UAE Tour 2023, February 20-26 (women's race February 9-12)

[Red Rick]

Surely if Evenepoel felt great he would just pace now to distance Plapp?

And he does

 

[search]

Kuss will win the stage probably.

would need to drop those two, though, I guess. It's more of a sprint finish

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Sepp doing about as much work on the front as a leader as he does as a domestique.

 

[Netserk]

A reminder of the GC before today for the five strongest:

Evenepoel
Plapp +09''
Bilbao +13''
Yates +1'14''
Kuss +1'23''

 

[Red Rick]

Yates will probably attack again on his favorite stretch at 3km to go?

 

[Salvarani]

Surely if Evenepoel felt great he would just pace now to distance Plapp?

And he does

Is that not exactly what he is doing?

 

[Red Rick]

Sepp doing about as much work on the front as a leader as he does as a domestique.

This is a different Kuss.

Regular Kuss blows up on Jebel Hafeet

 

[Netserk]

Bilbao drops Plapp. Evenepoel drops Kuss, the climb is clearly not steep enough!

 

[Red Rick]

Is that not exactly what he is doing?

He hesitated for a bit.

 

[Salvarani]

Kuss not good! Dropped.

Could come back still though.

 

[Red Rick]

This is a different Kuss.

Regular Kuss blows up on Jebel Hafeet

Impeccable timing Rick

 

[Libertine Seguros]

 

[Salvarani]

Bouchard out of nowhere!

 

[Samamba]

Bouchard with his typical desert top performance.

 

[Netserk]

Plapp suffering, but still going fast enough to defend his podium spot.

 

[Salvarani]

Plapp suffering, but still going fast enough to defend his podium spot.

He has found a decent rhythm now if he can sustain it. It is a climb where you see everybody infront and can see Bilbao not gaining much anymore. Could be motivation enough to keep going.

 

[search]

Yates will probably attack again on his favorite stretch at 3km to go?

spot-on!

 

[Netserk]

Yates found his spot and goes for the stage win.

 

[Samamba]

And Yates with his typical best climbing performance of the year lmao

 

[Salvarani]

Remco done!!!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Richard is in great form, unfortunately he looks like bambi on ice in crosswinds

 

[Red Rick]

Yates found his spot and goes for the stage win.

It flattens out though. Evenepoel loves closing his gaps on flattening climbs.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Asbjørn Kragh is about as mediocre as a rider as he is as a commentator...

 

[Salvarani]

Bilbao dropped. Plapp only right behind him!

 

[Netserk]

Uh, Plapp fast emptying his buffer of 55'' (with bonus seconds in mind) to Yates.