When Teamwork Breaks Down: Tour Down Under 2025 Stage 4

[@haveallbeentaken]

If Michael Woods wins on Willunga then we're living in the matrix

[@unfandekingdom]

Woods belongs to the best sprinters in the world. You didn't know that ? 😂

[@ozgurinsan]

So he won a sprint in a world tour race allegedly with the slowest bike of the peleton.

[@NeoPayneHK]

heaviest not slowest

[@ozgurinsan]

@@NeoPayneHK One of the slowest according to cycling news aero testing.

[@NeoPayneHK]

@@ozgurinsan OKOK you are right🤣

[@bergbilch]

All modern bikes are so close that it doesnt matter even for pros. Its just marketing BS.

[@hoodyps]

Legs matter more.

[@LeGa99]

I feel sorry for Bauhaus, he always gets so close but never the win… 😢

[@jean-jacqueslavigne3109]

Of all things, Coquard was clean here. Never changed line. Bahaus didn’t open the box for Narvaes but he didn’t have to anyway. Clean overall.

[@ahrenek]

Congrats to Micahel Woods!

[@MrMattie725]

What is Pithie doing? Fighting and wasting energy for second wheel with a km to go so he can finish 20th?

[@evanbybee8953]

Thought the same. Wasting time fighting and getting caught off guard at the end.

[@filippocevenini6266]

Narvaez looks in great form. Today if wasn't close sure win

[@RedGunBullets]

Maybe UAE can give him the Yates transformation, Adam was very inconsistent when he was with Ineos and didn’t had 3 week legs for GT’s with UAE he came in to the form of his life and make the podium in his 1st season with UAE on the TDF of all places and as a lieutenant for Pogi, so there is hope for narvaez

[@eloyborgio1726]

He needs a new pair of balls

[@filippocevenini6266]

@@RedGunBullets Narvaez is the Best here in Australia. By Far

[@mrmetd7585]

liam walsh is on top shape 🚀

[@roeland_st]

campagnolo taking the win !!

[@WilyTuber]

There's an echelon if ever I saw one

[@ynot7262]

Phil Liggert is a legend but wondering if a French cyclist speaks French??.

[@krzysztofterlecki2889]

4:12 Coquard starts his sprint on the middle left part of the road. 4:16 4 seconds later he is next to barriers and leaves no space on his right. He had no idea if he would endanger other riders by this move because when you sprint you don't look back. If there were more fast riders on his right there could be a crash. In that case there would be relegation. UCI need to stop relegating for consequences and start applying rules equally in every situation to prevent crashes! Imo Coquard deserves at least yellow card. Pithie for you it is obvious relegation or even dsq.

[@sullivan_gts]

The road is not straight. It turns to the right. Don't look only from the helicopter camera. Look at 2:44

[@MrMattie725]

Yes, the way rules are now you can always gamble and cross the full road because if you're lucky no one is there and you have a slight edge.

[@FlyingPastilla]

At this point of the leadout no train is coming from behind with more speed. He slingshot and went for the shortest route. Anyone with more kick would have passed inside already so it's a non-issue. You can tell if someone is around you when you sprint. He knew no one was next to him. If anyone closed anyone to the barriers it would be Bauhaus, he would probably have won if he had stopped closing when Coquard did but he wanted to box in Narvaez.

[@FL-yn5kc]

the riders are still behind coquard, so not tight, narvaez is blocked by Bauhaus on the other hand but for second place

[@ynot7262]

IMO he did what every sprinter would do in same position and I thought was entitled to do so. Chap to him

[@Ataraxist]

what's with the uae complaining about? it looks fine for the sprint...

[@mrtnt1996]

Look where Couqard started the sprint and where he ended it. I'm not sure, but there might be some rules on that

[@evanl7743]

@@mrtnt1996 its fine, was a very slow drift, impeded no riders

[@jonathandesmedt3562]

@@evanl7743 impeded narvaez clearly, lost all of his momentum

[@ForeverDayGreen]

​@@mrtnt1996the rule is, that you can't deviate from your line once you start sprinting. I don't think this was the case here he just simply didn't choose the shortest line but one that drifted out to the barrier.

[@punkandprovocation]

@@ForeverDayGreen That's not the rule. You can't deviate AND in doing so endanger another rider. Deviating is fine if you're not putting someone else in danger as happened here. Narvaez is nowhere near the action.

[@eloyborgio1726]

Narvaez a llorar a tu casa