Clásica San Sebastián 2022, one day race, July 30

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Yawn. I'll be smiling when the forum melts down when Remco is dropped in a small mountain stage.

Race not going as planned for your rider of choice can be a btch.

 

[Big Doopie]

REmco seems to plan to hold the margin consistent. Not riding full throttle it seems.

yes, hope he is saving something for the final climb.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Bauke got caught out doing his trademark 'pretend to be suffering in a chasing group'.

Don't think Jai 'superpeak' Hindley is going for GC at the Vuelta, Evenepoel looks good for it but he's got a blowup in him as we know. Still going for the Cobo option.

Carlos Rodriguez looks great on the bike

 

[Billie]

It has nothing to do with a 'route that suits Remco' or not. It is a race that suits Remco because there is no fight for positioning (same as Liege).

And most importantly in a race like this the team can ride at the front of the pack all day. Seeing the reports from the early parts of the race they were constantly in front. Same happened in the classics he won last year.

In race like Tirreno, Itzulia or Vuelta they cannot do that and thats when he starts to suffer.

 

[Salvarani]

REmco seems to plan to hold the margin consistent. Not riding full throttle it seems.

He does not get Van Aerts approval for that.

 

[Riek s]

Damn I cannot wait to see Carlos Rodriguez in the Vuelta. Guy has been flat out impressive this year.

Seems very strong, maybe strongest rider behind Remco?

 

[Valv.Piti]

It has nothing to do with a 'route that suits Remco' or not. It is a race that suits Remco because there is no fight for positioning (same as Liege).

And most importantly in a race like this the team can ride at the front of the pack all day. Seeing the reports from the early parts of the race they were constantly in front. Same happened in the classics he won last year.

In race like Tirreno, Itzulia or Vuelta they cannot do that and thats when he starts to suffer.

Thats actually an interesting analysis

 

[Elos Anjos]

Race not going as planned for your rider of choice can be a btch.

You're right. By the way, my rider of choice to win this race was Roglic.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

We can appreciate the brilliance of Remco Evenpol as a hilly one day race superstar, even if we can't possibly know that his brilliance will transfer to 3 weeks.

We know with Masnada it can however, but he is not as explosive as Remco on races like this. And Remco also have that engine, to maintain that pace after his attack. Unique rider

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I think he would. He did in the past and easily dropped Remco on the climb. Remco did most of the damage today on descent and flat.

So in order to determine whether a peak Pogacar (which he suposedly is not at the moment) could stay with Evenepoel, you refer to a moment where peak Pogacar dropped a non-peak Evenepoel.

Yes i think Pogacar would be able to follow Evenepoel, but i don't you're using the best argument here.

 

[Red Rick]

Don't think the 'Erlaitz is a great climb for Evenepoel' argument flies here either. Yes, the false flat at the end favours him, but he was getting dropped on this kind of stuff in the Itzulia queen stage, and he was in pretty good form then. This is the performance of someone who will be fighting for the Vuelta win. Whether he can stay in that fight on the biggest mountains and over three weeks remains to be seen, but he's definitely above outsider status.

Nobody needs to spin this.

Evenepoel is simply a great rider.

Better than Van Aert even.

 

[Big Doopie]

56"

 

[postmanhat]

Yates looks likely to get his highest finish in a 1.UWT race. Previous best was 7th here, in 2016.

 

[Red Rick]

Yates looks likely to get his highest finish in a 1.UWT race. Previous best was 7th here, in 2016.

Even in one day races, Simon Yates manages to be a mystery

 

[bob.a.feet]

Who's the GCN commentator?

 

[Big Doopie]

gap creeping back up.

 

[Billie]

Yates looks likely to get his highest finish in a 1.UWT race. Previous best was 7th here, in 2016.

Didn't he crash out once when he was in the front group with couple kms to go?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nobody needs to spin this.

Evenepoel is simply a great rider.

Better than Van Aert even.

Roughly 100 guys dropping Pogacar today does put Van Aert's effort on Hautacam in a different perspective.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Its a shame young Wout isn't here, with his good tour form he could've got himself a nice little top 10 and gained some valuable experience from watching Evenepoel in action.

 

[Red Rick]

Roughly 100 guys dropping Pogacar today does put Van Aert's effort on Hautacam in a different perspective.

Tadej gonna delay the wedding cause he won't be the best Pogacar anymore

 

[Sciatic]

Kind of funny—I switched over from watching Tour des Femmes stage because it was a massive runaway, hoping for a closer race here

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Remco is so lucky, another race where he is in top form and is super motivated and no one else bother and they are all in bad form.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Where is the 4th group in the road and which riders are in it? A chance that Masnada or Nibali is there?

 

[Didinho]

Remco
That's it.

 

[postmanhat]

Even in one day races, Simon Yates manages to be a mystery

He has all the attributes for a great one-day hilly rider. Except just don't think he's confident enough to ride in a hectic peleton?