Tour de Romandie - 30 April - 5 May *Spoilers*

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
edited May 2019 in Pro race
Seems there will be little interest here, with Yorkshire looming.
The prologue was won yesterday by the unfancied Jan Tratnik, taking Bahrain's first WT win of the season.
Signs of life from Geraint Thomas, too, who finished 5th.

Today's stage:

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Looks quite a tough day, certainly not nailed on for the sprinters and could turn out to be a battle between puncheurs and those with GC aspirations.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    Martin was surprisingly highly placed for a short prologue.
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Agreed. Good that he has it in him and he is working hard at jumbo. I think he must be enjoying his mentoring role there.
    Half man, Half bike
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Martin was surprisingly highly placed for a short prologue.
    Even when he was at his peak as a TTer, his prologue results where generally underwhelming.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Martin was surprisingly highly placed for a short prologue.
    Even when he was at his peak as a TTer, his prologue results where generally underwhelming.

    That was my point.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    TheBigBean wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Martin was surprisingly highly placed for a short prologue.
    Even when he was at his peak as a TTer, his prologue results where generally underwhelming.

    That was my point.
    Which I will admit I read completely wrong for some reason.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    Yellow jersey has been dropped. All together with 27km to go. Rest of this cat 2, plus another two bumps to go. Probably time to start watching.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Cobrelli and Bevin are probably the quickest of those left after that 2nd cat.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    Without having done too much analysis I would be surprised if it ended in a sprint.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Geraint wakes up from his winter hibernation. :)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Thomas looking good, woods somehow catches up fast racing!
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Wow gadau threading downhill like a demon
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    All coming back together,
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    Very small peloton though.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Very small peloton though.
    But all the quality! Exciting stuff
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    Zakarin attacks with 1km and a bit to go
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    BOOOM THOMAS!
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Roglic wins great stage!
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    Roglic takes a good win, after an entertaining stage which was completely ruined by the lack of cameras with 1km to go.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited May 2019
    Meh.
    Kruijswijk's domi Roglic takes the sprint.
    Lucky he's not really trying.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    Appalling camerawork though
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Swiss precision? Shocking.

    Gaudu and Costa fill out the podium spots.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    1 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma 4:15:18
    2 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
    3 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates
    4 Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First
    5 Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
    6 Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Lotto Soudal
    7 Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Movistar Team
    8 Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team
    9 Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
    10 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    Appalling camerawork though
    looks like they had technical issues and had to use the heli as they had no other cameras to broadcast it with.

    My recording cut out after the finish so not sure if they managed to reply it from another angle later
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    Bit dull and damp in Romandie - both weather and the race, and not enhanced by CK.
    Kung takes the cheese a minute plus ahead of the peleton, led by Bennett and Colbreli.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    Bit dull and damp in Romandie - .

    Whole place is basically that.
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Not the first time that Kung has won solo in wet conditions,either. In fact it’s the norm for him.
    I forgot today's map and profile, so here is tomorrow's in advance.

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  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    At least the scenery is better than the Yorkshire race.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    Something of an uphill sprint today

    Stage

    1 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 3:50:53
    2 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates
    3 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma
    4 Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First
    5 Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
    6 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 0:00:03
    7 Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
    8 Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team
    9 Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Lotto Soudal
    10 Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott

    GC

    1 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma 12:23:02
    2 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:06
    3 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:08
    4 Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:19
    5 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos 0:00:20
    6 Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team 0:00:21
    7 Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:25
    8 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:27
    9 Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First 0:00:28
    10 Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:29
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    David Gaudu is really starting to come into his own.
    Hard to believe he is still only 22, having been around the top level for 3 years.
    Won l'Avenir at 18 too. Whether he will reach his full potential while riding for Grupama is debatable.
    If he rode for Ineos, the Sky would be the limit. :P
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited May 2019
    Ffs, scrap this, the only real GC stage in the race.

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    Instead, due to some poor weather, they give us this.

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    How can a 100 km charge up one modest hill compensate for having two time trials in a six day race?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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