Tour of Slovenia 2025, June 4 - 8

[Samu Cuenca]

If Tao is close to his best then GC is over, though the boy is a total enigma.

*Eneoghma.

 

[carolina]

Oliveira celebrates like he won the World Championships. Let's hope he gets to keep the win. Looked okay to me.

First win of his pro-career, (not counting the olympic gold on the track).

 

[RedheadDane]

I was home earlier than yesterday, so I thought I'd be able to catch more of the race...

 

[Samamba]

Dumb relegation number 20 this year

 

[tobydawq]

Dumb relegation number 20 this year

He had it coming.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Dumb relegation number 20 this year

It's true he had deviated a bit but I didn't think it was anything overly egregious.

 

[Cycling111]

These are the relegations that happen in smaller races, but not always in races like TDF.
It's easier to make these decisions in these races.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930623487057559791

View: https://x.com/IvOliveira96/status/1930623487057559791

 

[Sciatic]

Why does these stages end so early? Dang!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

These are the relegations that happen in smaller races, but not always in races like TDF.
It's easier to make these decisions in these races.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930623487057559791

View: https://x.com/IvOliveira96/status/1930623487057559791

Yeah, I'm really surprised because what I'm used to seeing in bigger races can be much worse and there are no relegations.

Bummer for Rui.

 

[Cycling111]

Lopez lost the overall due to his inattentiveness.
He looked strong, but he decided to continue with the remaining domestiques and peloton.
When he wanted to react it was too late.

Grosstchartner or TAO will win this.
We'll see if TAO maintains his level on the mountain stage. He's been struggling since his accident.

 

[Tim Cahill]

What was he playing at, would've won even without the deviation. It was marginal but he gave the referees a decision to make.

 

[kingjr]

This is what you get, now you'll see riders waving their arm about all the time when they know they're about to lose. Imagine Cavendish had been relegated on Stage 14 of the Tour 2016, we're actually reaching that level now.

 

[Wvv]

I like Fabio, but rather sad and unfair to Rui.

 

[Lequack]

I was home earlier than yesterday, so I thought I'd be able to catch more of the race...

You can watch the replay, it's worth it. Very good racing today.

 

[Lequack]

These are the relegations that happen in smaller races, but not always in races like TDF.
It's easier to make these decisions in these races.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930623487057559791

View: https://x.com/IvOliveira96/status/1930623487057559791

Yeah that was a *** decision, there was plenty of room, it was just the reaction of Christen that made it look worse than it is. Literally in any big race sprint there are much worse deviation at any second, so by their criteria almost everyone would be disqualified. And that's not even counting all the headbutting and elbow stuff. I am quite saddened by this decision, Rui was a worthy winner and literally his first professional win after so many years of working for others.

And like you said, this would never be decided in a big race like the Tour, because people would be there with pitchforks. But they can bully riders in smaller races.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930628433840587041

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1930628433840587041

 

[RedheadDane]

You can watch the replay, it's worth it.

Not the same...

 

[AupaPyama]

Not the same...

The racing is the same , you shouldnt have watched at the results beforehand tho.

 

[Bolder]

Yeah that was a *** decision, there was plenty of room, it was just the reaction of Christen that made it look worse than it is. Literally in any big race sprint there are much worse deviation at any second, so by their criteria almost everyone would be disqualified. And that's not even counting all the headbutting and elbow stuff. I am quite saddened by this decision, Rui was a worthy winner and literally his first professional win after so many years of working for others.

And like you said, this would never be decided in a big race like the Tour, because people would be there with pitchforks. But they can bully riders in smaller races.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930628433840587041

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1930628433840587041

Christen should win an Oscar for that. But, just like in football, it works.

 

[RedheadDane]

The racing is the same , you shouldnt have watched at the results beforehand tho.

It's like eating cold pizza...

 

[Lequack]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87-jXcB_vY

 

[tobydawq]

The racing is the same , you shouldnt have watched at the results beforehand tho.

Good luck with this.

 

[Lequack]

The joy in in the journey, not the results. Think of it like a movie when they show the end first, the it says "one week earlier", and there are a lot of movies like that nowadays.

 

[KZD]

Tough relegation, hopefully Rui Oliveira can still get a pro win on the road.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Absurd decision to relegate Rui.

 

[Sciatic]

Good luck with this.

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