Tirreno-Adriatico 2023, March 6-12

[Samamba]

Yesterday's slalomists (Landa, Carthy, Van Aert a.o.) were all given a 20 second penalty among other candies for going inside the poles.

Lol ridiculous, also no way just a few riders did that.

 

[Jagartrott]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634864730731945984

 

[Red Rick]

Instead of punishing Landa, they should have punished all the others for sucking his wheel on that climb.

I'm sitting here trying to remember if Roglic went on the inside somewhere

 

[Salvarani]

I'm sitting here trying to remember if Roglic went on the inside somewhere

Please let us know, if you remember.

 

[RedheadDane]

Let me get this straight - ironically, considering the whole "issue" comes from riders zig-zagging.

Several riders were zig-zagging up the climb, as riders often do on steep climbs, but because there were some bollards at some point, and the riders just continued their natural path, that was seen as a problem?

 

[Netserk]

Yesterday's slalomists (Landa, Carthy, Van Aert a.o.) were all given a 20 second penalty among other candies for going inside the poles.

If it was forbidden, I think they should have clearly marked that.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The bigger issue is that they targeted a few riders to penalise, and didn't bother with dozens of others who did the same.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Let me get this straight - ironically, considering the whole "issue" comes from riders zig-zagging.

Several riders were zig-zagging up the climb, as riders often do on steep climbs, but because there were some bollards at some point, and the riders just continued their natural path, that was seen as a problem?

They didn't just continue their natural path. They did it because the surface was easier to ride on. But I also think it was RCS's fault, cause the riders will always do it when it's possible.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

What a joke to penalise the great mikel landa, the rider who dared to race and entertain the most . It is us against the world as usual. Embarrassing from the race organisers I hope they reverse the decisions.

 

[RedheadDane]

They didn't just continue their natural path. They did it because the surface was easier to ride on. But I also think it was RCS's fault, cause the riders will always do it when it's possible.

Oh, didn't know the bit about the surface. And not only will the riders always seek the easiest surface, I hardly think those few metres of easier surface made the climb that much easier for the riders...

 

[Netserk]

They didn't just continue their natural path. They did it because the surface was easier to ride on. But I also think it was RCS's fault, cause the riders will always do it when it's possible.

For Landa, it also somewhat discouraged others to sit on his wheel.

 

[Izzyeviel]

should've been more like 20 minutes. They'll quite happily sit on the team bus if the weather isn't too their liking but the first chance they have they put themselves & spectators in danger. They need protecting from themselves.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Oh, didn't know the bit about the surface. And not only will the riders always seek the easiest surface, I hardly think those few metres of easier surface made the climb that much easier for the riders...

The riders would have lost speed and momentum by sticking to the cobbles. In other races these paths would either have been closed off or there would have been spectators standing on them.

 

[RedheadDane]

The riders would have lost speed and momentum by sticking to the cobbles. In other races these paths would either have been closed off or there would have been spectators standing on them.

It was a few metres... sure, might have given the riders brief respite, but hardly made the climb easy.

This whole things became especially ridiculous compared to this situation over in France:

Personally, I find that much worse...

 

[search]

I'm sitting here trying to remember if Roglic went on the inside somewhere

I just checked again, and I didn't see anything like that on the videos or photos available. It may still have happened, of course, but here for example he deliberately doesn't follow van Aert:

 

[Wyndbrook]

I just checked again, and I didn't see anything like that on the videos or photos available. It may still have happened, of course, but here for example he deliberately doesn't follow van Aert:

Looks like a cycle path to me.

 

[acm]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634890791926796288

 

[Rackham]

PIDCOCK Thomas

(INEOS Grenadiers) abandoned the race due to a crash.

Pidcock crashed.

 

[saunaking]

Yesterday's slalomists (Landa, Carthy, Van Aert a.o.) were all given a 20 second penalty among other candies for going inside the poles.

booooo

 

[Netserk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634890791926796288

Good.

 

[search]

nothing happened on the climbs, by the way. Jayco and Quickstep are setting a slow pace.

 

[RedheadDane]

Break:

1		14	PETERS Nans	52:28
2		64	HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich	18:29
3		71	FORTUNATO Lorenzo	5:41
4		87	ZOCCARATO Samuele	38:44
5		92	ARMIRAIL Bruno	43:06
6		196	VANDENABEELE Henri	36:19
7		215	FERRON Valentin	42:08
8		234	KLUCKERS Arthur	43:59

Peloton at 3:32.

 

[RedheadDane]

Madouas tightening his legs.
Not his shoes. His legs.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Madouas tightening his legs.
Not his shoes. His legs.

He should have done that earlier in the race, if it makes them faster.

 

[nightowl]

Finishing a 1-week stage race with a sprint stage shouldn’t be allowed imo