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[Samamba]

So Ewan only has 3 teammates left in the race with 3 of them quitting (cause of the crashes yesterday).
Yeah he ain't getting that stage, he'll probably be out of position in Willunga.

 

[movingtarget]

So Ewan only has 3 teammates left in the race with 3 of them quitting (cause of the crashes yesterday).
Yeah he ain't getting that stage, he'll probably be out of position in Willunga.

Ewan will have to win like McEwen..........

 

[Salvarani]

Seems like it was an entertaining stage!

It is a close and open race.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Closed or open?

 

[yaco]

I am interested in how Dennis gets up Corkscrew Hill - He won the stage up Paracombe Hill which has similar gradients to Corkscrew. Yates will need to attack on Corkscrew Hill and in-form he can do damage. Doubt that Matthews will be back for the next Aussie summer as he wanted to win one of the National Championship or the TDU.

 

[Salvarani]

Closed or open?

I believe close and closed have a different meaning.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

I believe close and closed have a different meaning.

Yes yes. Just couldn't resist.

 

[SafeBet]

Great racing today.

 

[pastronef]

very pleased to see Vine attacking and starting the winning move. Dennis finishes it off. I like Rohan even if he's with Jumbo

 

[claude cat]

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[theyoungest]

From the little footage I've seen it looks like Jay Vine has gone full Pogacar, he'll be tough to beat for the overall. Ineos with no rider in that front group, that's a bit of a fail with the team they have here.

 

[search]

The DSQ of Knox was cruel, as he crashed and got concussion tested. Rather idiocy for the organizers there.

in today's comminquee they clarified that Knox was "Sheltering for a very long time at a high speed behind a support team vehicle".

Still harsh of course given the circumstances, but he finished sth like 15 minutes within the time cut, miles ahead of some UniSA riders, so I guess it's fair to say that the team gave him more help than necessary.

 

[tobydawq]

Tomorrow as well.

Mmm

Great race so far. Far from the formulaic race it was in the past, and tonight's stage is also going to be interesting.

I feel for Matthews, though.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

I am interested in how Dennis gets up Corkscrew Hill - He won the stage up Paracombe Hill which has similar gradients to Corkscrew. Yates will need to attack on Corkscrew Hill and in-form he can do damage. Doubt that Matthews will be back for the next Aussie summer as he wanted to win one of the National Championship or the TDU.

He should go fulllTT mode during the climb, not reacting to Yates and Vine accelarations, then sprinting full gas the last 300 meters or so and try to comeback there or in the descent. In fact he can use the biker Milan Vader to pace him for a while, he was 10th at the top of Nettle Hill today.

 

[VeloMaster]

Tuned in for the final 50km and noticed a significant number of riders were reported to have dropped their chains near the foot of the final climb, most notably Matthews. One commentator put the figure at 5 or 6 in the span of a few minutes.

I've raised this before but worth reposting: what is it about modern race bikes and racers that is to blame, if anything? We saw the same in last year's racing throughout the season. I imagine it's the continued push toward thinner and thinner chains and more and more gears.

Haven't we reached the point where teams and riders should push back against this trend driven by component makers?

These days I race on the velodrome, so perhaps I am biased against more than one gear! I'd be interested in the forum's take.

 

[Landeirovic]

Vine for the win today?

 

[Lequack]

Final climb 6km from the finish. It will be Simon Yates who wins the stage obviously.

 

[Cookster15]

Yes, a much better than average TDU so far.

Dennis rode very strongly in 2019 TdS - 2nd to Bernal. Surprised he is worried about a short climb like the corkscrew even if its 9%. If he is in good shape he should not lose much if any time.

I'll pick Yates for the stage win with Vine and Dennis not far behind. Vine is my pick for the overall.

 

[Potomac]

I think McEwen has become my favorite race day commentator.

 

[Sandisfan]

Racing on now 615pm Pacific time. M Honore and Fabio Felline in the break.

 

[tobydawq]

Alpecin are trying to accomplish what?

 

[Potomac]

Australia's Channel 7 coverage is HORRIBLE when it isn't McEwen and Ligget. Channel 7 needs keep their guys off the air and the pro's take over.

 

[tobydawq]

How can they still use Liggett?

 

[Potomac]

Matthews and Bettiol keep riding together, they seem to be BFFs

 

[RedheadDane]

Dennis dropped.
Vine attacks with Yates.