Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2023, March 20-26

[Oldermanish]

Yeah that's why Roglic sprinted backwards in the end.

Let's see, goals: 1)Gain/not lose time in int sprints. Lost 1 point 2)Keep eye on Remco. Check. 3)Make sure to get final points or let them go to others than Remco. Check. 4)If Goal 3 is certainty, get pack time and waste no energy. Check... 5) Get some sleep for tomorrow.

 

[Carols]

Remco comes
Off as such a wanker.

No, a 12 year old baby!

 

[LookProGoSlow]

All that does is show how little you know about cycling. Roglic has the jersey, Recmo wants it, well that means he's the one that has to do the work!

Exactly. No entitled tantrum will change that fact.

 

[groogster]

This was pure entertainment! Bless them!

 

[Elos Anjos]

disagree.

it was his anger that fueled his sprint.

he's a competitor.

he is a blessing to cycling.

There's a missing emoticon for that.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Remco is now bottling Rage for use in tomorrow's stage. Is there anyone left who thinks it might be boring?

I never thought I would consider watching the final stage of Catalunya over G-W but I'm now thinning about it on the chance that the entertainment level is as good as today.

 

[Oldermanish]

it will be a very different race if remco takes time on rog in the giro TTs.

totally different race tactically.

in that sense catalunya has really nothing to do with what will happen at giro.

And the same would go for Roglic. He can TT as well.

 

[kingjr]

All that does is show how little you know about cycling. Roglic has the jersey, Recmo wants it, well that means he's the one that has to do the work!

It's not so clear that Roglic couldn't have gained more by working with him.

 

[Riek s]

It seems a lot of people are unhappy with Remco attack. They all want everyone to wheelsuck to the finish and sprint :')

 

[Carols]

Cant wait for tomorrow. Remco 50 km solo with Roglic on his wheel.

And Roglic makes the baby cry

 

[johnymax]

If Roglic cooperated, he would probably have taken 5 extra seconds and an extra stage win, but granted this was more fun to watch.

I don't think so. Remco was a monster today, he was stronger. If Rogla cooperated I think he would have lost the stage win to Remco and also put himself in danger of losing seconds by not being able to follow a Remco attack on false flat. Tomorrow will be fun.

 

[hayneplane]

Fantastic from Remco but as frustrating as it was to watch you have to acknowledge that it was smart from Roglic to react immediately and just sit on rather than either trying to use his team to control the gap or swapping turns as a duo.

Worst finish camera work I can ever imagine for a world tour race, pure amateur hour.

If Remco was to win tomorrow without a time gap and Roglic out of the bonus seconds how many positions would there need to be between him and Roglic for the jersey to change hands.

 

[Big Doopie]

And the same would go for Roglic. He can TT as well.

did u read my post?

i said it will be different IF remco takes time in the TT.

of course, rog may do very well in those too. but going on today, i doubt very much that remco won't take time out of rog. and that will change the race completely from what we have here.

 

[JosefK]

The first step in Remco's furor today was getting nipped by Rog in the first bonus sprint. That must have released the Kraken.

 

[Riek s]

And Roglic makes the baby cry

babies use a spoon to suck, others use a wheel

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

But we are riding Catalunya now, not the Giro. Both want to win this race.

Knowing that the great champion didn't even dare to take a half-assed pull on pedaling descend is mind boggling. How scared can you be

It's not so clear that Roglic couldn't have gained more by working with him.

Some of you seem to be missing that Remco was attacking and putting pressure on…Roglic. Why would you attack someone and expect them to cooperate? There is no third party ahead or even a few seconds behind that could plausibly beat them tomorrow. They are solely racing each other.

 

[Andy schleck]

Jonas and Pog has no entertainment value compared to these two maniacs

I liked more the entertainment that pogacar and vingegaard gave, in the last Tour.

 

[HelloDolly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639655572076130306

View: https://twitter.com/nygaardbn/status/1639655572076130306?s=20

 

[Big Doopie]

i absolutely think that rog did exactly the right thing and should continue to do so and win catalunya.

but the marker has been set.

 

[Oldermanish]

If Evenepoel wins tomorrow and Rogla finishes on same time with him, he must finish no worse than 9th to win the race.

Tomorrow's final circuits could look like a grudge criterium if there's no separation before that!

 

[kingjr]

Some of you seem to be missing that Remco was attacking and putting pressure on…Roglic. Why would you attack someone and expect them to cooperate? There is no third party ahead or even a few seconds behind that could plausibly beat them tomorrow. They are solely racing each other.

Because Roglic had a good chance of gaining another, what was it, 5(?) seconds on Evenepoel, now he ended up losing 1.

 

[bNator]

But we are riding Catalunya now, not the Giro. Both want to win this race.

Knowing that the great champion didn't even dare to take a half-assed pull on pedaling descend is mind boggling. How scared can you be

It’s not about daring - it’s about wanting. He didn’t want to take a turn. Why should he take a turn and cooperate with the guy who’s only goal is to beat him. I mean really - what kind of logic do you even use? What would he gain if he worked with Remco? Why would he do that?

 

[noob]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639655572076130306

View: https://twitter.com/nygaardbn/status/1639655572076130306?s=20

So effing true

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This race should have had a time trial. If Remco had started last on it, then there would at least have been full a minute where the two of them weren't riding together.

 

[Faserr]

Evenepoel is really strong but he still needs to learn to loose. He can play the same game with Roglic at other races if he is doing better time trials.
Does he think the others a stupid? But fun to watch because Evenepoel is fueld a bit by rage in his racing.