General Race Thread 2022 **spoilers**

Heard an interesting point on LRCP, that the sprint points for the green jersey are more spread out this year, in that there are the same green jersey points available at the end of lumpy medium mountain stages, or ones with a small punch at the end, as there are for the pure flat stages. They used to be weighted to the flat stages to keep the sprinters interested but are going the other way this year.

The intermediate sprints are also generally in the middle or the start after a few hills as well. So the green jersey suits someone who can climb well and be there or thereabouts in reduced sprints - WVA, Sagan if he is in form etc

its the way it’s been for a few years. It’s how Sagan kept on winning the green jersey by maybe winning one stage a year. Suited the fellas who could get up into those punchuer type stages they introduced a while back

the year Sam won I think there was five sprinter days. Last year there were loads. That was the outlier year and it’s back to 4/5 this year

What's the terrain like for Stage 2 of Tour of Belgium today, is a sprint finish likely?

Ramp up the last 100m but can't imagine it'll bother anyone.....

That's a bit of a disaster for Kuss & Dennis's TDF preparation/audition

That’s not true. Look at the stages Alaphilipe and MVP won last year. Both worth 50 points. Same as the sprints

That was a messy sprint. BEX couldn't keep control at the front. When Groenewegen did eventually hit the front, it was very obvious that he was the quickest, and he won it easily

Quick step did a lot of work for Jacobsen there and he gave up quite quickly. Was the little ramp there too much for the pure sprinters?

DVP out performing Sam, whatever the reason

I can't see how Bennett goes to the tour now, whatever about his sprint, he hasn't a hope of getting over the mountains.

At this stage unless something changes bringing Sam to the tour doesn’t make sense or fair to the rider & team. A “Covid diagnosis “ could save face for both.