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

[topcat]

The gap is literally going up. It's almost 4 minutes again. If they want the stage win they need to ride. Jumbo isn't interested.

Yes, I’m a little slow

 

[KZD]

Even though the final climb is not great for him, I think Kämna should be the favourite to take his usual week 1 GT stage win.

Still hope for some action among the GC riders.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Absolutely pathetic attitude by the peloton right now. 2 doms on the front guarantees you a shot at the stage, but no, let's give the break 1 minute in the span of 15 minutes.

 

[dgodave]

ohh green fields!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I cannot believe this is an actual GT.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1698334234383888741

https://twitter.com/x/status/1698336111884390429

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Martinez sitting at the back at the turn. Groupama just don't learn.

 

[ice&fire]

ohh green fields!

Those are rice fields

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Was that Austin Powers trying to maneuver the van?

 

[glassmoon]

lol... nice finish

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Guys if you are bored of this transition stage in small veulta, there is 29km left on Bretagne plouay classic, good aggressive racing, already 1 masnada attack. It's fun

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Patched up potholes, manholes - the road is looking pretty rough right now

 

[DNP-Old]

I cannot believe this is an actual GT.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1698334234383888741

https://twitter.com/x/status/1698336111884390429

Trying to clean mud with a leaf blower..... It is genuinely high-time to cut this race off by at least a week. It's been a meme race for a long time, but this edition takes the cake.

 

[dgodave]

Wow its like Burning Man at the finish.

 

[Scarponi]

Trying to clean mud with a leaf blower..... It is genuinely high-time to cut this race off by at least a week. It's been a meme race for a long time, but this edition takes the cake.

Been the best GT action wise majority of the last 12 years though and 2 weeks ruins that

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Trying to clean mud with a leaf blower..... It is genuinely high-time to cut this race off by at least a week. It's been a meme race for a long time, but this edition takes the cake.

This race really delivers each and every day!

 

[Ripper]

Waiting for the organizers to announce a change in the finish line.

Or, no change!

Either way, I can already feel the complaints coming (and the finish is legitimately stupid looking, I am very interested to see how it actually pans out)

 

[Tricycle Rider]

20km to go, peloton over 5 mins behind now and the gap is slowly growing

 

[Netserk]

GC times taken at 2.6 km to go.


EDIT:
The finish is adapted due to the weather conditions
16:30
The organisation announces on Radio Vuelta the times will be taken with 2.6km to go due to the conditions at the finish.

 

[Lequack]

Waiting for the organizers to announce a change in the finish line.

Or, no change!

Either way, I can already feel the complaints coming (and the finish is legitimately stupid looking, I am very interested to see how it actually pans out)

Organizers said they wil ltake time at 2.5 km to go unfortunately, so no GC action today.

 

[DNP-Old]

La Vuelta just can't get any stupider. Cancel this meme race.

 

[Didinho]

GC times taken at 2.6 km to go.

Remco will launch his sprint with 0.3km to go.

 

[Didinho]

Who’s gonna take the times there? With a stopwatch? What is this again.

 

[Izzyeviel]

GC times taken at 2.6 km to go.

Not safe enough for Remco & co, but safe for everyone else to race on....

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I know that they will have thought, hey it's early September in Spain, so it'll be okay, realistically weather is a thing that happens and contingency plans need to be in place for.

And not just the Mauro Vegni "cancel everything, remove everything in case the weather is bad" contingency plan that he's used to deny us the likes of Fedaia and Croix de Cœur in recent years on the basis of bad weather elsewhere on the stage when those passes were in fact completely ridable.

 

[Didinho]

Just ride in group to the finish. Echelons for nothing.