UAE Tour 2021, February 21 - February 27

[tobydawq]

Yates is all alone. Good on him for making that split when the rest of his ridiculously strong team were napping.

 

[Lequack]

Now 1:25 gap

 

[roundabout]

QS, UAE, Cofidis, Alpecin that's already something like 15 riders who will contribute at the front. So it will be extremely difficult to catch them for just Lotto and Bora

 

[Lequack]

Yates is all alone. Good on him for making that split when the rest of hos ridiculously strong team were napping.

That's why they call him the wind whisperer.

PS: I just made that up, they probably just call him Adam.

 

[tobydawq]

That's why they call him the wind whisperer.

PS: I just made that up, they probably just call him Adam.

Him being there and Rowe not must be the must astonishing thing to have happened all year.

 

[johnymax]

Yates is all alone. Good on him for making that split when the rest of hos ridiculously strong team were napping.

I was just thinking about that. Fantastic reacting from him and a bad look for the rest of Team INEOS .

 

[tobydawq]

I was just thinking about that. Fantastic awareness from him and a bad look for the rest of Team INEOS .

Especially considering how he is known for cruising around the back of the bunch a lot of the time.

 

[TomLPC]

Had a bloody lie in because it’s just a flat stage in some anonymous desert right and all hell breaks loose.

 

[Lequack]

They'll soon be turning left on a highway (top left part of the pic). Wind is coming from the north, so it should be a cross wind from the right side.

 

[happytramp]

So which sprinters are in the front group?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I only seem to be able to find a livestream with arabic commentators. Any English stream out there?

 

[johnymax]

They'll soon be turning left on a highway (top left part of the pic). Wind is coming from the north, so it should be a cross wind from the right side.

Are you sure the wind is coming from the north? I doubt the splits happened with a headwind.

 

[tobydawq]

Are you sure the wind is coming from the north? I doubt the splits happened with a headwind.

They happened at the sprint, so maybe north-east.

 

[Lequack]

Are you sure the wind is coming from the north? I doubt the splits happened with a headwind.

Here:

Professional weather forecast

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www.windy.com

 

[Lequack]

English stream has started on Eurosport / GCN

 

[johnymax]

Nooo, Kirby. Give me the Arabic commentator back, please

 

[RedheadDane]

Wish the wouldn't insist on doing so much intro-stuff when there's action going on. Just get to it!

 

[tobydawq]

Wish the wouldn't insist on doing so much intro-stuff when there's action going on. Just get to it!

I hope we have to see all teams on the presentation podium.

 

[tobydawq]

Maybe when the intro is over we get to see who won the stage.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Lequack]

They've turned right now i think so the wind should be from the left. Gap has gone down a bit, it seems the change of wind direction is helping the peloton a bit.

 

[tobydawq]

So, will Mørkøv actually get a chance to sprint today?

 

[happytramp]

How on earth did bennett not make the split when his entire team is in the front group and caused the spilt in the first place.

 

[roundabout]

They've turned right now i think so the wind should be from the left. Gap has gone down a bit, it seems the change of wind direction is helping the peloton a bit.

i think it's the opposite the way the groups are lined up - the wind is coming from the right hand side

edit: or is my stream that far behind?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

So Pog is gonna have over a minute start plus the ITT to come. May as well give him the trophy now.