‘Another day in paradise’ - Remco Evenepoel blasts Vuelta organisers for insufficient stage neutralisation

BARCELONA SPAIN AUGUST 26 Remco Evenepoel of Belgium looks on ahead of the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 on August 26 2023 in Barcelona Spain Photo by Eric AlonsoGetty Images
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After a chaotic opening TTT for the Vuelta a España on Saturday, the race looked set to be battered by a fresh round of controversy on Sunday’s stage 2 over where GC times should be taken in the finale.

As teeming rain hit the Vuelta again and amidst fears of a repeat of Saturday’s mass crashes, organisers announced mid-morning that GC times would be taken at the summit of the category 3 Montjuic climb, some four kilometres from the finish.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.