UAE Tour 2022, February 20 - February 26

[Devil's Elbow]

That guy just got *** luck!

Or he just hasn't been careful, getting infected 3 times would be really coincidental otherwise.

 

[Lequack]

What do you folks expect of Ackermann's perfromance?

 

[yaco]

BEX has named a team of lead out riders for Groenewegen - Doubt they need that many for the sprint train.

 

[Lequack]

Mezgec was a good leadout so far for Groenewegen.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

What do you folks expect of Ackermann's perfromance?

I hope for him he wins a stage. The UAE sponsors don‘t like seeing their riders losing bike races.

Ackermann certainly would not be tortured if he would not win a stage - as would maybe be the case for North Korean athletes. But I could imagine the sponsor makes Gianetti call Ackermann, take Ackermann to the headquarters, and name Ackermann every curse word he knows.

Being insulted by Gianetti is not a thing which can be recommended to anyone. Just the opposite of the rather soft-spoken Ralph Denk at Bora…

Ackermann doesn‘t deserve this, so I hope he wins his stage…

 

[RedheadDane]

Bahrain bringing two cities!

Bahrain - Victorious

• MILAN Jonathan
• PRICE-PEJTERSEN Johan
• MÄDER Gino
• MACIEJUK Filip
• PERNSTEINER Hermann
• BILBAO Pello
• OSORIO Alejandro

Unfortunately, Antoine Berlin does not ride for the team.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bahrain bringing two cities!

Bahrain - Victorious

• MILAN Jonathan
• PRICE-PEJTERSEN Johan
• MÄDER Gino
• MACIEJUK Filip
• PERNSTEINER Hermann
• BILBAO Pello
• OSORIO Alejandro

Unfortunately, Antoine Berlin does not ride for the team.

There's also town in Austria called Mäder, one in Brazil called Osório as well as one in Utah called Price.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So Pogi at only 6.4 w/kg due to COVID? Light of hope for his rivals!

 

[Samamba]

LTS starting with 4 riders cause of sickness (99% sure COVID). So no Vanhoucke for GC.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

LTS starting with 4 riders cause of sickness (99% sure COVID). So no Vanhoucke for GC.

I take back everything I've said, sending Ewan to Tour du Var instead has turned out to be a brilliant decision.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

So Lotto-Soudal send four riders to this WT race, and these are actually four of their probably slowest riders. That is strange…

 

[Anderis]

There's also town in Austria called Mäder, one in Brazil called Osório as well as one in Utah called Price.

Yeah, it's not uncommon for last names and towns/cities/villages to have shared etymology.

 

[Lequack]

Some pics

https://twitter.com/x/status/1494633463298904066

View: https://twitter.com/DoCiclismo/status/1494633463298904066?s=20&t=q8QkanxkqoKNKUpp4RRc-A

 

[Samamba]

So Lotto-Soudal send four riders to this WT race, and these are actually four of their probably slowest riders. That is strange…

Part of their Saudi team tested positive for covid afterwards and still have a red Covid Safe Ticket, so they couldn't get on a plane.
Vanhoucke also missed Provence due to sickness before, so my guess is that he also had Covid and still coudn't get on a plane.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Part of their Saudi team tested positive for covid afterwards and still have a red Covid Safe Ticket, so they couldn't get on a plane.
Vanhoucke also missed Provence due to sickness before, so my guess is that he also had Covid and still coudn't get on a plane.

Ok, thanks

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Just had a look at the different stages.

Today, I somewhere read tomorrow‘s ITT in Algarve is 32kms long.

At UAE, it‘s nine kms, at Paris-Nice 13kms, if I remember correctly.

I‘m surprised the ITT at UAE is only nine kilometers long. In my opinion, 18-20 kms would have been perfect. Nine kms is too short, so I‘m really disappointed.

 

[AlfaLum]

Just had a look at the different stages.

Today, I somewhere read tomorrow‘s ITT in Algarve is 32kms long.

At UAE, it‘s nine kms, at Paris-Nice 13kms, if I remember correctly.

I‘m surprised the ITT at UAE is only nine kilometers long. In my opinion, 18-20 kms would have been perfect. Nine kms is too short, so I‘m really disappointed.

I hope you are capable of getting over this personal drama. Luckily tomorrow you can enjoy a very long TT first.

Personally I think this TT in uae is perfect. 20KM would produce too big gaps given that Jabel Jais hardly produces gaps and with a bit of bad luck with the wind Jebel Hafeet suffers from the same.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Haha, that‘s Pogi as we know him… Being exactly the same he was before this winter:

Few hairs protrude through the helmet. The face is soft, with a slight grin. The tan is nearly non-existent, and the arms and legs look butter-soft.

Now I expect him to almost beat Ganna in the ITT and to beat the best climbers on the two MTFs.

 

[Lequack]

Playing in the sand

https://twitter.com/x/status/1494982810242850826

View: https://twitter.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1494982810242850826?s=20&t=evgw4xMFMLbBhSDoVxoqGA

 

[F_Cance]

so Lotto with 4 riders, then trek with 5 riders, wanty with 5, multiple teams with 6 riders...

 

[Lequack]

so Lotto with 4 riders, then trek with 5 riders, wanty with 5, multiple teams with 6 riders...

Maybe this could lead to some new tactics, which could be interesting.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Lequack]

Top Riders press conference.
Pogačar: “It means a lot to me to have won this race last year, as I’m riding for the #UAETeamEmirates . Every year, I see more people cycling here. I’ll try to win the title again.”

And some more

 

[RedheadDane]

Top Riders press conference.
Pogačar: “It means a lot to me to have won this race last year, as I’m riding for the #UAETeamEmirates . Every year, I see more people cycling here. I’ll try to win the title again.”

Hey, @BlueRoads. The guy next to Pogacar - with the classes - is Ganna.