Road Cycling 2020 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,174]

As expected, the Vuelta has been shortened to 18 stages. The start has been moved from Drenthe in the Netherlands to the magnificent home of craziness during cycling: the Basque country  

[dcro 10,210]

15 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

As expected, the Vuelta has been shortened to 18 stages. The start has been moved from Drenthe in the Netherlands to the magnificent home of craziness during cycling: the Basque country  

 

What exactly do they accomplish by cutting only 3 stages? It will still take three weeks, so nothing changes.

 

Not that I expect the event to go forward at all...

[heywoodu 15,174]

2 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

What exactly do they accomplish by cutting only 3 stages? It will still take three weeks, so nothing changes.

 

Not that I expect the event to go forward at all...

 

Me neither  

[heywoodu 15,174]

Right, cutting stages was not to accomplish anything, but it's the three stages scheduled to be held in the Netherlands (starting in Utrecht, not Drenthe, my bad) that won't get replaced. So it's simply a direct result of moving the start to Basque Country.

[heywoodu 15,174]

Well these are gonna be a couple of mad months for the sports lover when/if most international competitions restart and/or get back in full swing at that time  

 

 

 

[Federer91 2,810]

Lombardia in the middle of november? Oh, boy 

[heywoodu 15,174]

19 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Lombardia in the middle of november? Oh, boy 

 

But the leaves have already fallen by then, this is not good

[dcro 10,210]

[heywoodu 15,174]

29 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

I do honestly think some races are going to happen.

[heywoodu 15,174]

Eugenio Alafaci, who had to retire last year after several surgeries didn't fix a heart problem, and his girlfriend became parents, only to have their newborn daughter ripped away from them