Tour de Romandie 2023, April 25-30

[DNP-Old]

Is Rohan Dennis scheduled for the Tour?

He is highly unlikely to do any grand tour. They don't like him very much in Jumbo.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Man, that marriage is almost as bad as Dennis Rohan's with Bahrain.

I don't doubt that he's a hothead and hard to handle, but they found a way to deal with him at BMC for a few years and he was doing great at Ineos until Ellingworth came back from Bahrain (the 2 of them had a falling out at Bahrain and that's the reason why he left Ineos for Jumbo).

 

[Mayomaniac]

Higuita vs the Yates twins (probably just Adam) and maybe Mäder for the overall win. Ayuso is just coming back from a tendon injury, so I don't expect him to be at his best. Christian Rodriguez could do really well and no idea what to expect from the Jumbo riders here.

Edit: Does Jayco want to kill Sobrero before the Giro? Euskadi, Ardennes triple and Romanie before the Giro is a bit of an overkill, since he also did a few races before that. Do they want him to target the gc here, since he's not gonna win any tts at the Giro?

 

[SHAD0W93]

Not sure why Cav is riding but I’ll throw a flier out there and saying he’ll win the prologue like in many years past.

 

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Higuita vs the Yates twins (probably just Adam) and maybe Mäder for the overall win. Ayuso is just coming back from a tendon injury, so I don't expect him to be at his best. Christian Rodriguez could do really well and no idea what to expect from the Jumbo riders here.

If Ion Izagirre finds his time trialing legs, I guess he can play a part as well. Looked in good shape yesterday, and normally a steady, high altitude climb like Thyon suits him very well.

 

[Netserk]

Two time trials in six days of racing?

I too am missing a MTT as well. Maybe we're lucky enough to have a third one next year.

 

[Lequack]

Team mountain TT.

 

[Sciatic]

I still am confused when people in Denmark use the term "Wednesday, 8 days" to refer to the following Wednesday after the next one.

Wow, really? I love language foibles like that. And it’s clearer than our usage, “the Wednesday after next.” Fun stuff.

 

[Mayomaniac]

If Ion Izagirre finds his time trialing legs, I guess he can play a part as well. Looked in good shape yesterday, and normally a steady, high altitude climb like Thyon suits him very well.

Yeah, forgot about him. A top 5 is realistic for him if he's in shape, maybe even more. Typical Romandie weather would also suit him nice...

 

[Mayomaniac]

I too am missing a MTT as well. Maybe we're lucky enough to have a third one next year.

I kinda want a stage race to do that, just to prove a point.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Wow, really? I love language foibles like that. And it’s clearer than our usage, “the Wednesday after next.” Fun stuff.

I find 'this' and 'next' simple enough to understand.

 

[Sciatic]

I find 'this' and 'next' simple enough to understand.

True, and dates work even better? Though there this still some ambiguity when on a Thurs. or Fri folks say “next Wednesday”. Thankfully we have this Romandie thread to get this ironed out

 

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starting order for the prologue:

https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003160208010101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02

As usual for opening WT time trials this year, conditions look likely to be mixed.

 

[Netserk]

Team mountain TT.

www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Not sure why Cav is riding but I’ll throw a flier out there and saying he’ll win the prologue like in many years past.

A little too far for Cav. Hayter or Vernon look good bets for it.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Stage 1 and 2 finish lines are before the actual race finishes? More confusion for the thread

 

[Rob5091]

Is Rohan Dennis scheduled for the Tour?

Not on his PCS page, but corona seems to be doing the rounds at Jumbo (or so they say).
Ineos have Bernal trying to save his season and Pinot is on his "Farewell Tour" so with Froome Dawg's return as well, an interesting race.

 

[ice&fire]

Man, that marriage is almost as bad as Dennis Rohan's with Bahrain.

But Jumbo is not giving him the chance to abandon a race just because.

 

[yaco]

Higuita vs the Yates twins (probably just Adam) and maybe Mäder for the overall win. Ayuso is just coming back from a tendon injury, so I don't expect him to be at his best. Christian Rodriguez could do really well and no idea what to expect from the Jumbo riders here.

Edit: Does Jayco want to kill Sobrero before the Giro? Euskadi, Ardennes triple and Romanie before the Giro is a bit of an overkill, since he also did a few races before that. Do they want him to target the gc here, since he's not gonna win any tts at the Giro?

I have no idea why Sobrero is riding the Romandie after hix exertions so far in 2023 - My understanding is he is targetting the one or two reduced sprints and the ITT - Yates is riding for GC while Harper and Dunbar will also try their hand at GC - My guess is Sobrero is riding the TDF, instead of the Giro, even though he is listed on PCS for the Giro.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I have no idea why Sobrero is riding the Romandie after hix exertions so far in 2023 - My understanding is he is targetting the one or two reduced sprints and the ITT - Yates is riding for GC while Harper and Dunbar will also try their hand at GC - My guess is Sobrero is riding the TDF, instead of the Giro, even though he is listed on PCS for the Giro.

After racing in Euskadi Sobrero still talked about racing the Giro after the Ardennes Classics, so no idea what's going on...

 

[rallybanana]

I always forget that you have to include both the starting and the finishing day...
(This is not helping me get rid of the "bad with numbers" reputation.)

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

 

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Does Jayco want to kill Sobrero before the Giro? Euskadi, Ardennes triple and Romanie before the Giro is a bit of an overkill, since he also did a few races before that. Do they want him to target the gc here, since he's not gonna win any tts at the Giro?

I have no idea why Sobrero is riding the Romandie after hix exertions so far in 2023 - My understanding is he is targetting the one or two reduced sprints and the ITT - Yates is riding for GC while Harper and Dunbar will also try their hand at GC - My guess is Sobrero is riding the TDF, instead of the Giro, even though he is listed on PCS for the Giro.

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

 

[Valv.Piti]

Pretty close to the worst 2 weeks in cycling, isnt it? Especially looking at this race, I cant get too hyped tbh.

 

[tobydawq]

Pretty close to the worst 2 weeks in cycling, isnt it? Especially looking at this race, I cant get too hyped tbh.

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

 

[Sciatic]

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

Aha, so that’s where the other two days of de Panne went