UAE Tour 2022, February 20 - February 26

[greyclouds]

Looking forward to seeing where 2022 Dumoulin is!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Looking at how windy it is this would have been perfect for Remco with his super aerodynamic TT-position.

 

[Lequack]

Pogacar 3rd fastest, 4 seconds ahead of Almeida.

 

[Lequack]

It's crazy that to gain 10 seconds you need to go 1km/h faster.

 

[tobydawq]

It's crazy that to gain 10 seconds you need to go 1km/h faster.

Uh, isn't that pretty standard procedure for a TT of 9-10 kilometres?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pogacar 3rd fastest, 4 seconds ahead of Almeida.

Astana should really have De Bod ride for GC in some smaller stage races. The guy can TT and was 3rd on the gc in the Österreich Rundfahrt (ahead on O' Connor and Vlasov) where he finished 5th on both the Großglockner and the Kitzbüheler Horn.

 

[Earns1985]

Pogacar 3rd fastest, 4 seconds ahead of Almeida.

Yates time also strong for his TT standards..

 

[Tim Cahill]

Dmitri Strakhov, from Gazprom, coming off the ramp with a concerned look on his face.

 

[Earns1985]

Dumoulin best GC rider today

 

[SafeBet]

Dumoulin with the third time.

 

[Red Rick]

Dumoulin with his best short ITT in a while

 

[Mayomaniac]

Dumoulin with his best short ITT in a while

Incoming Dutch donkey pride parade?

 

[SafeBet]

Watching Vervloesem on a TT bike is almost painful.

 

[Lequack]

Dumoulin now the favorite to win the GC.

 

[repre]

Dumoulin now the favorite to win the GC.

Pogacar still is favourite. Tom is good for top-3 though

 

[yaco]

Is it legal to put your forearms on the handlebar when your ride a TT on a road bike?

Anyway I think this might be some logistics issue. He was training (and racing) in Australia at the beginning of the year, maybe he flew to Dubai straight from his home and left his TT bike there

You are 100% right - Plapp travelled from to OZ direct to Dubai.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Bissegenger now the new Ganna.

I was watching a season preview on GCN and Dan Fanboy Lloyd was going on about how sweet it would be when Ganna takes the maglia rosa on the first stage. The studio guest was EF's DS Tom Southam who had to point out that it's not a foregone conclusion and that Bissegger will take it. I'm off to the bookies on that one.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Strakhov just ran out of gas a bit in the end I think.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496099955349540864

View: https://twitter.com/VelonCC/status/1496099955349540864?s=20&t=PSJD1N6yuLDyHyJf3rDUSA

 

[Lequack]

It's another win for the mushroom helmet

 

[limak_]

You are 100% right - Plapp travelled from to OZ direct to Dubai.

Crash and late mechanical forces Luke Plapp to race UAE Tour time trial on road bike

Australian rider was one of the top favorites for the UAE Tour time trial but had to race it on a road bike.

www.velonews.com

All clear now

 

[Lequack]

Also this gem

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496096607636533253

View: https://twitter.com/OutOfCycling/status/1496096607636533253

 

[hayneplane]

Not seen the race and only had the time splits to judge on and your comments but relative to expectations/their standards I am impressed by:

• Bissegger - As good as anyone in the world for the last 2 years on sub 30km courses
• Pogacar - scary for the rest for him to be top 5 in a pan flat power course
• Dumoulin - the man is back
• Demare - looking ready for the classics
• Philipsen
• A. Yates
• Vlasov and Almeida to a lesser extent

 

[Red Rick]

Incoming Dutch donkey pride parade?

Not really

Dumoulin is just sad he couldn't compete in het NK tegenwindfietsen

 

[Mayomaniac]

Not really

Dumoulin is just sad he couldn't compete in het NK tegenwindfietsen

With all the wind and the really high speed in the first part today aerodynamics/a great tt position were probably more important than raw power.