Clásica San Sebastián 2022, one day race, July 30

[Logic-is-your-friend]

It's funny 'cause it's true.

Of course it's true. Haven't seen such crying on quite a while.

 

[Riek s]

doesn't look tired.

HE also backpedalled a bit after the top of the last climb.

 

[postmanhat]

Yes, but also very different routes over the years.

Indurain won by 2'24''.

Yes. And maybe Sivakov coming second puts the form of the field in some perspective? Great to see him looking like a rider again though.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Sivakov caught up more than half a minute the last few kilometers, so no reason to expect Remco to look tired crossing the line.

 

[JosefK]

Cycling is more fun when Remco is in town.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

No Fausto and no Nibali in the top 10

 

[Savant12]

If Remco fails then 99% of the pro peloton fails more than him...

I am not sure how much do you know about cycling but races are not all the same, Evenepoel is just destroying some strong opposition today and proving that he is one of the best hilly classics rider in the world if there was still some doubts around after his LBL performance. There is no need to bring things like Grand Tours or climbing mountains to the conversation.

Nah! The "strong opposition" field and performances of the others were pretty weak. Pretty much a nailed on Remco win.

 

[Red Rick]

Of course it's true. Haven't seen such crying on quite a while.

You must have a very selective memory then.

Spoiler

I personally cried harder than that at least twice during the Tour

 

[Elos Anjos]

Of course it's true. Haven't seen such crying on quite a while.

You don't sound very logical regarding everything concerning Remco. Then again, half of the pointless posts in his thread are yours.

A win is a win is a win. Even if it's against a weak field. Deal with it.

 

[Didinho]

No Fausto and no Nibali in the top 10

Peak-ing for the Giro, right on schedule

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You don't sound very logical regarding everything concerning Remco. Then again, half of the pointless posts in his thread are yours.

A win is a win is a win. Even if it's against a weak field. Deal with it.

Here are some legendary ''deal with it'' sunglasses for you.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNdBLBleO90

 

[Elos Anjos]

Timing of San Sebastian is weird. You get either tired riders or others preparing for the next GT.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

That is a massive list of superstar cyclists. Shame there are no big guns.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Here are some legendary ''deal with it'' sunglasses for you.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNdBLBleO90

How old are you? Touchy touchy.

 

[Netserk]

Yes. And maybe Sivakov coming second puts the form of the field in some perspective? Great to see him looking like a rider again though.

It has always had a difficult spot a week after the Tour (since 2007, usually), but I think the more difficult route has made that have a bigger impact than previously.

 

[postmanhat]

He's going to need a separate wardrobe for those hats at this rate.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Fausto must have stopped to chat with some of his fans after dropping Remco off on the climb

 

[ooo]

Who was faster, Valverde or Pogacar?

 

[groogster]

Are you going on a drive because it's only available on CN+?

Drive on holidays for another warm place!

 

[Escarabajo]

They always say that whoever has momentum from the Tour wins here. Not today. We can say that this year the Tour killed the majority of the riders.

On top of that, this was the perfect scenario for Remco. Perfect.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

They always say that whoever has momentum from the Tour wins here. Not today. We can say that this year the Tour killed the majority of the riders.

On top of that, this was the perfect scenario for Remco. Perfect.

2019 and 2022 are the only two editions from the past decade (didn't bother to look further) when a rider not coming out of the Tour, won. The rider winning (both) those editions is one lucky devil that only those two editions of the Tour were so hard that it killed the majority of the riders.

 

[Big Doopie]

This must be what watching Merckx was like

there is a famous scene in La Course en Tete:

Giro 1973. Under Merckx's pace riders get dropped. only Battaglin is left grasping his wheel. then suddenly there is a shot of Battaglin alone climbing a riser and your first instinct is to think that Battaglin has dropped Merckx. Then in the distance, you see Merckx alone coming over the riser ahead of Battaglin.

that's what today reminded me of.

(before the haters go nuts, i am not saying remco will do this in a GT), but for someone who watched Merckx in his prime, yes, this is similar (at least in terms of one-day races).

 

[yaco]

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

I never held high hopes for Yates today considering his one day pedigree - He also attacked from far to win on Thursday which was far from the ideal preparation.

 

[AlfaLum]

I think the assessment that this Tour has killed of most of the participant is more than fair.

that assessment does not mean that Remco’s performance today wasn’t super impressive though. It was an extremely impressive performance.