Tour of the Alps 2022 (April 18-22)

[Bolder]

Brilliant stage by Pello.

 

[roundabout]

I wonder of the roleur power of Pernsteiner and Butrago was so great that everyone else just rode along to the inevitable loss

 

[Devil's Elbow]

No competition in a sprint of the elites for Bilbao in this field. Will be hard to get rid of him in a race full of descent finishes.

 

[Bolder]

Fabbro is the same weight.

I haven't seen 52 kg since I was 12.

 

[ppanther92]

Super sprinter Romain Bardet

 

[Lequack]

Can anyone beat Bilbao at the Giro? The answer is no.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Can't wait for all the future lead out battles between Remco and Landa.

Pernsteimnmer earned a contract today

 

[Lequack]

Super sprinter Romain Bardet

I am reposting this new article from his thread.
Romain’s road: Romain Bardet profile

"Can change be a good thing? Romain Bardet leans back in his rickety, village hall-style metal chair, his face brushed by the autumn sun while he muses over the question.
His lips purse as he takes a small sip of pale ale. Before it returns to the ‘Drink Responsibly’ beer mat resting on the table, he offers his reply."

Romain’s road: Romain Bardet profile

Cyclist takes French pro Romain Bardet down to our local to talk about change, growth, fatherhood, fear, dreams and wine

www.cyclist.co.uk

 

[roundabout]

Although his father is tiny, too, and that didn't stop him

Wait, is Lenny the son of the 'Mighty Mouse'?

 

[ppanther92]

Gall 4th after being in the break. I like his season so far.

 

[glassmoon]

Pello Bilbao - climber, descender, sprinter

 

[AlfaLum]

Can anyone beat Bilbao at the Giro? The answer is no.

Landa will beat him.

 

[ppanther92]

At least Gall was not ordered back by AG2R

 

[Lequack]

Landa will beat him.

Landa looks happier working for Bilbao. Less pressure on him.

 

[AlfaLum]

Landa looks happier working for Bilbao. Less pressure on him.

Yeah he does this so it will be the other way around in the Giro. This will be Landas Giro.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Gall 4th after being in the break. I like his season so far.

I agree, good season for him so far.
That said, when guys like Landa, Dunbar and Porte finish inside the top 10 of the stage you know that it was a sprint between climbers...

 

[Lequack]

Yeah he does this so it will be the other way around in the Giro. This will be Landas Giro.

Time again to #FreeLanda

 

[ice&fire]

Can anyone beat Bilbao at the Giro? The answer is no.

With all the attention he's getting recently he might be beaten by a teammate flying under the radar

 

[Pinot's goat]

With all the attention he's getting recently he might be beaten by a teammate flying under the radar

Bilbao cannot climb well enough to be a realistic contender for the Giro, there are some incredibly hard summit finishes where there will be no descent to save him. I doubt he even finishes top 5.

 

[Bolder]

Wait, is Lenny the son of the 'Mighty Mouse'?

Indeed!

 

[Taxus4a]

Landa looks happier working for Bilbao. Less pressure on him.

Landa is going to do Giro- Tour, So is still taking easy..with this parcours, here the leader is Peio...But in the big mountains of the Giro, Landa is another level.

 

[KZD]

Bilbao cannot climb well enough to be a realistic contender for the Giro, there are some incredibly hard summit finishes where there will be no descent to save him. I doubt he even finishes top 5.

This Giro doesn't have so many hard MTFs, I can see him in the top5 if he doesn't need to work that much for Landa

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Landa is going to do Giro- Tour, So is still taking easy..with this parcours, here the leader is Peio...But in the big mountains of the Giro, Landa is another level.

He is doing nicely, under the radar. I don't want to hyped Landa too much. In the past years I hyped him a lot, because he is one of my favourite riders. But this year let's just see.

 

[RedheadDane]

He is doing nicely, under the radar. I don't want to hyped Landa too much. In the past years I hyped him a lot, because he is one of my favourite riders. But this year let's just see.

Wait... if you don't want to hype riders you like, does that mean you dislike Masnada?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wait... if you don't want to hype riders you like, does that mean you dislike Masnada?

If he didn't hype Masnada no one else would, whereas Landa already has a dedicated following.