Tour de Romandie 2022 (April 26 - May 1)

[Mayomaniac]

Haig is not starting, but he is *** in cold weather anyhow. He had a huge off day in Romandie last year as well.

I think it will be Bora (Vlasov/Higuita) vs. Caruso vs. Thomas vs. Woods. Vs. O’Connor.

Wait, Vlasov is also riding this one? I'd have thought that they'd have him rest after a rather packed spring campaign.
Higuita has a history of having off days in bad weather. He's one of the few Colombian cyclists from the lowlands and hates cold and rainy weather.
The final MTT should suit guys like Sobrero and Tiberi.

 

[AlfaLum]

Wait, Vlasov is also riding this one? I'd have thought that they'd have him rest after a rather packed spring campaign.
Higuita has a history of having off days in bad weather. He's one of the few Colombian cyclists from the lowlands and hates cold and rainy weather.
The final MTT should suit guys like Sobrero and Tiberi.

I know Higuita has a history of having off days in bad weather. But I read this year that he has been feeling much better in those conditions.

His amazing raid with Carapaz in Catalunya was also in very bad weather. So I am still positive about his chances here. Because with the way he is going when he is fit this year it will be hard for anyone to drop him if he doesn’t have an off day.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I know Higuita has a history of having off days in bad weather. But I read this year that he has been feeling much better in those conditions.

His amazing raid with Carapaz in Catalunya was also in very bad weather. So I am still positive about his chances here. Because with the way he is going when he is fit this year it will be hard for anyone to drop him if he doesn’t have an off day.

I think his main problem might be bad weather + cold, like his teammate Buchmann. That said, you're right about the Catalunya stage.

 

[MrTea1976]

What an attractive prologue route.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

What is it with Switzerland and organising races on airports?

 

[Escarabajo]

What is it with Switzerland and organising races on airports?

They are handy if you want to abandon the race!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Great time from Ayuso. Doesn't look like Sobrero and Schachmann will continue to share the lead too much longer then.

 

[Escarabajo]

Interesting fact by procycling stats: The first first participation in Tour de Romandie for Rigoberto Uran and Robert Gesink was in 2007.

 

[Faserr]

Steinhauser shows some time trial quality which he has never shown before.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Großschartner?!!

 

[Amazinmets87]

When is Froome's start time?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Right now.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

When is Froome's start time?

Now.

 

[johnymax]

Froome vs Špilak battles in this race back in the day were epic...

 

[tobydawq]

Froome vs Špilak battles in this race back in the day were epic...

Froome will have enough of a job to beat Spilak this year, it seems like.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Froome vs Špilak battles in this race back in the day were epic...

Whenever the weather got really bad and it was cold Spilak unzipped the jersey, what a rider!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Sobrero rode a really good final after the first time check.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Froome's already beaten more riders than in last year's prologue. Marginal growth!

 

[Billie]

Steinhauser shows some time trial quality which he has never shown before.

it's in his genes

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That Red Bull helmet looks spectacularly mismatched with the Bora kit.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Strong start by Hayter.

 

[Phillip O'Garner]

Pretty decent from Hayter.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Massive time from Hayter.

 

[Bolder]

Hayter lays down a good run.

 

[tobydawq]

Lots of Ethans in the top 5.