Vuelta a San Juan 2023 (January 22-29)

[Samamba]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Lopez do the Giro with Corratec or Eolo

MPCC teams, no way they get him.

 

[Escarabajo]

Today‘s MTF suits Ganna well… I think he could finish together with Bernal.

I think favourite is Evenepoel. He apparently is so good that he could finish with a nice gap (here: maybe 30 seconds) to the 2nd.

You had the first part right.

 

[Andre]

It was strange that Remco didn't keep the pace when he went clear. Did the team call him back?

 

[Red Rick]

It was strange that Remco didn't keep the pace when he went clear. Did the team call him back?

Probably didn't have the legs and yolod it.

 

[Cagalitroso]

Everything.

Let him cry and cope

 

[theyoungest]

A national day of mourning in Belgium tomorrow.

 

[Elos Anjos]

It was strange that Remco didn't keep the pace when he went clear. Did the team call him back?

Yes, please do start another 500 pages thread.

 

[pastronef]

ganna is an absolute joke

you probably didnt watch this race before

Ganna on Alto Colorado:
6th in 2018
6th in 2020 at 4 seconds from the winner (with G.Martin and Remco)
2nd in 2023 at 30 seconds from the winner

 

[perico]

I called it today… but it wasn’t exactly rocket science to pick MAL in this race.

 

[DNP-Old]

Let him cry and cope

You realize I was born in Barranquilla, right?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That was quite an alien performance

 

[Didinho]

It was strange that Remco didn't keep the pace when he went clear. Did the team call him back?

He was communicating when he just dropped. And finished better than expected at that point. Maybe a flat. Or waiting for captain Lampaert
Or just 3 months away from his goal. But he looked at ease when he went off the front.

 

[JRanton]

Brandon Rivera with a quietly very impressive performance. Pulled back Remco and destroyed the peloton and still managed to finish sixth.

 

[Andy schleck]

It was strange that Remco didn't keep the pace when he went clear. Did the team call him back?

Why remco fanboys always make excuses? It was a long climb at high altitude. He is not brilliant at altitude.

 

[Andy schleck]

Here we go

That's what Fabrizio romano says.

 

[Andy schleck]

Superrrrrrrrmannnnnnnn

Who would have thought Remco on a proper climb at 2000m and not 125km junior courses with small hills in Extremadura would have lost to best climber in the world. Arrogant remco fans thinking he would ride away when he attacked.

Vingegaard is the best climber in the world. But i agree with the rest.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Why remco fanboys always make excuses? It was a long climb at high altitude. He is not brilliant at altitude.

Remco might not be the best at altitude, but his performance today wasn't really proof of anything other than some riders are in better shape at this point of the year/had a better day than him. And he obviously knew that, otherwise he wouldn't have attacked the way he did.

 

[houtdffan]

Remco might not be the best at altitude, but his performance today wasn't really proof of anything other than some riders are in better shape at this point of the year/had a better day than him. And he obviously knew that, otherwise he wouldn't have attacked the way he did.

He also said before the race he didn't expect to win. Winning starts at UAE

 

[GuntherL1]

Why remco fanboys always make excuses? It was a long climb at high altitude. He is not brilliant at altitude.

This was a disappointing performance. Being beaten by Colombian climbers is acceptable, being beaten by an 80kg time trialist is not.
I'm looking forward to the interview.

 

[theyoungest]

This was a disappointing performance. Being beaten by Colombian climbers is acceptable, being beaten by an 80kg time trialist is not.
I'm looking forward to the interview.

Actually the last time that both Remco and Ganna rode this climb, they finished on the same time. It is a climb that suits a time trialist like Ganna, a bit like those super long low gradient climbs on altitude they had in the Tour of Colorado and such (this climb happens to be called Colorado as well).

 

[Big Doopie]

Thread is super funny.

He bolted away.

Then looked bored and sat up.

And lol at those who think he was hit by the altitude. In like what, the 50 meters he had gained during his attack? That’s just dumb.

And he then rode as if on a Sunday group ride.

Nice that he no longer feels he has to win every race he enters. No other rider is required to do that. Apparently some here still think he is the only pro rider who cannot simply be using a race for training before bigger targets.

 

[Andy schleck]

Remco might not be the best at altitude, but his performance today wasn't really proof of anything other than some riders are in better shape at this point of the year/had a better day than him. And he obviously knew that, otherwise he wouldn't have attacked the way he did.

I didn't said that remco did a bad performance. Simply, you should stop make excuses when he loses.
You blame the people that make excuses when remco won la vuelta or won the Worlds championship, but then all of remco fanboys do tue same thing when he loses.

No one is in great shape, not even bernal, higuita or lopez. It's january. They are better at altitude than remco, and that's it. Remco is better than them in other situations.

 

[Nick2413]

MAL can really crush it when he’s on. Always fun to watch a high altitude stage with him.
Not sure it’s accurate to say Remco was taking it easy. But he’ll be good when he needs to be.

 

[Andy schleck]

This was a disappointing performance. Being beaten by Colombian climbers is acceptable, being beaten by an 80kg time trialist is not.
I'm looking forward to the interview.

Remco did a good performance. That climb is very suitable for ganna for some reasons.

 

[CHGJ2000]

It's a shame Ganna's morally against high altitude track records (HR or IP), he seems to always perform pretty well at altitude.