Tour of the Alps 2023 (April 17-21)

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Cepeda taking 4 boniseconds. lol

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bora are back in business. Kämna confirmed as a mountain goat.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Bora Bora

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Are Bora stagehunting?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Fortunato is getting into decent shape, looking good as a stagehunter/KoM rider for the Giro.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Sosa MIA, a day behind schedule

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeau Kämna and Bora - 1-2! This puts the Ineos climbing prowess into a better light.

 

[SafeBet]

That was a nice turnaround by Bora compared to yesterday. Let's see if they have more in store for next two stages.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Sosa MIA, a day behind schedule

Yeah, I expected him to loose minutes yesterday, only to be the strongest today...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

This race finishes absurdly early!

 

[skippo12]

Cepeda doing a better leadout than the Ineos train.

 

[Faserr]

Weather tomorrow will be really really bad (cold, a lot of rain). But probably no snow at the hills.
They shortned the Giro stage two years ago at that kind of weather.

 

[johnymax]

Bora way better than in the previous days. Cepeda was being very naive in the last couple of kms. Not sure what he was thinking, he didn't ask once for Kamna to come to the front. He probably underestimated him.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Bora way better than in the previous days. Cepeda was being very naive in the last couple of kms. Not sure what he was thinking, he didn't ask once for Kamna to come to the front. He probably underestimated him.

Cepeda was also 20sec ahead of him on the gc and Kämna looked like he was at his limit on the steeper part. He dropped him on the shallower gradients, just like he did with Carapaz when he won that Tour stage (can we call him the bane of Ecuador?)

 

[HelloDolly]

Poor old Cepeda plugging away to no avail

For some reason I cannot Like Tao G Hart. I live in London and would support a Londoner (love Fred Wright) but that man never looks happy. Always seems to be moaning or at least his face seems that way


Howver not sure how INEOS are going to play it at the Giro ...Thought Thomas would be leader after last years Tour and what he seemed ot indicate ??

 

[SafeBet]

Poor old Cepeda plugging away to no avail

For some reason I cannot Like Tao G Hart. I live in London and would support a Londoner (love Fred Wright) but that man never looks happy. Always seems to be moaning or at least his face seems that way


Howver not sure how INEOS are going to play it at the Giro ...Thought Thomas would be leader after last years Tour and what he seemed ot indicate ??

Perhaps that's indeed the plan and TGH is peaking a little earlier?

Ineos seem to use the multiple leaders approach in every GT anyway. Since they never have a major favorite it probably makes sense.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Oh well, guess the race finished even earlier than I thought. Great stuff!

To be honest though, it doesnt seem that I have missed that much so far.

 

[Didinho]

Good to see Kämna winning again. When I started watching cycling I was a big Klöden fan, so I'm always rooting for Lennard to be his successor.

 

[KOM]

Is the white flag something Vlasov wanted or just virtue signaling on behalf of the organizer, uci or whatever?

 

[RedheadDane]

Is the white flag something Vlasov wanted or just virtue signaling on behalf of the organizer, uci or whatever?

UCI.
At least I don't think there's any bigger organisation governing all sports (apart from IOC, but I think that's, well, for the Olympics)

 

[staubsauger]

Perhaps that's indeed the plan and TGH is peaking a little earlier?

Ineos seem to use the multiple leaders approach in every GT anyway. Since they never have a major favorite it probably makes sense.

Thomas can follow wheels and get 3rd.

Tao can go lo-range towards the 3 Merlons and either become 2nd or 3rd if Evenepoel & Roglic don't chase united.

 

[Sciatic]

I bet the money is greener though.

Only if he gets paid in $$$$

 

[search]

Weather tomorrow will be really really bad (cold, a lot of rain). But probably no snow at the hills.
They shortned the Giro stage two years ago at that kind of weather.

seeing the forecast, this looks very well possible tomorrow again, I guess. Temperatures close to zero on the climbs and rain basically all day.

 

[Faserr]

Yes, rain looks a bit better now, but its 1-3 degrees on the climbs. Not what you want.