Tazio Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 2 hours ago, Greedy Jambo said: I don't have a favorite cyclist anymore They're all so dull these days. Nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Really nasty pile up in the main peloton today in the Dwars Door Vlaanderen. Wout van Aert did his collarbone and a few ribs and is out of the rest of the classics season. Biniam Girmay, Jasper Stuyven, Mads Pederson all came down too, along with several others. Van Aert, Stuyven, Girmay and Michele Gazzoli all abandoned the race. Pedersen, Gianni Vermeersch, Alex Kirsch, Anthony Turgis, Harry Sweeny and Brent Van Moer also came down but managed to continue. Not content with bike crashes, the Soudal team car crashed into the Medical car, with the medical car ending up in a ditch. This then halted the women's race which had to be held for 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 It’s all heating up in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen. Lots of attacks off the front, rain now entering the equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Been a interesting race. Anything could still happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 25 minutes ago, Cade said: Been a interesting race. Anything could still happen. Looking like MVDP is racing a smart race today. Which he doesn’t always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 MVDP in solo time trial mode now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 minute ago, Cade said: MVDP in solo time trial mode now. It’s his to win but never bet on it being 100% in a race with wet cobbles and evil climbs. As we saw a few km ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Wet surface, big crowds, mechanical issues....things can go wrong very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Apparently when he made his break only 3 riders managed to get across the Koppenberg without dismounting. That’s pretty brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 That's where Cyclo-cross experience comes into play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Nasty crash for Vingegaard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Remco Evenepoel got a broken collarbone and scapula in the same crash, and Jay Vine sustained fractures to three of his vertebrae. Brutal crashes this year, the Grand Tours will be won by whichever of the big names hasn't had a major crash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: Nasty crash for Vingegaard Not just him. Remco broken collarbone and scapula. Could have been a whole lot worse if he hadn’t done a miraculous bunnyhop over a ditch at 60 kph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Does this make Pogacar favourite for the TDF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 56 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: Does this make Pogacar favourite for the TDF? Probably, everybody else is fecked(!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 45 minutes ago, Cade said: Probably, everybody else is fecked(!) It could be a very interesting Vuelta this year as all the top dogs come back to fitness after having missed the Giro and the TdF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, Tazio said: It could be a very interesting Vuelta this year as all the top dogs come back to fitness after having missed the Giro and the TdF. Good point, may liven up a usually pish Grand Tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 Great end to the Roubaix Femme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Roubaix claiming victims before they even get to the first set of cobbles(!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 9 minutes ago, Cade said: Roubaix claiming victims before they even get to the first set of cobbles(!) If I was Rex I’d be getting off my bike and greeting. Tough boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Uh oh. The French farmers are out on a protest. Reminds me of the brilliant film A Sunday In Hell when the riders need to stop as striking miners are blocking the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cade Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Rex again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Just now, Cade said: Rex again!! There’s shit days, and then there’s the day he’s having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 That chicane doesn’t help Arenberg at all. It needs to be about 200m further back so they’re not creeping into the entrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Aye the positioning was strange, but I get the intention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 MVDP offski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Looks like the drunk Belgians are at the race today. Disgraceful. https://x.com/benjinaesen/status/1776976995798208568?s=61&t=1VODt4ofNc2rX-OOq_OUFw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 He'd had to put up with beer, spit and piss being thrown over him all season long. Some people are just mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Women's Amstel Gold: Police motorbike hit by car. Police closed road for investigations. Race stopped for over an hour. Race resumed but shortened. Far too many accidents involving motorbikes and/or cars on the cycling road racing scene these days. It's staggering that Team Directors are allowed to be the driver. And there clearly needs to be more training for the camera bikers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Fleche Wallone was something else today. Rain, hail, sleet and snow along with nasty winds. Absolutely brutal conditions. Great solo attack to win it by a Welsh laddie too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 minute ago, Cade said: Fleche Wallone was something else today. Rain, hail, sleet and snow along with nasty winds. Absolutely brutal conditions. Great solo attack to win it by a Welsh laddie too. The footage of Matías Skjelmose getting helped off his bike mid race is something else. Poor guy is shaking from the cold and has to be carried to the team car. He was showing signs of hypothermia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Only 44 finished the race at all, from the 175 who started. Mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Two days until the Giro. I can’t see past Pogacar but as they say you have to stay upright for 3 weeks. Lots of people have home down for the giro/Tour double but that’s a big effort nowadays with the more tactical nature of racing. We saw it last year with Jumbo Visma setting the dogs on him to break him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Pog is the clear favourite, not just for his current form but because most of the other big names are crocked. It'll be an interesting race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 Crazy first stage. Grand Tours are feckin brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 Dull yin for Girmay today. He was going great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cade Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 Pog doing Pog things on the Time Trial. Beast of a stage, 52 minutes is a LONG time trial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Pog doing Pog things again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Just caught up with this. Exceptional ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Pogacar is so good. Just desperately hope it doesn’t turn out to have Lance Armstrong vibes in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 Weather do bad this morning that the riders are refusing to take the start. Trying to get the race start moved to the other side of a mountain pass. It's snowing at the original start and road conditions are dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 It’s been brewing for a few days so there would have been lots of meeting in hotel rooms yesterday on the rest day. Apart from the road surface it’s the fear of pneumonia with the riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 Everything should have been sorted out and agreed last night. This morning was a total farce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 Pog again man. Unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 23 minutes ago, Cade said: Pog again man. Unreal. Do you reckon he’s clean/legit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 Aye, testing has never been more accurate and the top boys get tested almost daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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