Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 11: Bilbao/Bilbo – Bilbao/Bilbo (157.4k)

[search]

looks like it wasn't Gaudu indeed. FDJ now has Rolland, Braz Afonso and Molard in that group, as far as I can see.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Understand the 3k win but no stage winner?

If finish stretch is not safe, they can't race down it.

 

[Unchained]

Vingegaard putting in real work towards his endgame! Visma doing excellent job. UAE looks to be waiting to counter on final bump.Jay Vine finding some good form ..without some significant personnel changes, Trek is bad fit for Ayuso.

 

[Boehmand]

Just put the finish at 3km? Why no stage winner?

Because they can't move their finish line technology there in time.

 

[Heston]

Do they not have barriers at the finish line? Kind of a strange decision

 

[Red Rick]

How unbelievably hard is it to draw a line at 3km and take a stage winner there

 

[Danskebjerge]

Another good argument for mountain top finishes ...

 

[nilfen]

Just put the finish at 3km? Why no stage winner?

No goal line photo at 3km - they may end up in a situation where they cant determine the winner

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

So they don't even ride into the finish or what? Otherwise bit random to not have a stage winner.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

No goal line photo at 3km - they may end up in a situation where they cant determine the winner

Well they're currently in a situation where they definitely can't determine the winner

 

[QueenStagiaire]

How unbelievably hard is it to draw a line at 3km and take a stage winner there

Pidcock getting mugged because of no finish line camera would be funny.

 

[carolina]

Changing the finish to the last climb would be more interesting.

 

[Salvarani]

Chaos

 

[Alien Performance]

took the day off work today to watch a stage without a winner

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hmm I thought they could just change the line to 3k and take the winner from there but it's on a downhill, then again it would be entertaining to see see them sprinting at 90kph on a dodgy road.

 

[Alien Performance]

big winner today is Mads, no points at the finish for Jonas now I assume

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Possibly just divert directly to busses, not even go down the straight.

 

[Heston]

they are already there - check the intermediate sprint

Peloton passed the finish line without issue

 

[Monsi]

Just take the times at the top of Pike. I don't get not awarding a stage winner at all.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They also already went down the final straight with zero issue, which makes this make even less sense.

 

[nilfen]

Peloton passed the finish line without issue

Barely - some of the barriers were gone due to the pressure. And did you see the amount of police with shields?

 

[will-10]

Peloton passed the finish line without issue

The Pedersen group did not

 

[Netserk]

Horrible decision.

Horrible that they cannot secure the most obvious stage in need of security.

 

[will-10]

They also already went down the final straight with zero issue, which makes this make even less sense.

Re-watch the Pedersen group going through the finish.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Should just give the stage win and times at the top of the climb.