Tour de Romandie *Spoilers*
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PTP joy! Yes, I know it is only 6 points.0
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Well. That was...uninspiring.
Albasini wins a damp and half-hearted sprint0 -
Pantano for the GC'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'0
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Albasini could win all the road stages. Saturday's finish is just as easy.
What a turd of a race.
Bring on Yorkshire."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Stage
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-Scott 04:33:10
2 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
3 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team
4 Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data
5 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky
6 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team
7 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
8 David De La Cruz (Spa) Quick-Step Floors
9 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
10 Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
GC
1 Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 04:39:07
2 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 00:00:08
3 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team
4 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 00:00:09
5 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida 00:00:12
6 Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors
7 JosŽ Gonalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 00:00:13
8 Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team
9 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-Scott 00:00:14
10 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team0 -
Damn. I didn't realise the climb flattened out at the end otherwise I would have gone for Albasini :x0
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On the plus side, watching the peleton ride through the rain inspired me to make some hot chocolate.0
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If I hadn't gone for Spilak in PTP I definitely would've gone for Albasini. Promise. You ask my wife.
5 years ago she'd have been impressed: now she'd just tell me I'm a loser...0 -
OCDuPalais wrote:If I hadn't gone for Spilak in PTP I definitely would've gone for Albasini. Promise. You ask my wife.
5 years ago she'd have been impressed: now she'd just tell me I'm a loser...
There's always tomorrow OCDP...show us your PTP class.Half man, Half bike0 -
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Rick Chasey wrote:Richmond Racer 2 wrote:Well. That was...uninspiring.
Said everyone about every Romandie ever.
What can I say, Rick, hope is the last thing that dies0 -
Ridgerider wrote:OCDuPalais wrote:If I hadn't gone for Spilak in PTP I definitely would've gone for Albasini. Promise. You ask my wife.
5 years ago she'd have been impressed: now she'd just tell me I'm a loser...
There's always tomorrow OCDP...show us your PTP class.
Ooo er0 -
Chunk of racing taken out today cos the weather is shite (again)0
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yourpaceormine wrote:Chunk of racing taken out today cos the weather is shite (again)
A 12 km descent from the start town, then 10 kms on flat roads. Which is understandable given the conditions.0 -
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Do you want blood?Rick Chasey wrote::roll:.
Having descended in a cold rainstorm to the start of an event, I can only sympathise with the riders. You spend the rest of the day trying to get properly warm again.0 -
Grivko, Küng, Armée & Veuchelen have 5'40" on the peloton, 60km to go0
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Eurosport live in a little over 10 minutes, so expect an outpouring of man love for Uran, 7 different pronunciations of Küng, and CK's blood pressure going through the roof in the final km. Just be thankful Turbo Durbo isn't riding.0
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andyp wrote:
Do you want blood?Rick Chasey wrote::roll:.
Having descended in a cold rainstorm to the start of an event, I can only sympathise with the riders. You spend the rest of the day trying to get properly warm again.
TBH I have done similar.
Modern day kit means there isn't much excuse for bad/cold weather.
If the sport makes "suffering" its USP and I can smash it on a club run in worse weather without crying and giving up I can't see why the pros can't.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:andyp wrote:
Do you want blood?Rick Chasey wrote::roll:.
Having descended in a cold rainstorm to the start of an event, I can only sympathise with the riders. You spend the rest of the day trying to get properly warm again.
TBH I have done similar.
Modern day kit means there isn't much excuse for bad/cold weather.
If the sport makes "suffering" its USP and I can smash it on a club run in worse weather without crying and giving up I can't see why the pros can't.
Personally draw the line at hail storms. Hail + lycra + descending flipping well hurts. A lot.0 -
Looks as if the rain is turning back to snow...
Sunweb chute."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
il neige0
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Trek Segafredo are in shorts. Mad buggers0
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50 km to go gap 4'46".0
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It's funny that when the riders complain about extreme weather, dangerous conditions, motorbikes, disk brakes etc, the Internet tells them to harden up and get on with it, no-one is forcing them to ride etc.
But if a rider wants a TUE for a fix a legitimate medical issue the Internet suddenly becomes very concerned about rider welfare, saying they must rest and not risk their health.Twitter: @RichN950 -
RichN95 wrote:It's funny that when the riders complain about extreme weather, dangerous conditions, motorbikes, disk brakes etc, the Internet tells them to harden up and get on with it, no-one is forcing them to ride etc.
But if a rider wants a TUE for a fix a legitimate medical issue the suddenly become very concerned about rider welfare, saying they must rest and not risk their health.
I'm the only one moaning about the weather, telling riders to harden up and I've been fairly clear about my view on TUEs.0 -
It was more a general observation about all social media rather than specifically about you.Rick Chasey wrote:I'm the only one moaning about the weather, telling riders to harden up and I've been fairly clear about my view on TUEs.Twitter: @RichN950 -
The thing is most crashes and therefore danger occur because of the fans, riding in a peloton or sprinting for the finish line. Not many seem to be weather related.0
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No idea how they do it. I hate the cold was in full winter kit todayyourpaceormine wrote:Trek Segafredo are in shorts. Mad buggers0 -
It's a fairly consistent POV - "whatever makes the spectacle better for me."
When the weather is bad - the racing will likely be more selective.
When riders use TUEs, it ruins the illusion of them as supermen.0
