Tirreno-Adriatico 2019, March 13-19

[ferryman]

And this, my friends, is why we all love cycling. WOW!!

 

[sir fly]

Hats off to Lutsenko!
Fighting spirit wins.

Looks like it's going to be between Yates and Rogla for the overall.
Fuglsang shouldn't be underestimated, too.

 

[jaylew]

How does Fuglsang finish 4th in that sprint?

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

I haven't cheered that loud for a win in years. Wow.....

 

[Rvizzle]

That was sensational!

 

[fauniera]

What a stage.

 

[krakenKE]

Great stage, hats off to Lutsenko for his fighting spirit. Roglic is amazing rider.

 

[Rvizzle]

Watching a man power through that and with a good amount of road rash. CHAPEAU

 

[RedheadDane]

Re:

How does Fuglsang finish 4th in that sprint?

By not exactly being a good sprinter.
According to his (former?) coach, a few years ago he would've gotten fifth in the same group.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

To be fair, Lutsenko was the only one who had the time to take a quick nap in the final K, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that he won that sprint

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Re:

How does Fuglsang finish 4th in that sprint?

Because he is the slowest rider in the peloton, when it comes to sprinting..... kids on tricycles would be faster

 

[Velolover2]

Stage of the year. This is what Liege is supposed to look like.

 

[markene2]

What a WIN!!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re:

How does Fuglsang finish 4th in that sprint?

I have no idea why he didn't attack the moment Lutsenko was caught, but I guess that in the end his tactical mistake wasn't too important with Lutsenko winnning.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

best take of the year...

stage

 

[jaylew]

Re: Re:

How does Fuglsang finish 4th in that sprint?

By not exactly being a good sprinter.
According to his (former?) coach, a few years ago he would've gotten fifth in the same group.

Still, that was pathetic. He was the only one who hadn't sniffed the wind in ages

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Re: Re:

How does Fuglsang finish 4th in that sprint?

I have no idea why he didn't attack the moment Lutsenko was caught, but I guess that in the end his tactical mistake wasn't too important with Lutsenko winnning.

Probably because he knew Roglic would keep the pressure on all the way to the line, with Dumoulin being behind..... but yeah, I was expecting it too.

 

[wirral]

Did anyone notice Lutsenko make a funny sort of blocking shimmy when Roglic initially came up to him and Roglic reacted by forcing him to brake? Maybe I misinterpreted what I saw.

 

[JosephK]

Not one but TWO crashes in the final kilometers, and he still picks himself up and outsprints the elite contenders for the win. Amazing and beautiful.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re: Re:

How does Fuglsang finish 4th in that sprint?

I have no idea why he didn't attack the moment Lutsenko was caught, but I guess that in the end his tactical mistake wasn't too important with Lutsenko winnning.

Probably because he knew Roglic would keep the pressure on all the way to the line, with Dumoulin being behind..... but yeah, I was expecting it too.

In any case, he should be able to ride away from Roglic. But of course he must have been worried about Yates, who had not exactly contributed much to the chase.

 

[fauniera]

Re: Re:

How does Fuglsang finish 4th in that sprint?

I have no idea why he didn't attack the moment Lutsenko was caught, but I guess that in the end his tactical mistake wasn't too important with Lutsenko winnning.

Because he was very, very tired? This was a hard stage.

 

[Velolover2]

Without the stupid TTT, we could have had a close, 5 horse race with the Astana duo and a great Formolo being up there with Roglic and Yates.

 

[JosephK]

Looks like GC is trimmed down to two guys: Yates and Roglic. A 10K TT is not long enough for Dumoulin to be a threat with 50+ seconds to make up.

 

[Velolover2]

And Ala is the best on steep 1 km climbs but not on 2 or 3 km muritos.

I think it's settled that he is more like Bettini or perhaps Rebellin than Valverde.

 

[Velolover2]

And Fuglsang is such an odd rider. He has no sprint or punch, but is great at riding high pace on short, explosive climbs.