Tour of the Alps 2021 (April 19th-23rd)

[Salvarani]

They chasing now. Could still be possible to bring it back

 

[Salvarani]

They will be caught

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Possible chance for a counter attack. And there it is!

 

[SafeBet]

Tractor goes.

 

[Salvarani]

Attack Moscon!

 

[Lexman]

he won't keep it...

 

[Lexman]

wow Anderson

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Some attack from Idar Andersen, but he should never had lead out Moscon.

 

[Salvarani]

Moscon wins, strong effort

 

[Escarabajo]

Moscon would not have won had not been for Andersen!

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Moscon threatened to punch Anderson in the face if he beat him to the line once caught.

 

[Carols]

Andersen rookie mistake but great show of talent, Moscon Kudos!

 

[Bolder]

Moscon attacked in the perfect spot, and ^^ you're right, Anderson gave him just enough rest to catch a breath for the final.

Ineos have so many ways to win these days.

 

[Laplaz]

Moscon would not have won had not been for Andersen!

Andersen just like Kragh Andersen in Milano-Sanremo

 

[SafeBet]

Fun little stage to kick this race off.

 

[Bolder]

Some attack from Idar Andersen, but he should never had lead out Moscon.

Not sure what other chance he had, though...a pretty sure second or be swallowed up by the pack?

he wasn't quite strong enough to ride moscon off his wheel when he attacked, maybe if he'd snuck past on the left? Anyway, exciting final 10 k for sure.

 

[postmanhat]

Not sure what Andersen's game plan was there, as I don't think he was ever going to beat Moscon in a sprint by the looks of it?

Pleased for Moscon (yes I know). He could have been a force in the classics this year if it wasn't for yet another injury. Can't see too many more ideal races now for him till towards the end of the season?

 

[BlueRoads]

Uno X is really, really good this season. Better than all the Italian and Spanish pro teams... Scandinavian takeover. Vikings are coming.

 

[SafeBet]

Not sure what Andersen's game plan was there, as I don't think he was ever going to beat Moscon in a sprint by the looks of it?

I don't think he had any plan. He felt good and went for it.
He has zero experience at this level, so some naivity has to be expected.

 

[Escarabajo]

Tomorrow should be fun. Short stage with four mountains to climb.

The weird part of this race is that they have several climbs that are not categorized and they look hard enough to have some categorization. I am not sure what is the criteria for the category ranking. Tomorrow we have 2 uncategorized climbs. That's the reason why we don't get the profiles in the race book. LOL. Tricky!!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not sure what other chance he had, though...a pretty sure second or be swallowed up by the pack?

he wasn't quite strong enough to ride moscon off his wheel when he attacked, maybe if he'd snuck past on the left? Anyway, exciting final 10 k for sure.

I just think Moscon is a big enough name that you shuldn't work for him when you're a PT rider. In the end it was just a repeat of MSR, but at least this Andersen could hold on to second place, which obviously isn't a bad result for him.
It will be exciting to see what Uno-X can achieve in this race, because they're definitely not afraid to take the bull by the horns against the bigger guns.

 

[SafeBet]

Froome lost 5 minutes.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Nice win by Gianni, one for the bad guys.
Not categorizing some of the harder climbs is a nice way to punish/surprise the lazy teams who only look at the number of categorized climbs.
Edit: Also another top 10 (9th place) for Tesfatsion, the guy always seems to be up there.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Froome lost 5 minutes.

Did he come with the Froometto? (I know, but the joke never gets old).

 

[tobydawq]

Froome lost 5 minutes.

And to think that he and Valverde were practically at the same level in UAE Tour.

The last couple of months have taken them in different directions...