Tirreno - Adriatico 2021, March 10 - March 16

[Bonimenier]

Aw, Wout and Mathieu hanging out together in the back of the bunch. I didn't think they were pals.

I think it's a coincidence. The pace is probably too high for both of them.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

People speak a lot about MVDP, who is an incredible rider, but WVA is the real deal. The man can do it all. Can sprint with the best, can time trial with the best, can climb with the best, can win cobbles races, can win hilly races, etc.
Men, Im impresed with him.

Van Aert's the real deal? You mean the supporters of van der Poel have been bamboozled?

I'm also very impressed with Wout. And i'm also impressed with Mathieu. Neither are cheap knock-offs.

 

[johnymax]

Snoozefest in both races at the moment. Hopefully with 50km to go the action starts in TA .

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Snoozefest in both races at the moment. Hopefully with 50km to go the action starts in TA .

Yesterday Paris-Nice finished just in time to switch over for the Tir-Ad bunch sprint. Hopefully they've gone slow enough in Paris-Nice today that it will be similarly synchronized

 

[RedheadDane]

Snoozefest in both races at the moment. Hopefully with 50km to go the action starts in TA .

Nope. But some of the Belgians had a bit of fun over in France.

 

[Fernandez]

Van Aert's the real deal? You mean the supporters of van der Poel have been bamboozled?

I'm also very impressed with Wout. And i'm also impressed with Mathieu. Neither are cheap knock-offs.

No, I mean Im more impresed with WVA than with MVDP

 

[tobydawq]

Ouch, Sagan.

 

[70kmph]

Is Kirby still taking the Ineos payola

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

No, I mean Im more impresed with WVA than with MVDP

I dunno man, in a couple of days we’ve seen one beat the reigning best puncheur in the world in a final climb punch off... and then the other beat a guy who is by general consensus one of the top 2 bunch sprinters in the world in a bunch sprint. I have great difficulty picking the bigger freak.

 

[johnymax]

It's sad to see Sagan dropped 50km from the finish in this terrain a couple of weeks before the classics. Another year has passed and no Milano-Sanremo again for him.

 

[johnymax]

I dunno man, in a couple of days we’ve seen one beat the reigning best puncheur in the world in a final climb punch off... and then the other beat a guy who is by general consensus one of the top 2 bunch sprinters in the world in a bunch sprint. I have great difficulty picking the bigger freak.

Just pick Alaphilippe and you'll be fine.

 

[Fernandez]

I dunno man, in a couple of days we’ve seen one beat the reigning best puncheur in the world in a final climb punch off... and then the other beat a guy who is by general consensus one of the top 2 bunch sprinters in the world in a bunch sprint. I have great difficulty picking the bigger freak.

But WVA is more polyvalent than MVDP. I mean, basically WVA can do what MVDP does plus some other things.

 

[BlueRoads]

I feel it's too early to really compare van Aert and van der Poel like that. After this summer we should have a better picture - will van der Poel continue throughout the spring like that? Will van Aert repeat the variety of last's year? So far it's simply early in the season and last season was quite special.

 

[Skalman]

Meanwhile in the actual race , Bernal goes

 

[tobydawq]

Bernal, Asgreen, De Buyst. There's an odd trio if I ever saw one.

 

[Lequack]

Bernal the breakaway specialist. I quite like this new Ineos strategies.

 

[Fernandez]

Race has exploted

 

[SafeBet]

Higuita, Simmons, Wellens, Simon Yates all attacking. Great racing!

 

[Lequack]

The final climb is quite shallow so they know that if they wait for that Wout or MVDP or Alaphillipe will smash it.

 

[SafeBet]

Lol Yates looks so easy.

 

[Fernandez]

Race is crazy right now

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Landa!

 

[Lequack]

Really quality group at the front. Peloton is still big though.

 

[Eeslliw]

Did Landa gain some weight? He looks buffed up.

 

[Escarabajo]

Everyone testing their legs!