Totallympics 55 Posted August 24, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2023 (La Vuelta Ciclista a España) Various Cities (ESP) - 26 August 2023 - 17 September 2023 Official Website Programme Results System Results Database Facebook Page Discussion Thread Edited January 11 by Sindo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frantic13poland 55 Posted August 25, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frantic13poland 55 Posted August 25, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Stage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grassmarket 2,757 Posted August 25, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2023 2 hours ago, frantic13poland said: Glasgow has obviously set a trend towards geometrically perfect urban courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 26, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Meanwhile the team time trial stage 1 is done and it was a ridiculous affair, the late start is always tricky, but if it's a super rainy evening....yeah. It was dry basically all day, but they had to wait for it to rain and get so dark one would normally be fined for riding without a light. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 27, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) Super wet in Barcelona, so they came with a safety solution: times for the GC will be taken at the top of the Montjuic climb, around 3.5km before the finish. However, bonus seconds will count both at the top of the climb and at the finish. This is going to make things more dangerous, but I guess that's what they want. The issue is mostly the way to the climb: full of roundabouts, and narrow roads with lots of turns, where there will now be basically a massive sprint right through all that to get to the foot of the climb in an even better position. Smart! We're now going to get this mix: - Riders who sprint to the top for the bonus seconds and points - Riders who sprint to the top because for them, that's where the finish is - Riders who throw themselves downhill to go for the stage win and will have to pass riders who don't care anymore Can't go wrong. Edited August 27, 2023 by heywoodu If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 705 Posted August 27, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 27, 2023 The times are now taken 9km from the finish heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 27, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 27, 2023 1 minute ago, dodge said: The times are now taken 9km from the finish Definitely better than the first option, although we're now getting to the point where it might be better to just not have any time gaps at all. It is slightly worrying that this is becoming more and more of a trend in cycling. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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