77th Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) // 23rd - 28th of April 2024

[Andre]

Van Wilder needed just a little bit more power.

 

[Unchained]

For what reason? They have yellow, they don't need to do anything

Bad feeling I had turned into a bad reality. UAE not in top ten,lose GC, half minute back and got shelled on the climb..

 

[Unchained]

Lipowitz!!!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Ayuso is overrated as hell. Dude isn't a top6/7 climber in the world

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Flo is just not worth it. I got to see the last 30 minutes of the stage (that's all they broadcast)...ridiculous for what they charge.

 

[perico]

Not for a while. It was mostly Vlasov.

No it was mostly Mas. Vlasov pulled for a few hundred meters.

 

[Salvarani]

No it was mostly Mas. Vlasov pulled for a few hundred meters.

No, so we can disagree on that.

And if true, even moreso Lipo should have been with Vlasov from the beginning.

They would have pulled back C Rod.

Or just let him go for the stage and chase after Carapaz much earlier.

Either way... a complete tactics-fail by Bora.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

This race has been terrible but the last 5km today almost made up for it. So much happening on a climb where you wouldn't expect all these differences.
- Bernal getting a gap and then Rodriguez closing it with everyone in his wheel lol.
- UAE with a disasterclass and Ayuso cracking big time.
- Lipowitz way stronger than he probably expected himself to be. First pulled too much with Vlasov dropped and Carapaz in his wheel, then correctly sat on Rodriguez but waited way too long to pounce. What a crazy punch that was at the end.
- Carapaz with a lovely cunning win, sat on them without taking a pull and then bam - gone. Great to see him back winning things, also cool for EF to finally get their WT win with him.

 

[samhocking]

C Rodriguez has been climbing really well too all year. Pretty consistent. Out of contract too.

Renewed to end of 2027 iirc.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Renewed to end of 2027 iirc.

He's referring to the Arkéa rider.

 

[perico]

No, so we can disagree on that.

And if true, even moreso Lipo should have been with Vlasov from the beginning.

They would have pulled back C Rod.

Or just let him go for the stage and chase after Carapaz much earlier.

Either way... a complete tactics-fail by Bora.

I was watching their progress. Mas eventually sat up and looked at Vlasov- forcing him into the front. From there they split.

 

[tobydawq]

He's referring to the Arkéa rider.

He even specified that it was C Rodríguez.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Wilder 12s off the podium. In UAE tour he was 10s off the podium. So i guess in the TDF he will be 14s off the podium.

 

[YavorD]

Van Wilder 12s off the podium. In UAE tour he was 10s off the podium. So i guess in the TDF he will be 14s off the podium.

So can we blame Remco for costing Van Wilder's podium in the Tour?
Free IVW!!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So can we blame Remco for costing Van Wilder's podium in the Tour?
Free IVW!!

Fcking Remco.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Fcking Remco.

Fucmco

 

[Armchair cyclist]

also cool for EF to finally get their WT win with him.

Catalunya Stage 4, Van den Berg

 

[Mayomaniac]

So, gc FloLip at the Giro?

 

[Volderke]

Ayuso is overrated as hell. Dude isn't a top6/7 climber in the world

Some say he's a better GC rider than Remco. I don't know about that, but people say these things.

 

[YavorD]

Actually Ayuso recovered very well in the end.
At 2 km he was already 40s behind I think and he finished only 44s behind Carapaz.

 

[Berniece]

Actually Ayuso recovered very well in the end.
At 2 km he was already 40s behind I think and he finished only 44s behind Carapaz.

When the gradient went a bit less steep

 

[shadowrider]

Terrible teamtactics from Bora. Two options. Lipowitz waiting for Vlasov to bring him back to rodrigues (risky because Vlasov was "on the limit"). Or letting Lipowitz attack after sitting a while in the wheel of Rodrigues. In order to (try to) take the general, even the stage, as now turned out to be possible. But the teamleader didn't decide at all.... or way too late. I don't think I ever witnessed a bigger tactical mistake of a team....

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Terrible teamtactics from Bora. Two options. Lipowitz waiting for Vlasov to bring him back to rodrigues (risky because Vlasov was "on the limit"). Or letting Lipowitz attack after sitting a while in the wheel of Rodrigues. In order to (try to) take the general, even the stage, as now turned out to be possible. But the teamleader didn't decide at all.... or way too late. I don't think I ever witnessed a bigger tactical mistake of a team....

You obviously knew that Lipowitz -who couldn't even follow Plapp two days ago- was capabele of this. So don't be so hard on the Bora DS, he doesn't have the insider knowledge you have.

 

[search]

a DS usually also doesn't have the same information we have. They are 500m behind with a radio and at best a delayed stream on the phone.

 

[Berniece]

You obviously knew that Lipowitz -who couldn't even follow Plapp two days ago- was capabele of this. So don't be so hard on the Bora DS, he doesn't have the insider knowledge you have.

I think it’s a shame riders’ data isn’t streamed to the car. Would make decision making easier