2025 Tour of the Alps (April 21-25)

[Tim Cahill]

If that's actually true Decathlon DS is a full on moron.
Class from Seixas. Smarter then his own DS. You always gift this one to your ideal domestique with 0 pro wins. Always.

Yeah probably saw a future big French star and wanted him in the headlines, tone deaf and lacking in human touch.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1915761780640420331

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah probably saw a future big French star and wanted him in the headlines, tone deaf and lacking in human touch.

He might not be in the headlines, but this seems better, in terms of popularity.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I don't think Storer can hold this shape for the 2nd half of the Giro, semd him to Romandie to stomp Pogacar's goons!

 

[Red Rick]

I don't think Storer can hold this shape for the 2nd half of the Giro, semd him to Romandie to stomp Pogacar's goons!

Send him to Liege to stomp the man himself.

 

[Netserk]

That Felix Gall fan club must be a bit disappointed

Still scored more than half of his seasonal CQ score in this race despite only coming 5th. Yet another race where he could have scored more though.

 

[Sciatic]

Yeah probably saw a future big French star and wanted him in the headlines, tone deaf and lacking in human touch.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1915761780640420331

Great attitude and poise from the young guy

 

[Froome]

Best result today of the season for Froome. 71th.

He is clearly getting better and better before July. Hard miles are turning in easy miles, steep by steep.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Best result today of the season for Froome. 71th.

He is clearly getting better and better before July. Hard miles are turning in easy miles, steep by steep.

Only 5 spots between his best and worst performances this week. His consistency is just as remarkable as in the old days.

 

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Still scored more than half of his seasonal CQ score in this race despite only coming 5th. Yet another race where he could have scored more though.

5th honestly looked like about his level to me this week. I was more referring to two Decathlon guys coming around the corner and none of them turning out to be Gall.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Still scored more than half of his seasonal CQ score in this race despite only coming 5th. Yet another race where he could have scored more though.

It's becoming frustrating and I fear that he'll loose minutes on the hectic early Tour road stages.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Only 5 spots between his best and worst performances this week. His consistency is just as remarkable as in the old days.

Besides maybe the 2016 Tour, he had some bad days in all his GT wins, so he‘s more consistent now.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I didn't know that Gall's gf is from New York. Apparently he'll do some wind tunnel testing and training for the Tour TTs.

 

[nightowl]

I am praying we get this ultra-mythical Storer at the Giro. Seeing him raining attacks on those TT-bots Roglic and Ayuso would give proper old-school Giro vibes

 

[Cycling111]

I think Prodhomme would´ve won the stage anyway.

He caught Seixas easily and looked like he could´ve drop him.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I am praying we get this ultra-mythical Storer at the Giro. Seeing him raining attacks on those TT-bots Roglic and Ayuso would give proper old-school Giro vibes

My impression is that we have a 2012 Pozzovivo situation with him being too hot too early, while the Giro opposition is rather beatable. Anyway, I'll cheer for Jai Hindley.

 

[Red Rick]

I didn't know that Gall's gf is from New York. Apparently he'll do some wind tunnel testing and training for the Tour TTs.

Gall doing training for TTs is the best joke I heard this week

 

[Wyndbrook]

He's 14 years younger than me!

I'm younger than Eddy.

 

[nightowl]

My impression is that we have a 2012 Pozzovivo situation with him being too hot too early, while the Giro opposition is rather beatable. Anyway, I'll cheer for Jai Hindley.

I think so too, but here’s hoping

 

[Mayomaniac]

Gall doing training for TTs is the best joke I heard this week

Not just TT training, even going into the wind tunnel.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Respect.

 

[Sandisfan]

That Prodhomme interview was nice. His English was precious, it sounded like he had learned his English while watching Elmer Fudd cartoons.... Be Vewe vewe Quwiet I'm hunting wabbit. LOL Just kidding a bit but he deserved the win got back up to Seixas fast and looked like if he was on a different team could have pulled a gap on (SEXYASS) LOL I don't know that he could have kept a gap or not, or beaten Seixas in a sprint but you in most instances give the win to a guy like Prodhomme.

 

[staubsauger]

My impression is that we have a 2012 Pozzovivo situation with him being too hot too early, while the Giro opposition is rather beatable. Anyway, I'll cheer for Jai Hindley.

In defense of Pozzovivo zero chance he could have known everyone of the favorites in the end messed up his preparation.

Even Rujano got sick additional to Basso & Co being slightly off shape.

 

[tobydawq]

In defense of Pozzovivo zero chance he could have known everyone of the favorites in the end messed up his preparation.

Even Rujano got sick additional to Basso & Co being slightly off shape.

Hesjedal's shape was alright.

Rodríguez' tactics were abysmal.

 

[hayneplane]

Magnificent race. Weak teams and course design that made attacking from afar possible along with ultra mythical climbing levels from Michael Storer who was in a different league to the rest of the GC pretenders.

The classic Italian GPS timings kept us all informed and misinformed at the same time and the last we saw of the GC group minus Storer and Arensmann was 35km or so from the finish until 200 metres before they crossed the finish line.

 

[Sciatic]

Hesjedal's shape was alright.

Rodríguez' tactics were abysmal.

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