So annoying I renewed 2 days ago 😭

​@@Justintanega yeah, I did it few hours ago (off course full price) so I could watch the stage :)

I just wanted to get my subscription with your code but they only take Credit card wich i dont have.

What is the code?

@@diederikbal9695 you just click through the link, click on the 15% off redeem now button under your relevant country (if its listed) and then select the lanterne rouge plan

Agree, Remco wanted the stage too and just rode a sustained high pace hoping to drop Yates off the wheel and/or to catch him on the less steep section…..and he nearly succeeded! Perhaps he’s slightly overconfident, but at least it makes him an entertaining and attacking rider, bit like MvdP. Always believes that he can win. 😂

​@@hisdadjames4876he's not peaking yet. Which is scary if he can follow a climber that can keep up with the best most of the time....

@@de4ds1ghtcsgo94 If we ignore the possibility that half of them are doped up the the eyeballs, then we are looking at a fantastic generation of young riders coming through…Remco, Jonas, Pidcock, Pog, MvdP, WvA, de Lie, Bernal? and fifteen more already in the World Tour peloton. 👏👏👏 Can’t wait to see how this season plays out for them🤞

Yates drafted Remco and did less w/kg overall but still great tactics!

@@Pauleuh Remco still doesn't understand it's not all w/kg

Yep. That’s why I think in stage races with GC hope you should always sprint to the line. Riders worry so much about bonus seconds and then just throw them away by posing.

not sure he's too fussed about the difference between 2nd and 3rd to be fair, being an older rider that's won the race before

2nd overall is the 1st loser - he never cared ;)

I agree - to lose 2nd by one second - inexcusable. Why wasn't his DS in his ear about it ?

Or how about comparing these early-season performances of Jonas, Pogi, and Remco. Jonas and Pogacar both dominated, but perhaps against weaker opposition.

@@Sakkura1 Pogačar rode against better opposition than both: Remco and Vingegaard

@@nine37 pogacar is going to make lance look like a beginner

He paced decent climbers to 40 seconds....roglic will have to choose giro or tour because remco will make him work hard

He was faster on Jebel Jais in the sprint and considering he only lost 10", sitting in Yates' wheel might have been enough.

Exactly.

When he zipped up the jersey and celebrated that was my exact thought.

2nd or 3rd overall, what's the difference? His goal was the stage and he totally nailed it. And of course he was going to flash the sponsor, his first win for the team at his sponsor's home tour...

Doubt Yates cares about 2nd or 3rd on GC

2 or 3 should matter. It's World Tour after all. It's less silly than people getting beat at the finish because of a victory celebration gone bad. Like for example Alaphilippe.

Remco is a beast in many ways, but when you get in the high mountains, he cannot compete with Pog, Rog, or Vingo.

​@@markdwelchforcongress4456he can with 1 of those 3. The other 2 he will lose 30s to 60s to in a gc. Which he can recover easily if there's a flat TT. He is by far the best flat TT guy over pogi and vin. Roglic can hold his own.

Have you seen him out of the saddle in last year's Liège-Bastogne?

In the vuelta it was just that one fall that caused him to not be able to stand out of the saddle.

Use a VPN mate.

Oh yeah mega threat from plapp and bilbao 😂

Except I don't see how he can be certain Yates beat him in a sprint, Remco handely won the the one on Jebel Jais.

The GC mattered. The stage win not so much. Well done!

If there's a 40km flat TT would you reconsider? He won't lose minutes. But pogi and vinge will lose 2 on a 40km flat TT

I doubt it will be 40 degrees in the giro

@@LanterneRougeCycling I wager €5 for 35+ on at least 1 stage, resulting in a GC shake up

@@LanterneRougeCycling Last May was pretty hot over there (I cooked myself at 30C from Milan to Turin even though it was all flat) and that Turin stage was very hot for May. If they were in the South things can get hotter. With this climate, you never know.

You have to take in account that Remco isn’t at his full potential this early in the season, he will work up to the giro.

Pretty sure Remco doesn’t have to be afraid of the heat. He started the UAE at 80% of his capabilities, and compared to Yates, he did not do an altitude training lately.

I love Sepp, but he does not seem to possess the "NEED" to win that separates the champions from the greats. Remco demonstrated that "NEED" today - in spades.

@@markdwelchforcongress4456 Maybe so but there is also the issue of form. Remco may have peaked early and Kuss is still coming into form.

@@trentvlak I am not talking about just this race. I have been waiting for a couple of years for Sepp to become a real GC threat - and he does not seem to be interested enough to make it happen.

Not without a strong time trial.

I hope I’m wrong but it’s unlikely with his current physique. World class climber but lacks explosiveness, and doesn’t have the TT grunt.

The answer is NO. He just doesn't have the inner drive necessary to elevate himself to a leader position.

He's not at full capacity. You also have to take his sprint train shenanigans into account. That makes the 10 sec gap understandable. The fact he halved it on the false flat is amazing

Domestique for Pogacar. Both Yates peaked about five years ago. They are super talented climbers but the top five will destroy them on GC.

Yates has always been really good on this climb, so not really an indication of what is to come.

@@MDP1702 hes never been this smooth on the bike, gotta disagree!

@@TaylorMonnig He might have slightly improved, I am not saying he hasn't. But this race just has never been indicative for the remainder of his season. It is like Wellens: always being good in february and then slightly faded throughout the year. Also he might have prepared even better for this race now he's with UAE and the importance of it for his new sponsors.

For the moment it looks like it. Though a question remains whether he'll be a full domestique or a co-leader. Tactically, would be wise to use him as a co-leader to 1-2 Jonas..

1-2 Jonas for sure. And plan b in case of drama, but never a proper co-leader.

@@janbregar2561 They might try to use him as a 1-2, but considering Yates' record vs Pogacar, there isn't really any doubt Yates will be a domestique in the end. As long as he doesn't take 5-10 minutes on Jonas, JV doesn't have to worry about Yates as a threat.

@@MDP1702 They wouldn't be comfortable seeing Yates with over a minute lead on Jonas tbh.. and given the parcours this year which in my opinion could make for little gaps (often happens with little TT kms), so 1 or 2 minutes could be hard to nullify.. Of course it's unlikely to be enough for Adam, but I don't think Jumbo would be comfortable with it..

@@janbregar2561 You are overestimating Yates for GT. He never podiumed one despite riding for the best GC team for the last 2 years and getting his chances. He really lacks the consistency needed for a GT. I don't think we'll see little gaps in GC when there's a fight between Vingegaard and Pogacar, maybe between these 2 yes, but unlikely the other ones. Maybe Mas can also do really good if he's in topshape. *often happens with little TT kms* Except the last 2 years most of the differences were made on the climbs, not the TT's. JV being worried about Yates is like UAE being worried about Kuss or Kruijswijk, it doesn't happen.

That's some next level 1st world OCD shit there. The hat manufacturers have the stripes in a different order. Having said that Santini and Castelli also offer hats with the stripes in the same order whereas Trek Segafredo have them in the opposite (matching Remco's sunnies) order. Fuck you've got me at it as well.

Gotta pick your battles!😝

Good point

If he puts his hat on backwards they'll match. Or he could put his sunnies on upside-down, which is how most cyclists do it when wearing a helmet. I need to get out more!

Simon Yates won a Paris-Nice stage last year though and would have won GC without VA in support of Roglic.

He said he went over his limit in the interview (8:04) and if he could keep up with yates he would have

Well, that would have make sense if Remco Himself hasn’t said otherwise

For sure he went over it, and the heat + some kgs excess weight didn't help, but overal his form is solid. He is cranking out impressive wattages on the flat, and has some work to do (altitude training camp + weight loss).

​@@l.d.t.6327he was impressive considering the build up has only just started for the giro. If he takes another step roglic might be in trouble fr. I mean him being able to handle 2500+ properly would negate his only weakness left😅

only 10" back? Yeah, he could have won if he didn't pull, though obviously no guarantee.

??? Guys need to make some money and GCN+ goes hand in hand with LRCP, I have been waiting for this promo so I can support LR and get access to the great racing on GCN+

Step off it and let your boy LR eat, afford to live in Europe, etc. You want him to start hawking Ridge Wallets or MasterWorks instead?

@@ktakashismith know where you’re coming from !!!