Tirreno-Adriatico 2020 - 7th - 14th September

[TomLPC]

Simon Yates drops everyone

 

[Bardamu]

Ere the shark rises!

 

[Climbing]

Yeah, Woods didn't look good, ain't his terrain either tbh.

 

[Red Rick]

FLARES ARE BACK

 

[postmanhat]

That wasn't quite Giro '18 level, but it's good to see Simon Yates attacking again

 

[SafeBet]

Giro is gonna be fun.

 

[pink_jersey]

That wasn't quite Giro '18 level, but it's good to see Simon Yates attacking again

It was actually amazing. The boy is in amazing shape.

 

[Red Rick]

Thomas wheelsucking to pip Majka.

 

[Red Rick]

It was when Adam lost Tirreno by 1 second, that Simon decided he loved this race.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Thomas wheelsucking to pip Majka.

I normally don’t approve, but it’s Majka so I’ll let it slide.

 

[SafeBet]

Thomas and Vlasov more than 30 seconds behind.
Woods almost 2 minutes.

 

[richwallone]

Congrats to the top three!!! Glad to see Thomas is still mixing it up with the best.

 

[postmanhat]

Louis Meintjes looking good for 10th at the Giro

Seriously though. This seems to be the best form he's been in for a few seasons?

 

[Lequack]

Will Simon have any competition at the Giro?

 

[MrTea1976]

Will Simon have any competition at the Giro?

3 ITTs, so Thomas?

 

[Climbing]

Will Simon have any competition at the Giro?

3 ITTs, so Thomas?

His own third week, unless cancelled?
Shaping to be a nice Giro me thinks (hope).

 

[Velolover2]

A strong Yates is good for the Giro. And as a time trialist, he is pretty underrated.

The long time trial features a typical Yates brothers climb.

 

[Velolover2]

The Bird is clearly flying under the radar. Not for the Giro but for the Worlds course.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Simon Yates remains the most exciting attacking GC man in the sport. He’s everything people project onto riders like Landa

 

[Rollthedice]

Will Simon have any competition at the Giro?

Heard this before last year, except it was coming from him.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Mathieu lost 20 minutes on the last climb? Not sure what Teuns has been doing lately. Except sucking i mean.

 

[Big Doopie]

Simon Yates remains the most exciting attacking GC man in the sport.

tho pog may soon give him a run for his money.

 

[Forever The Best]

Did not watch the stage today but happy to see Simon Yates performing so well. Cycling needs an attacking rider like him.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Did not watch the stage today but happy to see Simon Yates performing so well. Cycling needs an attacking rider like him.

Yeah, I want him to win the Giro largely so that he will start riding the Tour. He’s just guaranteed action and there’s nothing most editions of the Tour need more than a genuinely top tier climber who will attack until he wins or kills himself.

If he wasn’t boringly English I think he’d have one of the most fanatical followings on the forum. I’m not suggesting here that the Brits are hated or anything like that, but there’s no glamour to them, so people notice his swashbuckling approach less than they would if he was say Basque.

 

[perico]

Froome watch: 29:57 in 150th place

I revising my predictions. He isn’t going to finish ahead of Dani Navarro at La Vuelta. He may have a shot at finishing ahead of Brent Bookwalter if his form improves.