Tour de Suisse 2021 (June 6-13)

[senna6541]

Here's to MVDP detonating this race everywhere he can. Already had my fill of painfully boring TT's and climbs in the Giro and Dauphine.

 

[Vasilis]

I'd assuming he'll be in yellow after the TT so hopefully they'll leave him have a shot. Assuming it'll be similar to the Dauphine where they have Thomas and Porte and neither are riding for each other really so hopefully Dennis will be in one of those roles.

What do we expect on the stages here? Looking at stage 2 and 4, are they too hard for the sprinters here. I'd assume someone like Matthews will survive here but what about Laporte and VDP?

Stage 3 looks like the only out and out sprint stage or am I overrating the climbs on 2 and 4

I hope so too. I don't expect it will be the same as it is with Porte and Thomas (and Hart), even though I think Thomas is officially the leader (not now anymore since Porte has yellow). Porte and Thomas did at least ride GC together before this season, while Dennis hasn't ridden GC at all this season (last time and first time and only time he did for Ineos was Tour Down Under 2020). If he can hold on though and they realise this before they are halfway up the climb putting him on the front, I could see him perform. If he is in the Tour selection they probably want his climbing form to be good so it should show here too.

 

[RedheadDane]

For many years I've been watching races on Italian RAI (I'm not Italian) and I've really enjoyed that. I don't know the language at all, but after watching for example the whole Giro, I already knew all the most important cycling phrases. So yes it actually could be kinda fun

Watching the first part of stage 1 of the UAE Tour this year with Arabic commentating was definitely... an experience. However, otherwise I would have missed half the action when a bunch of them decided to go bonkers through the desert!

 

[BlueRoads]

I can't find any starting times?

 

[limak_]

I can't find any starting times?

TT | Time splits | ProCyclingStats

www.procyclingstats.com

It was not that easy to find, true

 

[BlueRoads]

TT | Time splits | ProCyclingStats

www.procyclingstats.com

It was not that easy to find, true

Thanks, anyway.

 

[limak_]

Thanks, anyway.

There wasn't any irony in my post

Neither organiser's site nor CN has it, so I thought it must be on PCS. But I usually get lost in all those PCS tabs, so it took me a while to find this one.

 

[sir fly]

Rainy clouds, damp roads...

 

[staubsauger]

TT | Time splits | ProCyclingStats

www.procyclingstats.com

It was not that easy to find, true

So basically apart from Vanderpool, Carapaz & Küng all big guns ride before the TV coverage starts?

 

[sir fly]

Exciting epilogue of the women's race.

Congrats to Bastianelli. The strongest in the front group.

Congrats to Deignan.

 

[titan31]

I hope so too. I don't expect it will be the same as it is with Porte and Thomas (and Hart), even though I think Thomas is officially the leader (not now anymore since Porte has yellow). Porte and Thomas did at least ride GC together before this season, while Dennis hasn't ridden GC at all this season (last time and first time and only time he did for Ineos was Tour Down Under 2020). If he can hold on though and they realise this before they are halfway up the climb putting him on the front, I could see him perform. If he is in the Tour selection they probably want his climbing form to be good so it should show here too.

Stage 8 is the only stage really where he should have to work and he could have minutes over Carapaz and Sivakov at that point.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I'm curious to see what Tiberi can do here.
He's a good TTer and he was climbing well in Hungary.

 

[sir fly]

I'm curious to see what Tiberi can do here.
He's a good TTer and he was climbing well in Hungary.

Sounds almost as weird as "Hungarian seaside".

 

[Mayomaniac]

Sounds almost as weird as "Hungarian seaside".

I know, but it still was a MTF and he finished 3rd, even if it wasn't the hardest climb in the world.

 

[Vasilis]

Stage 8 is the only stage really where he should have to work and he could have minutes over Carapaz and Sivakov at that point.

Oh right, they have Sivakov too xD He could actually do a decent TT though.

 

[sir fly]

I suppose 12 minutes is a tall order.

Bissegger 4 seconds short.

 

[Red Rick]

Dumoulin 12.32 not very good

 

[RedheadDane]

Anyone know why EBH is DNS?

 

[tobydawq]

So, are they going to show any times on the screen at all? How is it that hard?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Anyone know why EBH is DNS?

He crashed two days ago: He also became a father ealier this week.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Dennis losing 19 seconds to Bissegger on a 10.9K TT.

Bissegger looking good for the Tour and Olympics TTs.

 

[saganftw]

looks like bissegger smashed everyone

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Dennis losing 19 seconds to Bissegger on a 10.9K TT.

Bissegger looking good for the Tour and Olympics TTs.

Wasn't it drier during Bissegger's run? But he does look quite good nonetheless.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Wasn't it drier during Bissegger's run? But he does look quite good nonetheless.

You might be right, I just switched over from the Dauphine, while also watching F1

 

[RedheadDane]

You might be right, I just switched over from the Dauphine, while also watching F1

There's also Elfstedenronde, if you wanna add more confusion to the mix.