2022 Strade Bianche, 05/03

[Salvarani]

Lopez has come to peloton now? Good ride to come back.

 

[Red Rick]

If you are very very quiet you can hear the frightened sound of Red Ricks keyboard about to get abused every time Valverde is in a chasing group

Its clearly your fault

Please turn the tv off

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You seem to not realize that Wellens is the heaviest in the front. He will be dropped, so his only chance is to stick to the wheel or anticipate.

And Valverde... he is already riding like this for the past 25 years.

Asgreen had a liposuction we aren't aware of?

 

[Volderke]

Asgreen had a liposuction we aren't aware of?

He's the heaviest in the group that is chasing Asgreen and Pogacar. Most importantly, he's struggling. To say he rides like a d%^&head because he can't do any better, is without respect and pretty low.

 

[limak_]

Asgreen is much better than some would think; he was already good in Omloop het Nieuwsblad, but had to come back from bad luck too many times. But I feel Pogacar is pacing himself a bit more now, because he knows it's still a long way.

Quickstep should've switched the leadership to Asgreen immediately after Alaph crashed and was left behind. Instead, Asgreen was in the front of the peloton, catching the wind for a long time. Apparentely Alaph was overconfident about his strenghts after he came back to the peloton and on that climb when Pogi went away he was actually the one who initiated the action while his legs were already quite empty and he had nothing to respond with.

 

[Samamba]

Is wellens heavier than Asgreen?

Probably not but Asgreen is simply better. It's so obvious. Wellens works on the flat, but struggles every time it goes uphill. Don't get the hate. He won't do better than 6th place today. People acting like he's just finessing these guys.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Asgreen had a liposuction we aren't aware of?

Covid hits people differently.

 

[AlfaLum]

He's the heaviest in the group that is chasing Asgreen and Pogacar.

Wellens was not working in the group with Asgreen. Only Simmons and Narvaez were taking turns.

It just disappoints me when experienced riders like Wellens and Valverde do not take turns. And then when somebody takes off from the chasers they want to work all of a sudden.

 

[Volderke]

Quickstep should've switched the leadership to Asgreen immediately after Alaph crashed and was left behind. Instead, Asgreen was in the front of the peloton, catching the wind for a long time. Apparentely Alaph was overconfident about his strenghts after he came back to the peloton and on that climb when Pogi went away he was actually the one who initiated the action while his legs were already quite empty and he had nothing to respond with.

probably the adrenaline hid Alaphilippe's back pain that he is feeling now more and more.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Covid hits people differently.

Damn. Shouldn't have gotten vaxinated.

 

[postmanhat]

Lopez has come to peloton now? Good ride to come back.

I thought it was him too. But I think it's Velasco?

 

[Volderke]

Wellens was not working in the group with Asgreen. Only Simmons and Narvaez were taking turns.

It just disappoints me when experienced riders like Wellens and Valverde do not take turns. And then when somebody takes off from the chasers they want to work all of a sudden.

I honestly think Wellens is in survival mode. I don't see him surviving the last steep slope in Siena. I could be wrong though, but even then, he clearly feels he could be dropped anytime and a podium is the highest he can achieve.

 

[Big Doopie]

Yes, close races are never remembered. What's the most famous Tour? What's the most fondly-remembered Paris-Roubaix of the past decade, the Boonen solo or the Hayman win. What about the AGR Van der Poel won, 10+ riders within 10 seconds, forgettable right?

hmm. I guess “rarely” doesn’t register as having any meaning?

there is a reason cycling’s history is largely filled with the exploits of merckx, coppi, Hinault, etc. one really cannot argue with that fact.

what Pog needs is one or two challengers that are close (so u might get an 1989 TDF). You don’t need 10-20 riders on equal level. You need 2 or 3 great riders. This race would likely be VERY different with an in form VDP and WvA. It’s also y the mind boggles why so many “fans” don’t want Remco to live up to his potential…

 

[Samamba]

Wellens was not working in the group with Asgreen. Only Simmons and Narvaez were taking turns.

It just disappoints me when experienced riders like Wellens and Valverde do not take turns. And then when somebody takes off from the chasers they want to work all of a sudden.

Wellens is just trying to survive lol, he rides when he can. He'll probably gets dropped in exactly 1 minute.

 

[Kazistuta]

Probably not but Asgreen is simply better. It's so obvious. Wellens works on the flat, but struggles every time it goes uphill. Don't get the hate. He won't do better than 6th place today. People acting like he's just finessing these guys.

That's what he did in Var.

But I agree he seems quite spent (like the rest)

 

[Salvarani]

Peloton might still come back to group in between.

 

[jmdirt]

The photo on the front page is crazy! Great/lucky timing by the photographer!

 

[Salvarani]

Great scenes!

 

[Samamba]

5 behind are all solo.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Valverde caught Agreen?

 

[Salvarani]

Valverde!

 

[Volderke]

Valverde smells a 2nd spot.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Valverde doing Valverde things.

 

[Gigs_98]

Valverde catching Asgreen. Get ready @Red Rick

 

[Red Rick]

Kasper please check who is in your suckwheel