Étoile de Bessèges 2023 (February 1-5)

[Samamba]

De Lie missed the first echelon so he jumped towards it, lol. Probably just a waste of energy tho. First group is too small I think.

 

[DNP-Old]

INEOS collectively missing the first echelon apart from Turner, that's a first.

 

[search]

Luke Rowe is in there as well, isn't he?

 

[Samamba]

This won't stick. Only Trek and EF have the right guys there.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Turner is too strong for his own good, see him on the front constantly like last year.

 

[Samamba]

Hahahaha Row. He's right tho, ridiculous motopacing there.

 

[SafeBet]

Rowe is not happy.

 

[Samamba]

Why does Turner keep doing pulls?

 

[SafeBet]

Huge crash.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Huge crash.

 

[DNP-Old]

Excuse me? Why?

 

[Valv.Piti]

I reacted horribly on my vaccines. First off I was just flat out feeling incredibly ill the first two days, and afterwards I was feeling tired for an entire month. Like, no joke, whole of May I was pretty useless. I remember I got home and just laid in bed watching the Giro, and the Giro was so incredibly tame, so that didn't really make anything better. I felt like a zombie and was constantly drained

That was my 3rd vaccine, and thats the last COVID related vaccine Ill ever take.

So yeah, to make a point: Fuglsang is a rider who most often has an excuse for everything (and its not him being good enough), but that one might be legit.

 

[DNP-Old]

I reacted horribly on my vaccines. First off I was just flat out feeling incredibly ill the first two days, and afterwards I was feeling tired for an entire month. Like, no joke, whole of May I was pretty useless. I remember I got home and just laid in bed watching the Giro, and the Giro was so incredibly tame, so that didn't really make anything better. I felt like a zombie and was constantly drained

That was my 3rd vaccine, and thats the last COVID related vaccine Ill ever take.

Dear diary.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

was that a rider hanging off the wrong side of a bridge, supported by the leverage of his bike on the right side? L'equipe on direct doesn't seem to allow rewind.

 

[DNP-Old]

was that a rider hanging off the wrong side of a bridge, supported by the leverage of his bike on the right side? L'equipe on direct doesn't seem to allow rewind.

Valentin Ferron.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Very rare to see a race neutralised following a crash, hope everyone is relatively okay.

 

[Tim Cahill]

You want to be stood on the side of the road jogging on the spot like you're in weight watchers in this situation, all warmed up for a big dig when it gets going again.

 

[skidmark]

was that a rider hanging off the wrong side of a bridge, supported by the leverage of his bike on the right side? L'equipe on direct doesn't seem to allow rewind.

seemed like he was slightly supported by his feet on the ground as well, but not on sure footing... at least it wasn't very deep, a rider walked across the dip with his bike to get around it.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Dear diary.

Whats your problem again?

 

[Samamba]

Ferron hanging on the side of the bridge is something I am scared watching cycling. Imagine a huge crash on a high bridge and someone gets thrown over...

 

[Samamba]

Is it cancelled?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Shame Quintana isn't here to attack during the neutralisation

 

[Whoops]

according to directVelo the race is neutralised

edit:
DirectVelo: La course est neutralisée jusqu'à l'arrivée. Il n'y aura donc pas de vainqueur sur cette deuxième étape.

 

[SafeBet]

Is it cancelled?

Think so.
They're short of ambulances. Can't risk having another crash without medical assistance.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

according to directVelo the race is neutralised

Confirmed on L'Équipe as well.