I could do the math and figure it out, but I say it would be at least two to three hours on the bus every day. “It would be interesting to see the average. “It’s just a joke how much time we’ve spent in the bus every day,” O’Connor continued. But it was the undocumented kilometres by plane, bus and car that were perhaps the most tiresome. The explosive journey started from Utrecht and saw riders traverse sun-scorched land all the way to Madrid.
O’Connor had abandoned the Tour in July due to injury and started the Vuelta with adjusted goals, focusing on the general classification over stage wins.Īt the time of his frank summation, the Australian, and the rest of the peloton, had cycled 2324.1 kilometres out of a total 3280.5km, with six stages remaining. Read more: ‘It was mental fatigue’ - Tom Pidcock on juggling different disciplines, the three-year plan to Tour de France victory and life in the spotlight The Giro d’Italia commenced in Hungary, the Tour de France, which finished 26 days before the start of the Vuelta, left from Denmark, and the Vuelta from the Netherlands. It was the final rest day of the final Grand Tour of the season that was nearing its end and had seen cycling’s key stakeholders opt to begin their respective three-week events outside of their title borders. His voice added to a chorus, with journalists using social media to share screenshots of their Google Maps entries, featuring long lines and grim estimated journey times. It’s probably one of the worst organised plans for races or between stages I’ve ever seen.”
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