Tirreno-Adriatico 2020 - 7th - 14th September

[fantomas]

Interesting to see Vlasov try and beat Bling on the line, the guy clearly has a sprint in him.

It will be interesting to see him at the Giro, he might be a bigger Russian talent than Sivakov?

It was Kelderman.

 

[Velolover2]

I don't think Birdsong cared about the stage. He was glued to Thomas who is a bigger rival for the MTF stage.

Woods is the king of muritos not high pace climbs.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Another foolish ride by Astana again and again.

Woods was just stronger.

Imo he is one of the best on steep gradients, while Fuglsang (certainly) and Vlasov (possibly) are more "diesel climbers", who lack that extra punch when it gets very steep.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

It was Kelderman.

Haha, and here I was impressed he stayed there - my bad - watching 2 races and working simultaneously doesn't work

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Another foolish ride by Astana again and again.

Disappointing ride by Jakob and Vlasov. They were clearly strong on the climb, but Vlasov did nothing in the chase and Jakob did not manage to bridge over with Majka

 

[Broccolidwarf]

With the Russians it's like with the Americans, maybe one out of 10 great u23 riders becomes a great pro, so being able to say who's the biggest talent is always hard.

That's probably true of any nationality, but both Sivakov and Vlasov show great promise

 

[Earns1985]

Bora currently rides much better in Italy then in France...

 

[Poursuivant]

Fair play to Woods, had a really bad injury this year and he is getting on, but he was great there.

 

[Velolover2]

The murito became a bit too long and steep for MVDP.

I wonder if he can handle Mur De Huy? Poggio Murella is a step above but not by that much.

 

[Mayomaniac]

That's probably true of any nationality, but both Sivakov and Vlasov show great promise

Yes, but it happens more often with developmental systems who have their riders like pros from a really young age onwards, they have less margin to inprove after turning pro.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

They were playing "It's a Sin" at Woods' podium celebration

 

[Velolover2]

The murito became a bit too long and steep for MVDP.

I wonder if he can handle Mur De Huy? Poggio Murella is a step above but not by that much.

Same can be said for the Liege climbs. I'd put Redoute and Faucons in the same category as Mur De Huy. Not murito climbs just very tough hills.

 

[Red Rick]

Froome 18 minutes down.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Froome 18 minutes down.

It's just really hard to imagine him getting anywhere close to Vuelta winning form this year...or ever again. I respect his grit, but it's hard to imagine all the hard work and sacrifice is worth this sort of placing.

 

[Velolover2]

They could send Carapaz to the Vuelta as a co-leader. If anything goes wrong, he can take over. He was promised the Giro leader role after all.

 

[perico]

Froome 18 minutes down.

How in the Hell is he going to contest the Vuelta if he’s finishing 10 minutes down on Michael Matthews and Julian Bernard. That ain’t cause he’s working for Thomas, who looks much better.

 

[F_Cance]

How in the Hell is he going to contest the Vuelta if he’s finishing 10 minutes down on Michael Matthews and Julian Bernard.

Remember the 2011 Vuelta and his preparation?

 

[Breezy1985]

They could send Carapaz to the Vuelta as a co-leader. If anything goes wrong, he can take over. He was promised the Giro leader role after all.

Would make sense to have a co leader. I don't want Froome to win another GT but I don't want him to go out like this. Right now he is even worse than he was when he signed for sky

 

[Eclipse]

How in the Hell is he going to contest the Vuelta if he’s finishing 10 minutes down on Michael Matthews and Julian Bernard. That ain’t cause he’s working for Thomas, who looks much better.

tbh Thomas looked horrid and was finishing 10 mins down on Dylan Van Baarle at the Dauphine and he's looking much more like a contender within a month.

Froome does still have more than a month to go until La Vuelta. I think it's unlikely he contests but certainly don't think he's out of time

 

[Jagartrott]

But in Froome, we don't see much progression at all. He was bad at the Dauphiné, and he is bad now, 3-4 weeks later. I wonder if Ineos know if the injury permanently put a limit on what he can still achieve. It would be a sad way to go out.

 

[Eclipse]

Maybe he was truly awful at the Dauphine and is only bad here? It could still be progress

Let's see if he can show anything during the rest of the race. Maybe a breakaway!

 

[Red Rick]

Problem is was riding fine in UAE early in the year, and now he's still ***. So it's not liek he's only just been back.

 

[tobydawq]

Will Barta in the group behind Woods and Majka.

Not in a million years.

 

[tobydawq]

I'm positively surprised by G. He may win the Giro now. I didn't think that was a possibility before seeing him today.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm positively surprised by G. He may win the Giro now. I didn't think that was a possibility before seeing him today.

Thomas is nearly always good on such stages tough