Wonder if some of the DNFs will line up at Tirreno.
Otherwise, the Basque and Catalan tour should gain in weight.
Otherwise, the Basque and Catalan tour should gain in weight.
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Uff. I just saw that. Hope he is fine.Anderis said:Uran DNF.
Didn't he say last year he'd ride it this year?Dekker_Tifosi said:He isn't riding MSR I think?
Groenewegen focusses on sprint wins in stage races this year. He doesn't even ride scheldeprijs. Kuurne was the only exception to his no-classics program.
Pretty sad considering how he survived these echelons and wins. He's not just fast.
Velolover2 said:10 GC riders "left" after 2 flat stages:
Kwiatkowski
Sanchez, 1 secs
Bernal, 7
Gallopin, 10
Bardet, 11
Quintana, 13
Kelderman, 13
Zakarin, 13
Bennett, 13
Jungels, 23
Could very well be the top 10 but in another order. Other pre-favorites are over a minute behind. Teuns and Konrad are still in contention but for the rest.. it's pretty much over.
Groenewegen won the Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften back in 2014 (and finished second the previous year). I know that race is considerably easier than the grown-up version, but surely those results suggest some classics ability.Dekker_Tifosi said:He isn't riding MSR I think?
Groenewegen focusses on sprint wins in stage races this year. He doesn't even ride scheldeprijs. Kuurne was the only exception to his no-classics program.
Pretty sad considering how he survived these echelons and wins. He's not just fast.
Escarabajo said:Why is Bob Jungels @ 35". He arrived in the main group in the 2 stages. He should be @ 25" with Quintana and Company.
Anybody knows?
Flamin said:Bernal... I couldn't believe my eyes. Simply out of this world, and that's probably still not covering it.
Cookster15 said:Flamin said:Bernal... I couldn't believe my eyes. Simply out of this world, and that's probably still not covering it.
Yes that was my thought when I read the race results. Didn't see the race but I assume his Sky teammates must have played a big part on getting him into that position e.g. Luke Rowe ?
Cookster15 said:Flamin said:Bernal... I couldn't believe my eyes. Simply out of this world, and that's probably still not covering it.
Yes that was my thought when I read the race results. Didn't see the race but I assume his Sky teammates must have played a big part on getting him into that position e.g. Luke Rowe ?
Tied with Naessen. He was protecting Bardet the whole time, in front all day, made the very final split, but let himself fall back to nearly drag Bardet back up to the Kwiatkowski group.tobydawq said:Rowe was clear MVP today. But the little guy was awesome as well.
Jagartrott said:Tied with Naessen. He was protecting Bardet the whole time, in front all day, made the very final split, but let himself fall back to nearly drag Bardet back up to the Kwiatkowski group.tobydawq said:Rowe was clear MVP today. But the little guy was awesome as well.
slosada said:Note1: Urán is not in the classification... probably swapped bikes with Docker
Note2: Movistar took the right decision yesterday. Soler lost 8:27 in the 5th group
Koronin said:slosada said:Note1: Urán is not in the classification... probably swapped bikes with Docker
Note2: Movistar took the right decision yesterday. Soler lost 8:27 in the 5th group
After yesterday he likely was told he can't go for GC anymore, so it's highly likely he had no interest in doing anything except finishing within the time limit and not expend anymore energy than is required.