UAE Tour 2024, February 19-25

[Samamba]

Poole +22
Bilbao +16

at T1

 

[Samamba]

What are the odds UAE is 1 2 3 on the final podium?

 

[Samamba]

Poole +26 at finish, really good. Only lost 3s in 2nd part.

Bilbao + 18

Not that much time to be made in 2nd part probably given the tailwind.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Poole pushing a big gear. 26s slower at the finish.

 

[Salvarani]

Very solid from Poole.

Only lost 3s from T1 to the finish.

 

[Salvarani]

McNulty must have have not finished very strong.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Eetvelt having issues staying fixed on his saddle, constantly sliding off and hopping back.
EDIT: 1s slower than Poole at the intermediate.

 

[Berniece]

Yates at +18s at T1

 

[Samamba]

Van Eetvelt having issues staying fixed on his saddle, constantly sliding off and hopping back.

Yeah always has been and still is a problem it seems. Will never be a good TTer, but there's definitely still improvement possible.

 

[Salvarani]

LVE lost a lot in the end.

 

[Landeirovic]

Mcnulty will be captain

 

[pelotonIQ]

I think it's between Foss, Bjerg and Cavagna.

Going with Cavagna for stage 2.

 

[Salvarani]

Mcnulty will be captain

Nah.

Yates only has 9 seconds up to Bilbao. He was 54 seconds faster on the last climb, last year.

He can still win this race.

 

[Landeirovic]

Nah.

Yates only has 9 seconds up to Bilbao. He was 54 seconds faster on the last climb, last year.

He can still win this race.

if you saw mcnulty in spain against buitrago and vlasov. where are they going to drive Mcnulty off? just need to follow

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Milesi is going for it.

 

[scribers]

We are live in North America!

 

[Samamba]

It's gonna be a weird race if McNulty and Vine are in front of Yates that's for sure. Yates probably gonna be sandbagging again, no one going to pace up that climb.

 

[Salvarani]

if you saw mcnulty in spain against buitrago and vlasov. where are they going to drive Mcnulty off? just need to follow

He is in a good position, but I dont think it really changes things.

 

[Samamba]

Looking at other times it's looking like Poole and Bilbao just rode a really strong 2nd part instead of others riding a slow one.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

While i don't speak Arabic, i get the impression the commentator is rooting for UAE riders. I could be wrong.

 

[yaco]

Didn't Dunbar also crash three times in five stages prior to his DNF at the Vuelta? I'm sorry, but if you're going down approximately once every three race days, it's not bad luck, it's bike handling.

Bike handling is an issue and has always been an issue. His two crashes this year were not his fault. Especially this one as he had stopped behind the mass crash and got hit from behind - Anyway, Jayco would be better to get him to focus on supporting Yates at the TDF.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Wilder not clicking in?

 

[yaco]

It's gonna be a weird race if McNulty and Vine are in front of Yates that's for sure. Yates probably gonna be sandbagging again, no one going to pace up that climb.

Exactly, like Oman.

 

[DNP-Old]

Fuss is going to tear his ACL, MCL, hamstring, meniscus and achilles trying to get that gear going with all that wind.

 

[Samamba]

While i don't speak Arabic, i get the impression the commentator is rooting for UAE riders. I could be wrong.

Seems to be a Milesi fan too