Tour de l'Avenir 2021 (August 13-22)

[KZD]

Carlos Rodriguez showing the benefits of all those Ineos training camps

Its a bit weird that the highest stage of a stage race this season is in the Tour de l'Avenir

 

[sir fly]

Johannessen in the pain zone.
The stimulating pain.

 

[Faserr]

He is losing it now.

 

[roundabout]

that's quite a coup. how did it happen?

 

[Faserr]

He attacked at the Col de l'Iseran. I looks a lot of stronger today then Johannessen .

 

[roundabout]

that was close

 

[RedheadDane]

Looks like Johannesen just kept it.

 

[Faserr]

Johannessen got it by 7 seconds.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Johannessen hangs on by 8 seconds! Incredible stage.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

No time bonus?

 

[sir fly]

Epic save.

And no lesser stage-winning effort.

The guys are excellent.

 

[Faserr]

No.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Danish commentators think that there are time bonuses.

 

[RedheadDane]

No time bonus?

No

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Eurosport commentators yesterday were talking about time bonuses, today they seem adamant that there are none. If not a time bonus issue, what is the delay and uncertainty?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Happy enough for him to have won, but he might be a bit less confident about winning the TdF in 2 years after that.

 

[roundabout]

5th place on GC at 12 minutes. Hmm.

 

[sir fly]

After GT stages and Monuments, Norwegians are preparing a GC generation.
A WT will help the cause.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Happy enough for him to have won, but he might be a bit less confident about winning the TdF in 2 years after that.

I was cheering for him against the second year Ineos pro. Is it normal for someone with so much relative experience to ride the l'Avenir?

 

[F_Cance]

Biggest surprise for me is Daan Hoole. More a classics and time trial rider and now he finished 9th in GC, better than hyped climbers like Lipowitz for example.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I was cheering for him against the second year Ineos pro. Is it normal for someone with so much relative experience to ride the l'Avenir?

I think riders on professional teams (WT and ProTeam/Pro Conti as was), have only recently been (re ?) admitted: someone else will know better.

But it is unusual (until recently) to sign with one of the top teams at 18. He could still do l'Avenir in 2023.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Biggest surprise for me is Daan Hoole. More a classics and time trial rider and now he finished 9th in GC, better than hyped climbers like Lipowitz for example.

There was so much chaos and crashes on the first few stages that it's hard to say how good he is compared to some of those.
The 6th place on the gc for Martin Messner is a nice result for the Austrian lightweight (he's only 50kg and managed to survive the first few stages without huge time losses).
Zana is out of contract, I guess that a WT team (like Astaná) will try to sign him to see how far he can go.

 

[Billie]

Is Georg Steinhauser related to Tobias Steinhauser and thus to Ulle?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Is Georg Steinhauser related to Tobias Steinhauser and thus to Ulle?

Yes, Georg is his son.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes, Georg is his son.

How are they related to Ulle?