2021 Tour de Pologne, 9th to 15th August

[Red Rick]

Carapaz, Simon Yates, Schachmann and Fuglsang (a week before winning a monument) is not a strong field?

In the shape they were in at that point?

Nah.

 

[tobydawq]

In the shape they were in at that point?

Nah.

Lol.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

10 riders up the road have 3 mins+ at the moment, only QS working on the front of the main group and gap going out.

 

[sir fly]

Appreciative crowd through the town.

Some other, more exposed, races could take a leaf out of ToP's book starting with lengthy stages.

 

[railxmig]

Sad they left those steep bergs south of Rzeszów that were a couple years back. Possibly another case of bad surface?

 

[HelloDolly]

Sure Almeida can grab a win in a weak field like Tour de Pologne. That doesn't count.

Ha ha ha
Yet Remco wins and he is going to walk the Giro ???

The field is plenty strong for the type of parcours ..Mohoric , Wellnes, Kwaito, Ullissi ,etc are very strong on these finishes...stronger than Fuglsang, Yates and much like Schachmann and Carapaz. These are not the alps

And also it depends on the form of the rider , eg Carapaz was not in form when the wonder kid won

 

[Froome]

But remco won vuelta san juan beating oscar sevilha, respect that. When he beat oscar sevilha, i tought to myself, "this guy is the next eddy merckx".

 

[groogster]

All the streams at tiz-cycling are down atm… does anyone have alternatives to watch today’s stage?

 

[limak_]

Sad they left those steep bergs south of Rzeszów that were a couple years back. Possibly another case of bad surface?

90% of bergs south of Rzeszów have really great surface, so it wouldn't be a problem to create a loop including them - just like the one in '17 or even something harder, cause that stage ended up with a sprint finish anyway.

 

[johnymax]

Ha ha ha
Yet Remco wins and he is going to walk the Giro ???

The field is plenty strong for the type of parcours ..Mohoric , Wellnes, Kwaito, Ullissi ,etc are very strong on these finishes...stronger than Fuglsang, Yates and much like Schachmann and Carapaz. These are not the alps

And also it depends on the form of the rider , eg Carapaz was not in form when the wonder kid won

All of the above mentioned riders are strong, but how can you say Wellens, Ulissi, etc are stronger than Fuglsang 2019/2020. The Dane was probably the best hilly rider in the World at the time.

Also I'm willing to bet the poster you were replying to, was being sarcastic.

 

[BlueRoads]

All the streams at tiz-cycling are down atm… does anyone have alternatives to watch today’s stage?

Kolarstwo, Tour de Pologne, 3. etap: Sanok – Rzeszów [ZAPIS]

Zapis trzeciego etapu wyścigu Tour de Pologne 2021, z Sanoka do Rzeszowa o długości 226 km.

sport.tvp.pl

but I think you need a vpn

 

[BlueRoads]

Maybe a nice Polish cycling fan can provide us with live-ticker like information...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The Cycling.Today French stream seems to be working

https://cycling.today/2021-tour-de-pologne-live-stream/

 

[BlueRoads]

Hm, will they catch them?

 

[mikii4567]

Maybe a nice Polish cycling fan can provide us with live-ticker like information...

Hi
10-man breakaway at the front. 2 minutes ahead (was 4, then went down to 1:30, then back up to 3, and now at 2). Just a flat run-in to Rzeszów left, one local lap there.

 

[limak_]

Hm, will they catch them?

Yep, el Tractor on the front and the gap have already decreased from 3mins to 1,5.

 

[mikii4567]

Less than 30 km to go, Bohli no longer at the front and the pace has really picked up, 50 seconds. Doesn't look like the breakaway has a chance.

 

[mikii4567]

Van der Hoorn trying to go solo, but he doesn't stand a chance, the bunch is 30 seconds behind and it'll be a sprint.

 

[Samamba]

Who came up with the idea of a 226k stage with all hills in the first part of it in a one week race?

 

[RedheadDane]

Van der Hoorn trying to go solo, but he doesn't stand a chance, the bunch is 30 seconds behind and it'll be a sprint.

Can't have Taco Tuesday on a Wednesday!

 

[mikii4567]

UAE, Deceuninck and Bahrain leading the bunch. Van der Hoorn, Taminiaux and Clarke somehow staying ahead with a 30-something second lead with 19 kilometres to go. Leading trio seems to be cooperating and they are staying away.

Who came up with the idea of a 226k stage with all hills in the first part of it in a one week race?

Race organisers where the capital of the Voivodeship (region) is surrounded by flat. It's really a waste though, there are some cool hills south of Rzeszów.

 

[mikii4567]

9 kilometres to go, they're in Rzeszów now, and the leading trio is still 30 seconds ahead. They're working together, Deceuninck is working behind. Local lap should help the leaders.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

These three could be quite stubborn now that they've got rid of the passengers. Tamineaux leaving a gap with the Polish rider on his wheel and then jumping across the gap a minute later was a fun move

 

[mikii4567]

First crossing of the finish line and after keeping a 30 second lead for a while, the escaping trio are now slightly losing time, their lead hovering just above 20 seconds. It's a big ask, but... 6 kilometres to go

 

[Barnacle Bill]

20 secs...

Some good crowds out by the finish