75th Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) // 27th of April - 2nd of May 2021

[Velolover2]

Four +30 riders in the group. Proving that being over 30 doesn't mean you're old.

In cycling, 34 is young while 35 is old. Thomas is a few days away from joining that club while Woods still have some months to go.

Great win by Rusty btw. Never excepted him to be great on such a long mountain.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bauhaus, Gougeard, Dowsett, Conca, Hirt all DNF +Troia and Denz DNS, that should be it I think

Aaah, the list of finishers on PCS got updated.

In cycling, 34 is young while 35 is old. Thomas is a few days away from joining that club while Woods still have some months to go.

34 is old too.
Until next year.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Skjelmose finishing 15th on a stage like this is also quite good, even though he lost 1:30 to Arensman.

He is starting to look promising.

Not quite a breakthrough yet, but as a 20 year old in his first full season, it's quite good what he is doing.

 

[BlueRoads]

Great win by Rusty btw. Never excepted him to be great on such a long mountain.

You could have guessed a stage like this would be won by a Canadian, though.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I know Ineos aren't popular, but laughing at crashes is never cool.

I have absolutely nothing against Ineos - quite the contrary - but the crash itself and the fact that it was Thomas was too amusing. No reason to be so uptight about it, it's just a crash.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Skjelmose finishing 15th on a stage like this is also quite good, even though he lost 1:30 to Arensman.

Yep. Difficult to gauge considering the weather though. Champoussin lost over 13 minutes

 

[Velolover2]

34 is old too.
Until next year.

I've always considered 34 to be the last "prime year". 26-34 is really ideal for a cyclist. It's like the peak years of musicians.

 

[RedheadDane]

You could have guessed a stage like this would be won by a Canadian, though.

See? It pays to cheer for the Canadians!

 

[SafeBet]

Yep. Difficult to gauge considering the weather though. Champoussin lost over 13 minutes

Champoussin and long climbs don't really get along this year.

 

[JosefK]

I have absolutely nothing against Ineos - quite the contrary - but the crash itself and the fact that it was Thomas was too amusing. No reason to be so uptight about it, it's just a crash.

I think part of the strangeness of it was that the crash came in a place where, of all places on the course, you wouldn't expect a crash to occur. And then, like, 20 meters from the finish. It just seemed spontaneous.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Good ride for Masnada. Riding a hard Romandie isn't exactly the best preparation for the Giro, but that was a good performance.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think part of the strangeness of it was that the crash came in a place where, of all places on the course, you wouldn't expect a crash to occur. And then, like, 15 meters from the finish. It just seemed spontaneous.

Aren't all crashes pretty spontaneous? I don't think riders usually decide that "I'm gonna crash over there..."

 

[JosefK]

Aren't all crashes pretty spontaneous? I don't think riders usually decide that "I'm gonna crash over there..."

Yes, good point. But maybe spontaneous in the sense that there didn't seem to be any external cause/impingement. No slippery white line. No contact from another rider. No pothole. Just G spontaneously combusting.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

It was strange, odd, unusual, typical of G, careless. Just not funny, at risk of being uptight.

 

[Velolover2]

Does Woods have his own thread?

After seeing him today, I actually think he has a shot at the Vuelta podium. Only the last time trial will be his Achilles' heel.

 

[RedheadDane]

Does Woods have his own thread?

Yes

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Aren't all crashes pretty spontaneous? I don't think riders usually decide that "I'm gonna crash over there..."

Are you totally sure that Lars Bak didn't plan to crash the same place on the P-R course over and over again?

 

[Breezy1985]

Yes, good point. But maybe spontaneous in the sense that there didn't seem to be any external cause/impingement. No slippery white line. No contact from another rider. No pothole. Just G spontaneously combusting.

Reminded me of Dan Martins LBL crash were he tries to put the power down as he is still turning and on a road marking

 

[BlueRoads]

The laughing is just the sentiment of the moment, isn't it, when something like this happens without serious consequences - I do immediately start to laugh a bit, just because "what was that, how can that be?", without it being mean, I would really have liked him to take that win.

 

[Rackham]

Does Woods have his own thread?

After seeing him today, I actually think he has a shot at the Vuelta podium. Only the last time trial will be his Achilles' heel.

He's not at all consistent.

He's one of those riders who is up there fighting for WT wins one day, then nowhere a few weeks/months later. This is clearly "his moment" though after his great showing at Liège. I still expect Thomas to win the overall GC tomorrow, "if" he's okay.

In other news Jumbo had a bad day, i.e. Kruijswijk showing again Primoz is the only leader for JV in the Tour in July whilst Kuss never seems to seize his opportunities to lead in races where Roglic isn't there.

 

[kingjr]

It was strange, odd, unusual, typical of G, careless. Just not funny, at risk of being uptight.

To me, it's funny because it's the kind of thing that I could see happening to myself.

 

[Velolover2]

Yes

I just wanted to state that Woods is the leaf combination of Purito and Horner.

Not a master of easy MTFs. But good as long as the climb is brutal. Muritos as well as monster mountains.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Are you totally sure that Lars Bak didn't plan to crash the same place on the P-R course over and over again?

He should have a statue there

 

[JosefK]

He's not at all consistent.

He's one of those riders who is up there fighting for WT wins one day, then nowhere a few weeks/months later. This is clearly "his moment" though after his great showing at Liège. I still expect Thomas to win the overall GC tomorrow, "if" he's okay.

In other news Jumbo had a bad day, i.e. Kruijswijk showing again Primoz is the only leader for JV in the Tour in July whilst Kuss never seems to seize his opportunities to lead in races where Roglic isn't there.

Yes, Jumbo not looking too enthusiastic this week. It may be a little early in the year for Kuss to be in top form, but then, as has been mentioned, he seems to reach top form only in those races where he's supporting Primoz.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I just wanted to state that Woods is the leaf combination of Purito and Horner.

Not a master of easy MTFs. But good as long as the climb is brutal. Muritos as well as monster mountains.

Is "the leaf" a nickname for Canada?