UAE Tour 2025, February 17-23

[Rob5091]

Man but no bike?!
Kolze for Tudor (I think) was the poor guy hoping around and setting off late.

 

[perico]

Here he goes. Pogi is sure to be studying his form with a concerned work on his face.

 

[Angelo1985]

Seems like UAE is less dominant then i thought they were gonna be. Pogacar hasnt really improved on flat ITTs, even he has limits. im looking forward to an exciting season then, with multiple teams winning.

 

[Samamba]

Seems like UAE is less dominant then i thought they were gonna be. Pogacar hasnt really improved on flat ITTs, even he has limits. im looking forward to an exciting season then, with multiple teams winning.

You thought Pogacar or Vine would beat Tarling? It's a TT for power houses, so result is as expected.

 

[Angelo1985]

You thought Pogacar or Vine would beat Tarling?

After watching him at the end of last year, i was afraid he would yes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Man but no bike?!
Kolze for Tudor (I think) was the poor guy hoping around and setting off late.

What was he hoping for?
Also, he's generally referred to as 'Changizi'.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Seems like UAE is less dominant then i thought they were gonna be. Pogacar hasnt really improved on flat ITTs, even he has limits. im looking forward to an exciting season then, with multiple teams winning.

Don't get fooled mate. I don't see where is UAE less dominant. And last year, alien Pogi was easily defeated by Ganna in the Giro (2nd TT).

 

[Samamba]

After watching him at the end of last year, i was afraid he would yes.

Pogacar never beats guys like Ganna or Tarling in flat TTs. Could've maybe expected him to gain more on a Castrillo, but he just did really good. Pogacar might be insanely talented, he doesn't weight 75kilo+

 

[Angelo1985]

Pogacar never beats guys like Ganna or Tarling in flat TTs. Could've maybe expected him to gain more on a Castrillo, but he just did really good. Pogacar might be insanely talented, he doesn't weight 75kilo+

Only Remco can beat a Tarling in this sorta TT, i know.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Some people are really traumatized about Pogacar. Eheheh

 

[Rob5091]

What was he hoping for?
Also, he's generally referred to as 'Changizi'.

Typo - hopping (economical with the p's!) From now on he's just called Seb.

 

[tobydawq]

Not a great time for Froome. Washed.

 

[Brullnux]

Who in Bahrain decided to put Kepplinger at the end lol. I feel that being 1 minute down now means being ~30-40s down if you started with Bilbao etc al

 

[Samamba]

Pogacar
Vine +3"
Castrillo +9"
Romeo +10"
FFB +13
Bilbao +21"
Tejada +24"
Ciccone +24"
Rodriguez +25"
Lutsenko +27"
Van Eetvelt +28"
Lemmen +28"
Gall +33"
Gloag +33"
Steinhauser +36"
Seixas +37"
Onley +37"
Storer +48"
Riccitello +58"
Lecerf +1'08"
Rubio +1'20
Carthy +1'35
Chavez +1'36
Higuita +1'46

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Carthy +1'35
Chavez +1'36
Higuita +1'46

So when do we officially induct these three into the Hall of Thieves?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar
Vine +3"
Castrillo +9"
Romeo +10"
FFB +13
Bilbao +21"
Tejada +24"
Ciccone +24"
Rodriguez +25"
Lutsenko +27"
Van Eetvelt +28"
Lemmen +28"
Gall +33"
Gloag +33"
Steinhauser +36"
Seixas +37"
Onley +37"
Storer +48"
Riccitello +58"
Lecerf +1'08"
Rubio +1'20
Carthy +1'35
Chavez +1'36
Higuita +1'46

Battle for second will be intense

 

[Samamba]

So when do we officially induct these three into the Hall of Thieves?

I am assuming Chavez doesn't have a fat salary anymore. Carthy god knows what happened to that guy. He's about to retire at this point and Higuita well... Astana's own fault if they are paying him a lot and he doesn't perform.

 

[Samamba]

Cross tailwind (not a lot) on Jebel Jais tomorrow (does mean there's some parts after switchbacks with headwind ofc) Which is different to last few years if I remember correctly.

 

[tobydawq]

After Vermeersch set the 9th best time as the 73rd rider, nobody got into the top 35. De Schuyteneer was the fastest in that period.

 

[Peyroteo94]

After Vermeersch set the 9th best time as the 73rd rider, nobody got into the top 35. De Schuyteneer was the fastest in that period.

All "TT specialists" and gc riders were starting earlier.

 

[perico]

111
Froome, Christopher
+2:08

 

[Lequack]

Sprained ankle for Molano, didn't start today

https://twitter.com/x/status/1891764021197508686

View: https://x.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1891764021197508686

 

[Lequack]

Also, Castrillo and Romeo are real good signings for Movistar. Real talents for the future.

 

[Lequack]

That bike from Tarling is just beautiful

 

[Shortcut]

Vine was crazy good at last year WC ITT before he crashed so i just wanted to see, if Pogi still can beat him. Difference between them is minimal so that is good. People actually thinking Pogi would come closer to Tarling in that kind of profile in Februar is really showing how amazing rider he is.