La Vuelta 2025 ***SPOILERS***

[mididoctors]

That said you don't see many Ukrainian flags running onto. The road demonstrating russian participation

 

[mididoctors]

Peloton keeping it close

 

[Pross]

I'm now at my desk so I can copy-paste from PDFs easily. It isn't even particularly small print:

2.2.010 bis - Without prejudice to the disciplinary penalties provided for by the regulation, a licence holder or a team may be excluded from a race if he/it seriously blemishes the image of cycling or of the race. This exclusion can occur before or during the race.

The exclusion shall be imposed by joint decision of the president of the commissaires panel and the organiser.

In case of disagreement between the president of the commissaires panel and the organiser, the decision shall be taken by the president of the Professional Cycling Council in the case of a UCI WorldTour event, and by the president of the road commission in other cases, or by the deputies they shall have designated.

The licence holder or the team must be heard.

If the decision is taken by the president of the Professional Cycling Council or by the president of the road commission, he may decide solely on the basis of the report from the president of the commissaires panel.

Unless otherwise provided in this regulation, the results and the bonuses and prizes obtained before the facts on which the exclusion is based shall not be withdrawn.

Special provisions applicable to road events:

The organiser may refuse permission to participate in – or exclude from – an event, a team or one of its members whose presence might be prejudicial to the image or reputation of the organiser or of the event.

If the UCI and/or the team and/or one of its members does not agree with the decision taken in this way by the organizer, the dispute shall be placed before the Court of Arbitration for Sport which must hand down a ruling within an appropriate period.

(Quoted from: https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7g...ba5657f750d3770311b79b8c/2-ROA-20250701-E.pdf linked from https://www.uci.org/regulations/3MyLDDrwJCJJ0BGGOFzOat )

I think it's obvious that Israel's new bombing of Qatar means IPT now "seriously blemishes the image of cycling or of the race" and their "presence might be prejudicial to the image or reputation of the organiser or of the event" even if it wasn't before. As far as I've seen reported, the organiser hasn't even asked for an exclusion hearing to be held, let alone considered using the riskier "special provisions applicable to road events" to do it unilaterally and let the UCI and courts sort out the mess afterwards.

The bombing of Qatar certainly brings an additional element to justify a change of stance. It feels like a perfect opportunity.

 

[mididoctors]

The bombing of Qatar certainly brings an additional element to justify a change of stance. It feels like a perfect opportunity.

I guess

Frankly the fact it hasn't happened already highlights how dysfunctional this all is .... Oh you need this extra bombing of one of your own allies just to make it clear to you Israel bad .....lol

 

[mididoctors]

Looks great weather.

 

[Adam4868]

No UAE in the break....all in for Almeida 😁

 

[mididoctors]

No UAE in the break....all in for Almeida 😁

Good observation

 

[mididoctors]

Bit of a echaleon

 

[Pross]

Splits

 

[mididoctors]

Thar was sudden

 

[Pross]

Didn't seem to be a proper echelon, just someone losing the wheel under the speed VLAB are driving things

 

[Pross]

The break must be annoyed after the amount of time breaks were given on the last two stages.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Are they going up the final climb or not? Is it too windy?

(Leaving aside the possibility of protests(

 

[mididoctors]

The break must be annoyed after the amount of time breaks were given on the last two stages.

Got to.picj your days .... Half of them have been in the other breaks anyway

 

[Pross]

Are they going up the final climb or not? Is it too windy?

(Leaving aside the possibility of protests(

All OK I believe (from Blazing's earlier post)