UAE Tour 2024, February 8-11 (women's)

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm expecting video documentation!

Like a true illusionist, I'll just loop a 5 second video.

They are still 20 km away from the bottom of Jebel Has-feet. There's allegedly favourable wind on the climb, but the break might still need at least 3 minutes to have a chance.

 

[yaco]

Like a true illusionist, I'll just loop a 5 second video.

They are still 20 km away from the bottom of Jebel Has-feet. There's allegedly favourable wind on the climb, but the break might still need at least 3 minutes to have a chance.

i guess 2 1/2 to 3 min.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

i guess 2 1/2 to 3 min.

There were considerable gaps last year, but some riders had of course already been dropped and pushed to the max in the crosswinds before the climb which hasn't been the case today.

Now it looks like they've started to work well together, so the break seems doomed.

 

[Netserk]

Will Kopecky do a Tourmalet?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was thinking Stiasny would have a good chance of a result today when she's managed to stay in the peloton, but then of course she crashes right before the climb.

 

[RedheadDane]

Samu won't be singing.

I mean... he might, but not for reasons given earlier.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not quite Robo Wiebes yet, but we may see her in 6 months time.

 

[Netserk]

Kopecky closed that gap with ease.

 

[Netserk]

Longo Borghini does not look particularly good. Better give Realini free rein.

 

[RedheadDane]

Longo Borghini does not look particularly good. Better give Realini free rein.

Realini tries an attack.

 

[Netserk]

And she drops just as Realini gives it a dig.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

We need a big Realini attack. García doesn't have much acceleration, so I doubt she'll be able to crack Kopecky. And they need a gap to her, so she can't win by getting bonus seconds tomorrow.

 

[Netserk]

In a km, Garcia will have set her up nicely for the hammer to drop.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Realini and big attack are mutually exclusive thougy

Big things can come in small packages.

 

[Netserk]

If she has what it takes, now is the time.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bradbury attacks.
Realini struggles.

 

[Netserk]

New ultra-mythical climber?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's simply great to see Bradbury finally delivering the goods!

Although it would have been even better, if she had done it while I still had her in my CQ team.

 

[RedheadDane]

New ultra-mythical climber?

Neve ultra-mythical climber!

 

[Netserk]

Bah.

 

[KZD]

It seems Kopecky is ready for another monstrous season.

 

[Berniece]

Easy for Kopecky, she never panicked

 

[Dk one]

Ridiculous. And that is all I can say in this thread.

 

[JosefK]

Vollering may need to worry about Kopecky when the TDF rolls around. I bet Van Vleuten is happy to have retired.

 

[theyoungest]

Wow, impressive stuff from Kopecky. I don't think Realini or Longo Borghini are really in the same form as they were last year in UAE, but nonetheless... still gotta beat them all.