Volta ao Algarve May 5-9 2021

[Bonimenier]

Another masterclass leadout even with 2 guys of the team at the side of the road a couple of kms back.

 

[RedheadDane]

Im going to predict an Ackermann win (hoping I get eleventh time lucky with this particular prediction this season)

Nope! You'll get it right, eventually.
Maybe...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bora decided to replicate their Scheldeprijs leadout, by the looks.

 

[Screecher]

What is happening with Ackermann this year, he was up there in the final today near Bennett's wheel and then just disappeared.
EDIT: It was Schwarzmann, not Ackermann.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nope! You'll get it right, eventually.
Maybe...

With this sort of riding, Ackermann won't even claim the most top 10s without a win trophy.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Van Poppel was reading these forums and decided he’d shove my dismissive words down my throat

 

[RedheadDane]

With this sort of riding, Ackermann won't even claim the most top 10s without a win trophy.

Or Zinoviev will have to "bet" on someone else.

 

[WKA311]

What is happening with Ackermann this year, he was up there in the final today near Bennett's wheel and then just disappeared.

That was actually Schwarzmann.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

What is happening with Ackermann this year, he was up there in the final today near Bennett's wheel and then just disappeared.

No idea, but its starting to verge on the catastrophic.

 

[Screecher]

That was actually Schwarzmann.

You're right, i just noticed. Still, what is happening with Ackermann?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Am I right that Bennett now has six wins from nine total bunch sprint participations this season?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Am I right that Bennett now has six wins from nine total bunch sprint participations this season?

Six out of nine or ten, depending on whether you count the uphill sprint in Paris-Nice where he bonked badly in the final kilometer. Meanwhile Ackermann has also contested nine or ten (not sure if today counts as contesting). Bora's decision to let Bennett go because they had Sagan and Ackermann was stupid at the time, and looks worse than ever now...

 

[Ktarie]

Schwarzmann 11
Ackermann 57

Denk said some weeks ago that he would like to fulfill his promise to take Ackermann to the Tour this year. But Pascal has to show something for that.

 

[tobydawq]

A pity with Asgreen who probably was involved in Jakobsen's crash. He drove the second big group home but still lost 39 seconds. So much for his chances on GC.

 

[Faserr]

One guy of the Bora train was standing around at the crash, too. I think Ackermann was involved, too. Nevertheless ist doesn't look good for him at the moment.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Despite my earlier pigheaded confidence that the sprints were between two guys, the second sprint here could be an opportunity for an unexpected sprinter to get a win (and Bennett’s scalp). Even with a great leadout he was pushed close there and looked quite laboured. Probably not in form yet at all. Plus Ackermann is, well, 2021 Ackermann still it seems.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Also who is Iuri Leitao?

 

[RedheadDane]

Also who is Iuri Leitao?

... Portuguese guy... can sprint, apparently.
Never heard about him either.

 

[BlueRoads]

Tomorrow I think Sosa should have it, if he isn't completely out of form. The stage isn't too hard before the final climb. But I think Kämna shouldn't lose more time on him than he can take back in the time trial.

 

[Faserr]

Bora-Hansgrohe:
"Of course I am disappointed. We invested a lot to control the race and I had good legs today. Also the uphill stretch to the line would have favored my abilities, but there was no chance to avoid the crash. I had to ride full gas for 2 kilometers to get back and then the sprint started already before the last corner. There was nothing I could have done differently. It’s a pity, we just had bad luck." – Pascal Ackermann

"Well, today we had really bad luck. We worked a lot, and the guys did a good job until the last 3 kilometers. Also there they have been positioned well, but the crash happened in the first positions of the bunch. Rudi went down, but he is ok, Pascal was on his wheel and had to stop. He was able to get back, but we lost all chances there as he had to spend all his energy. We did nothing wrong today, sometimes you just have bad luck." – Jean-Pierre Heynderickx, Sports Director

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Bora-Hansgrohe:
"Of course I am disappointed. We invested a lot to control the race and I had good legs today. Also the uphill stretch to the line would have favored my abilities, but there was no chance to avoid the crash. I had to ride full gas for 2 kilometers to get back and then the sprint started already before the last corner. There was nothing I could have done differently. It’s a pity, we just had bad luck." – Pascal Ackermann

"Well, today we had really bad luck. We worked a lot, and the guys did a good job until the last 3 kilometers. Also there they have been positioned well, but the crash happened in the first positions of the bunch. Rudi went down, but he is ok, Pascal was on his wheel and had to stop. He was able to get back, but we lost all chances there as he had to spend all his energy. We did nothing wrong today, sometimes you just have bad luck." – Jean-Pierre Heynderickx, Sports Director

That’s fair enough really. If he’s actually in decent form he has a good chance in the second sprint. Particularly as Bennett was saying afterwards that he felt bad in the sprint and thinks he has a lot of work to do on his form. A win at last would go a long way in rebuilding confidence,

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Also who is Iuri Leitao?

He has "tao" in his name, so I guess Rob Hatch knows everything about him.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Are any of the locals likely to do anything tomorrow? Is it just likely to be Sosa v Kamna?

 

[carolina]

Also who is Iuri Leitao?

European track champion in the scratch race