Tour du Rwanda 2023, February 19-26

[Lequack]

Just made this thread so we wouldn't just write in the Chris Froome thread, and because this year there is actual TV coverage.
A tough race that Chris Froome has come to win. Always exciting crowds.

Notable riders: Ethan Vernon, James Piccoli, Chris Froome

Tour du Rwanda 2023 Stage 1 results

Ethan Vernon is the winner of Tour du Rwanda 2023 Stage 1, before Emilien Jeannière and Henok Mulubrhan. Ethan Vernon was leader in GC.

www.procyclingstats.com

Official Website Of Tour Du Rwanda

The biggest road cycling race in Africa.

www.tourdurwanda.rw

Also live broadcast here:

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1nAJErVXkdexL

or

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV7UdEBxLN4

Full startlist:

Tour du Rwanda 2023 Stage 1 results

Ethan Vernon is the winner of Tour du Rwanda 2023 Stage 1, before Emilien Jeannière and Henok Mulubrhan. Ethan Vernon was leader in GC.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Lequack]

Stages info

 

[Lequack]

Live stream here, Quickstep is leading the last 15km

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV7UdEBxLN4

 

[RedheadDane]

Tour of Oman 2023 Stage 5 results

Matteo Jorgenson is the winner of Tour of Oman 2023, before Mauri Vansevenant and Geoffrey Bouchard. Mauri Vansevenant is the winner of the final stage.

www.procyclingstats.com

Official website of Tour of Oman

Official site of the Tour of Oman. Includes route, riders, and teams.

www.tour-of-oman.com

That's the Tour of Oman stuff...

And there can be no doubt who the main man on the South Africa team is.

 

[Lequack]

That's the Tour of Oman stuff...

And there can be no doubt who the main man on the South Africa team is.

Tnx, fixed!.

 

[Lequack]

Easy win for the Quick steppers.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

How many times can you say Quick-Step in one minute?
Commentaters: yes

 

[RedheadDane]

Am I the only one who were getting weird English subtitles?

 

[pastronef]

How many times can you say Quick-Step in one minute?
Commentaters: yes

had to mute them

 

[Lequack]

How many times can you say Quick-Step in one minute?
Commentaters: yes

At least they seem excited!

 

[RedheadDane]

BTW, @Red Rick, you know what to do.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Am I the only one who were getting weird English subtitles?

Quick Step wank fastly pikachu in a tree was my favorite

 

[RedheadDane]

Quick Step wank fastly pikachu in a tree was my favorite

I didn't catch that one.
There was something about sausages just after they'd finished. And then a random "macarena".

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I didn't catch that one.
There was something about sausages just after they'd finished. And then a random "macarena".

And the race was apparently won by Anthony New Language ahead of Ankle Kanye.

 

[hfgon1]

Yoel Habtab with an impressive result. 5th place as 18 year old. Last year he won the juniors road race of the african championships.

 

[yaco]

I am struggling to see why QS dropped Vernon to the development team for this race - He's had 2 race days in the Mallorcan races for a first and second, so he's hardly out of form.

 

[RedheadDane]

I am struggling to see why QS dropped Vernon to the development team for this race - He's had 2 race days in the Mallorcan races for a first and second, so he's hardly out of form.

It worked pretty well for them.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I am struggling to see why QS dropped Vernon to the development team for this race - He's had 2 race days in the Mallorcan races for a first and second, so he's hardly out of form.

He'll get some more confidence from winning races, and the teammates will get experience through it as well.
Jakobsen is riding in Algarve and Merlier in the Middle East, so they had to find other races for him to do.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Is the last stage the same as usual?

 

[topcat]

Can you unsticky this race?

 

[RedheadDane]

Can you unsticky this race?

No. It only just started.

 

[yaco]

He'll get some more confidence from winning races, and the teammates will get experience through it as well.
Jakobsen is riding in Algarve and Merlier in the Middle East, so they had to find other races for him to do.

It's a joke, especially seeing his UCI points count in QS's total - I doubt Vernon needs confidence as he has already won in 2023 - As if Vernon could not have done KBK and La Samyn.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's a joke, especially seeing his UCI points count in QS's total - I doubt Vernon needs confidence as he has already won in 2023 - As if Vernon could not have done opening weekend and La Samyn.

I doubt they care too much about UCI points, but victories have always been quite important to them.
They also can't bring all their riders next weekend, so some were always going to miss out.

 

[yaco]

I doubt they care too much about UCI points, but victories have always been quite important to them.
They also can't bring all their riders next weekend, so some were always going to miss out.

Of course they don't care about UCI points BUT it shows another flaw in the points system - The more important issue is that a WT rider should not be able to drop to down to the Development system for racing.

 

[RedheadDane]

Of course they don't care about UCI points BUT it shows another flaw in the points system - The more important issue is that a WT rider should not be able to drop to down to the Development system for racing.

TBF, it's a race where it might as well have been the WT team racing - like IPT.
If they'd had him ride some random cat.2 race, then it would be a problem. However, I don't think that's allowed, just like devo-team riders aren't allowed to ride for the WT team for WT races.