Tour de Romandie neither one-day nor monument, 28/04-03/05 2026

[kamaveli]

Ive never understood Rogla, ever.. He dont attack, he just sits there with his watts control .. Never attacks. Adrenaline is the legal doping in Cycling remember ..

I think he and Lipowitz rode pretty smart today.
If Rogla didn't close that gap after Pogis acceleration I think he wouldn't be seen again. Roglic probably went to red there like everyone else not named Seixas would do and dropped back to pace Lipowitz for a while. After Lipowitz was able to close the gap it was free ride to finish for both RBH riders.

If Pogacar is beatable here their best bet is to make him spent much more energy and hope that it pays off.

 

[UnoX]

I think he and Lipowitz rode pretty smart today.
If Rogla didn't close that gap after Pogis acceleration I think he wouldn't be seen again. Roglic probably went to red there like everyone else not named Seixas would do and dropped back to pace Lipowitz for a while. After Lipowitz was able to close the gap it was free ride to finish for both RBH riders.

If Pogacar is beatable here their best bet is to make him spent much more energy and hope that it pays off.

Pog aint beatable in this race, thats one. Lipo not pulling to get his lesser to win pal closer in the game dont make sense in any logic. He could secured his second place better. If he wanted to win anything he could maybe try to ... jump them. WHen i was a cyclist back in the day before u where born we used to do the same , but then we saved our power for a jump.. Not a bum from behind.. xD

 

[kamaveli]

Pog aint beatable in this race, thats one. Lipo not pulling to get his lesser to win pal closer in the game dont make sense in any logic. He could secured his second place better. If he wanted to win anything he could maybe try to ... jump them. WHen i was a cyclist back in the day before u where born we used to do the same , but then we saved our power for a jump.. Not a bum from behind.. xD

Everyone agrees that Pogacar is unbeatable, barring illness or crashes.
But at wich point RBH riders could attack and make any gains out of it? UAE train started the climb so fast that only Pogacar is able to launch from that. Or should Lipowitz who almost lost the wheel again before the end of the climb attack? He would have only bonked and lost lot of time to his podium rivals.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Everyone agrees that Pogacar is unbeatable, barring illness or crashes.

Well, Lipo was 3s behind Pogi in prologue and now after arguably the hardest climb in the race is 7s behind, mostly due to bonuses. Plus he rested the most and only came short of beating Pogi in the sprint.

So first of all why would be Pogi unbeatable? And second of all i read articles, commentators went on and on about it and some fans are saying it. On how stupid RBH raced and on how they could have got more.

Now that tells you something about how much understanding of cycling most really have.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Lenny pulling the breakaway and Sergio leading the chase on the flat section. Battle of the Titans

 

[Tricycle Rider]

@Tricycle Rider does nature.
@Sciatic does village layouts.
Different specialities.

Meany Hall at the U of W, did he get to sing there?

 

[Oldman]

Yeah, 21s. Reasonably good and still in the game. Compare that to some predictions, on where he basically retired already.



He will attack when that will make sense to do so.

I have a very strange feeling that he is just training and gauging the immediate competition. He's certainly not hurting Lipowitz when it appears he could move on to the next group.
Wouldn't surprise me that he becomes a surprise entry for RBH in a 3 week race no on thinks he want to do. Especially if there is some attrition with the current/flavor of the week top three. He casually does a sprint prologue within seconds of the win; surfs the first stage helping a teammate and cruises into the finish. That's not retirement; that's team leadership and very chill fitness. Can't figure him out at all.

 

[Oldman]

is it just me or do you feel the itch of a bot invasion on this small forum? Gotta get me some off shore antibiotic lotion.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Today seems to be a stage where a puncheur specialist like Pogacar could make a difference and should seize the opportunity before he'll be on the backfoot later in the race in the high mountains.
Let's see if he can shake his French demons.

 

[search]

it's quite a lot of up and down, but no real need for Pogacar to attack early on - and can he really shake off Godon then on a final climb like this?

2k to go from the top to the finish (first downhill, then flat)

 

[Netserk]

hard for me to see past pogi , godon and awp

 

[CyclistAbi]

Rogla likely being favourite here, lets hope RBH sets him up good.

 

[search]

hard for me to see past pogi , godon and awp

it's not a bad finish for an "over the top" kind of late attack, I'd think, if Pogacar tries and doesn't get a gap.

 

[Taxus4a]

it's quite a lot of up and down, but no real need for Pogacar to attack early on - and can he really shake off Godon then on a final climb like this?

2k to go from the top to the finish (first downhill, then flat)

The stage and this climb is hard enough for Godon and more fast riders. If someone want there will be just a few riders at the end, or one alone, and this one could be Pogacar if he is very interested or another one, even a climber.
For GC, explosive riders should try to put time on diesel riders as Carlos Rodriguez or Lipowitz, so If Roglic attack could be bad for his mate. But anyway I dont think Lipo are going to lose tome today except if Pogacar made a super attack with his team help.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

it's quite a lot of up and down, but no real need for Pogacar to attack early on - and can he really shake off Godon then on a final climb like this?

2k to go from the top to the finish (first downhill, then flat)

He beat Godon in the final stage of the Catalunya in 2024. It was a flat sprint. But Godon seems stronger at the moment.

 

[Berniece]

I think Schmid will take it if they are able to make it hard enough that last climb

 

[Krzysztof_O]

it's quite a lot of up and down, but no real need for Pogacar to attack early on - and can he really shake off Godon then on a final climb like this?

2k to go from the top to the finish (first downhill, then flat)

You must have forgotten Pogacar's performances on Cipressa or Kwaremont. He can annihilate the peleton even on mole hills. If UAE want it badly he will be able to shake all but very few. I don't think they will go for it, this is not a monument but just a stage of a bigger race and more important stages are ahead.

 

[Rob5091]

I think Schmid will take it if they are able to make it hard enough that last climb

Apparently he's gone home.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Apparently he's gone home.

Probably running empty now. Very long peak.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Good to see the tricolore up the road. Difficult season so far

 

[Rob5091]

Normally this would be a good contender for a breakaway stage win, but it all depends on UAE and Pogi and how they feel. A small group sprint seems likely.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not sure Pogacar's team leadout is appropriate to attack off hard enough to drop the necessary people.

 

[Monsi]

Backing Godon for this stage. Guy's a beast at the moment and he should survive the final climb.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

German ES still not over Lipowitz sprinting yesterday.
They think it's especially bad because it wasn't necessary. They agree that it was sad not to lead, but to sprint.

I mean, in general I agree what sprinting for the win when you don't work is bad. But bonus seconds are also important and basically he played he "I can't lead card" that others also play and then sprint. So I think they are being a little harsh on him, in the end never in the sprint did he come close to winning. So to cry foul this intensely, I don't know. Especially since they say that the DS made the decision, not Lipowitz himself.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

AWP arrived yesterday with climbers, so he has to be very strong.