2025 Eschborn–Frankfurt (May 1), 198.7 km (1.WT3)

[Cycling111]

Wellens Tim (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) did not start today.

He had several accidents and also looked exhausted in the last races.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Not-so-nice looking I meant after Tricycle Rider talked about the lovely tree cover, the campaign is great of course.

I've been to Frankfurt a few times as a kid and all I remember is it being very metropolitan. So it's nice to see there are actually some forested (or reforested) areas in that general region. And now some kind of a Burg that's being renovated!

 

[Potomac]

Before traveling my guidebooks and internet research all said that after the war Frankfurt rebuilt with modern architecture. But when we travel to Europe we want old world charm. So other than the airport and train station we seen nothing of Frankfurt.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Is everyone getting this little vignette?

Vignette?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Before traveling my guidebooks and internet research all said that after the war Frankfurt rebuilt with modern architecture. But when we travel to Europe we want old world charm. So other than the airport and train station we seen nothing of Frankfurt.

If you took a walk outside the train station, you could have seen a couple of people who looked the part of a medieval epidemic, quite traditional

 

[Potomac]

Vignette?

I think there was some museum on the route, in an old castle. My feed had costumed actors doing some little scene.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I think there was some museum on the route, in an old castle. My feed had costumed actors doing some little scene.

I must have missed it while fetching some coffee but it sounds pretty cool!

 

[Netserk]

Pithie riding intervals or just very bad?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Before traveling my guidebooks and internet research all said that after the war Frankfurt rebuilt with modern architecture. But when we travel to Europe we want old world charm. So other than the airport and train station we seen nothing of Frankfurt.

This is the first time I'm watching this race and I'm pleasantly surprised and relieved they are not doing loops in the middle of Frankfurt. I want some trees and some small towns, which this race has shown so far!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pithie with a pithieful performance today.

 

[Heston]

Action parts coming up. Some teams should definitely try to drop Philipsen in the next 20-30 km

 

[Salvarani]

Pithie will not finish

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pithie will not finish

Bold prediction

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Don‘t really know what Alpecin‘s plan is.

 

[Salvarani]

Bold prediction

He didnt look too good on the climb

 

[Faserr]

He didnt look too good on the climb

First time back on the bike after his crash hat Paris-Roubaix? 😅

 

[Salvarani]

First time back on the bike after his crash hat Paris-Roubaix? 😅

And it showed. Interesting one to go in the early break, unless just for training and then hopping off.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Looks like racing is about to start.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Looks like racing is about to start.

Either Thierry is dying a thousand deaths or the peloton has finally started racing, the gap is quickly shrinking.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Jayco finally setting some pace.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

He's been caught, but good effort by Thierry, think he got some KOM points.

96km to go

 

[search]

not that he was expected to have a chance anyway, but Welsford was dropped for good already.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

not that he was expected to have a chance anyway, but Welsford was dropped for good already.

He did the leadout into the climb for Bora

 

[Tim Cahill]

Too much upper body work from Welsford I think.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Ala sighting at the back of the peloton