Tour of Slovenia 2021, June 9 - June 13

[SafeBet]

Lol UAE strength is just ridiculous in this field.

 

[sir fly]

I'm listening in on a Dept. for Transport meeting with the DVSA in the UK, so I have it on without volume. Nice scenery. It has the advantage of being on before the other two races!

Alpinas distributed...

 

[MrTea1976]

Alpinas distributed...

The meeting is a tedious one about international LGV and HGV operators. I work in Comms and Engagement, so no Alpinas for me.

 

[SafeBet]

Lol UAE strength is just ridiculous in this field.

And yet Trentin manages to lose the sprint.

 

[MrTea1976]

Spanish sprint!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Aberasturi finally realised that it was easier to win a race than to get more podiums and top 10s than Almeida.

 

[sir fly]

Was it Mohorič late on takeoff or Aberasturi was genuinely faster?
Certainly is a quick guy. Shew it the day before yesterday as well.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Tomorrow should be interesting with those muritos. If Pogi attacks Sveta Gora will be shaking and there will be absurd VAM values given the steepness of the last climb.

 

[Lequack]

Good to see smaller teams win

 

[Lequack]

Tomorrows finish area

 

[Lequack]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMahwq1Y0VI

 

[Lequack]

Caja Rural guys getting a bit rowdy after their win

https://twitter.com/x/status/1403447296793231368

View: https://twitter.com/CajaRural_RGA/status/1403447296793231368?s=20

 

[Krzysztof_O]

This would be an absolutely epic stage if Primoz was here as well. In this case, however, we'll probably be excited only by Pogi's VAM on the last climb.

 

[Red Rick]

Okay so how far is the finish today from that Giro stage finish in Gorizia?

 

[pinkobalinko]

Walking distance

https://imgur.com/5TtOzV0

View: https://imgur.com/5TtOzV0

 

[pinkobalinko]

A small group, lead by local guy Kristjan Koren, tried with an early break on narrow streets, but peloton was not willing to let them go just yet.

https://imgur.com/5DpSSwv

View: https://imgur.com/5DpSSwv

 

[pinkobalinko]

Looks like the break succeeded on the uncategorized humps 10km from start:

Josip Rumac (Androni Giocattoli),
Urko Berrade Fernandez (Equipo Kern Pharma),
Jon Irisarri Ricon (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA),
Antonio Jesus Soto (Euskatel - Euskadi),
Robert Scott (Canyon DHB SunGod),
David Per (Adria Mobil),
Adam Stachowiak (HRE Mazowsze Serce),
Kristijan Koren (Slovenija).

 

[Breh]

Thanks for always providing us with some fun pictures.

But what the hell is this? 15%-30%? That's a pretty big interval

 

[RedheadDane]

But what the hell is this? 15%-30%? That's a pretty big interval

Imagine if that was used for race length; "Oh... it's between 150km and 300 km..."

 

[pinkobalinko]

Before the race:

• bicycle.... CHECK,
• helmet.... CHECK,
• glasses.... CHECK,
• hair styling.... CHECK

https://imgur.com/o6kG6Dh

View: https://imgur.com/o6kG6Dh

 

[RedheadDane]

People. It's the Royal Stage. Not King, not Queen, but Royal.

 

[Lequack]

Fans walking up to the finish

 

[Lequack]

Penultimate climb

Finishing climb to Sveta Gora

 

[Red Rick]

If Pogacar doesn't go on the penultimate climb I'll be disappointed.

 

[Lequack]

I think Jez Cox and Brian Smith are a pretty good pairing of commentators.