Tirreno - Adriatico 2021 ***Spoilers***

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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Jungels is no longer massive.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    BOTD: Bilbao, Ganna, Ballerini, R Stannard, J Rickaert.
    They have a lead of a little over 2 minutes after 60kms of today's stage.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    What's the opinion on van Aert's performance yesterday?

    I thought pretty good - no team to help him once Thomas and then Pogacar went, but on a climb like that, obviously just not as good as the top class climbers on that kind of hill. Any steeper and he'd have found it tough. If he'd had Kruijswijk or Bennett as a domestique once Ineos disappeared I don't know whether the stage would have panned out differently but I imagine only that he wouldn't have lost those few seconds to the rest of his group.

    For a top class sprinter it's remarkable.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Yeah, It's weird that it's 'disappointing isnt it? It's actually still an astonishing performance.

    Must be said that he has been very happy to do a lot of the work when perhaps he didn't need to. You could maybe make an argument that it's 'cos Cycloscross' but I struggle to believe that it's tactical naivety. Perhaps he's using the race for training a little more than he's letting on.
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Flipping heck, 113kms covered in 2 hours and 6 minutes. :#
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    Is that because they're all chasing Ganna?
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    gsk82 said:

    Is that because they're all chasing Ganna?

    Tailwind all the way up the coast.


    This is so annoying. I have had to put the race on mute and forgo the odd word that Kirby permits Dan Lloyd.



    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    MvdP is such a machine.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    This is pretty full on racing
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Love it.
    I think I’ll throw a hand grenade in bunch with 65 kms of tortuous terrain to go!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,756
    It’s been great entertainment all week.

    Can’t get enough of watching MVDP. He feels good so he attacks and rips the race to shreds, doesn’t care how far there is to go or who else is in the group.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Is this springtime in central Italy?
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Alaphillippe wearing a ski jacket, van der Poel with no gloves.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Who is going to come 2nd?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    He really is crazy strong.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,557
    Few cold riders out there.
    Meanwhile MvdP extending his lead!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Very impressed with Pogacar here too. Some great riding in this race all week.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Some proper "beast mode engaged" performances today from Pogacar and MVDP
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Is he human? van der Poel looking in some danger here. He looks really knackered and losing time quickly. One minute advantage, 3.5km to go.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Oooh, getting interesting....
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Pogacar needs to switch his motor off. :p
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Wow
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Van der poel holds him off - did not look at all comfortable crossing the line! Looked almost human...
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    edited March 2021
    Too tired to celebrate
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    What a great race. 5 days of great racing.

    Today was incredible.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Wow indeed. Such a good watch.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    Think he might regret this one!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Looks absolutely buggered
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Pictures of him getting off his bike - that's going to take some recovery.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Helluva training ride for MSR

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