Étoile de Bessèges 2021 (February 3-7)

[sir fly]

Regardless of the discord in the group, Wellens seems to have the strongest base in the peloton.
Proving it every season.

 

[F_Cance]

bit sad that kwiatkowskis "crash" kind of decided it today. Really helped Wellens to increase the gap. Part of the game of course

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

do riders who get lapped here dnf?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

GC tension also just about gone, some really hard racing tomorrow is the only threat to Wellens at this point.

Coquard and Van den Berg apparently crashed.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Those cameras are way too close to the finish line

 

[Alexandre B.]

Wellens always in stellar form in the winter.

Needs to keep that form for the spring.

 

[sir fly]

Entertaining stage. Good racing.
Wellens will be tough to beat in the coming days.

 

[SafeBet]

Not a bad day of racing for early February.
Wellens with a trademark win.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

That Jake Stewart again!

 

[SafeBet]

Looking at the profile, tomorrow could be another great day of racing. Not sure Lotto has the team to control it if Ineos decides to go wild.

 

[Samamba]

Looking at the profile, tomorrow could be another great day of racing. Not sure Lotto has the team to control it if Ineos decides to go wild.

Profile looks good but it's definitely not as hard as today. Wellens also has Gilbert, Degenkolb, Oldani (showed his great form today), Kron (showed his great form in Marseillaise), Van Moer and Thijssen as teammates. That's a pretty strong team for this race. They should be fine, I wouldn't be surprised if Bouhanni's and Laportes team help Lotto Soudal to control cause the finish is similar to the first stages finish.

 

[Black Betsy]

Timothy's already scheduling his bikepacking holidays!

 

[RedheadDane]

Timothy's already scheduling his bikepacking holidays!

Dupont?
Tim Wellens is just 'Tim Wellens', 'Tim' isn't short for anything.

 

[tobydawq]

Dupont?
Tim Wellens is just 'Tim Wellens', 'Tim' isn't short for anything.

Not even short for Timberlake, Timbaland or Timbonctior?

 

[RedheadDane]

Five-man break: Ganna, Brunel, Perez, De Bondt, Robeet.
Around 1.50.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Five-man break: Ganna, Brunel, Perez, De Bondt, Robeet.
Around 1.50.

That's actually a very strong break. Let's hope for some good racing today. Echelons could be a possibility?

 

[HelloDolly]

Bet Ganna is thinking anything Wellens can do I can do better

 

[RedheadDane]

Ganna going full Ganna.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I got the power

 

[Wvv]

Ganna changes Total Energie into Total Loss.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Ganna going full Ganna.

with slight help from that motorbike.

 

[Bolder]

That was some serious fiex by Ganna

 

[Salvarani]

Yeah, he is gone. That group not catching him.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Ganna changes Total Energie into Total Loss.

Top Ganna in TT mode ...................

 

[Bonimenier]

This guy is an animal. Crazy.