Tirreno - Adriatico 2022 (7.03-13.03)

[Lequack]

Also if you haven't read it in the Peter Sagan thread:

A world champion cyclist says racing has gotten so tough that riders have taken to peeing on each other during races
"Everyone pees on everyone," Sagan said.

Peter Sagan – lesser-known younger brother of Juraj – has been in the professional peloton for long enough to have seen some things. He’s won some races. He’s had some nasty crashes. He’s sold luxury showerheads, shown his sweet potato to Daniel Oss, and he’s made music videos for Jerusalem artichoke juice.
But now, at the age of 32, he has had enough. Specifically, enough of being pissed on.

Peter Sagan has had enough of being pissed on

It is, Sagan says, "total anarchy" out there.

cyclingtips.com

 

[gregrowlerson]

Also if you haven't read it in the Peter Sagan thread:

A world champion cyclist says racing has gotten so tough that riders have taken to peeing on each other during races
"Everyone pees on everyone," Sagan said.

Peter Sagan – lesser-known younger brother of Juraj – has been in the professional peloton for long enough to have seen some things. He’s won some races. He’s had some nasty crashes. He’s sold luxury showerheads, shown his sweet potato to Daniel Oss, and he’s made music videos for Jerusalem artichoke juice.
But now, at the age of 32, he has had enough. Specifically, enough of being pissed on.

Peter Sagan has had enough of being pissed on

It is, Sagan says, "total anarchy" out there.

cyclingtips.com

Not just taking the piss?

 

[Boes]

Taking away or building?

TdF is still a long way out

 

[SafeBet]

Remco giving it a go on La Pineta? It tops at almost 60 km from the finish.

 

[Lequack]

20kmh wind today

 

[SafeBet]

Also, don't get your hopes up because it's Italy but the wind will blow from NE at 20/30 km/h for the whole day.

 

[Lequack]

Marginal gains for Ganna

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/why-was-filippo-gannas-tirreno-adriatico-team-car-stacked-with-spare-bikes/

 

[houtdffan]

Remco giving it a go on La Pineta? It tops at almost 60 km from the finish.

Nah. Save the long range stuff until stage 4

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Marginal gains for Ganna

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/why-was-filippo-gannas-tirreno-adriatico-team-car-stacked-with-spare-bikes/

He probably just wanted to make sure he wouldn't get penalised for an illegal bike change again.

 

[Lequack]

Pogi in purple

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nah. Save the long range stuff until stage 4

So he can lose what he gains threefold the next 2 days? They're not going to let him go anyway unless the stage is so hard that there are no able domestiques left. Only then would it make sense. I think a manoeuvre where he slips ahead of the sprinttrain after a corner, takes 5 seconds plus bonis is about as good as we can hope for.

 

[Netserk]

Marky Mark _ O _

 

[sir fly]

Wonder whether McEwen's paid by night rate.

 

[Samamba]

Noone even going to try to drop the pure sprinters?

 

[Lequack]

Noone even going to try to drop the pure sprinters?

All the teams have sprinters it seems.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

I hope it's the day the Quickstep train slows down on a corner and Remco takes the "sprint" win.

 

[Samamba]

DSM trying to up the pace now.

 

[Samamba]

Cav gone

Ewan still in first positions of the peloton, but has lost one of his leadout man already. Well tbf, there's no way he's getting dropped on hills like this anymore, big chance he doesn't have a leadout after tho.

 

[Lequack]

Pog going for a bonus second.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pog sprinting for 1 boni second at intermediate...

 

[CyclistAbi]

TdF is still a long way out

Just around the corner.

Pog going for a bonus second.

Pog sprinting for 1 boni second at intermediate...

Roglič took 2 today.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Roglič took 2 today.

Rog > Pog

 

[topt]

Pog sprinting for 1 boni second at intermediate...

yeah, was looking for Remco to challenge him

 

[CyclistAbi]

Rog > Pog

Rog <> Pog

P.S. We have to somehow compare if they didn't want to participate in the same race.

 

[ice&fire]

Does Pog also get points for the ciclamino jersey in that intermediate sprint?