2019 Tour de Romandie 30 April - 5 May

[sir fly]

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Grossschartner loses less than 6 seconds.

Can't tell whether his surname looks better with sharp s or double s.
Good result, anyway.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Evenepoel loses 14 seconds. Lack of technical ability / bike handling i assume.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Kruijswijck loses roughly 8 seconds.

 

[shalgo]

Great ride by Tony Martin. As far as TTs go, this one did not suit him at all. He should have a good chance of winning stage 5.

 

[Mayomaniac]

That dove right before the start of the cobbled climb made Bohli loose some momentum, he could have won this one.
Betancur is explosive, this kind of prologue is great for him, still impressive.

 

[Laplaz]

First WT win for Bahrain-Merida this year (and only second one in 2019 after Colbrelli in Tour of Oman).

 

[sir fly]

Good prologue by Alpine Serbs.
Rogla's not easing off since he started racing this season. Giro will be a tough race to predict, judging by recent performances.
Wonder what else (besides the trials) Tratnik can target here and maybe in Italy afterwards.

 

[search]

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Wonder what else (besides the trials) Tratnik can target here and maybe in Italy afterwards.

After Amstel he said that Romandie would be his last race before taking a break. So no Giro for him, I guess

 

[sir fly]

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Wonder what else (besides the trials) Tratnik can target here and maybe in Italy afterwards.

After Amstel he said that Romandie would be his last race before taking a break. So no Giro for him, I guess

Yes, I saw there wasn't Giro in his schedule, but thought it might be 'cause nothing's defined yet (except Nibali's core support).
He'll certainly ride something before his home tour comes around.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Expected more from:
Evenepoel (14s)
Spilak (15s)
Benett (16s)
Zakarin (17s)
Mäder (27s)
Kudus (28s)

The course seemed more technical than the map had me believe. That might have something to do with it.

 

[WKA311]

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Expected more from:
Evenepoel (14s)
Spilak (15s)
Benett (16s)
Zakarin (17s)
Mäder (27s)
Kudus (28s)

The course seemed more technical than the map had me believe. That might have something to do with it.

Mäder is in his first race back from injury. Don't expect too much from him this week.

 

[Escarabajo]

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Tom Bohli to win, or at least top three (Ref: last year).

You got that one right!

 

[Lequack]

Great ride by both Tratnik and Roglic today, I was expecting the sprinter guys to be much closer though.

 

[Robert5091]

Chapeau Tratnik & Bahrain M must be relieved to get a 2nd win of the season.

Wednesday's stage 2 from Neuchâtel to La Chaux-de-Fonds is 168.4km

start at 12.55 CET and TV from 15.55 CET

Profile

Lots of short, some steep, climbs -

Second to last climb - Col de la Torne

the last one (not named on the profile)

Cote de la Sagne

map

 

[Robert5091]

Roglic, G (if he's feelin up to it), or maybe De Gendt to try his luck.

 

[HelloDolly]

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Roglic, G (if he's feelin up to it), or maybe De Gendt to try his luck.

SK, Rui Costa & Buchmann ?

 

[HelloDolly]

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Roglic, G (if he's feelin up to it), or maybe De Gendt to try his luck.

SK, Rui Costa & Buchmann ?

 

[Velolover2]

Looks like a hard stage. It all depends on how it is raced but on paper it looks a bit too hard for Colbrelli.

Normally, this would be your typical Albasini stage but I don't know if he is past his prime. There are some good puncheurs like Bevin, Prades and perhaps even Van Baarle or Swift who can win from a very reduced group.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Judging by the profile, there seems to be a +/- 1k slope of maybe 4 or 5% gradient at 6k from the finish. It seems to be when they pass through Le Locle.

They pass the Cote de la Sagne twice.

 

[Lequack]

Sam Bennet to win this.

 

[Robert5091]

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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jac...breaks-collarbone-in-romandie-prologue-crash/

Dimension Data's Jacques Janse van Rensburg was forced out of the Tour de Romandie on Tuesday, crashing only metres after finishing the prologue time trial. The South African broke his collarbone after allegedly falling as a result of some electrical-cable coverings on the ground.

The team also claimed in the press release that some similar cable covering was responsible for Mitchelton-Scott rider Sam Bewley's pre-race crash.

Mitchelton-Scott confirmed that the New Zealander had crashed while doing a reconnaissance ride of the prologue course earlier in the day, which means that he'll miss the upcoming Giro d'Italia after being left with a dislocated shoulder.

Very bad organizing - hope the two teams complain long and loud to the organizers.

Logic-is-your-friend

They pass the Cote de la Sagne twice.

Yep, they pass the finish after 115 km and loop back. Last 4km are slightly downhill so could be a small group sprint.

(see https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-romandie/2019/stage-1/overview for all the profiles)

 

[Laplaz]

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Sam Bennet to win this.

It depends on how hard they race this, but normally it's too hard for him.

 

[SafeBet]

It's been a rough spring for Sonny so I hope he can survive the hills and win with one of his powerful 500mt sprints.

Him or Ben Swift.

 

[Mayomaniac]

It really comes down to how they race it.
Teams like Astana, EF, Katusha, Movistar and MS don't have a real sprinter, so they could try to make this one hard to grab some bonus seconds.

 

[search]

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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jac...breaks-collarbone-in-romandie-prologue-crash/

Dimension Data's Jacques Janse van Rensburg was forced out of the Tour de Romandie on Tuesday, crashing only metres after finishing the prologue time trial. The South African broke his collarbone after allegedly falling as a result of some electrical-cable coverings on the ground.

The team also claimed in the press release that some similar cable covering was responsible for Mitchelton-Scott rider Sam Bewley's pre-race crash.

Mitchelton-Scott confirmed that the New Zealander had crashed while doing a reconnaissance ride of the prologue course earlier in the day, which means that he'll miss the upcoming Giro d'Italia after being left with a dislocated shoulder.

Very bad organizing - hope the two teams complain long and loud to the organizers.

well, you could see the cable on tv, and basically all other 138 riders hopping over it. There's no other way to do it.