Tour de Romandie 2022 (April 26 - May 1)

[Bolder]

Looked like higuita knocked into Vlasov, who protested, then I thought he was going to hit him, not hug him.

 

[Netserk]

Another for the celebrating too early thread.

I think he knew he was 2nd.

 

[Salvarani]

Of course he celebrated that Higuita was winning and the team getting 1st and 2nd on the stage

 

[Velolover2]

I don't know if there will be celebration in the Bora team bus.

 

[Bolder]

I actually thought he was protesting his own teammate's sprint at first!

Exactly

 

[StryderHells]

Pretty sure Vlasov was celebrating for Higuita, he looked over just before he raised his arms to make sure Higuita gets it and no one else was there. Still did look very amusing.

Have a feeling Vlasov was going for the win but realised he didn’t get it and celebrated for Higuita, enjoyable and hilarious finish.

 

[tobydawq]

Why don't you get that Vlasov is celebrating for Higuita and Bora?

I think it's evident that was what was happening when you see their facial expressions. Quite an adorable moment, actually. I didn't have Vlasov pegged as a particularly likeable rider but that was something else!

 

[roundabout]

Pretty sure Vlasov was celebrating for Higuita, he looked over just before he raised his arms to make sure Higuita gets it and no one else was there. Still did look very amusing.

on the other hand Vlasov did make a huge effort to just sit up on purpose?

 

[AlfaLum]

Bora has had a great season so far with a couple of riders winning races.

And then riders like Schachmann and Bennett has not been in form at all.

Higuita and Vlasov are both amazing signings for them. The criticism on those deals was very wrong.

 

[Mayomaniac]

MTT tomorrow, kills racing today. Would have been better to have them the other way around I think.

I was thinking the same, remember the MTT between Roglic and Pogacar a few years ago? The final mountain stage one day later was really good.

 

[Red Rick]

I was thinking the same, remember the MTT between Roglic and Pogacar a few years ago? The final mountain stage one day later was really good.

Apparently you don't remember that well either

 

[Valv.Piti]

Blaming Jumbo instead of pointing out that the rest of the riders didn't want to to race today apart from the last km. Yikes!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Shame that Rubio didn't win. He was the only one that wanted to race

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

 

[Taxus4a]

What a grat rider Higuita is. I remerber the smile he showed me here at my town, when he was stiill in a Contineltal team. It was no so long ago,...In that race it was Mancebo riding,,much older than Valverde. It was clear Higuita will be the rider is today, but difficult to shine more with this amazing generation.

 

[Alexandre B.]

No wonder so many Aussies do well here, it's as boring as Tour Down Under.

 

[roundabout]

surprised Caruso lost that much time at the finish

 

[StryderHells]

No wonder so many Aussies do well here, it's as boring as Tour Down Under.

No it’s not

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

By the way, Bora should definitely send some beers to Plapp as a thank you, very weird move to pull Rubio back for...nothing? I guess he thought he might get a gap but in a headwind with about 30 riders still there...meh.

 

[Netserk]

Of course he celebrated that Higuita was winning and the team getting 1st and 2nd on the stage

Bora should study Saunier Duval on how to it properly.

I think there was a headwind today.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Plapp now better uphill than in TTs, let's see how he does in the MTT tomorrow.

 

[Taxus4a]

Happy as well for Verona. What a pity his bad prologue, becouse he has showed he can be with the best of the world in the mountains.

 

[SafeBet]

By the way, Bora should definitely send some beers to Plapp as a thank you, very weird move to pull Rubio back for...nothing? I guess he thought he might get a gap but in a headwind with about 30 riders still there...meh.

He's young and measuring himself against WT riders as a captain for the first time, can't blame him for trying.

 

[Bonimenier]

This really is one of the worst WT stage races, both in course (or how it's ridden) and its place on the calendar. Cramped in between the Ardennes and the Giro which doesn't make it an ideal race for riders whose goal are either one of those 2.

 

[StryderHells]

By the way, Bora should definitely send some beers to Plapp as a thank you, very weird move to pull Rubio back for...nothing? I guess he thought he might get a gap but in a headwind with about 30 riders still there...meh.

Still a young rider learning his trade