Tirreno-Adriatico 2023, March 6-12

[limak_]

Fantastic work from Formolo and Almeida to set their teammate Roglic up to win this.

Formolo chasing Vlasov was OK from UAE perspective though. However Almeida was today 100% Roglic's teammate.

 

[Jagartrott]

Roglic is going to win 3 stages and GC and didn't have to do anything for it. How?

Yeah, pretty special tactical masterclass the other teams gave here.

 

[Netserk]

Yes, it's much easier to do so when you have a clear winning path and is strong, but Rogla also just races these finishes extremely well.

 

[Didinho]

Sprinter Remco would've had a hattrick.

 

[limak_]

What happened to Almeida's sprint?

It's hard to do a sprint after you did a strong leadout for the winner

 

[topcat]

A specially heinous result to a great stage.

 

[Samamba]

Almeida is everyones teammate, that's just the way he rides. One tempo trying to crack people.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[noob]

Formolo chasing Vlasov was OK from UAE perspective though. However Almeida was today 100% Roglic's teammate.

I'd say he rode as he always does. Coming back and bringing a ton of others with him. It's his signature more or less on every single climb.

 

[Oldermanish]

Sprinter Remco would've had a hattrick.

Like Roglic today? Again, Remco is amazing in theoretical performances. This season, though it is trending to the Slovenians in a big way. Too early for conclusions but they clearly know how to ride within themselves and both look tactically very sound.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Can't fault Almeida for being Almeida. Can't fault Roglic for being the ultimate stomper.

 

[limak_]

Yes, it's much easier to do so when you have a clear winning path and is strong, but Rogla also just races these finishes extremely well.

I'm still trying to figure out if he plays these finishes clever or if he just moves around randomly and just end up winning beacuse of being that much stronger.

 

[Netserk]

I'd say he rode as he always does. Coming back and bringing a ton of others with him. It's his signature more or less on every single climb.

He secured 2nd in GC. That counts for something.

 

[theyoungest]

Almeida was a great help to Roglic. Did the work that normally Kelderman would have had to do.

 

[Netserk]

GC:

Rogla
Almeida
Hart
Ciccone
Mas

Or Kämna somewhere in between.

 

[BR2]

Unless Pogacar, Vingegaard, Roglic, Evenepoel and van Aert are all in one race, but on different teams, all these races are more or less boring.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If Landa wins @Ilmaestro99 will get a very Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday either way!

Thank you ! Landa didn't give me the sweet birthday victory but he tried. A top 5 is good

 

[noob]

He secured 2nd in GC. That counts for something.

Yup. I'm back on my Almeida hype again. He has also gotten back some of his explosivity and TT.

 

[titan31]

Jumbo might be well off just bringing Roglic to the Tour to take bonus seconds off Pogacar.

 

[Jagartrott]

Yes, it's much easier to do so when you have a clear winning path and is strong, but Rogla also just races these finishes extremely well.

Too bad the other riders and their DS don't realize that. Easy mistake to make of course, as Roglic is still pretty new to this sport, coming from ski-jumping (do people know that yet?) and all that.

 

[noob]

Unless Pogacar, Vingegaard, Roglic, Evenepoel and van Aert are all in one race, but on different teams, all these races are more or less boring.

Remember how people complained about giro last year

 

[perico]

Thank you ! Landa didn't give me the sweet birthday victory but he tried. A top 5 is good

Mas vs Landa in a sprint is always entertainment. If those guys don’t have a gap, then 4th and 5th is all but guaranteed.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Could this finally be Hart's breakthrough season, three years after winning the Giro?

 

[theyoungest]

Jumbo might be well off just bringing Roglic to the Tour to take bonus seconds off Pogacar.

He can't, Pogacar is faster than him. They have Van Aert, and more importantly Laporte, who will probably be tasked with snapping up bonus seconds.

 

[Oldermanish]

I'm still trying to figure out if he playsthese finishes clever or if he just moves around randomly and just end up winning beacuse of being that much stronger.

A little of each, I'd guess. You can't be that patient without some confidence in your ability to jump and man, he can jump. Pogacar today proved the same thing. Vingo put in the obligatory attack but didn't look a major finisher like his teammate did, today.