Tour de Romandie 2023, April 25-30

[RedheadDane]

I can't wait for the 4 Days of Dunkirk 5-day stage race with 6 days of racing

Especially the part where they race two days in one day.

A race we of which we don't know the winner beforehand is a nice change (except that I know Vauquelin will win).

Do you have odds on Vauquelin?

 

[tobydawq]

Especially the part where they race two days in one day.



Do you have odds on Vauquelin?

He is actually the bookmakers' third favourite after the Yates brothers. I was a little disappointed in seeing that (I had hoped he would be lower esteemed).

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Černý and Masnada will either arrive in monster shape or totally knackered from trying to follow Remco around on Teide.

Louis Meintjes will probably win.

 

[HelloDolly]

Can the nay sayers please give us a break

We might actually see a race this time ...not just a procession of the favourite
Looks like it could be close beteen the two yates

Feel Pinot like Dennis is on a goodbye Tour

But Bardet , Higuita , Izagirre, Jorgenson, Mader and Masnada will be up there
And hopefully Bernal

 

[movingtarget]

...or Rohan Dennis' plans for the week

https://twitter.com/x/status/1650470017736011776

View: https://twitter.com/raffilpt/status/1650470017736011776

He sounds incredibly uh motivated................

 

[SHAD0W93]

A little too far for Cav.

in this fever dream it’s just far enough for him to nab it
And yes, those are good picks.

 

[yaco]

the organizers apparently also aren't happy with Jayco because they refused to line up Balmer for his home race

Tour de Romandie: organisateur local «très fâché» après l’éviction d’Alexandre Balmer

Alexandre Houlmann, coprésident du comité d’organisation de l’étape qui arrivera ce jeudi 27 avril à La Chaux-de-Fonds, estime la décision du team du Chaux-de-Fonnier «indigne d’une équipe World Tour».

www.arcinfo.ch

Organisers are always unhappy when local riders miss a race - In saying that it was a last minute decision to withdraw Balmer.Can say that Jayco has been unhappy with Balmer's progress in his second year - Whether this is rider or team is hard to know.

 

[RedheadDane]

This is about being confused, right? Woods seems to have had some confusing experiences with this race:

Woods Eager for success at the Tour de Romandie - Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team (israelpremiertech.com)

“Romandie is always a tricky race, after Liege-Bastogne-Liege, mentally it’s quite challenging, as you’ve done one of the hardest Monuments on the calendar, then you have to turn round and race two days later, so it’s hard. Normally I’m quite binary at this race, I feel I’m either the best guy in the peloton or the worst, so obviously I’m hoping to be on the better end of the spectrum.”

 

[Lequack]

Woods can be binary at any race. But when he's good he is exciting.

 

[Bolder]

Would love to see Vauquelin win -- I knew he was young, but just turned 22?. Intriguing.

Time for some new French blood that isn't coming through Cof/FDJ/AG2R.

 

[Mayomaniac]

This is about being confused, right? Woods seems to have had some confusing experiences with this race:

Woods Eager for success at the Tour de Romandie - Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team (israelpremiertech.com)

Pretty weird, but the last time they did the big MTF he was actually really good.

 

[rallybanana]

I always forget that you have to include both the starting and the finishing day...

This could explain what happened to Delgado and Fignon at the 1989 Tour de France

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are cheering for Fausto Masnada at 15:08 local time today

 

[Didinho]

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are cheering for Fausto Masnada at 15:08 local time today

I think I speak for everyone when I say that you are wrong.

No I would love to see him in good shape for the Giro, then all of us Belgians will support for him.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think I speak for everyone when I say that you are wrong.

No I would love to see him in good shape for the Giro, then all of us Belgians will support for him.

Bold of you to assume that he'd actually work for Remco.

 

[Squire]

Anybody know what's up with Plapp? Seems to have been taken off the startlist last minute.

 

[search]

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are cheering for Fausto Masnada at 15:08 local time today

yeah, he probably deliberately decided to start early on in the rain to not humiliate the field too much?

 

[Taxus4a]

It is amazing the luck of good TTrialist for this race. Maybe is the race of the year with more ITT, and just one mountain stage

 

[yaco]

Anybody know what's up with Plapp? Seems to have been taken off the startlist last minute.

His girlfriend Georgia Baker from Team Jayco has not raced since the UAE Tour - There must be something happening.

 

[Rob5091]

Anybody know what's up with Plapp? Seems to have been taken off the startlist last minute.

No Carlos Rodriguez either ... could be to do with corona (still doing the rounds) or just a shuffling for the different GT's.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Go go goooooooo . Strong Fausto !!!!!!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

The GPS must be wrong. He's not slower than Amador

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The GPS must be wrong. He's not slower than Amador

He's also slower than a guy who hadn't even ridden a WT ITT before today.

 

[Salvarani]

The GPS must be wrong. He's not slower than Amador

They did him dirty with the timing but he will show them in the mountains.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

He's also slower than a guy who hadn't even ridden a WT ITT before today.

((((((((((((

In 2021 he was GC podium and was 31st in the Prologue. That's the benchmark. Prologue it's his weakness