Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 March 9-15

[KZD]

Happy to see Van der Poel win another stage and Pellizzari getting into the leader's jersey, impressive finish from both.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Roglic up to 3rd

 

[saunaking]

Not just a beast, one of the best race readers / tacticians too

 

[Unchained]

Thomas? To say it with a German phrase: I am standing on the hose.

I love the phrase, wish I knew how to use it...

 

[Extinction]

MvdP imperious. Giulio bad a$$<, Roglic sly...

 

[theyoungest]

Very impressive stuff by MVDP. Jorgenson was really strong as well, too bad he had to waste all his energy working for Van Aert, who couldn't win a sprint anymore if his life depended on it.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I love the phrase, wish I knew how to use it...

Well it means: I don't undestand in a puzzeled way. "Ich steh auf dem Schlauch!".

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Pellizzari apparently pretty fast it seems

I wonder if he is pretty fast, or just had more left and good timing compared to the others. But he's not slow so much is clear.

 

[tobydawq]

Anyone but Van Aert to win please

??

 

[Netserk]

van aert already seemed pressured at the top of the climb yet they take full responsibility to close it down for a sprint when they had the numbers

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Well, Mvdp's just makes other riders look tactically inept:

1	van der Poel Mathieu	Alpecin-Premier Tech	60	50	10″	4:51:40
2	Pellizzari Giulio	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	40	30	6″	,,
3	Johannessen Tobias Halland	Uno-X Mobility	30	18	4″	,,
4	Champoussin Clément	XDS Astana Team	25	13		,,
5	van Aert Wout	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	20	10		,,
6	Healy Ben	EF Education - EasyPost	15	7		,,
7	Vendrame Andrea	Team Jayco AlUla	10	4		,,
8	Pinarello Alessandro	NSN Cycling Team	8	3		,,
9	Ganna Filippo	INEOS Grenadiers	5	2		,,
10	del Toro Isaac	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	2	1		,,

 

[tobydawq]

Sluglic has lost all speed.

 

[Unchained]

Not just a beast, one of the best race readers / tacticians too

The guy just is so deep, has power that is just dominating.. If I was a pro and showed up to a cyclocross race and saw him, just get back in the car and go to breakfast.. Why bother guy is going to destroy everyone..
Plus when he gets interviewed afterwards he always appears to have just gone grocery shopping or something routine. I find the guy amazing.

 

[Red Rick]

??

I dont like when stupid tactics get rewarded.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Jan Christen Cycling Club is doing well.

 

[Squire]

I wonder if he is pretty fast, or just had more left and good timing compared to the others. But he's not slow so much is clear.

Seemed like pretty much everyone shot their shot too early. Most of the fast guys were active since the 1km banner, including Van der Poel. So I don't think Pellizzari will suddenly start winning sprints.

 

[YavorD]

Don't know what was worse. Visma/Van Arrt's tactics or UAE..

 

[Didinho]

So another example why you should play the numbers game. Jorgenson looked strong enough to attack from behind. Wout could do the same because no GC threat.

 

[Red Rick]

Sluglic has lost all speed.

Rogloise vs the Hare?

 

[theyoungest]

van aert already seemed pressured at the top of the climb yet they take full responsibility to close it down for a sprint when they had the numbers

Yeah it's ridiculous. Visma are still living in 2020. I think everyone could see he wasn't going to win this stage. He could barely follow Jorgenson on the climb.

I think it would also be good for Van Aert if they quit putting all their eggs in the Wout basket. Now he's just becoming a perennial loser, if he's always waiting for the sprint and never delivering.

 

[Unchained]

Well, Mvdp's just makes other riders look tactically inept:

1	van der Poel Mathieu	Alpecin-Premier Tech	60	50	10″	4:51:40
2	Pellizzari Giulio	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	40	30	6″	,,
3	Johannessen Tobias Halland	Uno-X Mobility	30	18	4″	,,
4	Champoussin Clément	XDS Astana Team	25	13		,,
5	van Aert Wout	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	20	10		,,
6	Healy Ben	EF Education - EasyPost	15	7		,,
7	Vendrame Andrea	Team Jayco AlUla	10	4		,,
8	Pinarello Alessandro	NSN Cycling Team	8	3		,,
9	Ganna Filippo	INEOS Grenadiers	5	2		,,
10	del Toro Isaac	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	2	1		,,

The only wheel that was important to Del Toro was Pellizzari and he blew it.. Del Toro should have had Christen spend his juice keeping him closer instead of whatever that was ..not to good. Del Toro got smoked by Ben Healy in the spirit.. Shame..

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Slight shake up in GC:

1	2	▲1	Pellizzari Giulio	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	10	10″	15:27:00
2	1	▼1	del Toro Isaac	UAE Team Emirates - XRG		7″	0:02
3	5	▲2	Roglič Primož	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe			0:21
4	7	▲3	Jorgenson Matteo	Team Visma | Lease a Bike			0:34
5	9	▲4	Healy Ben	EF Education - EasyPost			0:39
6	11	▲5	Vendrame Andrea	Team Jayco AlUla		2″	0:42
7	3	▼4	Sheffield Magnus	INEOS Grenadiers			,,
8	13	▲5	Ciccone Giulio	Lidl - Trek			0:44
9	4	▼5	Hatherly Alan	Team Jayco AlUla			0:46
10	6	▼4	Tiberi Antonio	Bahrain - Victorious			0:49

 

[tobydawq]

I dont like when stupid tactics get rewarded.

If they'd won, it wouldn't have been stupid. I'm not advocating the "winner is always right" nonsense but if they had been able to keep things closed and Wout wouldn't have had to fire his bullets on Christen and Ganna and won the sprint, then he would have been fastest and the tactics correct.

Ah, too many ifs, you're probably right.

 

[YavorD]

The only wheel that was important to Del Toro was Pellizzari and he blew it.. Del Toro should have had Christen spend his juice keeping him closer instead of whatever that was ..not to good. Del Toro got smoked by Ben Healy in the spirit.. Shame..

Past 200 kilometres. Del Toro was rather dead in the end. It doesn't make UAE smarter though.

 

[pastronef]

there was ONE rider I didn't want to win
and well...