La Vuelta 2023

[andyoxon]

 7 of 9 stgs to the first rest day are Hilly / Mountain stgs... 

https://www.lavuelta.es/en

[rafletcher]

Highlights on Quest.

[andyoxon]

Wet TT course...  & dark. 

[quixoticgeek]

Wtf. Racing in the dark ?!?!

J

[JonBuoy]

Wtf. Racing in the dark ?!?!

J

Last start time:  20:19

Typical stage time:  18:00

Finishing at :  20:37

Sunset in Barcelona:  20:33

Close enough!

[quixoticgeek]

Last start time:  20:19

Typical stage time:  18:00

Finishing at :  20:37

Sunset in Barcelona:  20:33

Close enough!

Except the rain made it darker for even those before sunset.

Why so late ?!?

J

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Because Spain and TV.

[quixoticgeek]

Maybe the UCI should require lights and mudguards in these conditions...

J

[andyoxon]

Remco on the late timing...  https://twitter.com/GcnRacing/status/1695540467041984793?s=20

ETA.   The team finishing in the dark (those headlights!)... https://twitter.com/eurosport/status/1695510092798394661?s=20

[quixoticgeek]

Remco on the late timing...  https://twitter.com/GcnRacing/status/1695540467041984793?s=20

He's not wrong.

J

[morbihan]

could start a whole aerodynamics/weigh/drag discussion on the merits of a TT bike set up with a dynamo or a battery light.

[Peter]

But fortunately we're not going to bother!

[andyoxon]

Another 'strange' day.  Hopefully some GC action tomorrow.

Had forgotten that we don't get the first ~2hrs of coverage on GCN/Discovery+ for some 'rights' reason...

[quixoticgeek]

Wtf was that?

J

[andyoxon]

Groves is looking good in the sprints. 

[Stuart Anderson]

Highlights on Quest.

The main TV was taken up by the kids tonight so I thought I'd watch it on my mobile phone via the Freeview app. No joy. The channel is not coming up as playable at all. I did have to retune the TV the other night to watch highlights. Google informs me Quest have changed frequency. Might this be why? Any other Android/Freeview users watching successfully?

[Basil]

Quest is chanel 167 on my FreeSat.
Not tried watching the Vuelta on it.

[andyoxon]

... Might this be why? Any other Android/Freeview users watching successfully?

Tried the Freeview app on Android.  iplayer worked through the freeview app, but not Quest.  Also I couldn't see a 'stand alone' Quest app, that may be req'd to work in tandem, as iplayer does.

ETA.  Have Discovery+ here.

[andyoxon]

Possible strategic blunder currently in progress...

[Stuart Anderson]

... Might this be why? Any other Android/Freeview users watching successfully?

Tried the Freeview app on Android.  iplayer worked through the freeview app, but not Quest.  Also I couldn't see a 'stand alone' Quest app, that may be req'd to work in tandem, as iplayer does.

Discovery channel have it on but there's a fee... So not happening.

[rafletcher]

Highlights on Quest.

The main TV was taken up by the kids tonight so I thought I'd watch it on my mobile phone via the Freeview app. No joy. The channel is not coming up as playable at all. I did have to retune the TV the other night to watch highlights. Google informs me Quest have changed frequency. Might this be why? Any other Android/Freeview users watching successfully?

Doesn’t work for catch-up on iOS either.

[alfapete]

Highlights on Quest.

The main TV was taken up by the kids tonight so I thought I'd watch it on my mobile phone via the Freeview app. No joy. The channel is not coming up as playable at all. I did have to retune the TV the other night to watch highlights. Google informs me Quest have changed frequency. Might this be why? Any other Android/Freeview users watching successfully?

Doesn’t work for catch-up on iOS either.

You're missing a great event!

What would happen if Primoz and Jonas rode for Sepp for the next two weeks? It would pay him back for his support in recent years. Or would that just open the door for Remco?

[Flite]

I'd love to see Sep Kuss win a lot more. But I suspect there are bigger egos in that team.

On the other hand, I was cheering on Bardet - can't remember when he was so high up on a stage of a GT?
And he still looks like a teenager

[Nuncio]

Possible strategic blunder currently in progress...

It's difficult to work out what happened when coverage only started with about 85km to go and the commentators were saying that they'd had incomplete and conflicting information as to what had happened up to that point.

[rafletcher]

Highlights on Quest.

The main TV was taken up by the kids tonight so I thought I'd watch it on my mobile phone via the Freeview app. No joy. The channel is not coming up as playable at all. I did have to retune the TV the other night to watch highlights. Google informs me Quest have changed frequency. Might this be why? Any other Android/Freeview users watching successfully?

Doesn’t work for catch-up on iOS either.

You're missing a great event!

No I’m not, I’m recording it  . Well highlights anyway.