Cycling thread

[Sassy Colombian]

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Wow he's not messing around is he? I wonder if he can make it to Paris - the old dog for the hard road.

Alpecin fenix having two sprinters I guess can work but it looked inept today. Philipsen coming across his own teammate Merlier like that has to be really bad in sprinting terms.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

He's making it look very easy at the moment isn't he? What a turnaround.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Not pro-related, but some of the things the Maratona are doing this year to try and stay Covid safe

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Incidentally, you've gotta love a girl with a tan line

 

[orly]

Incidentally, you've gotta love a girl with a tan line lol

Is that Mrs Wayne

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Is that Mrs Wayne

It is not.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Looks like today is the day UAE bend or break, attacks coming from all directions.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Achingly beautiful

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Looks like today is the day UAE bend or break, attacks coming from all directions.

I'm confident that they'll break UAE. I'm less confident they'll break Pogacar. He showed in Tirreno he can handle things and then give some back on these kind of days.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

I'm confident that they'll break UAE. I'm less confident they'll break Pogacar. He showed in Tirreno he can handle things and then give some back on these kind of days.

I agree, but it's quite the target he has on his back for the next couple of weeks.

I can't see anything but Pogacar on the top step of the podium come Paris, but he's not going to get much help.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I agree, but it's quite the target he has on his back for the next couple of weeks.

I can't see anything but Pogacar on the top step of the podium come Paris, but he's not going to get much help.

Certainly a lot of super big classics engines in that front group. They're not going to be easy to pull back and I wouldn't be too surprised if the winner doesn't come from that front group already. It's whether the GC big boys can put real pressure on Pogacar today.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Asgreen, Gilbert, the vans, van Baarle, plus GC guys like Nibali and Yates. If that group works together they won't be pulled back as no one will help UAE who certainly don't have the firepower to match that in the front.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Asgreen, Gilbert, the vans, van Baarle, plus GC guys like Nibali and Yates. If that group works together they won't be pulled back as no one will help UAE who certainly don't have the firepower to match that in the front.

Total Energie will need to get involved for Latour, also Ineos might have to help later on too.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Total Energie will need to get involved for Latour, also Ineos might have to help later on too.

Don't think Ineos have anything to gain from chasing. They won't be interested in 2nd or 3rd and should focus purely on breaking Pogacar.