The 2023 Vuelta a España was hit by a second straight stage of chaos, crashes and appalling weather on Sunday, but with the key difference that a significant proportion of riders and organisers largely agreed on measures needed to at least limit the damage.
On Saturday as rain and encroaching darkness turned the opening team time trial into what some viewed as a perilous near-farce, GC riders took matters into their own hands and opted to race as steadily as possible through the streets of Barcelona.
