Saudi Tour 2022 (February 1st - 5th)

[Roku]

Charmig and Lieater should be the main favourites.
De Clercq might be up there, Barthe as well.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah Charmig should be favoriteif this holds. Maybe Oliveira.

Quick Step doing what it does best tho

 

[yaco]

How hard will QS ride s they have no-one for GC, and they'll struggle in a sprint with Ewan and Groenewegen.

 

[Berflamand]

How hard will QS ride s they have no-one for GC, and they'll struggle in a sprint with Ewan and Groenewegen.

Still a long way to go ofcourse but if they arrive in the closing kilometers with this group I don't think they should necessarily go for a sprint. They could attack in the final kilometers. Groenewegen only has one teammate, Ewan has none.

 

[will-10]

How hard will QS ride s they have no-one for GC, and they'll struggle in a sprint with Ewan and Groenewegen.

Ewan is alone and Groenewegen has only Mezgec - this shouldn't be a group sprint

 

[SafeBet]

Buitrago group 30 seconds back.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah there's no way QS doesn't win this if they play their cards right.

 

[Samamba]

2nd group (not big, 20ish riders) coming closer, 20 seconds.

EDIT: Together! Buitrago and Costa saved their GC. Ewan 2 teammates extra (De Buyst and Kluge).

 

[Samamba]

So no live images for the first 20 min?
Just cancel this race pls.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Live footage of today's race

 

[SafeBet]

Race situation: Turgis alone in lead. Then Bonifazio and Keisse at 3’05’’. Pack is 5’25’’ adrift.

 

[Samamba]

This must be on purpose or something. I mean the plane has been in the air for over an hour and they still don't show live pictures.

 

[Wvv]

Race situation: Turgis alone in lead. Then Bonifazio and Keisse at 3’05’’. Pack is 5’25’’ adrift.

Alone? Lol. How far from the finish?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Turgis prepping his attack for RVV in the desert.

 

[yaco]

The question is how QS with 6 riders in the bunch allowed three riders to get a three minute lead.

 

[tobydawq]

Race situation: Turgis alone in lead. Then Bonifazio and Keisse at 3’05’’. Pack is 5’25’’ adrift.

This seems like a bizarre development.

 

[SafeBet]

Alone? Lol. How far from the finish?

50 km now.
Turgis is indeed alone, not sure about the gap.

 

[Samamba]

It looks like they're in the middle of a sandstorm

 

[Earns1985]

Turgis seems to be in a headwind section.

Does this mean, that there will be headwind from now on to the finish?

 

[Samamba]

5 minutes last kms downhill, he actually has a shot if they don't ride behind him?

EDIT: looks like BEX is controlling now

 

[SafeBet]

Lol with that wind it will take a lifetime to finish this stage.
Pray for Turgis legs.

 

[Mayomaniac]

It looks like they're in the middle of a sandstorm

Where's Guardini when you need him (he became a bit of a desert racce specialist later in is career)?

 

[Samamba]

Thats doesn't look like 100 guys in the bunch. All those non-pros probably 10 minutes back.

 

[Wvv]

14 km to go, Turgis caught by the first peloton.

 

[sir fly]

Petrified elephant