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watching the replay from above, swift does a good job to make space for the wombat, and i think the latter would have won if he had then opened his sprint to his right where there was space
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Watched a recap. The fastest riders weren't able to properly ride their sprint, but that's the fun about sprinting anyway. Good job by Andresen. Van Poppel was perfectly positioned and couldn't deliver. Also I barely recognise the Bora jerseys from above. It's okay from the front.
Van Poppel's strengths are his skill and reaction time, which is why he was able to catch the Ineos train and then, at the last moment, switch to the Decathlon train; he's very much like Sagan in that sense. This, combined with his consistency, makes him ideal for achieving top-five finishes in almost every sprint and some podiums, but to win he needs specific conditions, such as a slightly uphill finish, a sligthly selective sprint, a bend before it or a "magic day" like in the Nationals, normally he doesn´t have the top end speed vs tier 1 or tier 2 sprinters.
Welsford is almost the opposite. He needs (besides being in good form, which doesn't happen often) a red carpet where he's left 200 meters from the finish line with nothing to think about but going all out, because when it comes to finding gaps on his own and making the right decisions, he's incredibly frustrating.
Welsford is almost the opposite. He needs (besides being in good form, which doesn't happen often) a red carpet where he's left 200 meters from the finish line with nothing to think about but going all out, because when it comes to finding gaps on his own and making the right decisions, he's incredibly frustrating.
Fiorelli nowhere to be seen!! The fool must’ve used all his energy in the first k of the prologue yesterday.
Gudmestad seemed to look under the arm and give Van Poppel reason to think twice after his lead out was done. They should credit him with joint 1st.
Gudmestad seemed to look under the arm and give Van Poppel reason to think twice after his lead out was done. They should credit him with joint 1st.
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He's just saving ir for Corkscrew tomorrow. He'll be galloping off into the sunset before anyone can react.
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God forbid a top rider treat this winter training race the way it's supposed to be treated. He was probably too busy trying to take selfies with koalas. Proper stuff.
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Danish TV2's preview of the race said there will be a significant headwind on the final climb and on the final run-in tomorrow. Is that still the case? If so, I think there might be more separation to be had on Willunga, where according to that preview there will be tailwind. But forecast could have changed, of course.
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Thanks!
Doesn't look too bad. Mostly crosswind except that stretch just after the climb. But that stretch is still a bit unfortunate. Would have been the place to extend any separation gained on the steep part of the climb.
If that wind direction stays the same until the Willunga stage, that means a direct tailwind on that climb though. So that's good news.
Doesn't look too bad. Mostly crosswind except that stretch just after the climb. But that stretch is still a bit unfortunate. Would have been the place to extend any separation gained on the steep part of the climb.
If that wind direction stays the same until the Willunga stage, that means a direct tailwind on that climb though. So that's good news.
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Thanks for posting this, I missed stage 1 cause of time zone difference brainfart. Not today though!
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In addition to the following top ten Van der Meulen and Mayrhofer DNFed. Van der Meulen was due to the crash (I wish the youngster a speedy recovery!), but Mayrhofer I'm unsure about.
| Rnk | Rider | Team | UCI | Pnt | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andresen Tobias Lund | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 60 | 50 | 10″ | 2:42:41 |
| 2 | Brennan Matthew | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 40 | 30 | 6″ | ,, |
| 3 | Welsford Sam | INEOS Grenadiers | 30 | 18 | 4″ | ,, |
| 4 | van Poppel Danny | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 25 | 13 | ,, | |
| 5 | Vernon Ethan | NSN Cycling Team | 20 | 10 | ,, | |
| 6 | Walsh Liam | Australia | 15 | 7 | ,, | |
| 7 | Taminiaux Lionel | Lotto Intermarché | 10 | 4 | ,, | |
| 8 | van Uden Casper | Team Picnic PostNL | 8 | 3 | ,, | |
| 9 | Teutenberg Tim Torn | Lidl - Trek | 5 | 2 | ,, | |
| 10 | Lamperti Luke | EF Education - EasyPost | 2 | 1 | ,, |
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What finish did you watch? Welsford didn't really get to open his sprint at all but that aside Brennan was definitely moving quicker.
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Mayrhofer has several broken bones, a.o the collarbone, from a crash during the stage.
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The same finish I watched. Take a look at the photo finish, despite Welsford being forced to power down, he still manages a very close third, whereas Brennan with a clear path should've been further in front if his speed was superior.
Click on photo finish
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Ah, I did not see the whole stage and only saw the quicky recap which mainly focused on Van der Meulen, bummer for Mayrhofer too then!
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Teutonic Tim Torn Teutenberg for another top ten today?
(His parents seemed to have been into alliteration when they named him, might as well keep the party going!
)
(His parents seemed to have been into alliteration when they named him, might as well keep the party going!
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That would be early candidate for upset of the year!
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Uhm...
All well and good, until you scroll down and realise that...
If there are still riders out there who haven't finished, I think they're OTL by now.
| 12 | Eržen Žak | Bahrain - Victorious |
| Tord Gudmestad relegated from 13th to 154th | ||
| 13 | Fisher-Black Finn | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
All well and good, until you scroll down and realise that...
If there are still riders out there who haven't finished, I think they're OTL by now.
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