Tour de la Provence 2022 (February 10-13)

[Lequack]

Time to get the Quintana hype started. Can anyone beat him in the TDF this year?

 

[perico]

Jorgenson impressive again.

 

[woodburn]

Nice finish for Jorgenson

 

[Netserk]

That went pretty much as expected. Well done, Nairo.

 

[Blanco]

LBL is probably the biggest target for him this spring.

Also his teamate

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Nairo knows when to choose his peaks.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Nairo Quintana after the race: I'm the number one favourite for the Tour de France

If he was in his rivals' position, he said, "I would be scared, I’d be shi*ting myself.

 

[Blanco]

Well, Ala proved again he's no Bala. He's more like Il Grillo.
El Condor was flying today (El Condor Pasa).
Skjelmose, Jorgenson, Van Wilder impressive.

 

[Red Rick]

Wins in 2022

Quintana: 2

Masnada: 1

Van Aert: 0
Pogacar: 0
Van der Poel: 0
Roglic: 0

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Wins in 2022

Quintana: 2

Masnada: 1

Van Aert: 0
Pogacar: 0
Van der Poel: 0
Roglic: 0

I bet Masnada can get 3 by Tuesday.

But Nairoman so impressive today. It makes me happy to see him climb like that, reminds me of 2013 when we thought he could take over the world

 

[Mayomaniac]

Kingtana destroyed the Aladonkey!
That Van Wilder kid looks like another decent Belgian climbing domestique for Masnada.

 

[johnymax]

Not sure if Super February Quintana or just a normal Quintana in a small February race with a weak climbing field.

 

[RedheadDane]

Van Aert: 0
Pogacar: 0
Van der Poel: 0
Roglic: 0

Bunch of losers! Can't even win before they start racing!

 

[SafeBet]

Quintana is such a joy to watch when he's climbing like this.
Very promising performances from a few youngsters (Van Wilder, Jorgenson, Skjelmose).
Ganna only losing 40" seconds to this group is pretty impressive considering his weight.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Quintana is such a joy to watch when he's climbing like this.
Very promising performances from a few youngsters (Van Wilder, Jorgenson, Skjelmose).
Ganna only losing 40" seconds to this group is pretty impressive considering his weight.

You're right about everything.
Nairoman looks great on the bike and isn't afraid to just put the hammer down.

 

[Netserk]

Quintana faster than Contador here:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1492888255628521473

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1492888255628521473

 

[Red Rick]

Quintana faster than Contador here:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1492888255628521473

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1492888255628521473

Let me get my excuses for Contador ready while someone else gives the W/kg

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ganna only losing 40" seconds to this group is pretty impressive considering his weight.

And then ended up he getting disqualified for an illegal bike change.

 

[SafeBet]

And then ended up he getting disqualified for an illegal bike change.

Amateurish from Ineos.

 

[Netserk]

Amateurish from Ineos.

The performance was more valuable than the result, so I don't really think they care much.

 

[yaco]

Quintana had this race won from day 2 - He looked in tip top shape from the beginning of the race - Surely, Quintana rides the Giro.

 

[Escarabajo]

Not sure if Super February Quintana or just a normal Quintana in a small February race with a weak climbing field.

Absolutely. However, it cannot hurt and builds his confidence after a weak year trying to recover from his accident and knee surgery.

 

[Salvarani]

Looking like he is in similar form to what he had in early 2020. He was going great back then. Shame that season turned into what it turned into, because of covid.

Hope he has a great year.

 

[Sciatic]

Looking like he is in similar form to what he had in early 2020. He was going great back then. Shame that season turned into what it turned into, because of covid.

Hope he has a great year.

Even with COVID, he was sharp in the early going of the delayed 2020 Tour before his series of crashes. On the 1st decisive climb (when Pogacar rode away and set a time record), it was Pog, Roglic, and Quintana together having distanced all the others. Went Pog launched his decisive attack, Roglic famously let him go (“let someone else chase my countryman”) and Quintana clearly was focused on staying with Roglic there. Always wondered if those two had responded to the attack how long they could have stayed with Pogacar (although neither was going to beat him that day)?

 

[Escarabajo]

Funny thing when Quintana attacked first and Ala went for him and catched him. Quintana then proceeded to move his elbow (as usual) but quickly realized that he had to go again and again to win the race.

That elbow move is starting to look like a tic!!