Cro Race, Croatia 27.09-02.10

[Carols]

Very enjoyable day. Great scenery, great finale. I loved the steep gravel finish. Vingo goes, Chapeau! Milan amazing and kept the jersey Chapeau!

 

[Lequack]

The only question is, could Remco have beaten Vingegaard today?

 

[noob]

I love that he doesn't know if he's in the lead or not

 

[Danskebjerge]

There is still an M in the GC lead, as shown over the door of the monument next to today's finish line.

 

[Red Rick]

First first time TdF winner to win race that same season since Wiggins?

 

[tobydawq]

First first time TdF winner to win race that same season since Wiggins?

Yes.

Pogacar could have won LBL though, if that sprint had not happened like it did.

 

[postmanhat]

That final was great fun. Amazing performance from Onley.

Wish I'd remembered to watch this now, and really pleased for Onley. Saw him pre-race before a ToB stage and he didn't seem perhaps, as naturally confident as many young riders appear to be these days. This should help in that respect, and maybe not too late to follow Poole up to the WT next season.

 

[Billie]

First first time TdF winner to win race that same season since Wiggins?

Bernal also won. Bernal the only one who got consistent results after his TdF victory

 

[CHGJ2000]

Milan wow what a performance. He was probably doing 150 Watts more than Vingegaard at least.

More like 300w fwiw. Milan's around 50% heavier than Vingegaard and I'd reckon they were probably not far off the 10 w/kg region for the final steep section.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Wish I'd remembered to watch this now, and really pleased for Onley. Saw him pre-race before a ToB stage and he didn't seem perhaps, as naturally confident as many young riders appear to be these days. This should help in that respect, and maybe not too late to follow Poole up to the WT next season.

He's signed up to continue with the DSM development team for 2023. 19 year oId kid who was inches away from beating the TdF winner on a tough finish - think they might be wise to offer him a decent multi year contract with their WT squad, right now.

 

[Ricco']

First first time TdF winner to win race that same season since Wiggins?

Froome won the Vuelta in 2017 (also a stage in 2016).

Edit: Nevermind, I'm dumb. Misread the first first timer.

 

[tobydawq]

Froome won the Vuelta in 2017 (also a stage in 2016).

He wasn't a first time winner in 2017.

But yeah, as Billie says, Bernal won Gran Piemonte in 2019.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pogi should look out for his fishy kryptonite in Lombardy.

 

[Izzyeviel]

'Danish Tour of France rider narrowly beats heroic British teenager'

 

[Bushman]

Milan riding like a proper freak. Always love seeing guys that size almost defy gravity. He should in theory be one hell of a tt’er (at least on shorter courses) with that kind of sustained power but perhaps he hasnt worked too much on his position yet

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Milan riding like a proper freak. Always love seeing guys that size almost defy gravity. He should in theory be one hell of a tt’er (at least on shorter courses) with that kind of sustained power but perhaps he hasnt worked too much on his position yet

Wasn't he part of Italy's team pursuit Olympic gold winning team?

 

[Red Rick]

Milan is just Italian Pozzato

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Reading this thread I initially thought I went back in time to early 90s and legendary AC Milan's supremacy but the reality is even more astonishing - a goliath competing with a skeleton on climbs.

 

[Red Rick]

Vingegaard got pinched like 10 times on that final climb lol

 

[RedheadDane]

Vingegaard got pinched like 10 times on that final climb lol

I'm assuming you mean in a... "positional way". My mind went in completely different direction.

Anyway... remember that deal I made? About the Norwegians getting the ITTs, and the Danes getting the stage races?
It still stands.

 

[tobydawq]

I'm assuming you mean in a... "positional way". My mind went in completely different direction.

Anyway... remember that deal I made? About the Norwegians getting the ITTs, and the Danes getting the stage races?
It still stands.

Denmark haven't won all stage races this year.

 

[Bushman]

Wasn't he part of Italy's team pursuit Olympic gold winning team?

Yes. I guess preparing for road race itt’s are not quite the same though

 

[RedheadDane]

Denmark haven't won all stage races this year.

Nor have Norwegians won all the ITTs.

 

[tobydawq]

Nor have Norwegians won all the ITTs.

Then it's not a meaningful deal...

Anyway, it's a little frustrating that Skjelmose won Luxembourg. Not only because it meant that he didn't win your beloved competition, it was also the only stage race won by a Danish male apart from the Tour de France the entire season.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Wasn't he part of Italy's team pursuit Olympic gold winning team?

Yes he was.