Tour de Romandie 2023, April 25-30

[HelloDolly]

Why did Pinot not go earlier or go with yates ...could have won that stage

 

[Netserk]

Bernal definitely getting better every day. Good to see.

Yep. 8th is solid here, he should be on track for the Vuelta after his injury in Argentina.

 

[ppanther92]

Good performance from Bernal.

 

[Salvarani]

Pinot has found some good form again.

 

[KZD]

Great to see Pinot in this shape before the Giro.

Poole and Uijtdebroeks with a great climb and Gloag too coming from behind to finish in the top10 just like Bernal.

 

[Tim Cahill]

The commentators always use the Princess Diana hushed-tones when talking about Bernal but he's still pretty competitive, from the way GCN go on you would think they were letting a make a wish kid take part or something.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

A good win for the less interesting Yates, a shame that tomorrow's stage doesn't really offer too much scope for much to happen, as with the gaps on the GC so small if we could have got a slightly hilly circuit it could have been a real grandstand finish tomorrow. Oh well.

 

[Red Rick]

Hayter dropped Ayuso lol

 

[ppanther92]

I didn't know at all that Gloag can climb like this. Thought of him like a guy for hilly races.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I didn't know at all that Gloag can climb like this. Thought of him like a guy for hilly races.

Was great in both the U23 Giro and Avenir two years ago, he basically was as expected for me today, just outshone by Uijtdebroeks and especially Poole.

 

[Didinho]

If you see Pinot's attack and close finish, you wonder if he could've followed Yates initially.

 

[Red Rick]

Sad Pinot didn't catch Yates. Still hopeful he can grab a nice win somewhere.

 

[BigCoward]

Very strong from Bernal!

There's hope, if only a fools hope.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

 

[Escarabajo]

Nobody wanted to win here. LOL. Good for Yates. Chapeau. He finally figured just to put tempo and that's it. Nobody was that strong.

Good to see Bernal progressing.

 

[RedheadDane]

Tomorrow we'll see one of the rare cases these days in which the guy wearing white is actually leading the BYR competition.

Sad Pinot didn't catch Yates. Still hopeful he can grab a nice win somewhere.

For example, say, in Italy.

 

[KZD]

Hayter dropped Ayuso lol

Not that surprising given Ayuso is coming back from injury and Hayter has a big engine for a sub 70kg guy.

 

[HelloDolly]

Ayuso just said he is took it easy once he knew he wasnt going to be on the podium

He si very tired at present

 

[HelloDolly]

Fabulous to see Egan Bernal in the top 10

Warrior

 

[Fantastico]

If you see Pinot's attack and close finish, you wonder if he could've followed Yates initially.

I doubt it. Wasn't he even distanced by Jorgenson, Bardet and Poole for some time before he made it back?

 

[Lequack]

Ayuso just said he is took it easy once he knew he wasnt going to be on the podium

He si very tired at present

Tired of winning.

 

[Poursuivant]

Bernal limited his losses well

 

[yaco]

A good win for the less interesting Yates, a shame that tomorrow's stage doesn't really offer too much scope for much to happen, as with the gaps on the GC so small if we could have got a slightly hilly circuit it could have been a real grandstand finish tomorrow. Oh well.

It's a pity that S.Yates fell ill because Jayco had a good team for this race and it would be interesting to see the Yates brothers battling for GC.

 

[Lequack]

Cheesy win

 

[Tonton]

That final climb seems like ideal for Pinot, at least on the paper. His form ahead of Il Giro? We'll see.

Now we know...

Bravo Adam, he was the strongest today. Thibaut managed his climb really well but you could tell that he was on his back foot for most of it. Hats off for giving it all in the end and making us dream.

I didn't think that Jorgenson would do so well on such a long climb, Bernal is coming back, what a gutsy ride. Ayuso...yikes. Nice to see De Gendt in the break, it looks like he lost a step though. I expected better from Lenny and Romain.

Entertaining stage...I give it an 8