85th Tour de Suisse (2.UWT) // June 12th - 19th 2022

[Escarabajo]

Unless Dani Martinez goes crazy in the high mountains he doesn't look great for the Tour...

I would not be concern at all about this. I did not see any stress on his face on trying to hang on. INEOS playing their cards strategically for the Tour.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I would not be concern at all about this. I did not see any stress on his face on trying to hang on. INEOS playing their cards strategically for the Tour.

Similar situation last year when Martinez was outside the top 10 in Trentino and then was the strongest in Giro final week

 

[HelloDolly]

I know its hot at present but its been this hot before sat the Tour and the Vuelta

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Very difficult stage: up&down non stop and hot weather. Vlasov confirmed his Tour podium aspirations and looks the favourite to win this race as well. Thomas strong as well. Evenepoel lost the race today, which was totally unexpected. Hunger knock? Dehydration? Weak day? Big MTFs are ahead (esp. tomorrow's).

 

[houtdffan]

evenepoel lost 7 mins!

What in the world happened?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Regardless of what happens from here, the boy will always have the 'Beat Jay Vine and Luke Plapp up a climb' trophy. Some say that the Tour of Norway is really just the cycling purists version of the TDF.

 

[bizzmane89]

evenepoel lost 7 mins!

What in the world happened?

You added 5 minutes on top

 

[Rackham]

I know its hot at present but its been this hot before sat the Tour and the Vuelta

Yeah I don't get all this talk of heat being a problem.

If this is considered 'bad', people should remember the TdF & Vuelta have often traditionally been furnaces, irrespective of perhaps a few cooler summers. Last year's Vuelta was brutal for example, but everyone coped.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah I don't get all this talk of heat being a problem.

If this is considered 'bad', people should remember the TdF & Vuelta have often traditionally been furnaces, irrespective of perhaps a few cooler summers. Last year's Vuelta was brutal for example, but everyone coped.

Still, couldn't the first hot period be a different kind of fish than when your body has had time to get used to it.

 

[houtdffan]

TDS site has evenepoel losing 2:12. Cyclingnews had him losing 7 mins

CN needs a new live blogger it seems

 

[Big Doopie]

TDS site has evenepoel losing 2:12. Cyclingnews had him losing 7 mins

CN needs a new live blogger it seems

another quickstep rider came in around 7 mins. prob that.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah I don't get all this talk of heat being a problem.

If this is considered 'bad', people should remember the TdF & Vuelta have often traditionally been furnaces, irrespective of perhaps a few cooler summers. Last year's Vuelta was brutal for example, but everyone coped.

Laughs in Volta a Portugal...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Was Masnada coming in 7 minutes behind I think, saw him and Van Wilder(?) come in later after trying to get Remco over the hills.

 

[postmanhat]

Still, couldn't the first hot period be a different kind of fish than when your body has had time to get used to it.

Speaking as someone who does an outdoors, physical job, this is definitely the case in my experience. Same with the first cold snap of the winter. It does get easier as you learn to adapt over time, but perhaps that may explain the relatively poor performance of younger riders today, Higuita aside.

 

[postmanhat]

On the topic of Bora doing very well in hilly races, in Switzerland. Does anyone know what's happened to Ide Schelling this season?

 

[Remy55]

On the topic of Bora doing very well in hilly races, in Switzerland. Does anyone know what's happened to Ide Schelling this season?

1st Covid
2nd Bronchitis

 

[Filippo_3467]

1st Covid
2nd Bronchitis

Yes lost year for him. Will be interesting how he will return next year and if there's still the role in the team for him available that he wants to be in.

 

[dercuforever]

So, tomorrow is about real climbers.
Will Vlasov live up to the expectations ? I've seen on twitter that he is bad when the climb is long.
I only see Thomas or Fuglsang as rivals, but maybe someone "far" today, will be better on real climbs (Uran, Higuita, DFM, Evenepoel, Pinot ?).
Let's hope it's not a snail pace for half of the climbs.

 

[jmdirt]

I like the hard racing that I'm reading!

 

[BR2]

So, tomorrow is about real climbers.
Will Vlasov live up to the expectations ? I've seen on twitter that he is bad when the climb is long.
I only see Thomas or Fuglsang as rivals, but maybe someone "far" today, will be better on real climbs (Uran, Higuita, DFM, Evenepoel, Pinot ?).
Let's hope it's not a snail pace for half of the climbs.

Vlasov is bad on long climbs? Haven't recognized that yet, doubt it a bit. We will see, but looks super strong for now.

 

[postmanhat]

1st Covid
2nd Bronchitis

Thanks. Seems like quite a few riders, perhaps unsprisingly, with that combo this year. And looks possible the cycle is about to start again.

 

[Samamba]

Fuglsang favorite to me, he seems to be in his usual prime Suisse form. So will probably do nothing in the Tour.

 

[movingtarget]

evenepoel lost 7 mins!

What in the world happened?

Maybe he got cooked by the heat..........36 degrees and not a lot of cover. Noticed how much the break riders were sweating.

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe he got cooked by the heat..........36 degrees and not a lot of cover. Noticed how much the break riders were sweating.

Also, he didn't. Only about 2 minutes.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Wow can’t believe Evenpoel was even behind people like Michael Mathews. Truly a bad day for him, hopefully it’s just a blip. What happened to Dani Martinez? Shouldn’t he be better if he’s the leader of Ineos at the Tour?