Poor Higuita - he looked like he was about to fly to the finish going away!

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And then sat up for a nice, cool, composed, finish line pose. Then collapsed. #skillz

Nice attack.

Sheffield!!

I think the peloton will take notice and not let him take another flyer like that. What a great win.

There’s a new Magnus in town. And he did it with the savvy of a 7-year pro.

And Jakobsen looking better than ever.

That was clever, wasn't it? Do a little gap closing duty prior, so driving to Kamna doesn't ring any alarm bells. Parlay that into the "casual attack" over the top of Kamna. Then suddenly it's a 5-second gap and everyone's looking around for the Other Guy to close the gap.

Clever and some crazy 1k power to stick that at any age, let alone 19.

He certainly passes the gam check. He has already shown this year his race acumen. He knows where he needs to be to do his job and has done it well for his team...that was before his great move and win yesterday. Great to see these young talents not only coming in with incredible fitness, but prowess as well within the peloton.

Ruta del Sol queen stage has been interesting so far. Already multiple GC hopefuls have been popped off and missed the front group. Lopez has looked very strong even without a great team. I'm thinking he is going to take today. Poor Covi is out of it already.

I just realized MAL has a few teammates as well up the road. Maybe the Astana contribution is better than I originally assessed.

You guys know Magnus? I don't recall where he is from in the States, but did he come the Hagens Berman Axeon?

Not personally, but I've seen him race at Valley of the Sun and a few other places. I think he's from the east coast somewhere.

He's the one who set up Quinn Simmons for his Jr. Worlds victory, and from what he did in that race, I've always felt he was at least Quinn's equal.

I remember that ride he did for Simmons. USA bossed it that day.

The race is on fire now. Yates is throwing down some serious firepower.

But ended up playing himself. :) (though things can change)

Yep! The joys of bike racing. This chasing group better not let Lutsenko and Poels get much further. They are killing themselves.

Lutsenko is looking mighty strong to this season thus far.

Thankfully the racing has been great today. The wife is on a girls trip and I have a sleeping baby on the other side of the cave while I try to knock out 3 hours.

Very nice! (for indoors). I'm about to head out the door for a 2-3 hour opener ride before geezer-crit racing tomorrow.

Wow! Did not expect Wout to boss it from the front of the sprint.

Hell yes Wout! Couldn't happen to a better guy.

And yeah, outside owns indoor all day, but the Neo on a big rocker plate is an awfully nice option when I am on dad duty. We've got the weghts down here too, with an endless pool and a treadmill so there are options at least.

Good luck on the crit. You have bigger balls than I do (and a bigger sprint I bet!).

Nor did I. I would take Lutsenko in a sprint over him almost any day, especially after getting Wout in an vulnerable position up front.

Little Maggie, showing once again that Magnus is the greatest name in cycling.

Joe may Lantern Rouge the TT today. They initially thought his pelvis might have been broken. Hard crash.

Nairoman is on fire for early on. Is he planning a classics campaign? Wellens ran him down but Nairo did a nice job given he had a Belgian Beast after him.

Damn I hadn't heard Joe's injuries might be that severe. Here's hoping for the best.

I love an in form Nairoman and it is great for cycling. What an exciting climber. He has a history the past few years of coming in hot at the beginning of the season when he is healthy. Last I heard he said he still had another go at winning the Tour in him. Unclear if he was indicating this year or in the future, as this year will not be good for him at all based on the TTs.

He's from a suburb of Rochester, NY

He's been a beast for a couple years now and looks ready for a huge step up.

He's from the same suburb as the 5th place finisher at the 2022 Cyclocross Worlds for Junior men, Andrew August, son of an old friend of mine





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Very cool. You don't end up on Ineos unless you have some special potential. I'm looking forward to seeing him in a GT this year. Hopefully the Vuelta. He could be a great engine for a GC leader.

Somenone should ask Evenepoul if he thinks they should ban TT bikes. Taking a minute out of Kung is crazy for a GC-ish rider. I bet the guy has a CdA in the low 0.17 range.

That was a crazy strong TT from Remco.

In other racing, Caleb Ewan is looking awesome ahead of Milan San Remo. What an awesome ride he did.

whats the best bet, paid subscription, for watching the spring races?

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