Tour of the Alps 2024 (April 15 - 19)

[Volderke]

no, he hit a wide curb that he saw too late, same as O'Connor did

I have to see it again, but I thought Harper hit a bump, lost his back wheel (into the air), thus lost control going to the outside of the curve and then hit the curb / crash hard on his right (hard enough to hurt / break something in his shoulder / collarbone) and hit his head hard but hopefully the helmet took that hit, and next slid down until his head touched the lamp post at relatively low speed. So worst case a concussion + broken bones (+ for sure skin peeled off), best case no concussion and no broken bones and just skin lost.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Sosa showing he can‘t do multi-mountain stages again

 

[Tim Cahill]

Where even is that imaginary Foss?

I was wrong, it was 'my mate G', making it back to the group in a non-gc race so you know it must be slow

 

[Samamba]

Impressive ride from Lopez honestly

Even tho he's struggling now

 

[saunaking]

Why is Foss expected to get over two Cat 1s with the leaders???
A former world TT champ

 

[DNP-Old]

Juampe is getting killed, like a cat.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Good defending from Lopez, hard for him given lack of teammates and how many people are close

 

[saunaking]

I have to see it again, but I thought Harper hit a bump, lost his back wheel (into the air), thus lost control going to the outside of the curve and then hit the curb / crash hard on his right (hard enough to hurt / break something in his shoulder / collarbone) and hit his head hard but hopefully the helmet took that hit, and next slid down until his head touched the lamp post at relatively low speed. So worst case a concussion + broken bones (+ for sure skin peeled off), best case no concussion and no broken bones and just skin lost.

Yep, seemed like the Basque Country crash, but here pavement even shittier, hit a bump and went airborne, lost control. Announcer says the road book mentioned that this curve had bad road

 

[postmanhat]

Impressive ride from Lopez honestly

Animal lovers everywhere cheering him on

 

[Samamba]

Lopez his defending is insane. Dude turns into superman whenever he has leaders jersey

 

[DNP-Old]

Impressive comeback, ngl.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Why is Foss expected to get over two Cat 1s with the leaders???
A former world TT champ

Its not like hes a rider type like Ganna or Bert Grabsch.

 

[hfgon1]

Disappointing ride from O'Connor.

 

[DNP-Old]

Disappointing ride from O'Connor.

He crashed..

 

[AmRacer]

He crashed..

Crashes, what can be done.

 

[hfgon1]

He crashed..

He was back in the main group before the attacks started. So maybe he is a bit hurt but in the end he loses time.

edit: Ok, back in the main group and winning 7 seconds.

 

[saunaking]

Its not like hes a rider type like Ganna or Bert Grabsch.

still 10kg heavier than the guys in the lead group.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Why is Foss expected to get over two Cat 1s with the leaders???
A former world TT champ

Because he himself believed he could win the TDF in the future and wanted to become a GC rider for the GT's regardless. He was also sent to the Giro in 2021 as a GC rider. So him being able to stay with the Parets-Peintres, Sosas and Lopez's in the Tour of the Alps, would be quite normal for someone who has those expectations of himself.
It is also possible to be a good TT'er (especially in hilly TT's) and a good GC rider.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

LOL, Sosa was dropped by GC G!

 

[saunaking]

Because he himself believed he could win the TDF in the future and wanted to become a GC rider for the GT's regardless. He was also sent to the Giro in 2021 as a GC rider. So him being able to stay with the Parets-Peintres, Sosas and Lopez's in the Tour of the Alps, would be quite normal for someone who has those expectations of himself.
It is also possible to be a good TT'er (especially in hilly TT's) and a good GC rider.

Well, Froome himself believes tour #5 is just around the corner too. Doesn't mean anyone else should.
And I dont think its like he's shown anything to suggest it. I don't know how he won Avenir, but its not like he did anything special there in mountains.

 

[Potomac]

Can this race be ridden as preparation for LB L?

 

[Escarabajo]

I just saw the results. I left the broadcast when the crash happened. Then came back and saw the results and how did Sosa ended up behind Chaves and Thomas??
Did Ben O'Connor crashed as well? he was bleeding at the finish.

 

[Rob5091]

Good win for EF & Carr- nasty looking crash for Harper & O'Connor hit the same hole/bump in the road. Hope Harper is ok. O'Connor looked like he got away with a bloody knee and some rash. Good thing it was dry.

 

[pastronef]

great win from the breakaway for Carr. wins another stage here after last year

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

And I dont think its like he's shown anything to suggest it. I don't know how he won Avenir, but its not like he did anything special there in mountains.

Foss was top 10 in the Giro 21, so he has proven that he can do pretty well in his best moments. The way he rode on stage 1 and 3 he looked to be close to his best. It's not like this field is extremely strong and that it should be completely out of reach to keep up with these guys. If Foss was replicating his climbing form from the Giro21 I think he would be in that group or come back when they stopped riding. Not losing more than 7 minutes. He won Avenir by being consistent, that consistency has been nowhere after the Giro 2021.