The 2019 UAE Tour (24/02 - 02/03)

[Blanco]

Re:

UAE have four cards today: Gaviria, Kristoff, Ulissi and Costa.

Especially Ulissi should be strong on such a climb if he gets his own chance. He looked good yesterday.

He'll need different skills today. Costa has no chance today, Kristoff is too heavy I think, they will go all-in for Gaviria.

 

[SafeBet]

Re: Re:

UAE have four cards today: Gaviria, Kristoff, Ulissi and Costa.

Especially Ulissi should be strong on such a climb if he gets his own chance. He looked good yesterday.

He'll need different skills today. Costa has no chance today, Kristoff is too heavy I think, they will go all-in for Gaviria.

Kristoff was 4th on Hatta Dam last year.

 

[Blanco]

Re: Re:

UAE have four cards today: Gaviria, Kristoff, Ulissi and Costa.

Especially Ulissi should be strong on such a climb if he gets his own chance. He looked good yesterday.

He'll need different skills today. Costa has no chance today, Kristoff is too heavy I think, they will go all-in for Gaviria.

Kristoff was 4th on Hatta Dam last year.

Yeah, but someone has to lead out cause positioning is crucial, Kristoff or Gaviria. If they're both protected they won't win. I would go with Gaviria in this one

 

[Velolover2]

One thing is sure, if they go with Gaviria, he'll have a brutal lead-out on this mini-muro.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Break of the day

 

[Lequack]

Photos from last year's Hatta Dam finish - Sonny COLBRELLI wins — rcs
http://www.steephill.tv/2018/dubai-tour/photos/stage-04/

Photos from 2016 Hatta Dam finish - Juan Jose LOBATO wins — rcs
http://www.steephill.tv/2016/dubai-tour/photos/stage-03/

Photos from 2015 Hatta Dam finish - John DEGENKOLB wins — rcs
http://www.steephill.tv/2015/dubai-tour/photos/stage-03/

 

[Robert5091]

Remco has crashed out - https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1100700542123286528

 

[Lequack]

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Remco has crashed out - https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1100700542123286528

Crazy, and it was pretty calm in the peloton so far.

 

[Lequack]

Bahrain trying to split the peloton unsuccessfully so far. Seems to be crosswinds again!

 

[DNP-Old]

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Bahrain trying to split the peloton unsuccessfully so far. Seems to be crosswinds again!

Hardly. The peloton couldn't be more bored.

 

[Lequack]

Also they'll now turn east so they'll mostly have a tailwind now, pretty easy for the peloton.

 

[DNP-Old]

This is frustrating to watch. The highway is being bamboozled with sand because of the wind, but they refuse to form echelons.

 

[DNP-Old]

Finally.

 

[Salvarani]

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This is frustrating to watch. The highway is being bamboozled with sand because of the wind, but they refuse to form echelons.

Some have formed now though I would say

 

[SafeBet]

Race is on!

 

[Pricey_sky]

Bouchard and Dumoulin chasing Di Marchi in front of the peloton.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Massive crash, Valverde caught behind it.

 

[DNP-Old]

Crash including Valverde, Gaviria and Gaudu.

 

[Salvarani]

Saw almost the whole Bahrain team there, so maybe Nibali too

 

[Pricey_sky]

Buchmann and Gaviria caught out too

 

[Salvarani]

Valverde and Gaudu will probably make it back or wont be far behind

 

[Pricey_sky]

Back on but they have to get back to the front soon.

 

[MartinGT]

Has Dumo been caught?

 

[Pricey_sky]

Has Dumo been caught?

Must’ve been but I didn’t see it, he was only 5s in front when the crash happened.

 

[ruamruam]

Has Dumo been caught?

Yea he was caught