The 2020 Vuelta is also up and running.

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The 2020 Vuelta is also up and running.

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Started yesterday on stage 4. :? :)
Highlights on ITV 4 (ch24) at 7.00pm.
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Hi,
Ah you beat me to it.
Overlaps with the Giro Which must be ending soon not seen yesterday as yet ITV4 and quest on Freeview.
I only know the Vuelta's started because A big gun is struggling on day one?
We will see :)
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Says stage two today :? :(
You must be to see it on catch up thats stage one.
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If you want to watch both, Quest+1 is available on Freeview to a similar number of places as Quest, unlike itv4+1 which is basically a placeholder.
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Hi,
Yeah I worked that one out I can't record more than two channels at once......corrie... :P
Went looking for stage one Vuelta and I couldn't find it, ITV4 for is ITV Not more four or all four :oops:
Watching first stage now.
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Unfortunately ITV4 seem to have slipped back into their old ways of not making the highlights available on demand until much later - we gave up waiting and watched the ever-effervescent Carlton Kirby on Eurosport instead.
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Fortunately the adverts didn't quite overlap so I could switch between quest and itv4 to keep up to date without interfering with bake off for SWMBO. :lol:
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Tough start to the race!!

Feels like a re run of the tdf.

Froome predictably off the pace...

Cheers James
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Hi,
Sunday ride looked horrible.
Rain jackets still being blamed for time gaps.
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Does seem it caused a lot of trouble if that is all it was, pity there was no coverage of it on the highlights much, the commentators also seemed to completely forget about Carapaz at one point, only talking about Roglic, Martin and Carthy. Lets hope any bad weather only causes a safe level of disruption. Would be happy to see any of the top three win but there's a long way to go.
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Another very hard fought stage and a slight shake up in the top ten.
I've no idea how this race is going to pan out?
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Hi,
Bennett deserved the win but didn't deserve to be disqualified :(
He did what he did because of his own safety, the other rider was too close.
Not sure what manufacture sponsors the bike but that Free Wheel is definitely very noisy?
Miller criticised the UCI With lack of safety and technology, UCI say they had to cut back because of costs.
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Hi,
P.S.it was mentioned on Thursday highlights that they will try and get the highlights program up and running just after 8 o'clock on Saturday on catch up/ITV Hub, So you can go to bed early.
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Today is the climb on the Angliru. Could be the defining day of the race.
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Hi,
Well there was a strike on Saturday instigated by Froome :P
No one was there to make a decision officially because the UCI make decisions, they're probably still having their breakfast.
We will see.
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This stage (12) you've got to watch - at least the last 10K. :shock: :P
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