Teams & Riders The Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe team thread

[pablohidalgo7]

Disaster class by Bora . A bit surprising after the TTT and the general perfomance in other races like Australia and first day of Besseges

 

[MLKarlos]

Disaster class by Bora . A bit surprising after the TTT and the general perfomance in other races like Australia and first day of Besseges

Yes was suprised as well. All other races so far the team raced pretty pretty convincing.

Vlasov loses almost 2 min on a climb against Buitrago!? VERY suprising...almost like he is not feeling well or someting.
Also Hindley...1:11min..puuh. Expected a better Hindley this year!

 

[Statze2]

Hindley a bit better today, he was able to stay with the best. Vlasov lost contact, I think 1,5 km before the end of the climb. I´m looking forward to a statement of the riders or the officials.

I expected a bit more of them, but I´m not worried at all. In the next weeks the climbers of the team do have more races to show their form. If Pellizzari at the UAE Tour, Roglic at Algarve and the climber(s) how will ride routa del sol are also not performing then I´ll start to get worried.

Tomorrow is another tough climbing stage if Hindley is performing like today and stays all day with the best, then its already a positiv sign for Hindley.

I think in March we will know a lot more.

 

[Statze2]

Does anyone know with whom the van Dijke twins are on altitude in Tenerife?

 

[acm]

Does anyone know with whom the van Dijke twins are on altitude in Tenerife?

Adria is also there. They will probably be joined soon by some who were racing in Besseges.

 

[Statze2]

First classic of the season is in the books.
Mullen did his job in the first 140 km, Meeus was also there as a domestique and tried to position the van Dijckes and Tratnik and ended the race after 160 km.
Lazkano was caught up in the "crash"/stand still befor a cobbled climb (don´t know which one it exactly was). This can happen, but why was he so far back in the peloton in such a crucial situation?
The van Dijcke brothers were very active and present the whole race. Adria was always there, the same for Tratnik until he got a flat tire short before the last Helling of the day. Overall a ok start to the season.
In the end Meeus should have been the rider, but I think everyone was expecting a more selective race. The headwind seems to block a lot of action.

 

[Netserk]

Tratnik looked good, a shame he couldn't show it on the Muur.

 

[MLKarlos]

All in all I think they were more present in the races then they were for the last two years. Obvious that they have more talent now. I liked what I saw from the van Dijcke brothers. Meeus was a bit of a dissapointment on sunday I would say.

 

[Statze2]

Hajek, Pellizzari, Aleotti, Roglic and Sobrero in altitude training camp on teneriffe. I think i read somewhere about Wandahl too, but I´m not 100 % sure. Looks like the Giro squad is now doing a preparation together. Suprised that Hajek is on the list as possible Giro participant. Or maybe just a coincidence and Hajek is preparing for other races? Do you know of someone else?

 

[Remy55]

Denz

 

[Statze2]

Denz

Also on altitude in Teneriffe?

 

[MLKarlos]

I dont think it is the Giro team which is in Teneriffe.
Hindley, Martinez and Tratnik will all ride the Giro 100% and neither of them is with them in Teneriffe. I also wonder who will be the last rider, whether it will be one more mountain domestique or someone for the hilly/flat stages. Personally I think I would add one more real mountin domestique, because I think Wandahl, Sobrero and Tratnik would work for the flat and hilly stages.

 

[Statze2]

I dont think it is the Giro team which is in Teneriffe.
Hindley, Martinez and Tratnik will all ride the Giro 100% and neither of them is with them in Teneriffe. I also wonder who will be the last rider, whether it will be one more mountain domestique or someone for the hilly/flat stages. Personally I think I would add one more real mountin domestique, because I think Wandahl, Sobrero and Tratnik would work for the flat and hilly stages.

Yes, it Looks more Like „everyone“ is on altitude who is Not Racing Tirreno Adriatico/Strade Bianchi and Paris Nizza.

 

[acm]

It's not just Giro team in Tenerife, but also Meeus and Lazkano for the classics.

 

[Marco-Sun]

Who do you think will be the leader of the Paris - Nice Team? In Winter it was communicated that one of Lipo's goals is Tirreno... but now he starts here and I am just wondering if this means there is a clear leader role between him and Vlasov

 

[SafeBet]

Pellizzari has stated he will ride the Vuelta this year. He's on the reserve list for the Giro but likely won't ride it.

 

[LongtimeLurker]

Who do you think will be the leader of the Paris - Nice Team? In Winter it was communicated that one of Lipo's goals is Tirreno... but now he starts here and I am just wondering if this means there is a clear leader role between him and Vlasov

He was moved to Paris Nice as leader.

 

[MLKarlos]

Puh, I find the lineup for Tirreno - Adriatico really not that great. I hoped to see Fisher Black or Pellizzari there as well.

 

[acm]

Puh, I find the lineup for Tirreno - Adriatico really not that great. I hoped to see Fisher Black or Pellizzari there as well.

Pellizzari is on Teide and then he's racing Catalunya with Roglič. I think there is also a high chance that he will ride the Giro, although it was not initially planned. Does anyone have any information on what's going on with Dani Martinez?

 

[Statze2]

Pretty good Time Trial from Jai Hindley. This kind of TT didn´t suit him well and he performed better than Adam Yates, Landa and within a second to the riders S. Yates, Ciccone, Bilbao. I´m looking forward to the first mountain stage.

 

[tobydawq]

I´m looking forward to the first mountain stage.

I'm afraid the word 'first' is a little out of its depth here.

 

[Red Rick]

Hindley got 12th in that TT last year, about 10s closer to Ayuso

 

[dazaau]

Pretty good Time Trial from Jai Hindley. This kind of TT didn´t suit him well and he performed better than Adam Yates, Landa and within a second to the riders S. Yates, Ciccone, Bilbao. I´m looking forward to the first mountain stage.

Never, ever, compare someones TT time to that of Landa unless you are making the point they are terrible

 

[MLKarlos]

Good TTT at Paris-Nice today. I think it’s essential that they get better in time trials, I really expect that they take a step with Red Bull facility Access and Dan Bigham leading the pack

 

[MLKarlos]

Strong race by Lipowitz!!! Should be a fun battle with Skjelmose for the white jersey. A top 5 GC result could be possible.
What happened to Vlasov? Sick? Crash? 16min sounds like something happened.