Tour de Romandie 2023, April 25-30

[Devil's Elbow]

Spotted Viviani and Rajovic among the people in that group of dropped riders.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

@Ilmaestro99 rejoices.

Until Masnada gets dropped, that is.

Even if he got back now to the peloton, getting dropped with 80km on this transitional stage should shake the delusion out of him , he can't compete on Thyon 2000.

All hands on deck for Fausto this week

 

[johnymax]

Beautiful roads

 

[yaco]

Jayco is having a shocking year - They are unable to keep their best riders on the bike - Romandie and PN were the two key stage races they targetted in the spring. PN went well, and they will need luck at Romandie.

 

[Samamba]

There's a group with some sprinters 20-30 seconds behind.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

They will start climbing again soon, so it should be possible for Ineos to permanent drop the chasers.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Dainese, Mozzato and Smith also dropped.

 

[Samamba]

Gaviria also at 3 minutes? How?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Jayco is having a shocking year - They are unable to keep their best riders on the bike - Romandie and PN were the two key stage races they targetted in the spring. PN went well, and they will need luck at Romandie.

Now Sobrero will actually have to try to hand on on the hard MTF and ride for the gc. That said, he has never been great on longer climbs, hilly stage races with TTs are more reasonable gc targets for him.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Dainese, Mozzato and Smith also dropped.

Dainese was one of the few pure sprinters who actually did a decent prologue, but that might be DSM being DSM and forbidding him to take it easy.

 

[Mayomaniac]

If the MTF was on an easier climb I could see Ineos actually trying Hayter as a gc rider in one week stage races here. Between the bonus seconds on the hilly sprint stages and the TTs he'd have a decent advantage over many climbers.

 

[Samamba]

Dainese was one of the few pure sprinters who actually did a decent prologue, but that might be DSM being DSM and forbidding him to take it easy.

DSM is ruining him. He isn't even a bad climber. If I was a team that could use a talented sprinter that isn't expensive I knew where to go.

 

[Aimar16]

At least Ineos can feel important when no one from the big 6 is in the race

 

[Samamba]

Cav DNF LOL. Why is he even here

 

[Mayomaniac]

DSM is ruining him. He isn't even a bad climber. If I was a team that could use a talented sprinter that isn't expensive I knew where to go.

The guy can finish top 3 in WT sprints against big boys and has a Giro stage win. They just refuse to ride for him on sprint stages...
If I'm Bora I'm signing him as a cheap replacement for Bennett.
The guy grew up in the Colli Eugani, so he probably rode almost nothing but short, often also steep hills as a kid. Everyone around Padova who rides his bike seems to ride on those volcanic hills during the weekend.

 

[Samamba]

The guy can finish top 3 in WT sprints against big boys and has a Giro stage win. They just refuse to ride for him on sprint stages...
If I'm Bora I'm signing him as a cheap replacement for Bennett.
The guy grew up in the Colli Eugani, so he probably rode almost nothing but short, often also steep hills as a kid. Everyone around Padova who rides his bike seems to ride on those volcanic hills during the weekend.

Hmm Bora definitely is going for a super sprinter. Kooij or Jakobsen.

But yes like I said. He's probably the only somewhat cheaper sprinter that's actually really fast. DSM says he's not the easiest character and he doesn't learn from his mistakes, but DSM thinks that about everyone so.

 

[search]

currently Dainese just doesn't seem to be in good shape, though. But sure, coming in as a late replacement for two races in a row probably won't change much about that.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Dainese would also be a great signing for one of the French teams.

On another note, anyone spotted Menten, Nys, Taminiaux, Venturini or Bonifazio in either group?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

oh ffs I just saw Fausto pushing wind in the front of the peloton. Why is he doing that? You have literally cavagna, cerny, knox , Pederson and devenyns to pull, Vernon for sprints and Fausto for GC. its not hard. Either fausto has terrible shape and is humble, or her feels so good and can't help himself. He's a gracious guy

 

[Samamba]

Dainese would also be a great signing for one of the French teams.

On another note, anyone spotted Menten, Nys, Taminiaux, Venturini or Bonifazio in either group?

Menten is there. But was dropped, so probably drops again,
I think the others are there too. Cause I didn't see them in the 2nd group. Not sure about Taminiaux.

 

[search]

Dainese would also be a great signing for one of the French teams.

On another note, anyone spotted Menten, Nys, Taminiaux, Venturini or Bonifazio in either group?

Taminiaux and Bonifazio were dropped fairly early, based on the pictures from the climb:

Sprint Cycling Agency

Sprint Cycling Agency -

www.sprintcyclingagency.com

so I guess both are back in the gruppetto (one of the other Alpecin in that group is Sbaragli)

edit: Venturini is in front

 

[Samamba]

Looks like Ineos is happy with this. Well they probably should. Hayter should easily be the fastest.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Froome is doing some work in the front?

 

[Samamba]

Nys, Menten and Arndt spotted.

Vernon obviously also still there. Probably the one who could be closest to Hayter?

 

[Mayomaniac]

oh ffs I just saw Fausto pushing wind in the front of the peloton. Why is he doing that? You have literally cavagna, cerny, knox , Pederson and devenyns to pull, Vernon for sprints and Fausto for GC. its not hard. Either fausto has terrible shape and is humble, or her feels so good and can't help himself. He's a gracious guy

If they were thinking that Cerny was their gc guy everyone else must have horrible climbing legs...