Vuelta 2017

[LesBrass]

If you want to catch a glimpse a the Camino Frances then watch the Vuelta on Tuesday... the route is Los Arcos to Logrono... all day

http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2017/es/etapa-16.html

 

[julia-t]

I'm already looking forward to it, and as I shall be out at work I have set my skybox to record it that afternoon (it's a time trial so we should see a lot of the route, several times over). It's a stage where Chris Froome would hope to consolidate his lead, he's good at the TTs.

 

[Dorpie]

Haha. Was just coming on to mention this. Hopefully won't be too much of a hassle for those on The Way at the moment. Looking forward to a fix of Camino scenery.

 

[Cambridge Pilgrim]

Chris Froome is good at everything!

Perfect day for a cycling and Camino fan.

 

[Cambridge Pilgrim]

Going through Sansol, Torres del Rio and Viana.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Chris Froome is good at everything!

Can he walk the Camino.?

Wish you well,Peter.

 

[Cambridge Pilgrim]

Can he walk the Camino.?

Wish you well,Peter.

He can run uphill in cycling shoes (see last years Tour de France) so he probably could!!

 

[Dorpie]

But he would need 8 team-mates to carry his backpack to the last cafe before the albergue

 

[SabsP]

And I guess Chris Froome doesn't have to wash his own socks and underwear in an outside bassin.
And a cold refreshing beer in the evening will be out of the question too...

 

[Cambridge Pilgrim]

...if you think getting socks and underwear dry overnight can be hard at times, you should try getting cycling shorts dry!

But seriously... I've been watching La Vuelta and have been wondering how they deal with things when it 'overlaps' with the Camino. Our 2014 Camino (cycling as it happens) was somewhat deglossed by having a Vuelta time-trial in Santiago the day after we arrived but having all the regalia in the square set-up in readiness.

Finished (walking this time) the Frances route 11 days ago but I can't recall how much of the walk up to Logroño was on the road.

In any case, both El Camino and La Vuelta bring money to the communities involved so I'm sure both are embraced.

 

[Dave2525]

I would like to have seen it but there is almost no tv coverage here unlike the Tour de France which was televised live in the morning with a highlight version in the evening.

 

[zolarose]

He can run uphill in cycling shoes (see last years Tour de France) so he probably could!!

Yes, I remember that!

 

[zolarose]

...if you think getting socks and underwear dry overnight can be hard at times, you should try getting cycling shorts dry!

But seriously... I've been watching La Vuelta and have been wondering how they deal with things when it 'overlaps' with the Camino. Our 2014 Camino (cycling as it happens) was somewhat deglossed by having a Vuelta time-trial in Santiago the day after we arrived but having all the regalia in the square set-up in readiness.

Finished (walking this time) the Frances route 11 days ago but I can't recall how much of the walk up to Logroño was on the road.

In any case, both El Camino and La Vuelta bring money to the communities involved so I'm sure both are embraced.

I was also there in 2014. LV impacted our walk through Ponferrada I. The morning. But as something of a Grand Tour junkie I was in heaven just watching the team buses driving up.

The International Cycling Championship was also along the Camino that summer. The only things we had to keep in mind were the shortage of hotels as the cyclists, team entourage, security and journalists were taking all of them. Since I was in albergues it was no issue.

 

[Cambridge Pilgrim]

I would like to have seen it but there is almost no tv coverage here unlike the Tour de France which was televised live in the morning with a highlight version in the evening.

Where are you Dave?

 

[Dorpie]

I would like to have seen it but there is almost no tv coverage here unlike the Tour de France which was televised live in the morning with a highlight version in the evening.

Hey Dave,

There's an official "Is Vuelta" channel on YouTube which provides daily highlights which you could try in a pinch.

 

[SabsP]

Los Arcos and Logroño today.
When I saw the helicopter view of Los Arcos I realised the town is bigger than I thought. Well it has been 6 years already since I passed the town.

 

[Dave2525]

Where are you Dave?

In Canada. We do have multiple sports channels but none with start to finish coverage. Of course I could have missed it.

 

[Dave2525]

Hey Dave,

There's an official "Is Vuelta" channel on YouTube which provides daily highlights which you could try in a pinch.

Thanks. I'll check it out. Where there's a will....

 

[Gromit]

We walked from Los Arcos to Viana on that day. It was so exciting. At times our Camino path was higher than the road and we could look down and see the action, and for some of it, we were walking along the road with the support vehicles going past. When we got to Viana, after our shower, we joined the locals and watched the last of the cyclists, including Chris Froome, come through