The nets burn with the controversial Movistar maneuver

The resolution of Spain tour 2020 They were fireworks in many ways. Mainly it is to celebrate that the race arrives in Madrid despite the obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the final battle fought in the Covatilla has monopolized all the centers of attention internationally.

When Carapaz began to jeopardize Roglic’s leadership in the last few kilometers, Marc Soler and Enric Mas took responsibility in that group of pursuers when the Slovenian was already without the help of his teammates. It was with the intention that the Balearic Islands would grab a spot in general before a Dan Martin’s time wasting off the hook, the truth is Roglic benefited from that phone job to tie the win, so the Movistar was harshly criticized on social networks by cycling enthusiasts and illustrious personalities of this sport.

Roglic Y Carapaz They greeted each other sportily at the end of the stage, but the good vibes did not neglect in the networks, especially for the former riders of the Spanish team. One of the most critical was José Iván Gutiérrez, who didn’t bite his tongue on Twitter to criticize his old team: “9 years ago in the 1st presentation of my Movistar team they just asked us to honor the brand. Today my team did not satisfy her @Movistar_Team. Like it or not. “

And that hasn’t been the case since Joaquim Rodríguez, also another former corridor of the telephone group (at the time Caisse d’Epargne), was very critical of the team: “Luckily I didn’t have a TV today !!!”

Other former team members, such as the cyclist Juanjo Lobato, He decided to use irony on his Twitter profile, referring to the documentary in which Movistar starred on Netflix last year, where it was shown the difficult coexistence that the stars of the team had on the big tours: “Buahhhh and now I have to wait 1 year to see today’s stage on Netflix. Counting the days “.

For its part, the former runner David Etxebarria charged very hard against Movistar’s maneuvers in a series of tweets: “Ahhh it was all for 4th place … Ok … Well, run. There will be many invoices for this Vuelta. Telaaa! Runners like Soler, who seems to me a CORREDORAZO, will suffer the consequences. And that makes me sad. “

As for cycling enthusiasts, many have saved their more ingenious side by viralizing the funniest memes.

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