Tour of the Alps 2026, April 20-24

[Tim Cahill]

Perhaps there is more apprehension after last year, where Storer and Arensman went too hard in this race, peaked too early and messed up their Giro, the 2012 Pozzovivo mistake.

 

[yaco]

Its an underwhelming route which combined with good weather has turned it into a training race.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I think its because we have two very strong teams that can suffocate race action. Too bad for the race.

 

[Berniece]

So INEOS isn't even going to try?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Don‘t see why Ineos would attack here, I think Arensman and Bernal should have a much better Chance on the big mountain stage tomorrow. Weird stage, Peloton loses time on the climbs but catches up on descents

 

[Berniece]

Don‘t see why Ineos would attack here, I think Arensman and Bernal should have a much better Chance on the big mountain stage tomorrow. Weird stage, Peloton loses time on the climbs but catches up on descents

Sure, but it's weird that they didn't make any move all day long

 

[Tim Cahill]

Jasch should have any result he gets adorned with an asterisk for smurfing, being a 25 year old on a U23 team.

https://twitter.com/x/status/606210422602137600

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Jasch will soon be over the Top and still has a minute. Maybe it'll be close.

 

[Escarabajo]

Does someone has the Broadcast where we can watch it?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Rodriguez also attacks when there are no women up the road

 

[Tim Cahill]

Apparently it's Tejay van Garderen in the EF car, explains a lot, good to see though.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Jasch should have any result he gets adorned with an asterisk for smurfing, being a 25 year old on a U23 team.

https://twitter.com/x/status/606210422602137600

Two year ago he was still an ice scater. Keeps you young!

 

[Taxus4a]

So INEOS isn't even going to try?

Very dissapoinying so a big group so far, and they dont try to blow up everything? diffrences are to try to get bonus, but it is quite dissapinting..and for for people as Storer or O Connor

 

[Brullnux]

The route's not the best but this stage has had a lot of 10% ramps in the uncategorised climbs. Normally this race has like eight team leaders going for GC with no team, this year we have fewer going for GC and a couple of strong teams who can control the race.

I don't think there's much difference between this stage and last year's fourth stage in terms of difficulty of profile or chances to attack, and that totally blew the race apart. The difference is weather and strength of teams.

 

[gunara]

Does someone has the Broadcast where we can watch it?

I'm watching it somewhere on Youtube

 

[Ilmaestro99]

The ice skater might have this

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

I've been disappointed by these two stages. I expected more action from the GC contenders.

 

[Escarabajo]

I'm watching it somewhere on Youtube

Where? I can't find anything!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Where? I can't find anything!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Oz8FuHEGI


It's delayed by a few minutes though

 

[Brullnux]

If a strong rider had wanted to attack, the final 30km presented a good opportunity to do it. A steep 3km climb into double digits, steep descent, short 1km kicker at 8%, steep descent, shallower 1km kicker at like 6.5%, descent, and only 5km of flat.

There was no real opportunity to make up time for the peloton. The fact nobody wanted to (I think) speaks for race dynamics.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Birthday boy sasha!!

 

[Tim Cahill]

I'd say Arensman over the top but he doesn't have much in terms of acceleration so the timing would have to be good

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Looks like piddock dropped in the climb but coming back in the downhill. Group is small, maybe 15

 

[Tim Cahill]

This is bad news for Eric Heiden up the road

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Ah, I fear they are catching Jasch. Booh!