UAE Tour 2024, February 19-25

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Ag2R duo attack

 

[Ricco']

After Van Aert and Van der Poel, the new Van has arrived in town! Van Rysel!

 

[Berniece]

Van Wilder attacking too, I think. Not sure with that white jersey, could've been Vine

 

[DNP-Old]

O'Connor, Vine, Van Eetvelt

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Glad to see the attacking rider gets rewarded today.

 

[Lequack]

Vine the new leader?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Wilder too complacent in reacting. Instead of being on the wheel of first O'Conner and then Vine, he finds himself trying to close a gap with the peloton in his wheel.

 

[skippo12]

The spirit of Valverde was strong with the group of favorites.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Ben O Connoer !!!!! What a win robbing the UAE idiots! Great attack!!! Everyone else wheelsucking. Happy for this guy

 

[Samamba]

Deserved win for Oconnor, he is the strongest climber left. I think he'll win the whole thing now with Yates gone.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think they expected Mcnulty or Vine to close the initial gap to Paret-Peintre, by the time Van Welder realised it wasn't happening it was too late.

Mcnulty excellent in sharp hilly races but should really work for Vine on Hafeet.

 

[armchairclimber]

Word up for Max Poole

 

[Landeirovic]

Ben O Connoer !!!!! What a win robbing the UAE idiots! Great attack!!! Everyone else wheelsucking. Happy for this guy

Uae idiots??

 

[Offline]

Uae idiots??

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760279771441758517

View: https://twitter.com/wielervrspllng/status/1760279771441758517


Agree with this!!

 

[Froome]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760279771441758517

View: https://twitter.com/wielervrspllng/status/1760279771441758517


Agree with this!!

Tour de France will be so fun with those "four leaders".

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Nice team work by AG2R and great effort by O'Connor.
He can try to win the hole think, but it won't be easy against Vine

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Tour de France will be so fun with those "four leaders".

Let's be honest, if Pogi can bring is best shape after the Giro, which of course is not a given, there will only be one captain.

 

[SafeBet]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760279771441758517

View: https://twitter.com/wielervrspllng/status/1760279771441758517


Agree with this!!

Was it a matter of idiocy though?
Bjerg kept a steady fast pace, which suits both Vine and Mcnulty, and in the last km they were just weaker than O'Connor.

 

[JosefK]

Was it a matter of idiocy though?
Bjerg kept a steady fast pace, which suits both Vine and Mcnulty, and in the last km they were just weaker than O'Connor.

I think Vine looked like he might have been able to go earlier after O'Connor but he wasn't quite sure about his role in support of McNulty, who wasn't having a good finish. ... But Vine now seems to be the clear UAE leader.

 

[Salvarani]

I think Vine looked like he might have been able to go earlier after O'Connor but he wasn't quite sure about his role in support of McNulty, who wasn't having a good finish. ... But Vine now seems to be the clear UAE leader.

It will likely be the other way around in the final stage.

Vine leader now.

 

[yaco]

An expected victory by O'Connor who is in good form - He's out of contract and will attract interest from other teams.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

An expected victory by O'Connor who is in good form - He's out of contract and will attract interest from other teams.

How the hell was this an expected win? Dude would not have finished in the top 10 in case it came to a sprint. Peloton was asleep when they attacked and you could see it coming a mile away, but nobody responded, probably thinking UAE would close it down, but Bjerg was done so they got a gap.

Glad for O'Conner, don't get me wrong, he took the shot and it paid off. But i don't see how this was expected on this climb where differences are usually minimal if not a bunch sprint.

 

[proffate]

Van Rysel has to be pleased as punch with how this year has started

 

[Berniece]

How the hell was this an expected win? Dude would not have finished in the top 10 in case it came to a sprint. Peloton was asleep when they attacked and you could see it coming a mile away, but nobody responded, probably thinking UAE would close it down, but Bjerg was done so they got a gap.

Glad for O'Conner, don't get me wrong, he took the shot and it paid off. But i don't see how this was expected on this climb where differences are usually minimal if not a bunch sprint.

We knew he was in decent shape after already winning a race this year. So it could be expected that he would do well here if they went for it.

 

[Samamba]

Van Eetvelt said he made a mistake and he thinks he could've done better, even battled for the win maybe. Was boxed in when O'connor and waited way too long cause he was scared of the wind.

Good sign for Sunday.

I also think Vine could've followed if he wasn't too busy looking at McNulty. Will be a good duel on Sunday, but I right now I would say O'Connor takes it.

Let's hope no GC rider crashes out in one of the next 3 sprint stages. Someone probably will tho.