Tirreno-Adriatico 2019, March 13-19

[DNP-Old]

Raining now.

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

Dennis in 2018: 11:14
Dennis in 2019: 11:32

Yeah, wind and such might be different, but this difference is too big to downplay. He is missing his BMC wondermachine.

What were his times in previous Tirreno's?

 

[Velolover2]

I'm almost 100% sure that Yates will win this race. Gap between top 20 is not that big. We are talking 20 seconds.

 

[Jagartrott]

Re:

I'm almost 100% sure that Yates will win this race. Gap between top 20 is not that big. We are talking 20 seconds.

Headwind seems to be quite important though (second part of the course). That doesn't favour the climber-types.

 

[Scarponi]

Some hard Psytrance music for every rider who leaves the ramp haha

 

[Red Rick]

Nibali in the exact same time as last year.

MSR defense is a given.

 

[DNP-Old]

Re: Re:

Dennis in 2018: 11:14
Dennis in 2019: 11:32

Yeah, wind and such might be different, but this difference is too big to downplay. He is missing his BMC wondermachine.

What were his times in previous Tirreno's?

11:18 in 2017, 11:14 in 2018, 11:32 in 2019.

 

[SafeBet]

Bettiol

 

[DNP-Old]

Looks like EF didn't get new bikes but got new motorcycles. Wow. Bettiol was 25th at the intermediate.

 

[JosephK]

Re:

Bettiol

I think the wind is easing off on the course. May bode well for later starters.

 

[Climbing]

Re:

Nibali in the exact same time as last year.

MSR defense is a given.

Everybody else will be racing for the second spot.

I think he tried a bit harder this year to test the new materiales maybe, took it super easy in 2018. Similar time because of headwind probably.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

Nibali in the exact same time as last year.

MSR defense is a given.

nice logic!

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

I'm almost 100% sure that Yates will win this race. Gap between top 20 is not that big. We are talking 20 seconds.

Headwind seems to be quite important though (second part of the course). That doesn't favour the climber-types.

Yeah, but with such shorts gaps and his winner gene, it should be almost impossible for him to throw the victory away. 25 secs is a hyyyuge advantage.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, will this be the way Campenaerts gets his first WT ITT victory?

 

[jaylew]

The headwind has died down

 

[Escarabajo]

Re:

I'm almost 100% sure that Yates will win this race. Gap between top 20 is not that big. We are talking 20 seconds.

How can this be possible?

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

I'm almost 100% sure that Yates will win this race. Gap between top 20 is not that big. We are talking 20 seconds.

How can this be possible?

Wait and see.

If he doesn't win, you can pick my avatar.

 

[Red Rick]

Yates gonna win because of the TTT probably.

 

[Red Rick]

Roglic 5s slower than Dumoulin despite being far better all week

 

[jaylew]

Gonna be close

 

[RedheadDane]

Re:

So, will this be the way Campenaerts gets his first WT ITT victory?

Yes.

I don't think Yates is gonna pull a Yates.

Roglic to win overall.

 

[Red Rick]

Moto on the side slows you down, that moto needs to get away from there

 

[Singer01]

one or 2 seconds max at the end here.

 

[jaylew]

1 second?

 

[tobydawq]

Roglic wins with one second.

Insane.