Tour de Romandie 2023, April 25-30

[Valv.Piti]

What a sprint, classic Gaviria!

4 stages like 2017?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I always enjoy it when Gaviria wins

 

[Lequack]

Simon Yates, winner of Tour of Romandie 2023. Great show. If only his brother was here to share in success.

 

[HelloDolly]

So not a bad race

Could have had maybe one less TT and more mountain top finish

 

[Netserk]

So not a bad race

Could have had maybe one less TT and more mountain top finish

It had an hour long HC MTF, surely that's enough for a one-week stage race? It's not a GT, you know.

 

[Ricco']

Astana got a top 5 in a WT race! Second time all season I think?

4th

Cavendish - UAE Tour Stage 1
Lutsenko - UAE Tour Stage 3
Lutsenko - Amstel Gold Race
Garofoli - Romandie Stage 5

 

[Devil's Elbow]

4th

Cavendish - UAE Tour Stage 1
Lutsenko - UAE Tour Stage 3
Lutsenko - Amstel Gold Race
Garofoli - Romandie Stage 5

Completely forgot about the UAE Tour, my bad.

 

[Salvarani]

Completely forgot about the UAE Tour, my bad.

It is one of the more forgettable races each year tbf

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Simon Yates, winner of Tour of Romandie 2023. Great show. If only his brother was here to share in success.

UAE spokesperson on screen to say how disappointed they are to have missed the victory.

 

[Rob5091]

Someone at Movistar realized that the first sprinter into the last corner would win - chapeau Gaviria!
GC wise, One Yates won and one went home early. Jayco must wonder about their Yates and his problems. Dunbar did a good stand-in job at 9th overall. Movistar must feel a bit bitter after Jorgenson's fine performance and then the news of him leaving for greener pastures. Otherwise, DSM's Poole and Onley confirmed their promise and will DSM be able to hold onto them?

 

[HelloDolly]

It had an hour long HC MTF, surely that's enough for a one-week stage race? It's not a GT, you know.

I know what kind of race it is ...and I would prefer less TT and more climbing

Cant i express a preference

 

[RedheadDane]

Well, this has been an interesting race. We've had:

• Costa's bike falling apart.
• Jumbo sprinting for non-existant bonus seconds
• The grupetto getting lost (basically at the same time as the above)
• Talk about Bjerg's beautiful wife
• And Adam Yates repeatedly getting confused with Simon by the graphics

 

[tobydawq]

I know what kind of race it is ...and I would prefer less TT and more climbing

Cant i express a preference

No. Netserk has the answers.

 

[Red Rick]

With a MTF like this you can't argue it's unbalanced, but it's not like you don't waste half the stages for kinda nothing. Spread the road stage selection over 2-3 hard road stages that aren't this hard and then make 1 TT that's longer and a bit flatter.

 

[Netserk]

I know what kind of race it is ...and I would prefer less TT and more climbing

Cant i express a preference

Can't I respond to that?

Otherwise, may I recommend blogging instead of posting on a discussion board?

 

[Netserk]

With a MTF like this you can't argue it's unbalanced, but it's not like you don't waste half the stages for kinda nothing. Spread the road stage selection over 2-3 hard road stages that aren't this hard and then make 1 TT that's longer and a bit flatter.

It's unbalanced.

In favour of the climbers, that is.

 

[HelloDolly]

Can't I respond to that?

Otherwise, may I recommend blogging instead of posting on a discussion board?

As in everything its how its done