UAE Tour 2022, February 20 - February 26

[Devil's Elbow]

Vermeersch practicing riding on the sidewalk for the Flemish classics.

 

[Lequack]

I have to say Majka was an awesome signing for UAE for asome years now. He seems strong and also happy, which is important.

 

[Lequack]

Dumoulin also dropped.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Fausto. Taking it easy today. Knowing the bigger days are coming

 

[Lequack]

UAE is just so strong. Obivously they brought their A team here, but it's just crazy how much talent there is. Even Bennet looks much better than he did in Jumbo visma.

 

[KZD]

Interested to see if UAE is going to take this to a reduced sprint or if anyone attacks before.

 

[sir fly]

Either the graphics' false or they're really taking it easy.

 

[Netserk]

UAE in control. Pogi is sure to win the overall if it doesn't get selective real quick.

Reminder of the GC before today:

 

[Netserk]

Pogi testing the others, no one wanted to take his wheel immediately.

 

[Samamba]

Plapp is insane

Verona also really good.

 

[Netserk]

Yates attacks, Pogi is immediately on his wheel.

 

[Netserk]

Bilbao chases the front duo with only Almeida able to follow.

 

[Lequack]

It's like a rerun of past 2 years.

 

[Samamba]

What's up with these cars everywhere

 

[Netserk]

One last balls deep attack from Yates is imminent, surely Pogi will counter him.

 

[Netserk]

Okay, Pogi banks on the sprint.

 

[Lequack]

The Pogacar Tour

 

[F_Cance]

every year the most boring race on the calendar

 

[Savant12]

2023 may as well just replay the 2022 race.

 

[sir fly]

I've seen this before... as recent as a couple of days ago.
Good battle, nevertheless.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Vlasov surprisingly bad here, otherwise this went as expected. Plapp finishing fifth here is insane, if he doesn't do the TT on the road bike going forward he will start getting GC results imminently.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Well done to Pello Pilbao!!!!!!!!!! What a performance by the puppy of guernica

 

[Tim Cahill]

Race was lost when Plapp came down the ramp on that road bike I think, they had no options.

 

[Salvarani]

Pog impressive without being in top form.

Yates very good too.

Plapp... didnt know he could climb like this.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I still think QS was silly to let Almeida go, they lost their best chance of a high GT placing. Great ride by Plapp.