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

[kamaveli]

Jonas would never (hit the gym).

Don't let his hunch back posture and wire thin upper body fool you. He has massive thighs.

 

[tobydawq]

I've never seen an interview with Impey where he doesn't look as if he's about to deck the interviewer

Well, the truth is in the eye of the beholder, but to me it didn't look like an imminent decking was about to be carried out.

 

[Muttley1985]

Ci sono novità su Rodriguez?!

 

[acm]

Jonas would never (hit the gym).

You don't need to hit the gym if you have muscles from kitchen renovation.

 

[Brullnux]

Well, the truth is in the eye of the beholder, but to me it didn't look like an imminent decking was about to be carried out.

Just always comes across very defensive and a bit on edge. It may well just be his tone and accent in fairness

 

[Oldman]

VPP says the Swiss are heping Pog to win

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050607408720883878

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/2050607408720883878

Yeah, I saw this IDL:
That left little chance of a stage win. "Unfortunately not. We rode hard, there was good cooperation and we did our best to stay clear. But we couldn't manage to build a decent lead. It's a little disappointing. I hope the motorbikes weren't sitting too close to the peloton, because that was the case in the last two days."

There, Paret-Peintre puts his finger on a raw nerve. At Paris-Roubaix, there were already claims that Tadej Pogačar benefited from the motorbikes after his puncture, and Jakob Fuglsang argued that Mathieu van der Poel would not have won E3 Saxo Classic if the motorbikes had not been riding ahead of him. The Frenchman adds his voice to the criticism. "Right, if the organisation wants Pogačar to win, that's their choice. We've said it often enough, but it is what it is."

When a rider makes claims he hasn't seen, or seen from a realistic perspective it comes off as what it is. Whiney BS. Only getting highlights rather than full broadcast the only observation on motos is there are fewer of them than most other races. Much of the video is from drones flying behind as in today's stage when Tadej took off and Lipowitz was the last man to stay on. The other shots of the peloton climbing was at 20km+ with the motos a good 20 meters ahead. Maybe a carrot but not an aero one.
Is it just the French riders complaining? Haven't heard a peep out of Roglic who was with him.

 

[Oldman]

UCI are in the pocket. They don't not care, they want this to happen

Again and again and once again: draft doesn't work uphill at 20km/hr when the moto is that far away. From what little footage I could get the same circumstance existed for Roglic and the Squeaky wheel.
It's just a fact that the lead guy will have a moto in front of him as does every major pack within the race. These Swiss roads are perfect but narrow in spots so it's possible they get closer to the riders on the twisty climbs. It's happening to each group.
The last few Remco and Pogacar wins the motos were conspicuously well ahead of them. If there was a cabal of aero cheating Maestros they aren't very consistent.

 

[Danskebjerge]

UCI are in the pocket. They don't not care, they want this to happen

That may well be the issue. And not only in relation to motorbikes.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Tadej Pogačar for winning queen stage.

Rogla rode like a king today. As for last stage. The thing is Lipo is not that far behind, theoretically he could still win the overall but RBH doesn't have much options then going mano a mano on the ultimate climb. That likely won't cut it. One thing they can take advantage of is Pogi will want to win this stage so utilising Rogla here can work in the same way as Rogla and Lipo would still be both close in GC. Pogi can't afford to let Rogla go, so i guess RBH still has some tactical advantage if the legs will be up to the task.

 

[Cookster15]

Strong win by Pogacar. Put paid to doubts earlier in this race on how strong he truly is. Also a good ride by Lipowitz the only rider to keep Pogi in sight.

 

[Rob5091]

Tubby Teddy needs to cut back on the baguettes apparently -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...ian-overweight-for-the-tour-roglic-a-nuisance

Pogacar said after the stage something along the lines of “I’m carrying extra weight.” But he already knows that. To compete in the Classics, he has to put on weight, build muscle.
Now it’s about reversing that process, because for the Tour de France it’s a different story. But he and UAE know exactly what they’re doing. One less baguette during training and the problem sorts itself out quickly.

Break out the Ozempic!

 

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

I think that's unfair, he's come a long way in the past 12 months and he hasn't been in a race with just that lot since. Besides, Almeida in a one week race is probably as good as it gets outside Vingegaard/Pogacar/Seixas, and a realistic place for him to be.

At the end of the day, Lipowitz can produce more watts more consistently than almost all his non-alien competitors. I don't see how he wouldn't be able to drop them at least once in the course of a one week or three week stage race. Fwiw, ai do think Bora should send him to a race without the aliens to get him in the position of favourite and controlling the race, and see if he can convert.

I don't doubt that he's a super-strong rider in terms of watts. My point is that, given his skill set and his strengths, it will be difficult for him to win major races.

When mutants are in the race, he seems to be the one who can keep up with them for the longest time when riding behind. This is actually helping him to achieve better results. But when there are no mutants, you never see him motor away from the second-tier riders. He has tried many times in the past, but has never been able to pull away decisively. There’s a reason why he has only three wins, coming from the Czechia and Romania. His racing lacks flair.

 

[Red Rick]

Again and again and once again: draft doesn't work uphill at 20km/hr when the moto is that far away. From what little footage I could get the same circumstance existed for Roglic and the Squeaky wheel.
It's just a fact that the lead guy will have a moto in front of him as does every major pack within the race. These Swiss roads are perfect but narrow in spots so it's possible they get closer to the riders on the twisty climbs. It's happening to each group.
The last few Remco and Pogacar wins the motos were conspicuously well ahead of them. If there was a cabal of aero cheating Maestros they aren't very consistent.

Fairly certain he's talking about before the climb mainly, when they go 40-50 kph a lot and where it makes a significant difference.

 

[canina82]

Fairly certain he's talking about before the climb mainly, when they go 40-50 kph a lot and where it makes a significant difference.

So why taking digs on Pogacar? If what he is saying is true, Godon (Ineos) was the most benefited rider. UAE wasn't targetting the win in both stages, VPP is mentioning.

 

[Red Rick]

So why taking digs on Pogacar? If what he is saying is true, Godon (Ineos) was the most benefited rider. UAE wasn't targetting the win in both stages, VPP is mentioning.

Did Pogacar not try to win 2 days ago? UAE were chasing before the climb and then Red Bull take over on the climb IIRC, with Ineos only showing up once Godon came back.

 

[canina82]

Did Pogacar not try to win 2 days ago? UAE were chasing before the climb and then Red Bull take over on the climb IIRC, with Ineos only showing up once Godon came back.

Ineos was working all day to get a Godon win. UAE did their usual job of controlling the break in the beginning but that's it.

View: https://youtu.be/_XEefP1x_d0?is=82g5KmS7iLzMQ3BY


The second stage VPP is mentioning (the stage Godon won), UAE was controlling the break due to Steinhauser but the moto wasn't too close at all. I just rewinded my tv and there is nothing extraordinary. Moto is 2-3" in front all the time (30m in front like it always happens). It was Roglic/RB who "closed" the gap, UAE was just controlling the gap. Later, Ineos and Lidl helped to catch the break. One thing is certain, if it was just UAE working, the break would succeed.

 

[Brullnux]

I don't doubt that he's a super-strong rider in terms of watts. My point is that, given his skill set and his strengths, it will be difficult for him to win major races.

When mutants are in the race, he seems to be the one who can keep up with them for the longest time when riding behind. This is actually helping him to achieve better results. But when there are no mutants, you never see him motor away from the second-tier riders. He has tried many times in the past, but has never been able to pull away decisively. There’s a reason why he has only three wins, coming from the Czechia and Romania. His racing lacks flair.

But my point is he hasn't raced against only non mutants since last spring at Paris-Nice and Itzulia, and the latter was peak form Almeida. It's obvious he has improved since then – he went into those races as an outsider, not as a favourite as he would do now.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Leysin, archetypal Tour de Romandie conditions, featuring a young Cadel and a Frigo!

 

[search]

The second stage VPP is mentioning (the stage Godon won), UAE was controlling the break due to Steinhauser but the moto wasn't too close at all. I just rewinded my tv and there is nothing extraordinary. Moto is 2-3" in front all the time (30m in front like it always happens). It was Roglic/RB who "closed" the gap, UAE was just controlling the gap. Later, Ineos and Lidl helped to catch the break. One thing is certain, if it was just UAE working, the break would succeed.

Vervaeke went into a bit more detail in another interview, likely referring to the same

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050676816721911821

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/2050676816721911821

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Leysin, archetypal Tour de Romandie conditions, featuring a young Cadel and a Frigo!

What a sprint form Zülle considering he probably he couldn't see much. Also Santi Pérez with one of his best pre 2004 Vuelta individual results.

It's a shame that ww.itsmillartime.com is no longer online after they renovated and refurbished it.

 

[canina82]

Vervaeke went into a bit more detail in another interview, likely referring to the same

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050676816721911821

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/2050676816721911821

What a joke. Is he referring to when his team leader changed bike in Kigali and gained 50" in 6 km?
This didn't happen at all since they went live.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

What a joke. Is he referring to when his team leader changed bike in Kigali and gained 50" in 6 km?
This didn't happen at all since they went live.

Descending into whataboutism is always a good sign that you're winning the argument.

 

[canina82]

Descending into whataboutism is always a good sign that you're winning the argument.

Still didn't happen. Feel free to rewatch that stage.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Soudal bringing up the topic of motards inadvertently cheating the race. saying they helped Pogacar and UAE.
Losing 50 sec in 5 km once the television show came on and tv motards showing up despite them going full gas.

Lets hope more people will complain and this becomes a real topic for the UCI. No need to help the strong.

People are free to dismiss some people claims, making it subtly about Remco, when no word of Remco was mentioned, he ain't in the race and no longer rides for Soudal. Reality is, that it's a problem that needs adressing.

 

[AmRacer]

Soudal bringing up the topic of motards inadvertently cheating the race. saying they helped Pogacar and UAE.
Losing 50 sec in 5 km once the television show came on and tv motards showing up despite them going full gas.

Lets hope more people will complain and this becomes a real topic for the UCI. No need to help the strong.

People are free to dismiss some people claims, making it subtly about Remco, when no word of Remco was mentioned, he ain't in the race and no longer rides for Soudal. Reality is, that it's a problem that needs adressing.

You cannot dismiss the history