Pro Cycling Discussion 2022
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Soldato
You talking about Strade Bianche or are you also talking about Paris Nice?
Both unfortunately, Strade slightly more believable but Paris Nice was just BS, the UAE 1,2,3 earlier in the week was just as farcical.
Soldato
Soldato
It’s just the new breed of aggressive racing. 
Haha my reaction on the sofa was similar
Caporegime
Wrong thread.
MSR unlike any that came before it. A 2 team race with Bahrain just on the tails.. Jumbo and uae are just in a different league every single race it seems. Although the race was won yesterday by who had the biggest balls....
Good to see mvdp back, but cant see him able to live with jumbo and uae on his own at flanders. Unfortunately seems like it'll be like this over the rest of the year with very few teams getting a look in anywhere...
Good to see mvdp back, but cant see him able to live with jumbo and uae on his own at flanders. Unfortunately seems like it'll be like this over the rest of the year with very few teams getting a look in anywhere...
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/03/mohoric-used-a-dropper-post-to-drop-everyone-at-milan-san-remo/ that explains how he got such a huge gap down the poggio.
Soldato
I feel slightly bad for the classics riders that UAE/Jumbo are turning the usual order of things on their head but it definitely makes for a more interesting MSR.
That solo move down the Poggio is becoming more and more the blueprint to win it.
That solo move down the Poggio is becoming more and more the blueprint to win it.
Hoping we won't be seeing any more of this.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ri...ition-after-volta-a-catalunya-opening-sprint/
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ri...ition-after-volta-a-catalunya-opening-sprint/
Soldato
Update from Road.cc this morning says:
https://road.cc/content/news/sonny-colbrelli-collapses-after-volta-catalunya-stage-291253
https://road.cc/content/news/sonny-colbrelli-collapses-after-volta-catalunya-stage-291253
Soldato
Apparently hes OK with no lasting damage and is already planning on what his next race is going to be
So so much norovirus/stomach bug going around the peloton in every race at the moment. Paris nice was decimated last week with about 100 abandons in total, and catalunya seems to be going the same way. Pidcock got a good old uci fine for his emergency plop, sorry stop on Saturday during San remo.
Certainly making the races have a bit more intrigue as the teams just aren't there for the riders and no one is able to control the race.
Certainly making the races have a bit more intrigue as the teams just aren't there for the riders and no one is able to control the race.
Soldato
I was thinking that. He was pretty good but now he’s ridiculously good. Was never able to hang with WvA before but now repeatedly pulling away from lead groups with him
Soldato
Strong Mapei vibes from certain teams this season:
To be fair, Laporte only stayed with WvA because he waited. Jumbo’s tactic seemed to be to let van Aert set the pace on the climbs and see if the domestiques could hold his wheel to help on the flat, rather than burning domestiques to create gaps.
To be fair, Laporte only stayed with WvA because he waited. Jumbo’s tactic seemed to be to let van Aert set the pace on the climbs and see if the domestiques could hold his wheel to help on the flat, rather than burning domestiques to create gaps.