32ème édition du Tour de l'Ain (2.1) // August 7th - 9th 2020

[pink_jersey]

An in-shape Froome would have demolished everyone on Grand Colombier. Now, probably we'll see the first of many Bernal-Roglic battles.

 

[Lequack]

An in-shape Froome would have demolished everyone on Grand Colombier. Now, probably we'll see the first of many Bernal-Roglic battles.

Not if Fabio Aru 2020 has anything to say about it.

 

[hayneplane]

Who you've got? Nairo, Aru, Porte and?

Realised I slightly got carried away but from my personal predictions the start list contains
1.Bernal
2.Roglic
3.(Pogacar)
4.Quintana
5.Thomas
6.(Pinot)
7.(Lopez)
8.Dumoulin
9. Porte
10.Froome

Riders in brackets not riding the Tour de l'Ain

7 out of my long range tip for the TDf top 10 GC riding a mini stage race is a stacked field by any definition.

 

[johnymax]

An in-shape Froome would have demolished everyone on Grand Colombier. Now, probably we'll see the first of many Bernal-Roglic battles.

Not the first. Romandie 2018. It was an amazing battle between the two. They were going twice the speed of everyone else.

View: https://youtu.be/8Zv1NNq0uA8

 

[cobblesandstones]

What a surreal startlist. Looking forward to see how Dumoulin is doing. Also one of my favorites after Burgos: Almeida

 

[dutchdescent]

Tour De P'ain

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Who you've got? Nairo, Aru, Porte and?

Kruijswijk and Taaramae

 

[Red Rick]

Tourm Du(mou)l'ain

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Tourm Du(mou)l'ain

DE + LE = DU!!!

God, how i hated French.

 

[SafeBet]

Ineos + Jumbo royal rumble starting early.
Get used to it.

 

[Red Rick]

DE + LE = DU!!!

God, how i hated French.

You and me both. Actually disliked German more though.

 

[SafeBet]

Bagioliiiii

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Almeida! Damn.
Oops, Bagioli!

 

[Alexandre B.]

That was like the slowest sprint ever there by Roglič.

 

[sir fly]

That was entertaining.
Congrats to Bagioli.

Promising closure.
Nice scenery.

 

[bob.a.feet]

'Most remarkable sprint finish you're ever likely to see' - maybe not.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Entertaining finish, looking forward to the next two days

 

[Lequack]

Roglic stealing 6 bonus seconds there as well.

 

[WKA311]

Great finale by the Kometa boys.

 

[70kmph]

Good tactics by Roglic, apply pressure on the train

 

[DNP-Old]

Things I've heard in the last 100m:
1). Gesink leading out Roglic
2). Almeida winning the stage
3). Nicola Bagioli ultimately winning

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Things I've heard in the last 100m:
1). Gesink leading out Roglic
2). Almeida winning the stage
3). Nicola Bagioli ultimately winning

Also heard Almeida was very good in Route d'Occitanie, where he didn't ride.

 

[SafeBet]

Bagioli is easy to spot. He's got kind of broad shoulders for a climber.
He was a bit far back when the last hill started but reacted very well. Nice first pro win.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I guess Dumo's condition hasn't suffered too much

 

[DNP-Old]

I guess Dumo's condition hasn't suffered too much

Of course he would, and given he's now on a ketones cure he's going to annihilate the Tour as well.