisers, but this is the direct result of the crying episode the peloton did on stage 2

And ironically they put the finish somewhere more dangerous than the actual finish on that stage.

The organisers should have had better contingency plans, but all this is a direct result of Mauro Vegni being a coward a few years ago and letting the riders dictate when they do and don't race, and Javier Guillén being a coward a few years ago and letting the riders dictate who can and can't be thrown out of the race.

 

[houtdffan]

NBC clueless as usual

Somehow, they think 2.05km is the same as 2.6km

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's time to cancel this Vuelta and replace it with an alternative version in which Lachlan Morton rides all the stages all alone, but he'll be riding fast, because he thinks there are other riders ahead of him.