AIUla Tour - 29th of january to 3rd of february

[DNP-Old]

Even Merlier survived.

 

[scribers]

Latour damned near stayed away. That’s was a weird lead in to the finish. Looked like wind and uphill both a factor

 

[yaco]

Last year's finish to this stage had a steeper climb between 4 and 1km - Today was a draggier finish.

 

[proffate]

So who here is planning to take a holiday, cycling or otherwise, to AlUla after watching this race?

Not unrelatedly, does anyone know if the deserty regions of the world will become more jungly when we're done returning all the old dinosaur matter to the atmosphere?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Last year Cees Bol and Jonathan Milan managed to finish in the +0:28 group at the stage up Harrat Uwayrid, could Wærenskjold manage something similar if he's in the leaders jersey before that stage?
Not that it's really likely he can fight for the win here, it's also hard to know how hard the finish on stage 4 is, but it looks like something Wærenskjold could do well at.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Pierre Latour. What a rider.

 

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it's also hard to know how hard the finish on stage 4 is, but it looks like something Wærenskjold could do well at.

it's exactly the same finish as last year, when Consonni won. Waerenskjold finished 39th that day.

 

[rghysens]

Not unrelatedly, does anyone know if the deserty regions of the world will become more jungly when we're done returning all the old dinosaur matter to the atmosphere?

Rather the other way around

 

[proffate]

Rather the other way around

sort of shooting themselves in the foot then, aren't they?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

it's exactly the same finish as last year, when Consonni won. Waerenskjold finished 39th that day.

Aaah. Groenewegen was 4th and 30ish riders on same time, so its not too hard. All should come down to the last stage then.

 

[ingsve]

Last year Cees Bol and Jonathan Milan managed to finish in the +0:28 group at the stage up Harrat Uwayrid, could Wærenskjold manage something similar if he's in the leaders jersey before that stage?
Not that it's really likely he can fight for the win here, it's also hard to know how hard the finish on stage 4 is, but it looks like something Wærenskjold could do well at.

They weigh 83 kg and 84 kg respectively. Wärenskjold weighs 92 kg so there is a lot more body to drag up that 12% climb.

He said in the interview after the win that they will be riding for Anders Halland Johannessen on that stage.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Very smart move from Lecerf to ride on dirt instead.

Didn't see the stage yet or what this is refering to... But iirc he also comes from CX.

From above he looks like a child in size between all those other riders.

He always reminded me of the guy in my avatar.

 

[RedheadDane]

From above he looks like a child in size between all those other riders.

His name is literally "Junior"...

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

He said in the interview after the win that they will be riding for Anders Halland Johannessen on that stage.

Now that they said that out loud AHJ definitively gonna crash out or something. That guy is one of the most unlucky athletes around.

 

[proffate]

Wärenskjold weighs 92 kg

I don't trust this figure. Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it true. I know he's tall but his upper body is still pretty lean. I would guesstimate 87kg, and that's if the 195cm height is correct. I've also seen 191cm height quoted in which case I would say he's about 80kg or less.

 

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Tomorrow's stage finishes on an egg shaped, 4-mile camel race track. In case anyone was wondering how to follow a race this long as a spectator...

View: https://youtu.be/urLZodlSwwQ?t=519


Hopefully they'll bring a lot of cars tomorrow as well

 

[ingsve]

Tomorrow's stage finishes on an egg shaped, 4-mile camel race track. In case anyone was wondering how to follow a race this long as a spectator...

View: https://youtu.be/urLZodlSwwQ?t=519


Hopefully they'll bring a lot of cars tomorrow as well

Hehe, interesting sport. An actual animal racing sport where there isn't a jockey or driver taking the credit.

 

[ingsve]

I don't trust this figure. Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it true. I know he's tall but his upper body is still pretty lean. I would guesstimate 87kg, and that's if the 195cm height is correct. I've also seen 191cm height quoted in which case I would say he's about 80kg or less.

Fair point. Then again, what's to say that the weights of the other two riders is correct also. Point is still that he is bigger and likely heavier than them so will likely always have trouble.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Hehe, interesting sport. An actual animal racing sport where there isn't a jockey or driver taking the credit.

(Greyhound racing would have been too obvious)

 

[ingsve]

(Greyhound racing would have been too obvious)

Not even sure we have dog racing in Sweden. If there is it's not common at all so not something I would think of.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I don't trust this figure. Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it true. I know he's tall but his upper body is still pretty lean. I would guesstimate 87kg, and that's if the 195cm height is correct. I've also seen 191cm height quoted in which case I would say he's about 80kg or less.

It often feels like the numbers on the internet is guesswork, but just Wærenskjold has been talking openly in media about his size. For example at the pre tour altitude camp last year he said in an interview with TV2 that he was 92-93 kilos with a plan of losing 2-3 kilos before the start of the Tour a month later. I don’t know if he made it down to or below 90 before the Tour started. He also says himself in the same interview that he is 1,95. So in the case of Wærenskjold I would trust the numbers as they are coming from him directly.

You can read the whole thing here: https://www.tv2.no/sport/sykkel/vil...tig-at-jeg-ikke-presser-det-for-mye/15780150/

 

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Now that they said that out loud AHJ definitively gonna crash out or something. That guy is one of the most unlucky athletes around.

I honestly don't really think it makes sense to stake everything on AHJ in a race like this, so I guess plans may still change for Waerenskjold, depending on his gc position.

AHJ is the better climber, of course, but going by the past couple of years, only the very best can get enough of a gap on this climb. And if you're in G2 and can't sprint, that means sth like 15th in gc in the end.

 

[Earns1985]

Here we go!
Echelons!!

 

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Major splits again now with 25k to go. Waerenskjold is down in G3. Henok Mulubrhan crashed. Don't think Junior is in front either

 

[Wvv]

Enjoying echelons with a live stream at work. Lovely images.