UAE Tour 2024, February 19-25

[Netserk]

Usually a better field and more prestigous race.

No team really has the strength here to pull it off or any incentive to go for it.

How early did it happen here in 2021?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Don‘t know why Bora feels the need to have their only climbers pace the peloton on flat stages

 

[Lequack]

So the action is over?

 

[Lequack]

 

[Salvarani]

How early did it happen here in 2021?

I think you have to factor in who was at the race also.

 

[Samamba]

Beautiful scenery but disappointing that the wind wasn't coming from the right direction after all.

 

[repre]

Beautiful scenery but disappointing that the wind wasn't coming from the right direction after all.

It's never right direction if riders don't want to race

 

[Samamba]

It's never right direction if riders don't want to race

If it's 30km/u full crosswinds it always splits automaticallyn, just due to stress.

 

[Lequack]

De Gent wanted to race but they shut him down immediately.

 

[Salvarani]

Big crash on final stretch

 

[Lequack]

Quickstep show that's it's about the team, not the sprinter. It seems that no matter what sprinters they have, they will win.

 

[armchairclimber]

Some really unlucky riders there. I think it was Fretin who looked like he'd swerved round a stricken rider on the right. only for someone else to come hurtling across him, putting him airborne into the barriers. Ouch!!

 

[Netserk]

Easy stage & a completely straight finish (worsened by many competing lead-outs that lacked depth) = messy sprint and big crash.

Corners and bends are safer.

 

[Rob5091]

Win for QS & Merlier! I was just thinking that he better win otherwise Lamperti & Magnier will feel they could have done better ... Not surprising a crash with all the sprint teams crammed into a sprint and going from left to right at high speed. Hope no broken bones or anything serious.

 

[Berniece]

Corners and bends are safer.

We had a crash in Algarve due to corners and bends

 

[Salvarani]

So many riders who just fell back, that had finished their work, while so many sprinters trying to go forward.

Real messy.

 

[Salvarani]

So many went down by the looks of it... there are bound to be some DNFs and riders out after this.

 

[DNP-Old]

Contemplating whether to give Bennett a pass or nah.

 

[Lequack]

Sprint replay

https://twitter.com/x/status/1759555524360618400

View: https://twitter.com/lucasaganronald/status/1759555524360618400?s=20

 

[DNP-Old]

The freaking Tour du Rwanda is more capable gathering results than RCS backed by oil money, embarrassing.

 

[Kazistuta]

I don't think ppl underestimate Merlier at all, even at Alpecin he was almost level with Philipsen. Nice timed effort today, where was Sammy?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Massive sprint by Merlier, he's flying. Hope everyone is ok

 

[Berniece]

I don't think ppl underestimate Merlier at all, even at Alpecin he was almost level with Philipsen. Nice timed effort today, where was Sammy?

I would even say he was faster than Philipsen back then, but he was never able to get similar results after 2-3 weeks of GT racing. First few days he’s the fastest in the world, but really badly recuperates

 

[Froome]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1757705698375328146

View: https://twitter.com/NairoInGreen/status/1757705698375328146

 

[DNP-Old]

Nice timed effort today, where was Sammy?

Probably somewhere down the road in a heated battle for 18th with Viviani and Ackermann.