Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 March 9-15

[Berniece]

Still don't understand why Roglic didn't try at least once. Unless we assume it would've been fruitless anyway so he just cruises along, which is fair.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Still don't understand why Roglic didn't try at least once. Unless we assume it would've been fruitless anyway so he just cruises along, which is fair.

He might be riding this like a 3 week stage race, letting the kids waste energy with their weak attacks like he did to Ayuso last year, taking a few days to find his reading glasses and arthritis pills before getting going.

 

[Unchained]

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.

If they just committed to the stage Jorgenson looked excellent but he blew himself up way out from the finish.. He needed the bonus more than Wout needed a 5th place, all that work and Visma gets nothing.. Only person worse is Toro...oh well..

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Mathieu van der Poel for winning he sprint.

RBH with a tactical masterclass now in superb position.

 

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

The guys mock UAE's tactics, but Visma riding for Wout is a million times more stupid than anything UAE has ever done.

 

[Berniece]

He might be riding this like a 3 week stage race, letting the kids waste energy with their weak attacks like he did to Ayuso last year, taking a few days to find his reading glasses and arthritis pills before getting going.

Fair too, chances would've been slim anyway. Just save yourself for an opportunity during stage 5 or 6.

 

[Unchained]

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

He did look pretty spent and the last 2 or 3 jumps by Pellizzari had some snap..the guy looks great.. Bora better be thinking about going all in for him for next few months. I have not been following Lipowitz's form but Pellizzari is flying..
. Remco should just open a restaurant or something.. Maybe a pizza place or dog grooming business..
Jan Christen launches off the front early like that for over a year..

 

[Unchained]

The guys mock UAE's tactics, but Visma riding for Wout is a million times more stupid than anything UAE has ever done.

I go with that, Jorgenson looks decent despite crashing, really rolling smooth up front, Head to head when Wout was trying to stay with MvdP he just fell off his pace..I hope Jorgenson keeps improving.

 

[theyoungest]

The guys mock UAE's tactics, but Visma riding for Wout is a million times more stupid than anything UAE has ever done.

Easy now, throwing away a Giro win easily trumps anything anyone could ever do for Wout...

 

[Red Rick]

Easy now, throwing away a Giro win easily trumps anything anyone could ever do for Wout...

ironically the greatest stupidity was letting WvA in the break and get over Finestre unchallenged

 

[canina82]

Christen was on the radio so I think his lack of work and his late attack were planned by his director.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pellizzari claiming a few more skulls!

 

[Unchained]

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.

If Wout looks around and sees MvdP and Ganna, Christen is the last guy I am prioritizing..
Ganna had to go it alone, he raced good today..I have grown to really like the Ineos kit..

 

[Didinho]

Christen was on the radio so I think his lack of work and his late attack were planned by his director.

Del Toro talked to him before. Seemed like he had to attack under the 1km banner and Del Toro would do a fake attack and drop the pace (he also block half the group). Could’ve worked if no one reacted immediately.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Del Toro talked to him before. Seemed like he had to attack under the 1km banner and Del Toro would do a fake attack and drop the pace (he also block half the group). Could’ve worked if no one reacted immediately.

That kind of stuff might work in a .1 race somwhere....

 

[Unchained]

Funny yesterday Del Toro squirted off for a 1 second bonus, Today Pellizzari gases it in the sprint and now he leads Del Toro by 2 seconds on GC..Roglic is 3rd at 21 seconds off the lead. Ben Healy is a crafty little weasel..guy gets it done..

 

[Gratemans]

Pellizzari almost won, insane finish

I think he even surprised himself with that sprint there. Quite impressive.

 

[acm]

Still don't understand why Roglic didn't try at least once. Unless we assume it would've been fruitless anyway so he just cruises along, which is fair.

He's not 20 years old like everyone else around him and he has too much experience to waste energy for nothing.

 

[Andre]

good to see Wout back fighting for victories

 

[saunaking]

Dont discount DelToro for looking tired, I fully expect him to

Funny yesterday Del Toro squirted off for a 1 second bonus, Today Pellizzari gases it in the sprint and now he leads Del Toro by 2 seconds on GC..Roglic is 3rd at 21 seconds off the lead. Ben Healy is a crafty little weasel..guy gets it done..

yep apparently DelToro blew himself up wasting too much energy for that second, hopefully recovers by tomorrow.
Pellizzari is *** tomoorw though, can't be wasting energy like that

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Del Toro talked to him before. Seemed like he had to attack under the 1km banner and Del Toro would do a fake attack and drop the pace (he also block half the group). Could’ve worked if no one reacted immediately.

I really don't mind this idea, seems stupid in hindsight but they rolled the dice, neither of those two is winning the sprint

 

[Barkintheeye]

Van der Poel must be content. That was a very long sprint testing his peak power endurance and it proved excellent. Nice to know for MSR

 

[Brullnux]

Van Aert's sprinting is diabolical. Pellizzari's allround development has been insane, hard to believe that he was a really onedimensional rider 18 months ago at Bardiani.

If you want to see how 'raw' Bardiani talent is, look at Pinarello's development after four months in a fairly average WT team – suddenly top 10 in medium mountain stages against actual WT opposition.

Some team should take a punt on Turconi at this point

 

[Tim Cahill]

10,4k to go you can see Roglic tell Pellizzari to calm down and save his energy for the sprint, passing on the ways

 

[CyclistAbi]

Still don't understand why Roglic didn't try at least once. Unless we assume it would've been fruitless anyway so he just cruises along, which is fair.

Experience.