Tour de Romandie, April 29th - May 4th

[Samamba]

What's going to be the weather for Thyon stage? Lot's of riders struggling with the heat right now. I'm assuming it will be a bit colder there as it's in the mountains?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

The big group containing riders like '2025 Emanuel Buchmann' and 'May Geraint Thomas' was only 20 seconds back

Ivo Oliveira bouncing back from losing the Prologue by beating Jacopo Mosca in the sprint for 19th today.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

What's going to be the weather for Thyon stage? Lot's of riders struggling with the heat right now. I'm assuming it will be a bit colder there as it's in the mountains?

Some rain showers possible but still very warm. 25 C in the valley.

 

[Netserk]

Brennan's group at +11'46".

 

[Peyroteo94]

Brennan's group at +11'46".

Maybe he is not the future Peter Sagan

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Astana now less the 1000 UCI pts behind the cut

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I don't really follow the UCI point stuff much, are 1000 pts doable for Astana this season?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Maybe he is not the future Peter Sagan

Sagan would have also dropped today, although in his prime he would have been in the Peloton. Some people on here are saying he‘s faster than Sagan, though.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Sagan would have also dropped today, although in his prime he would have been in the Peloton. Some people on here are saying he‘s faster than Sagan, though.

He was suffering way before the last climb. Young Sagan was better.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I don't really follow the UCI point stuff much, are 1000 pts doable for Astana this season?

Of course. By the end of the Giro, they will catch Picnic.

 

[Mayomaniac]

He was suffering way before the last climb. Young Sagan was better.

Tbf, what sprinter is able to climb like young Sagan?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I imagine the tactical meeting at SQS this morning must have gone something along these lines:

"Listen up guys, you will all be working your asses off, coughing up your lungs at the front, pulling back the break on the climbs. Then, at the top of the steepest climb of 12%, Remco will do nothing. Just over the top, he will attack which nobody except 20 guys will be able to follow. By the time they reach the finish, the peloton will have come back. Sound good?"

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Maybe he is not the future Peter Sagan

Future Remco perhaps.

 

[Red Rick]

I imagine the tactical meeting at SQS this morning must have gone something along these lines:

"Listen up guys, you will all be working your asses off, coughing up your lungs at the front, pulling back the break on the climbs. Then, at the top of the steepest climb of 12%, Remco will do nothing. Just over the top, he will attack which nobody except 20 guys will be able to follow. By the time they reach the finish, the peloton will have come back. Sound good?"

Lecerf getting up the road was a net negative for Evenepoel

 

[YavorD]

I don't really follow the UCI point stuff much, are 1000 pts doable for Astana this season?

Just for a little context, they were more than 5000 points behind Picnic at the start of the season

 

[QueenStagiaire]

He was suffering way before the last climb. Young Sagan was better.

That‘s true, it‘s hard to make conclusions about a rider at his age, but so far he hasn‘t really shown that he has the engine on longer climbs or long, hard races. But that‘s true for a lot of 19 year-olds.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Of course it is good to see a stage like today and we have to give credits to Soudal and Remco but if you are a Soudal fan, you have to ask what the hell were they doing today?
UAE in pole position since Vlasov looks awful.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Lecerf getting up the road was a net negative for Evenepoel

Maybe he hoped they would all stay together and he'd win the sprint of that group of 20.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

No success today but SQS are not worried: Remco should crush everyone into pieces on Thyon.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Just for a little context, they were more than 5000 points behind Picnic at the start of the season

The context is much appreciated, thank you!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Maybe he hoped they would all stay together and he'd win the sprint of that group of 20.

Probably, but I guess if it's mainly a training race for Evenepoel to get in climbing shape it's not the end of the world.

 

[Peyroteo94]

This is all about stage 4. That is a monster stage with a monster MTF. The hardest MTF in this season (or maybe Col de la Loze). UAE team has a super team and I'm almost sure Almeida will win with a 30 seconds gap to everybody.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

So Soudal did this for what?

To get TV time. Remco gave all the other teams enough TV time in Liege, so he wants some back.

 

[Cycling111]

The chasing group didn't act intelligently.
They should´vve forced Vine to pulling. Now UAE has two riders well positioned for GC. They risked losing to Van Eetvelt, but Vine is better at ITT.

 

[SHAD0W93]

The way Almeida has been riding I think he can gain some seconds tomorrow too.

 

[noob]

Only watched the last 10 km on my phone on tiz with bad lighting so I have no idea of what happened. *goes to watch a recap*