nooracycling.bsky.social
Cycling fan from Finland
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Rogla lore π€:
He was sick that day (Monaco criterium) and apparently become cold so he borrowed the coat from Lora (I think we concluded that). The pants in thiz photo are actually just a photoshop, he was wearing just black sweatpants iirc π
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Still never πππ
(at least to my knowledge, unless it's some very old case I don't know about π«£π
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Bit too far back for me to remember, wasn't following cycling yet. But a solid result for Joona π
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I was about to post my adopted Roglanation last won in 2020 ππ
(although I hadn't joined yet then)
(PrimoΕΎ really needs his luck to change on the Tour ππ€)
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Close, but not quite πΈπͺπ
Out best changes are probably on the womens side, e.g. Anniina Ahtosalo is good π
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Closest we got to Tour glory is Jussi Veikkanen wore the polka dot jersey for a few (flat) stages in 2009 after being in an early breakaway π
At least it allows me to choose riders I cheer for freely π
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Never π
(Finland really is not a cycling nation π«£)
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Agree. Like some important GC stage they are showing minutes of breakaway riders riding together where nothing happens. While GC group is being thinned out, riders dropping etc. Drives me crazy. Like they don't understand what's important at all.
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Also show the intermediate time checks. It's not hard, a few fixed cameras to show riders passing the time checks and correct times. Frustrating to have to have a live ticker to know what's going on.
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Maybe they tested some new position that just doesn't work? Or he's coming sick?
I was prepared that he would not be at his best, but this is a bit mores. At least he did a decent climb.
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Now he's a minute down on second time check π
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This is beyond a negative split.
But it's ok, just a test, keep calm π
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Not his day today
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Bad time for PrimoΕΎ at T1: 28 s down π¬, Jonas only 5s
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I think Vacek will probably beat Wout, his climb was good but not amazing, both Tulett and Lazkano were significantly faster.
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I guess so, Robbie said do at least.
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Maybe he was pacing a bit on the flat to go all out on the climb for some testing? Let's wait untill yhe GC riders come to see how good it was.
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And Vingegaard, and Roglic, potentially...
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Had to go and check π
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Yes, as long as they don't loose too much time on the flat, the best GC riders could take 30 s on the climb. So I still think a GC rider will probably win. Wout's time looks great, and it is, but the big gap is mostly Ganna underperforming.
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Did Lazkano change? I think it looked like a TT bike (had extensions at least) he finished with. He has the fastest climb now.
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Fun fact: Jonas has never beaten PrimoΕΎ in a TT outside of the Tour de France.
But ofc there has not been that many TTs recently between them and there can always be the first time. And I agree that Jonas is probably on slightly better form now.
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Saw a photo from recon with Roglic on the TT bike on the Malhao climb. But maybe that was a test to base the decision on.
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Yes, at least Meeus, Lazkano and Wandahl he had never ridden with before as teammates, Tratnik with a year pause. Plus all the new staff.
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Exactly my feelings. I'm cautiously optimistic, but if he does not do well, no panic. It's just an early test, plenty of time to improve.
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They only have Durbridge and Walscheid up front (78 and 90 kg) π
Maybe Durbridge is mates with Finn and/or Welsford and decided to help π€ Or just for general chaos π₯
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Saw a video of the beginning of the echelon, it had Jayco (why?) and Red-Bull-Bora (for FFB) driving the split
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Yes, Roglic said that the TT was one reason he came to Algarve, they clearly want to do some testing and this is a good TT for that.
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Herregodos and Vermeersch
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But also depends if they have enough domestiques in the front group to push it for 100 kms. At least Lotto and Movistar will probably chase hard.
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Yes, will be interesting. I think some who are not that comfortable on TT bikes will change. Roglic and Vingegaard I'm not sure since they are good at climbing with the TT bike too. But maybe?
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Anyone else miss out except Vine and Bjerg? The list of riders in the front echelon is not complete (says 40 riders, only lists ~20), is e.g. Van Eetvelt there?
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Yes, I think they will be close in level.
Christen will be also motivated and is on great form, also Morgado and Vacek will be interesting to see.
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Almeida will be super motivated to win GC infront of home crowds, I expect a good TT from him.
For PrimoΕΎ it's the same as Jonas, mostly testing new things π
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RogliΔ has been working this winter with Dan Bigham, who changed from Ineos to Red-Bull-Bora Head of Engineering last autumn. RogliΔ said in beginning of Algarve that this TT was one reason he came to Algarve π
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I'm not sure what to expect myself. Hoping RogliΔ does a good ride of course π€π€ππ, but he is not in top form yet, so not sure how he will do. I expect the top 3 favourites to be relatively close to each other so it could be exciting until the finish line, that climb can make the difference.
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Current betting odds have Vingegaard as favourite for the stage win, followed by Almeida, then Roglic, then Ganna. Almeida is the favourite for GC narrowly over Vingegaard.
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He should have opened up his sprint earlier, now he had no time to even try to pass Scaroni with the twisty finish. Definately a tactical mistake.
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Nice spot π«‘
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Get well soon β€οΈβπ©Ή
I've also got an annoying shoulder injury that just won't go away. It's not too bad but it's been hurting for two months (after I ffll on ice in December) and just won't get any better π
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Detective @ttjash.bsky.social figured it out (on twitter) π
She even got the photo of Roglic with bike number 46 (Tratnik's bike). So thanks to her π
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Yes, your boy and his bike did well π @tratnikstan.bsky.social
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Roglic came in on Tratnik's bike, that's why he was at first missing. Roglic apparently had a mechanical before the last climb and changed bikes. That's why Red-Bull-Bora were not on the front when Visma were pushing.
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Peak condition I think Roglic and Jonas are better, now I think it's pretty equal/hard to call beforehand. But it's also not totally flat like Tirreno, even the "flat" part is gently up and down snd final climb important.
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Unless someone is in clearly better/worse form I just expect the level to be pretty similar. Almeida has been close to (or even better than) Roglic in TTs when Roglic is not at his best. Vingegaard is also solid, but outside of the Tour not usually spectacular. But we'll see, I'm curious.
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Yes, I'm very curious about it. Has Bigham and others made any changes in his position, how is his form in a TT test etc.? π
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And Vacek could be dangerous for a top TT and GC result too, he's in good form.
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In the TT I expect pretty small gaps between the top contenders, who I expect to be Roglic, Almeida and Vingegaard with Morgado close too. But don't know who will win the TT or GC. The course looks good for PrimoΕΎ, it has some undulations also in the flat part. But he might still be building/testing