2024 Tirreno - Adriatico, March 4-10

[Rob5091]

Vingegaard wins but it was not all plain sailing as Hindley and Ayuso kept pushing. Chapeau to Del Toro too for unexpected good performance.
Meanwhile the guy we all are rooting for moved up to 32nd on GC after finishing 4 mins down, Pozzovivo!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Has he been at altitude camp?

I have no idea. Perhaps @Wvv can tell you.

 

[wirral]

You have to say Vingegaard is a magnificent athlete, though you'd never have known to look at him

one wonders how many young guys in chicken factories are out there that never try and don't know what they are capable of

EDIT Of course its not just about ability , its also about character and training

Was the Chicken created in a chicken factory?

 

[Lequack]

27'13'' by Vingo so about 6.35-6.4 w/kg. Not the gaps I was expecting midway through the climb, it seems he faded a bit in final kilometers.

Just breaking some records

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766512395575349357

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1766512395575349357


Meanwhile in Paris Nice, they are going slow

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766538980634345545

View: https://twitter.com/BikesNWatts/status/1766538980634345545

 

[Red Rick]

Just breaking some records

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766512395575349357

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1766512395575349357


Meanwhile in Paris Nice, they are going slow

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766538980634345545

View: https://twitter.com/BikesNWatts/status/1766538980634345545

Sastre was at the end of a 240km 7hour stage the only surprise is Vingegaard only went 1'30 faster

 

[Salvarani]

Sastre was at the end of a 240km 7hour stage the only surprise is Vingegaard only went 1'30 faster

Those guys would have probably not been far behind in this era, thats my take.

 

[Unchained]

Don't know how many people watched in Spanish, or what network, but in my broadcast, near the end @ last 20-30k commentator made a comment about Jonas..something about being alien.. It was kind of funny
I think he said extraterrestrial..

 

[search]

there's strong wind on the forecast for tomorrow afternoon, but I guess they'd need to do the circuit the other way around (they do it clockwise) for it to have much effect

 

[Froome]

27'13'' by Vingo so about 6.35-6.4 w/kg. Not the gaps I was expecting midway through the climb, it seems he faded a bit in final kilometers.

It was a bit more. 6.5 w/kg.
He is in better shape this year in march, but he still has room for improvement until july.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766497754178576673

View: https://twitter.com/WattsinCycling/status/1766497754178576673

 

[Netserk]

It was a bit more. 6.5 w/kg.
He is in better shape this year in march, but he still has room for improvement until july.

Yep. Keep in mind both yesterday and today topped at ~1100 m, and was with much fresher legs. Only normal of course that the Tour shape is on another level.

 

[scribers]

It was a bit more. 6.5 w/kg.
He is in better shape this year in march, but he still has room for improvement until july.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766497754178576673

View: https://twitter.com/WattsinCycling/status/1766497754178576673

You’re like the @mou of Vingegaard, but without all of the data facts for your position

 

[Froome]

You’re like the @mou of Vingegaard, but without all of the data facts for your position

I know the data man, but it's "secret".

 

[Tim Cahill]

Max Poole fractured elbow, 6-12 weeks recovery apparently, but you know what cyclists are like.

Bardet concussion, bad look for DSM with Onley out too.

The way Poole wasn't moving I thought he'd broken his neck or something so a relief in a way.

 

[Froome]

He doesn't look superb. Probably at the same level as last year but without Pogi, he seems better

If Vingegaard had the level of last year's paris nice, he couldn't win this race.

He already said today that he is better this year. He had some issues last year before paris nice.

 

[Froome]

7.2-7.3 15 min climb

Bro, now seriously, it's not enough to beat Vingegaard, especially when those numbers were done when he was fresh in training (like the ftp test he did, you are basing yourself on that).

I don't even need to leak Visma data. Go check engineer frederic portoleau calculations.

I trust in your statements, but it would be very strange if Pogacar has not improved since 2020, or 2022.

It's not just the numbers, of course Pogacar's level in 20/30/35 minutes is close to vingegaard's level, but when you have specific conditions like a a very long mountain stage with multiple climbs, a climb with >35 minutes effort, climbs with a lot of altitude, vingegaard is superior to everybody and can take time.

Other advantage by Vingegaard in addition to his abilities to recover, is that he can do hard efforts day and day out during 3 weeks with consistency, it's like grinding and grinding, day after day, and then "you" will fade.

He is the ultimate and the best GC rider in the world, and probably the best climber since Pantani.

Don't get me wrong, Pogacar would have now 4 Tours de France if Vingegaard didn’t appeared, and Pogacar will finish his career has an all time great.

Let's enjoy this generation of riders.

 

[GroupDK]

Its definitely a joy that we got two riders like Vingegaard & Pogacar as they do seem to be quite a margin ahead of the rest, and it would be a shame if it simply were plain TdF sailing year after year without any real competing cycling aspect other than crashes and surrounding circumstances that could flip an expected win..

 

[Lequack]

Alien life has been confirmed:

‘I'm the first human in this race’ - runner-up Juan Ayuso on Vingegaard’s domination

‘I'm the first human in this race’ - runner-up Juan Ayuso on Vingegaard’s domination

Second on GC at Tirreno-Adriatico, 21-year-old thinks he's on the right track

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Peyroteo94]

If Vingegaard had the level of last year's paris nice, he couldn't win this race.

He already said today that he is better this year. He had some issues last year before paris nice.

He could win with one leg im my opinion

 

[Netserk]

Max Poole fractured elbow, 6-12 weeks recovery apparently, but you know what cyclists are like.

Bardet concussion, bad look for DSM with Onley out too.

The way Poole wasn't moving I thought he'd broken his neck or something so a relief in a way.

Yeah, it looked worse than "just" an elbow.

 

[Bolder]

Max Poole fractured elbow, 6-12 weeks recovery apparently, but you know what cyclists are like.

Bardet concussion, bad look for DSM with Onley out too.

The way Poole wasn't moving I thought he'd broken his neck or something so a relief in a way.

Bardet has had a number of concussions in recent years if I'm not mistaken. I think he's indicated that this may be his last year. That may not be a bad thing; I enjoy his off bike perspective so would hate to see any neurological impairment.

Poole must have been in shock because he was barely moving. Hopefully his recovery goes well.

 

[repre]

Max Poole fractured elbow, 6-12 weeks recovery apparently, but you know what cyclists are like.

Bardet concussion, bad look for DSM with Onley out too.

The way Poole wasn't moving I thought he'd broken his neck or something so a relief in a way.

Onley should be back soon i suppose...

 

[Froome]

He could win with one leg im my opinion

Even gaudu was stronger than him last year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Even gaudu was stronger than him last year.

No he wasn't. He was allowed to ride away while Vingegaard and Pogačar were looking at each other, but he couldn't match their deadly accelerations.

 

[Wvv]

I have no idea. Perhaps @Wvv can tell you.

I think not. He did mention to really aim for a good GC for the first time at Catalunya.

 

[search]

Has he been at altitude camp?

I have no idea. Perhaps @Wvv can tell you.

Uijtdebroeks was on Mt Teide in February and will go there again after Catalunya.

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