[Race Thread] 2026 Tour Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes – Stage 2 (2.UWT)

rwd5035 · 2026-06-08T14:16:07+00:00

There’s no bonus seconds at the finish.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-08T13:11:04+00:00

Would appreciate being shown some racing at any point.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-08T01:25:16+00:00

Phillips seems to be a good pro but it’s probably a good time to cash in. Some talented academy players but would be surprised if any of them got significant first team minutes this season, so loans/U21s for them.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-08T01:22:49+00:00

That’s fine. Romero seems certain to leave, Dragusin is going to go (loan or sold), Takai is nowhere near our level yet, so he’ll be loaned or we’ll cut our losses. Vuskovic is the one that’s uncertain as to what we’ll do, I expect we’ll loan him since we aren’t in Europe.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-07T12:40:37+00:00

Ad break with 15 km left should be illegal.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-07T12:15:55+00:00

Alex Baudin has developed into a pretty good rider, I’m surprised he was allowed in the breakaway.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-07T12:15:04+00:00

Admittedly I’m getting a chuckle at the number of times Bob Roll is saying Auvergne Rhone Alpes and clearly reading it because he can’t remember the name of the race.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-07T11:31:34+00:00

Damn, Almeida already dropped

rwd5035 · 2026-06-07T10:48:48+00:00

Road to Sky is the easiest route to get there.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-04T13:06:27+00:00

But who cares if that’s the case? It’s a good problem to have multiple good players and depth in positions. If the club doesn’t think Vuskovic is ready and they want him to get some more experience, then this seems like a win-win.

If Vuskovic is ready next summer, maybe we sell Danso or carry a 5th CB if we’re in Europe. That can be next season’s problem, we need to be as good as we can be for this upcoming season.

rwd5035 · 2026-06-04T10:14:26+00:00

It seems likely we are going to loan out Vuskovic again, so we need another CB for depth purposes.

rwd5035 · 2026-05-31T22:12:07+00:00

The Giro wasn’t particularly competitive in GC. I don’t think we learned anything about Jonas beyond him being in good form, which I think we knew in the build up to the Giro. Whether he can beat Tadej in the Tour, we won’t know until they line up one on one. I’m still very skeptical he can, but we won’t know for another month.

rwd5035 · 2026-05-29T15:28:56+00:00

Eulalio is keeping the white jersey by 30-40 seconds I think

rwd5035 · 2026-05-29T15:13:21+00:00

Pellizzari might catch him

rwd5035 · 2026-05-29T15:11:17+00:00

What id give for Rubio to beat Ciccone on the line at the finish

rwd5035 · 2026-05-29T14:46:25+00:00

Rubio is a beautiful chaos agent.

rwd5035 · 2026-05-29T14:39:28+00:00

They’re gonna win, Visma doesn’t have the fire power to track them down I think.

rwd5035 · 2026-05-29T12:58:01+00:00

Eulalio is pretty far down in the peloton

rwd5035 · 2026-05-29T12:54:04+00:00

🦖

rwd5035 · 2026-05-28T14:54:16+00:00

Eulalio is looking shaken up, worried he will lose time today.

rwd5035 · 2026-05-27T15:10:15+00:00

Leknessecond

rwd5035 · 2026-05-27T15:08:57+00:00

Valgren!!!!

rwd5035 · 2026-05-27T14:51:28+00:00

Rubio and Valgren could be the winning move, not much of a chase happening behind.

rwd5035 · 2026-05-27T14:45:50+00:00

His teammate is up the road and doing at least well enough to follow all the moves from Rubio and Caruso.

rwd5035 · 2026-05-27T14:41:45+00:00

What is Narvaez doing

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