Tour of Slovenia 2019, June 19-23

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pogacar saved by the sprinters. If they hadn't closed the gap, he'd have lost 30 seconds in GC.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Stage

 

[Lequack]

Re:

Pogacar saved by the sprinters. If they hadn't closed the gap, he'd have lost 30 seconds in GC.

There are two more days with similar climbs though, I wonder if he can refind his legs. Tomorrow's climb is even more brutal, 5km @ 9% average.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Brilliant finish!

 

[yaco]

Mixed day for Mitchelton Scott - Chaves looks super strong and Mezgec did brilliantly well to get over the cat 2 climb and win the sprint - Somehow Hamilton was involved in a silly crash, while loitering at the back of the peleton with 40kms to go and never got back to the peleton.

 

[Lequack]

Winning bike:

 

[Nirvana]

Mezgec has always a monster climbing form in his home race.

 

[Lequack]

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Mezgec has always a monster climbing form in his home race.

He should really specialize in those type of finishes, he would be hard pressed to outsprint the pure sprinters, but he's still a better sprinter than Ulissi and other fast man who can climb.

 

[Nirvana]

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Mezgec has always a monster climbing form in his home race.

He should really specialize in those type of finishes, he would be hard pressed to outsprint the pure sprinters, but he's still a better sprinter than Ulissi and other fast man who can climb.

The problem is that outside of this race he never climb this good and usually is able to contests only big group/mass sprints in which he can aim only to lesser placements, at least in recent seasons because when he was at Giant he was a lot faster but he has never shown that speed again since he moved to Orica.

 

[JosephK]

Poga not feeling it today. Curious to see whether he feels better in the coming days or goes the other way.

Chapeau to Chaves . . . crashing twice but not losing time.

 

[markene2]

Old man Tintin in the first group again, i will miss him once he retires

 

[Lequack]

2019 Tour of Slovenia - Stage 2 Highlights (no commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxpxRUGnGXA

 

[Escarabajo]

I just saw the final 22 kilometers of the stage. That was nice stage. Chaves slowly coming back to form. Hopefully he'll have a good Vuelta.
Not sure who is going to win this race.

 

[Tigerion]

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I just saw the final 22 kilometers of the stage. That was nice stage. Chaves slowly coming back to form. Hopefully he'll have a good Vuelta.
Not sure who is going to win this race.

Did Chaves hit the deck twice? Seemed to be MTS riders down during the highlights but not sure who

 

[claude cat]

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I just saw the final 22 kilometers of the stage. That was nice stage. Chaves slowly coming back to form. Hopefully he'll have a good Vuelta.
Not sure who is going to win this race.

Did Chaves hit the deck twice? Seemed to be MTS riders down during the highlights but not sure who

Yes according to the team report. He had to chase down the leaders twice.

 

[yaco]

Chaves looks the strongest rider though the terrain may not 100% suit.

 

[Lequack]

Sprinters vs climbers

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Raining
Feed
https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23677238?html5ui

 

[glassmoon]

wtf that car

 

[Lequack]

Ulissi adn the Russian have half a minute advantage.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Ulissi will take it.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Ulissi took it

 

[sir fly]

Quick Diego.
The teamwork helped.
Good racing again, but the TV production was messy.

 

[JosephK]

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Ulissi took it

The way he's riding, he will likely take the GC win as well.

 

[JosephK]

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Quick Diego.
The teamwork helped.
Good racing again, but the TV production was messy.

Yes, the coverage completely missed the chase group's finish . . . couldn't see who took 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc., or what the time gaps were.