Tour de Suisse 2021 (June 6-13)

[Faserr]

Would be a really ugly win.

 

[Samamba]

Costa moved to the left when Kron was still behind him plus he stopped early enough to leave a gap for 1 rider on the left.Not sure what he did wrong.

He choses the right side of the road to sprint, ends up completely on the left side because he knows Kron is coming from that side. Against the rules...

But he's def getting away with it because he left "some" space.

 

[nilfen]

If this was a bunch sprint, Costa would surely be relegated! Even though it's 1 on 1, he should still be relegated

 

[JosefK]

Not quite at a Groenewegen level . . . maybe & maybe not a relegation?

 

[Bolder]

Tough call. There was room but Kron rightly did not know if Costa was going to keep heading to his left.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Costa moved to the left when Kron was still behind him plus he stopped early enough to leave a gap for 1 rider on the left.Not sure what he did wrong.

Of course it's deliberate to swerve to the left, when the line straight ahead (slightly to the right).

 

[Leinster]

In fairness to Costa, he did check his deviation before completely closing the door.

We've seenRelegation for a lot less, and result confirmed for a lot worse.

 

[SafeBet]

Don't know if this will stand but it would be Rui Costa's 6th stage win at the Tour de Suisse.

 

[Kangaridoo]

Costa deliberately swerved to impede Kron's acceleration. He disguises it somewhat by opening up the lane in the end, but by that time he had already sealed the win with the damage done.

 

[BlueRoads]

I find that hard to call. Not a clean sprint at all, but whether enough to take away the win?

 

[DaLong]

Reminds me on PCM when I drag my sprinter diagonally to prevent the people from going around me

 

[saganftw]

if it was Bouhanni that would be 2 months ban

 

[titan31]

Considering they didn't dq Ala earlier in the race, I'm not sure Costa will be. Both should have been but seems unlikely.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

In fairness to Costa, he did check his deviation before completely closing the door.

We've seenRelegation for a lot less, and result confirmed for a lot worse.

And that is of course the biggest problem, that there isn't much consistency. They didn't relegate Alaphilippe on stage 3, so with that in mind they might actually DQ Costa.

 

[Samamba]

Costa deliberately swerved to impede Kron's acceleration. He disguises it somewhat by opening up the lane in the end, but by that time he had already sealed the win with the damage done.

Actually smart from Costa knowing he wasn't gonna hold on otherwise anyways. He's gonna get away with it because of it.

 

[JosefK]

Costa's swerve forced Kron to stop pedaling hard--killed his mojo--and then left the door open technically, but by then the deal was done.

 

[Mayomaniac]

That looked intentional, but by opening up the lane again he'll probably get away with it. He made Kron slow down and was clearly bending the rules.

 

[Leinster]

Is the final climb Sunday hard enough to make big differences, or will the TT decide it all?

It's long, but it's not exactly Pyrenees-steep.

 

[Samamba]

Looks like the jury still doesn't know.

Would be a really ugly win.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I am thinking the jury is still out, because usually they do the stage winner before the GC leader (prize ceremony).

 

[Billie]

Is the final climb Sunday hard enough to make big differences, or will the TT decide it all?

It's long, but it's not exactly Pyrenees-steep.

It's over 2000m there will be gaps.

 

[dercuforever]

Reminds me on PCM when I drag my sprinter diagonally to prevent the people from going around me

Even when I do this vs IA I still feel dirty.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

TV2 live reporting, that the jury is still deliberating, and that a stage winner has not been called officially.

 

[titan31]

Is the final climb Sunday hard enough to make big differences, or will the TT decide it all?

It's long, but it's not exactly Pyrenees-steep.

Imo, Carapaz has it won but it the spots for 2 and 3 are close, that climb had Schachmann blow up on it today so who knows on Sunday.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Reminds me on PCM when I drag my sprinter diagonally to prevent the people from going around me

It was better in the old days, where you could just ride through the riders.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Leknessund now only 11 seconds off the youth jersey (Dunbar has it).

 

[RedheadDane]

They're gonna have the podium ceremonies for all the jerseys, and fighter, and best dancer, and what have you before they come to a conclussion regarding the stage win.

But Kron has entered the tent!

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Lil-Nibs in the climbers jersey - cool