Trofeo Laigueglia 61 st edition 28 February 2024

[Samamba]

Brenner was top 15 somewhere (not in results but he was in Rota group), he's getting some decent results. Hopefully he can keep egtting better and fulfill some of his potential.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Scaroni has to be one of the most improved riders of the season so far.

 

[Eshnar]

Pssst... @Eshnar. Time to get the glue.

ooops.... well, I guess this is a good example of a day when I don't have the time for this job anymore.

 

[Gwbert]

He made a mistake in the last climb, because he probably shouldnt have countered Martinez attack. Blew himself up trying to do that. Should have worked with him to increase the gap to the others.

Martinez then went for it in the last 100m of the climb to counter Christen again, got a gap and that was all he needed before that technical descent.

If Christen just tries to focus on following Martinez or working with him, he probably doesnt get dropped in the very end of the climb. He doesnt lose time on the descent. They work together on the flat and he likely wins the sprint.

For someone from a cyclocross background his descending was poor, especially as a heavier rider. Maybe he was just cooked.

 

[tobydawq]

Ayuso?!

Where did he come from.

From behind.

Spoiler

 

[Bolder]

Lenny M. impressed me today. If he gains some strength and recovery, he will be a real GC threat.

 

[DNP-Old]

For someone from a cyclocross background his descending was poor, especially as a heavier rider. Maybe he was just cooked.

Well, tbf, he never showed out in CX because of his technique. It's the fact that he is first and foremost a mountainbiker, who, in his time, was world class and podiumed Albstadt, Nove Mesto, Les Gets e.g., which, for a large part, require you to descent at super high speeds, is what is most baffling to me.

 

[Netserk]

UAE makes Movistar look like Visma. And Ayuso was the worst of them today in that regard.

 

[tobydawq]

UAE makes Movistar look like Visma. And Ayuso was the worst of them today in that regard.

I don't have the intelligence level to understand this post.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't have the intelligence level to understand this post.

I think he's claiming that UAE were even more "tactically perfect" than Movistar.

 

[Berniece]

I don't have the intelligence level to understand this post.

UAE rides tactically so bad, that a team that is also known to ride tactically bad looks as if they ride like one of the best.

With one of UAE riders (Ayuso) making the dumbest decisions.

 

[tobydawq]

UAE rides tactically so bad, that a team that is also known to ride tactically bad looks as if they ride like one of the best.

With one of UAE riders (Ayuso) making the dumbest decisions.

Okay, that's probably true. They probably tried to give other riders of the team a chance but putting one guy in a seven-man group is not the brightest, true.

Movistar won the 2016 Vuelta due to tactics.

 

[Netserk]

Movistar won the 2016 Vuelta due to tactics.

Yes, follow Contador when he decides the race.

 

[tobydawq]

Yes, follow Contador when he decides the race.

Erviti and Valverde definitely also played a huge part in attacking and confusing Froome.

 

[Blanco]

Yes, follow Contador when he decides the race.

Without Quintana and Movistar boys, Contador wouldn't decide the race there...

 

[Rob5091]

Maybe UAE messed up how many laps they would do, as the team went hell for leather on the first lap and basically fell apart aterwards. However you look at it, somebody probably got an earfull on the bus afterwards.

 

[ice&fire]

I think he's claiming that UAE were even more "tactically perfect" than Movistar.

They knew what they were doing hiring Soler

 

[Anderis]

Wait, Bettiol actually won a sprint for minor placings?

 

[tobydawq]

Wait, Bettiol actually won a sprint for minor placings?

 

[logeardaddy]

Well, tbf, he never showed out in CX because of his technique. It's the fact that he is first and foremost a mountainbiker, who, in his time, was world class and podiumed Albstadt, Nove Mesto, Les Gets e.g., which, for a large part, require you to descent at super high speeds, is what is most baffling to me.

All that at 19 years of age...

 

[Brullnux]

Well, tbf, he never showed out in CX because of his technique. It's the fact that he is first and foremost a mountainbiker, who, in his time, was world class and podiumed Albstadt, Nove Mesto, Les Gets e.g., which, for a large part, require you to descent at super high speeds, is what is most baffling to me.

Obviously this is at a much lower level (and lower speeds) but as someone who mostly mountain bikes, I have always felt much, much more comfortable on a mtb as the bike set ups are quite different. You just feel like the bike supports you much more, and is a lot more forgiving – while the bike handling aspect definitely crosses over, I can see how a pro would find descending in mtb to be less of a psychological challenge than descending in road cycling.

 

[Tonton]

Lenny M. impressed me today. If he gains some strength and recovery, he will be a real GC threat.

The New Pinot?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The New Pinot?

Let's hope not for his sake.

 

[tobydawq]

Yesterday marked the 11th participation of Lorenzo Rota in this race. Pretty astonishing number for a 28-year-old!

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Maybe a bit late to comment on it, but nobody seems to have done so: the group of 5 that had any chance of winning included two 20 year olds and a teenager: the only rider who could ride across to them is 21.

The twentieth century is so last century.