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UAE Tour 2025, February 17-23

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I don't really remember many other uphill sprints from Milan (apart from the one Bauhaus won last year), but I'd think with a couple more race days in already Philipsen could have beaten him today. He didn't look that special to me
The first stage he won at Tirreno-Adriatico last year was also uphill, very close between him and Philipsen.

I think today it was the fact Milan did 200m+ in the wind and uphill, Philipsen did about 50m and ran out of legs. Philipsen was better positioned so I agree I think he'd win this stage in July, but straight drag race? Milan takes it.

Edit: there was also actually a stage in last year's Benelux tour, where he beat Philipsen again, which was about 5% uphill, and his win in Saudi in 2022, which was more in the drag category. So, tbf, four wins is pretty good going.
 
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1070 average watts for the final 45s. Not bad.

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I'm gonna need you guys to do me a favour.
Keep an eye - or two - out for Price-Pejtersen (if they show him) to see what kit he's wearing.
In other words: whether DCU have remembered to inform UCI (and Alpecin) about the change in ITT National Champion.

Apparently, they didn't tell Price-Pejtersen and Skjelmose about it...
 
EDIT: well nvm, apparently everyone (apart from Milan) can just choose when they start. Almost all the GC candidates early again (just like last year). Annoying.
That's allowed under UCI rules?!

Speaking of bad UCI rules, what's the point of a yellow card system if you need to accumulate them faster than Vingegaard's wife accumulates calls from her husband for them to mean anything AND you're not even going to hand them out for cases like Philipsen's today? Would be surprised if even a single rider faces a suspension all year because of them.
 
That's allowed under UCI rules?!

Speaking of bad UCI rules, what's the point of a yellow card system if you need to accumulate them faster than Vingegaard's wife accumulates calls from her husband for them to mean anything AND you're not even going to hand them out for cases like Philipsen's today? Would be surprised if even a single rider faces a suspension all year because of them.
It's the first year with the system in force. Better to start gentle and then after a year or two adjust the sanctions.
 
That's allowed under UCI rules?!

Speaking of bad UCI rules, what's the point of a yellow card system if you need to accumulate them faster than Vingegaard's wife accumulates calls from her husband for them to mean anything AND you're not even going to hand them out for cases like Philipsen's today? Would be surprised if even a single rider faces a suspension all year because of them.

Agreed, but I think that was evident already when they were announced. But yeah, not handing them out left and right makes them even more pointless.
 
That's allowed under UCI rules?!
no, it's not:

There's a "The starting order shall be determined by the organiser of the event in accordance with objective criteria" rule, but that only applies to one day races, as "The starting order of time trial stages during stage races shall be governed by article 2.6.023", which says:

"The starting order for individual time trial stages shall be the reverse order of the general time classification. Nevertheless, the commissaires panel may modify that order to avoid two riders of the same team riding consecutively."

But they did the same last year already, so UCI seems to be fine with it. Not that it makes much of a difference, but the teams had to decide their order yesterday already, btw.
 
no, it's not:

There's a "The starting order shall be determined by the organiser of the event in accordance with objective criteria" rule, but that only applies to one day races, as "The starting order of time trial stages during stage races shall be governed by article 2.6.023", which says:

"The starting order for individual time trial stages shall be the reverse order of the general time classification. Nevertheless, the commissaires panel may modify that order to avoid two riders of the same team riding consecutively."

But they did the same last year already, so UCI seems to be fine with it. Not that it makes much of a difference, but the teams had to decide their order yesterday already, btw.
So basically, the UCI rules are like Calvinball. Great.
 
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I guess it has to do with the fact that the race is quite far away from Europe and the teams are not there with their stuff, the team cars are provided by the organisers. With limited personnel or cars, it makes more sense to place teammates as far apart as possible.
 
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