Episode Topics: Racing recap, Milano Torino, Milan San Remo, Tour of Poland and Tour de l’Ain Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/postridecafe/ (https://www.instagram.com/postridecafe/) https://twitter.com/PostRideCafe (https://twitter.com/PostRideCafe) Strava: Aaron - https://www.strava.com/athletes/777347 Sam - https://www.strava.com/athletes/150453 Strava…..Stats of the week! Sam: 80 Miles, 3300 ft Aaron: 180 Miles, 6,500 ft Ride of the Week: Sam - Heart Asplode SoMo Aaron - WV Somo Pro Cycling News: Cycling News: Stan Dewulf and Gijs Van Hoecke sign to Ag2r - Continuing to restructure as a Classics team to support Naesen and possibly GVA Sean Quinn joins Quickstep as Stagiaire Impey to sign to ISN to support Froome as a road captain Race Coverage: Milano Torino Sagan goes early finishing 4th and Demare sprints to a clean win. Crash just before the end (seemed to be caused by Sagan avoiding touching wheels). Ewan 2nd, WVA 3rd. Takeaways: Getting back to racing is causing nerves in these sprint stages that typically they would be over at this point in the season. All the sprinters seem to be on top form and WVA continues to impress. Milan San Remo Mont Ventoux Challenge Martin and Latour pull some moves like I would needlessly attacking each other rather than working together which I think cost them both some energy. Vlaslov makes the move and is not seen again with a TT style up in speed. Porte attempts to pull him back but falls short. Takeaways: Vlaslov is in some super form winning this and coming in 3rd in GC behind Bernal and Sivakov at La Route d’Occitanie. Porte looks to be going well and Nairo doesn’t look to be yet back to his early season form after the accident. Tour of Poland Stage 1 - Why are they talking about Cavendish so much towards the end when there are real sprinters racing? Just a terrible crash caused by Groenewegen forcing Jakobsen into the barriers; commentators are speechless. Stage 2 - A welcome straightforward sprint won by Pedersen. He held on just long enough and Ackermann never seemed to be in position - bad leadout. I think yesterday had lingering effects on riders willingness to risk themselves Stage 3 - Ineos seemingly oddly riding in the front even after the last 3k but Carapaz has a go early on the uphill sprint and holds off the rest Stage 4 - Evenepoel dominates with a long 50km attack and solos to finish and the yellow Stage 5 - Tightly contested sprint won by Ballerini ahead of Ackermann Takeaways: All aboard the Remco Hype Train. Ackermann also not looking to be at his best currently Tour de l’Ain: Stage 1: Bagioli steals stage 1 from Roglic Stage 2: Roglics revenge ahead of Bernal Stage 3: Roglic and TJV dominate the finale again with Roglic making chump change of Bernal Takeaway: Ineos seems like they have a lot to work on. Bernal is looking good but is not getting the help he is used to from his domestiques. Criterium du Dauphine Preview Riders to Watch: Bardet, Lopez, Landa, Buchmann, Uran, Pinot, Mas, Ineos, TJV, Porte, Pogacar, Quintana Every stage is an uphill How will Ineos look after Tour de l' Ain Il Lombardia: 243km in length. Small climb, 10% with 4km to go. Descent into the finish. Riders to Watch: Evenepoel, Bettiol, Wellens, Fuglsang, Oliveira, Mollema, MvdP, Pogacar Next Week Preview: Il Lombardia Recap, Criterium du Dauphine Recap, Tour de France Week 1 Preview