{"id":3364,"date":"2021-09-16T19:30:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T18:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=3364"},"modified":"2021-09-16T19:38:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T18:38:58","slug":"week-33-la-vuelta-visits-jijona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=3364","title":{"rendered":"Week 33: la Vuelta visits Jijona"},"content":{"rendered":"

The week after my trip to Poland was quiet. I was working but in August there are no meetings, so one has time to catch up on stuff in peace. The photographic highlight of the week was the Vuelta a Espa\u00c3\u00b1a bicycle race, the 7th stage of which passed through the mountains in which I cycle every week, albeit at somewhat slower speeds than the professionals.<\/p>\n

33_1<\/strong>
\nI did some cycling of my own, of course. On Sunday I went to Villajoyosa up the coast. I stopped at the fishing harbour from where there is a good view of the town, including the contrast between the old colourful houses and the new hotels and apartment buildings being built just behind them:
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33_2<\/strong>
\nI also stopped on the beach, uncrowded in these largely tourist-free times. Nice for a local cyclist who wants to take a break, not so nice for the economy of the town:
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33_3<\/strong>
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33_4<\/strong>
\nBack in the fishing harbour, life was tranquil. The fishermen do not work on Sundays:
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33_5<\/strong>
\nLooking for scraps:
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33_6<\/strong>
\nIn the afternoon, as happens on many Sundays, we got together with our friends for a BBQ:
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33_7<\/strong>
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33_8<\/strong>
\nLucas had brought his dog to his father’s house, so we had the pleasure of the two young doggies, children of the confinement last year:
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33_9<\/strong>
\nLucas feeds the hungry:
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33_10<\/strong>
\nThis is just about the only use I have for Corona beer:
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On Friday I took the afternoon off to watch the 7th stage of the Vuelta a Espa\u00c3\u00b1a, which was passing through our area. I picked a spot in Jijona, about 120 km into the 150 km stage, on a steep uphill. This kind of spot is best for watching a bicycle race: the speed of the cyclists is not 50-60 km\/h as would be the case on a flat stretch but rather 20 km\/h or so; and at that point in a tough stage with several mountain passes, the cyclists are no longer moving in a bunch–the peleton is split into many groups, so that one can enjoy the sight of the cyclists for 20-30 minutes instead of 30 seconds. I have put up a gallery here<\/a>; below I just show a few selected images.<\/p>\n

33_11<\/strong>
\nThe police are getting ready:
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33_12<\/strong>
\nI shared my viewing spot with this delightful little girl who had a sign designed to attract the attention of the TV cameras:
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33_13<\/strong>
\nA small crowd had assembled to watch the race:
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33_14<\/strong>
\nFinally, the leaders appear:
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33_15<\/strong>
\nThen a large group of chasers:
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33_16<\/strong>
\nThe main group with the Jumbo Visma team in front, protecting the overall Vuelta leader Primoz Roglic (who would go on to win the race in impressive style):
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33_17<\/strong>
\nAnd then, several minutes later, one of the several grupettos<\/em> composed of cyclists having a bad day and sprinter specialists who have no chance in the mountains; their objective is to complete the stage within the time limit to avoid disqualification:
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33_18<\/strong>
\nFinally, just a random image from my neighbourhood while I was walking to the bakery for my morning baguette. A churro stand is doing good business for reasons I do not fully understand–I consider churros a worthless mix of sugar and fat:
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