Tour of Norway 2024, May 23-26

[RedheadDane]

Congrats Laurance.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So Laurance versus Hayter for the stage, and Laurance versus Holter for GC now.

Or just Laurance by a lot for both. That should be the GC done and dusted given that he can take more bonus seconds.

 

[kingjr]

What was going through Bart Lemmen's head in the last 5k?

Holter maybe was too tired but still, awfully passive.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Great kick and timing, Hayter ****ed having to chase back so I won't have a go today, Laurance is very good

12 year old Andrew August finishing in the Nys group after working too

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

What was going through Bart Lemmen's head in the last 5k?

I think both Lemmen and Holter rode like cowards.

 

[Andre]

Too bad for Nys. I was hoping for a victory today

 

[Andre]

damn it! fifth place overall 25 seconds back. I'm not sure he can make it up

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

damn it! fifth place overall 25 seconds back. I'm not sure he can make it up

Probably not. I'm more interested in what the issue was. Eurosport commentators seem to think he was having a mechanical. I'm not so sure about that, but i think with his Romandie legs he should definitely have been able to follow those guys.

 

[Berniece]

Probably not. I'm more interested in what the issue was. Eurosport commentators seem to think he was having a mechanical. I'm not so sure about that, but i think with his Romandie legs he should definitely have been able to follow those guys.

Looked more as if he blew himself up for a moment

 

[Andre]

Looked more as if he blew himself up for a moment

They also mentioned he may have been riding under the influence of a respiratory infection

 

[KZD]

Laurence is a really big talent, he could become Alpecin's future leader for the Ardennes classics.

Hayter in second doesn't surprise me, he is actually in really good shape the problem for him is positioning more than anything else. AJ August showing some good legs too.

About Nys, I think without the recent sickness he would have been fighting for the win today. Still, it wasn't terrbile at all unlike Van Aert who has a long road ahead of him to get back to his best.

 

[Lequack]

Thibau Nys: "I had a moment of weakness. But I was able to recover better than I thought"

 

[Lequack]

No commenting on today's stage? I know it was just a sprint finish tho.

 

[kingjr]

No commenting on today's stage? I know it was just a sprint finish tho.

Not much to say. Kristoff was delivered perfectly but lacks top speed, van Aert was on his wheel but still lacks the strength to go past him, Bittner rode a strong sprint but opened up too early, and Meeus received a perfect leadout from Bittner, opened his sprint late and won comfortably.

 

[AmRacer]

Not much to say. Kristoff was delivered perfectly but lacks top speed, van Aert was on his wheel but still lacks the strength to go past him, Bittner rode a strong sprint but opened up too early, and Meeus received a perfect leadout from Bittner, opened his sprint late and won comfortably.

So Wout cannot overtake Kristoff who lacks top speed. Wout has a long way back.

 

[Lequack]

Maybe he just came here to enjoy Norway.

Sprint replay

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794410231960650053

View: https://twitter.com/RoadCode/status/1794410231960650053

 

[Andre]

Maybe he just came here to enjoy Norway.

Sprint replay

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794410231960650053

View: https://twitter.com/RoadCode/status/1794410231960650053

Thanks for that @Lequack

 

[Andre]

I think at one point I saw Nys trying for the sprint...but he may have gotten boxed in. I'm not even sure if he's a sprinter or not; I know he has a great kick on an uphill finish. Let's hope he does good tomorrow

 

[RedheadDane]

Bold prediction!
Cort 13th on the stage.

Date	Result	Race
23.05 » 26.05		Tour of Norway (2.Pro)
25.05	12	Stage 3 - Sola › Egersund
24.05	11	Stage 2 - Odda › Gullingen
23.05	10	Stage 1 - Voss › Voss Resort

 

[Squire]

Hagenes too early and too lonely.

 

[RedheadDane]

He wants to go to the beach!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Crucial touchpoint of the race looks strung out I wonder if Ethan Hayter is anywhere near the f ah you know what just forget it

 

[Tim Cahill]

Bart Lemon might just be one of the biggest morons I've ever seen in my life

 

[Squire]

Bart Lemon might just be one of the biggest morons I've ever seen in my life

For not riding when you're with two significantly faster guys, and you also have the fastest guy in the group just behind?

 

[Tim Cahill]

For not riding when you're with two significantly faster guys, and you also have the fastest guy in the group just behind?

WVA isn't the fastest guy in the race, Lemon has done nothing but sit on every move all race at several points where he needed to attack, no pulls, no moves.

He had the worst of both worlds, didn't get in the winning move because he refused to pull, couldn't go for the overall win because it didn't stay away, couldn't lead his sprinter out because he was off the front.