Episode Topics: Racing recap, Milano Torino, Milan San Remo, Tour of Poland and Tour de l’Ain
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Strava:
Aaron - https://www.strava.com/athletes/777347
Sam - https://www.strava.com/athletes/150453
Strava…..Stats of the week!
Sam: 80 Miles, 3300 ft
Aaron: 180 Miles, 6,500 ft
Ride of the Week:
Sam - Heart Asplode SoMo
Aaron - WV Somo
Pro Cycling News:
Cycling News:
Stan Dewulf and Gijs Van Hoecke sign to Ag2r - Continuing to restructure as a Classics team to support Naesen and possibly GVA
Sean Quinn joins Quickstep as Stagiaire
Impey to sign to ISN to support Froome as a road captain
Race Coverage:
Milano Torino
Sagan goes early finishing 4th and Demare sprints to a clean win. Crash just before the end (seemed to be caused by Sagan avoiding touching wheels). Ewan 2nd, WVA 3rd.
Takeaways: Getting back to racing is causing nerves in these sprint stages that typically they would be over at this point in the season. All the sprinters seem to be on top form and WVA continues to impress.
Milan San Remo
Mont Ventoux Challenge
Martin and Latour pull some moves like I would needlessly attacking each other rather than working together which I think cost them both some energy. Vlaslov makes the move and is not seen again with a TT style up in speed. Porte attempts to pull him back but falls short.
Takeaways: Vlaslov is in some super form winning this and coming in 3rd in GC behind Bernal and Sivakov at La Route d’Occitanie. Porte looks to be going well and Nairo doesn’t look to be yet back to his early season form after the accident.
Tour of Poland
Stage 1 - Why are they talking about Cavendish so much towards the end when there are real sprinters racing? Just a terrible crash caused by Groenewegen forcing Jakobsen into the barriers; commentators are speechless.
Stage 2 - A welcome straightforward sprint won by Pedersen. He held on just long enough and Ackermann never seemed to be in position - bad leadout. I think yesterday had lingering effects on riders willingness to risk themselves
Stage 3 - Ineos seemingly oddly riding in the front even after the last 3k but Carapaz has a go early on the uphill sprint and holds off the rest
Stage 4 - Evenepoel dominates with a long 50km attack and solos to finish and the yellow
Stage 5 - Tightly contested sprint won by Ballerini ahead of Ackermann
Takeaways:
All aboard the Remco Hype Train. Ackermann also not looking to be at his best currently
Tour de l’Ain:
Stage 1: Bagioli steals stage 1 from Roglic
Stage 2: Roglics revenge ahead of Bernal
Stage 3: Roglic and TJV dominate the finale again with Roglic making chump change of Bernal
Takeaway: Ineos seems like they have a lot to work on. Bernal is looking good but is not getting the help he is used to from his domestiques.
Criterium du Dauphine Preview
Riders to Watch: Bardet, Lopez, Landa, Buchmann, Uran, Pinot, Mas, Ineos, TJV, Porte, Pogacar, Quintana
Every stage is an uphill
How will Ineos look after Tour de l' Ain
Il Lombardia:
243km in length. Small climb, 10% with 4km to go. Descent into the finish.
Riders to Watch: Evenepoel, Bettiol, Wellens, Fuglsang, Oliveira, Mollema, MvdP, Pogacar
Next Week Preview:
Il Lombardia Recap, Criterium du Dauphine Recap, Tour de France Week 1 Preview
