Overall quite happy with that race. Afewerki and his stage win definitely helped with the! Carlos rode great! Excited to see how he will go maxed next season! Afewerki 3rd in points as well. And 3 riders scoring points in GC. Happy with how it went. Definitely could have scored a bit more but still I think we did well and should be midddle ground if not better in terms of points scored here.
Thanks for the reports! And congrats Hillis on that insane result!
On the whole a solid performance, except for Zhao who was terrible. As Red noted, Yates just never found the top gear, typified by finishing 1 second behind Misbah. 7th overall isn't a disaster but I felt a top 5 was a pretty realistic outcome in this field. Given the lack of stage finishes probably only a C for him.
The A has to be the team performance with Cabrera and Kuss both in the top 20 and Revard 49th. Our first ever victory in the teams competition is a nice landmark and that we did it while wasting one spot on Zhao makes it more impressive.
Congrates to Hillis on the win, got to be nice to see the investment in Arensman pay off.
Sympathy to MRE, Jorgenson's result weirdly similar to Sosa last year, where one disastrous stage accounted for all the time loss. Jorgenson came even closer to completing the comeback.
Thanks to Red for the reports, always felt like the race had a narrative.
What a ride from Santi, great to see the attacks finally paying off. The win + improvement in GC has really turned this into a pretty decent race for him all things considered, especially given the bad start. From a team perspective a really good first Tour of America: two stage wins, wore every jersey at one point or another, and picked up some points in the final KoM standings as well. I had serious doubts after seeing the start list but all in all a very fun race. Thanks for the nice reports red and congrats Hillis, great team performance!
All it takes is one bad day. That's cycling and that's life. Love the fighting spirit Jorgenson showed to get back within 12 seconds and at least secure a second place. We at least continued our tradition of winning a stage in all seven of our ToA appearances and have now reached the podium in six of them!
Congrats hillis, solid teamwork from your guys to pull off the win.
Can't be unhappy with Choi finishing 3rd in the GC. But we dreamt of a bit more a couple of stages ago. The team classification could have been just as good as a stage win, but it wasn't to be. Carapaz, Carpenter, and Kulindwa also sacrificed their own ambitions for Choi, but it was probably the right call.
Great comeback from Jorgenson.
Last stage from Buitrago completes a fun tour for Ethiopian Airlines.
Congrats on the win hillis! Strong performance by Lunke and the team.
This was a hugely enjoyable ToA to see, I think the 14 race concept doesnt change that much in regards to the excitement it brings as a "GT". Maybe next season Ill invest in a TT GC rider so I can actually try and get a good GC for once instead of just a few stages xD
Tough race for us. Failed everything we were gunning for. Adomaitis got beaten at every oportunity. Uwi, Gavars did well until both suddenly losing 15min+ on stage 10. Riccitello also drowned that day. Not a dreqm team but leaving with less than 50 points in 2 weeks is a real kick in the teeth
Greqt race though. A lot of uncertainty as to who the winner would be until the end. A good number of yellow jerseys too. Agree with others that the reduction hasn't taken away from the magic of the event. Congrats on the amazing result, hillis. Great to see such a big result go to such a helpful manager!
Thanks for all the repprts too Heine. Massive effort, mate. Appreciate it!
