Tom Pidcock Near DISASTER During Crosswind Chaos | AlUla Tour 2025 Stage 3

Lanterne Rouge presents highlights of AlUla Tour 2025 Stage 3.
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[@LanterneRougeCycling]

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[@johnbecker3693]

That is a terrifying crash

[@mmmbetter55]

That pole, I gasped holy shit

[@michaelhoile1369]

I flinched here sitting on the Chesterfield 😅😅 that was bad but could have been so much worse 😢😢😢😢

[@RyonBeachner]

The UCI will certainly blame the rider in their review.

[@ForeJaapie]

Jesus that crash.. spot on analysis, reminds me of the time I got blown into a lamppost by a sudden gust of wind and suffered a concussion. I barely even hit it and at a much lower speed. Terrifying, broken jaw you say? I hope that's all

[@GoliPowerEIC]

Can’t decide whether it’s Merlier‘s sprint or the interview afterwards that is more savage.

[@andreasabels589]

Didn't see the interview before. Definitely gold!

[@Kingkongkirk1234]

Interviewer clearly knows nothing about cycling

[@HudoHudHudec]

In every race we see some stupid shit and UCI does nothing about it. Unprotected lamp post 300 m to the finish line. Cmon... are you serious? Also no penalties for behaving reckless, looking around etc. And in a month or so UCI will come out with some stupid rule without any baseground. Like the no puppy paws and the no Mohorič position rule. AAAAAA. It is just so frustrating.

[@richardb8220]

Well….they are pretty busy making sure that the riders socks aren’t too high.

[@Oli-o1s]

Lapartient and co are too busy collecting suitcases full of cash from the sheikhs to bother with basic safety.

[@we1rd92]

Love the energetic crowd and scenic route! lmao

[@andreasruther8750]

The crowds were insane! Almost as hilarious as the trolled bike mechanic on stage 1.

[@MattyBrad]

Pretty shit race really.

[@paddydunne774]

Cheers Patrick. Still the best race analysis out there . I’m guessing this is how I’m going to be consuming the racing in 2025 after losing so many tv packages in the UK sphere. Although I’m moving to Poland in March. Have to see what becomes available in Mainland Europe 🤟

[@tomwalsh6774]

Get yourself a dodgy firestick mate. There will be loads of coverage available

[@konmon604]

Crazy that Groenewegen couldnt come past

[@danielmacdonald721]

He’s just washed this point to be honest never fully been the same since the jakobsen crash

[@robinferket1059]

He was sprinting on a flat

[@TLa08]

@@robinferket1059 I don't think it was a real flat if you see at what speed he takes that last corner. Just (washed up) sprinter excuses imho.

[@65Lynchy]

He's toast

[@Jeroen_K]

If it's a tailwind and Merlier makes it a long, hard one, with a strong initial acceleration, that's actually hard to do. Not surprising Groenewegen didn't have an extra kick left after a crosswind stage.

[@ichglaubesgehtlos]

At least there were about 20 people at the finish cheering for the riders 😂

[@theeraphop8118]

great interview

[@kennyconstant7008]

5:47 A very disrespectful rider! This can determine or even destroy the rider who falls his career! Just like Dylan used to do! Suspend for a long time and heavy money fine!

[@barefootbikemaintenance1562]

10 minute sprint 😂

[@kaltonian]

I don't think that street light had any protective padding on either, sshhs...! speed horrible collision at that speed

[@generalruler]

The helli footage of all the gutted out buildings (seemingly in the main street) probably aren't helping the tourism angle.. open plan, breezy roofless homes, no frills, featuring 1 oven, 2 queen mattresses and sometimes a chair.

[@claire2088]

Horrible crash to watch, I'm with you re the temp bans, but I also think that they should be giving yellow cards for stuff like that when it doesn't cause a crash (to some extent the crashing is random depending on what riders are doing around them) so maybe they need to just start handing out yellow cards when riders do something that *could* cause a crash rather than waiting for someone to hit the deck Also, I've seen cones/protection for lampposts, there was a guy who went headfirst into one last year, but there was a big yellow bumper on it and he bounced off and was fine, maybe something should be protecting riders from lamp posts in the last few km?

[@MrMattie725]

Love the technical and tactical insight Latern!

[@HeidiLandRover]

"The sprint goes on for 10 minutes! 😀

[@maxence.coquet]

Man can we get a single stage without a crash? This is getting ridiculous really, riders falling left and right

[@in_moetion8569]

Again, Lappartient... what is he doing, all his spiel and patter about cycling safety... the only thing he does is putting his face infront of cameras. doing nothing for the safety of riders. only when the world champion is effected, he will move. what a shame, a shame for cycling. Take that freaking arab shit money and put cushions on every freaking pole in the end of a sprint stage or RESIGN NOW

[@seanmccuen6970]

lol, 'safer'? good f'n luck with that...

[@in_moetion8569]

@@seanmccuen6970 ah u probably think like Millar right? just handle deaths and shit in cycling like doping in cycling it will always be there X-D there is always a way to make it safer. Think back to Furrer! Lying in the forest for 2h. she could have been helped. if someone noticed it! take the arab money (at least a small amount) and put on gps for every rider to see if somebody got lost on track for example. And man come on, cushions on the poles, cant be that expensive right?

[@l.d.t.6327]

Appartient is busy defending the WC in Rwanda, a country that supports rebels in neighbouring Congo.

[@dangurtler7177]

Rwanda has territorial gains in mind with their activities in the Congo.

[@ynot7262]

Dunbar is the King of Knuckleheads... Just ask Chris Horner

[@holymackenaw]

Whats with this looking back and drifting to the other side? never seen this to this extreme in a sprint... "fractures his JAW, could have been worse..." sure, but thats a brutal injury. imagine not being able to eat for weeks.

[@ynot7262]

Totally agree this guy needs a yellow card... I also hope they follow up any penalties with an educational component of explaining what the rider did wrong and how it affected the others around him... He should almost be out until the injured rider is able to come back from his injuries.

[@marcvb3364]

INSANE sprint from Merlier

[@JoshMcGehee]

We need more races with cross-winds

[@lloydjarm]

such beautiful scenery .... I'd love to ride there ... (yeah that tone) ... only aspect I'd rescue is the possibility of analyzing crash info. Speed and road furniture seem to play a smaller roll in crashing than they're trying to make us think.

[@R6ex]

Ill-disciplined riders swerving recklessly all over the place!

[@jayleppanen]

Great to see so many cycling fans 😁Such a great place for cycling...

[@marcvb3364]

At least they invest in the sport we love and keep it going, which can't be said about other countries with more tradition (UK for example). No need to love or hate everything about a country just because they host a race.

[@andrasszabo1570]

@@marcvb3364 they don't care about cycling, it's just sportswashing mate.

[@Rusted_Eyes]

@@andrasszabo1570 Exactly, which is why racing in these types of countries is disgusting!

[@MarcP-b3p]

💶💶💶🛁

[@tarmaccio]

In the german livestream the commentators obsessively question Kristoff's weight being the reason for all the punctures he's suffering which I find heavily inappropriate. He's what, 78kg? That's not heavy at all for a big sprinter. What's your take on this?

[@l.d.t.6327]

Kristoff always looked heavy, except when he won Tour of Flanders. But even after that race and with many people having written him off, he keeps on winning races. Not the big ones, but he can get over small hills much better than you'd think if you see him on a bike.

[@Stk7044]

These highlights with commentary are the best 👌

[@Konzuug]

The mango gel is actually the best gel I ever had. Love their stuff

[@chrisko6439]

3:39 DS, err, Team Picnic Post NL... LR's wishes teams wouldn't change names ever :)

[@mmmbetter55]

Yeah those two crashes in the lead up were unnecessary, avoidable, and frustrating.

[@add1cted2l3arning]

3:28 those teal socks are sweet

[@vinniamsterdam700]

Sunday 3 o'clock CET MvdP vs WvA!!!

[@KoenMiseur]

Tim Merlier is just saying that he doesn't need the best legs to win from this bunch of sprinters but without so many words.

[@GaborEID]

Many new formations, upcoming new riders and difficult conditions = more chaos.

[@svtinker]

In America they refer to it as Nascar.

[@h1tten1t]

Nice to see Frederic Frison in such a good shape after a disastrous 2024 season (a dog bit him in the balls, no joke) !

[@jeremyweine7686]

Lanterne (or anyone): I understand the danger of that Caja Rural rider’s look behind him, but could someone explain why Bert’s look over the shoulder ( 6:38 ) is different? Is it just about whether a rider is speeding up or slowing down when they check over their shoulder? It seems like people look over their shoulder all the time and I guess I’m just wondering when it’s safe and when it isn’t.

[@LanterneRougeCycling]

When you are slowing down and moving backwards then riders will be moving around you and coming across you to the front to take up the spot you were in

[@Pgdgolfer]

Ah that was hard to watch. Hope he’s ok

[@JeremySchultz]

The frequency of punctures in the pro ranks is a mystery to me. You're on closed, swept roads and never on a tire with age or wear. Is it all pinch flats as the peloton blindly pile drives through potholes and road furniture?

[@edwardp5748]

merlier is better than the other sprinters there. that does not mean he is in great shape or has great legs right now mr interviewer.

[@EpeP-qs9xb]

Within the last 3km, so no problem for Pidders.

[@pachr]

the gap is insane

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Shambolic behaviour there at the end and poor from UCI / organisers. Put protection around those objects in the run in!!

[@fiorenzobrambilla8482]

Scusate..ma questi sono professionisti...manco fossero Allievi.. Scarsi ... da paura😢

[@TheCyclingCardio]

“I don’t think so” 💀💀💀

[@gabrielpaquet1114]

Poor guys, riding in the desert, straight line, poor road conditions, no crowd. What one would do to earn a living. Hoping Saudi Arabia is paying our man LR well too to cover this non sense.

[@tubbytoast2]

Sorry you can't ban some one for looking around, the sprint lead out men do it a lot , i mean were does it stop, , yes it can be reckless, so the uci will have to start a rule were everyone with say 2 km to go Must be looking straight ahead at all times, then if that's the case all ' sprint' stages need to finish on a 2 km straight road, oh and while we are at it the organisers need to have designated sprnt lanes painted on the road with 2 k to go and there will only be 10 lanes ,so only the top 10 ranked sprinters teams are allowed to enter those lanes with 2 k to go , were does it stop , yes some riders probably shouldn't be mixing it up in sprint finshes cos the lack the experience or skill , if you want to go down the ' dangerous ' riding rabbit hole, i think maybe the commissioners look at tape of the finish rule a rider was endangering fellow riders, then there whole team gets 30 to 90 seconds taken of G.C times , can you imagine the conversation from your gc leader that you jus lost him or her the Giro or the tour even Paris Nice because you stuffed up in a sprint stage

[@BalmilySchlockier]

Jayco must feel shit after that stage, drop Eddie from g1 and loosing time and then big Groenewegen just not able to get passed for the win

[@andrasszabo1570]

I'm fairly sure Groenewegen was able to get passed. That's why he didn't win!

[@Oli-o1s]

A month ban is nowhere near enough for that. Also that's a basic lack of riding skills ... Inexperienced beginners drift in the opposite direction when looking over their shoulders. One of the first things you need to learn not to do when riding in traffic or at speed in a group.

[@connorcaba2492]

Just start perma banning these idiots being caught looking around and causing crashes in sprints. perma ban perma ban perma ban

[@davidvonslingshot]

caja is beyond a hack team - entire team should be relegated for their dumbfuuckery over and over

[@hansleeuw2840]

How can this still be called sports? What an irresponsible idiots on bikes. And no consequences? Ridiculous. A total biking ban for a month for all of biking that potentially ends in sprints when it doesn't improve.

[@jfreck]

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[@PedalToProgress]

What a boring tour 😬

[@ewuygusg8d]

Skill issue.