Tirreno - Adriatico 2022 (7.03-13.03)

[Ilmaestro99]

What a dumb finish.

 

[johnymax]

Sagan surprisingly good actually. Chances for him in M-S?

 

[Samamba]

Wth is that last km, miracle that noone crashed.

Also pretty embarassing performance from Ewans teammates. You let Sweeny work the whole day to catch the breakaway and then your whole leadout train is nowhere to be seen?

 

[sir fly]

Great sprint indeed.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congrats to Tim Merlier.

 

[postmanhat]

Hard to believe Lotto reconned that finale? Ewan was so out of position, and gave up.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Hard to believe Lotto reconned that finale? Ewan was so out of position, and gave up.

It's the kind of finish where always 2 or 3 top sprinters will have bad position because its so narrow and twisty

 

[Screecher]

Sagan surprisingly good actually. Chances for him in M-S?

His positioning and timing is still really good but unfortunately he doesn't have the legs to fight the best at the moment. Another top 10 is very possible in MSR but that's about it.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Kooij came from about 3 miles behind and could still have beaten Merlier had the finish not been in a curve.

The reason why he got so much speed is because he didn't hit the wind until it was too late. The reason why he had the room to move up was exactly because it was in a bend and there was a lot of room on the outside of the bend.

 

[Salvarani]

The speed of Kooij! He looks very promising so far.

He was far back today.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I don't mind a sprint in a slight curve. Makes the sprint more interesting with positioning being even more important. Great sprint by Merlier. Kooij looks really fast but he needs to work on starting his sprint in a better position.

 

[Samamba]

Hard to believe Lotto reconned that finale? Ewan was so out of position, and gave up.

He was all alone with 2k left (and he doesn't have the balls nor skills to position himself alone). Only guys who helped him were Van Gils and Wellens. His whole leadout train was just horrible today (think they're overrated in general tbh).

 

[Red Rick]

He was all alone with 2k left (and he doesn't have the balls nor skills to position himself alone). Only guys who helped him were Van Gils and Wellens. His whole leadout train was just horrible today (think they're overrated in general tbh).

Calling it a leadout train is overrating it already

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The reason why he got so much speed is because he didn't hit the wind until it was too late. The reason why he had the room to move up was exactly because it was in a bend and there was a lot of room on the outside of the bend.

He was hardly the only sprinter who didn't really hit the wind...

 

[SafeBet]

Lotto was indeed embarrassing today.

 

[Lequack]

Sprint replay

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501233232846675971

View: https://twitter.com/eurosport/status/1501233232846675971

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Sagan surprisingly good actually. Chances for him in M-S?

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[Logic-is-your-friend]

He was hardly the only sprinter who didn't really hit the wind...

Where did i claim he was the only one? You claimed he could/would have beaten Merlier otherwise, i'm simply raising some points you seem to have forgotten. He hit the front much later than Merlier which means less drag, higher speed, less fatigue compared to those who did hit the front earlier. There was a huge gap on the left side because of the bend which enabled him to come relatively close at the very end.
You often see guys coming from behind sprinting faster than the rider actually winning, exactly because of that reason. It's easier to get the speed when you're sheltered behind other riders.

 

[Samamba]

Calling it a leadout train is overrating it already

They "strengthened" their leadout train with a guy who shouldn't even have a WT contract anymore.
Selig had Covid so I guess he has an excuse and Kluge lost his balls 5 years ago.

Ewan isn't the sprinter that likes to take a lot of risks and isn't the best at position himself, but a guy with his speed deserves a top 3 leadout in the world, and they're getting worse every year. He never wins a first sprint of a stage race because it's always the messiest one.

 

[Velolover2]

Sagan 4th is such a classic. It's like Valverde 2nd or 3rd.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Where did i claim he was the only one? You claimed he could/would have beaten Merlier otherwise, i'm simply raising some points you seem to have forgotten. He hit the front much later than Merlier which means more drag, higher speed, less fatigue compared to those who did hit the front earlier. There was a huge gap on the left side because of the bend which enabled him to come relatively close at the very end.
You often see guys coming from behind sprinting faster than the rider actually winning, exactly because of that reason. It's easier to get the speed when you're sheltered behind other riders.

You do know you don't have to get all defensive and/or denigrating when someone doesn't praise a Belgian rider to the heavens?

Merlier starts the sprint in fourth wheel, Kooij is so far back that he isn't even visible on the overhead, and Merlier wasn't in the wind overly long himself. It's obviously normal that someone can get closer in the slipstream and there really is no need to insinuate that I'd forgotten (or 'forgotten') that, but the rate at which Kooij was getting closer was exceptional, there's a reason nobody could follow his wheel. Very very good sprint, particularly for someone his age.

Oh, and that doesn't mean Merlier didn't earn the win, he was the only one with both speed and positioning.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Especially odd because they basically finished in a random field.

i mean if you finish outside of a city to cause less traffic related problems at least fiinish on a straight road. At least we didn't get a big crash.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You do know you don't have to get all defensive and/or denigrating when someone doesn't praise a Belgian rider to the heavens?

Merlier starts the sprint in fourth wheel, Kooij is so far back that he isn't even visible on the overhead, and Merlier wasn't in the wind overly long himself. It's obviously normal that someone can get closer in the slipstream and there really is no need to insinuate that I'd forgotten (or 'forgotten') that, but the rate at which Kooij was getting closer was exceptional, there's a reason nobody could follow his wheel. Very very good sprint, particularly for someone his age.

Oh, and that doesn't mean Merlier didn't earn the win, he was the only one with both speed and positioning.

Why are you making this about a Belgian sprinter? Where was i demeaning? I simply raised some facts. I also didn't say Kooij did not ride a strong sprint any more than you claimed Merlier didn't deserve the win.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Kooij was the only sprinter without any helpers (barely Van DEr Sande), he was boxed in and bullied several times over the last 5km and did several sprints before the last one, so it's pretty irrelevant if he hit the wind 50m less than Merlier, in equal conditions would have beaten him and the rest and not for a little

I would say it's even disrespectful to him by Jumbo, he showed his speed against the big boys earlier in the UAE and again they didn't do much or anything for him.

 

[yaco]

It's pleasing that BEX did not sprint with Matthews - As Groves showed today they have better options - Anyway, Matthews will have a chance on stage four and possibly stage five.