Tazio Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 It should be a good race with the number of very good potential winners in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 Starting to break apart now, lots of attacks coming all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Woooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! What a finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Raging. I had to leave the house when they only had 5km to the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tazio Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Milan Vader the Dutch cyclist is in intensive care in an induced coma fighting for his life after crashing over a guardrail at the Tour Of The Basque Country today. One of the Bike Exchange cyclists went over one in a separate incident but was luckier. Hope the lad pulls through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) Missed Milan Vader's crash entirely due to it being before the live TV pictures came on. "Milan, 26, was operated on immediately to insert stents into his carotid artery to preserve blood flow to his brain. He also suffered broken vertebrae, a fractured collarbone and shoulder blade, and is under anaesthesia." I did see Lucas Hamilton go over the barrier on a descent, somehow land on top of a tree instead of down the cliff and getting rescued. Edited April 8, 2022 by Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Good racing in the Amstel Gold going into the last 20km. Teams going for it in the hope they can break VDP and so far it seems to be working. Though you can never tell with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 Amstel Gold Decision overturned by the photo finish. Brutal. The women's race was also a great finish, great break from behind with 500m to go. Roubaix next weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 Women's Paris/Roubaix prize money for the winner upped to €20,000 from a paltry €1,500 last year. Still, it's way behind the Men's Race winner, who gets around €500,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Cade said: Women's Paris/Roubaix prize money for the winner upped to €20,000 from a paltry €1,500 last year. Still, it's way behind the Men's Race winner, who gets around €500,000 No way the winner of Paris Roubaix gets that kind of money as it was only 30k last year. I think you've added on an extra zero by accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 55 minutes ago, Tazio said: No way the winner of Paris Roubaix gets that kind of money as it was only 30k last year. I think you've added on an extra zero by accident. Aye that was for a whole team £30k is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 6 hours of Paris/Roubaix on telly It's bone dry, dusty as feck and slippery because of it. Huge split in the peloton before the first pave section and lots of crashes already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Cade said: 6 hours of Paris/Roubaix on telly It's bone dry, dusty as feck and slippery because of it. Huge split in the peloton before the first pave section and lots of crashes already. I think they’ve all got carried away with it being dry and decided to just beast it. Ridiculous speed averages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Yeah it's been brutally fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Some serious talent in the group doing the chasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 ****ing idiot spectator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Good win for Van Barle. Not a team I like but good to see Ineos taking races outside the grand tours seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Ineos have really gone hard into the classics this year. Won the last three of them. Brutalised the start of the race. That spectator is a daft auld git. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Sorry lads, not putting in the 6 hours these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Carnage at Liege-Bastogne-Liege Massive crash wipes out about half the peloton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Giro D'Italia starts today. Orla Chennaoui looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Cav's teammate beating him to the line in the intermediate sprint to rob him of points. That's going to be a fun chat on the bus at the end of the stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Still think it was shan to pick Cav for the Giro when he only needs 1 more stage at the TDF to beat Merckx's record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 14 minutes ago, Cade said: Still think it was shan to pick Cav for the Giro when he only needs 1 more stage at the TDF to beat Merckx's record. Well when the team is run by a lunatic you expect these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Well that’s not exactly an unexpected winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Good stage though, lots of different terrain and a good finish. Sore one for Caleb, not sure how he managed to take himself out a few metres from the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Just now, Cade said: Good stage though, lots of different terrain and a good finish. Sore one for Caleb, not sure how he managed to take himself out a few metres from the line. I needed to leave for work so followed the last few km on Twitter. I’ll catch the highlights later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesh Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 What channel is this on? Watched a bit on Eurosport Friday but couldn’t see today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Eurosport 1 today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesh Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 26 minutes ago, Cade said: Eurosport 1 today Cheers, not sure the sky planner has the right info on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 6 hours ago, Cade said: The lad looks like he could be a serious talent going forward. And black Africans have serious form in endurance sports so it could be a source of talent going forward. Very different physiology to distance runners though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 Wait ages for a head to head Cav vs Caleb sprint, and Arnaud Demare beats them both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Properly chaotic final few Km today. And a grand tour has a black African rider winning for the first time ever. Win for Girmay but VDP really is good at creating utter confusion. Edited May 17, 2022 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Girmay off to hospital after shooting himself in the eyeball with the champagne cork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, Cade said: Girmay off to hospital after shooting himself in the eyeball with the champagne cork Sublime to the ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Girmay withdraws! Oot the race by shooting himself in the eye with a champagne cork. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Good entertainment yesterday. 4-man breakaway getting caught with 600 metres to go, after they started thinking about the win, slowing up and looking around at each other instead of just making sure they stayed clear. Romain Bardet was forced to abandon with a dicky tummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesh Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 On 17/05/2022 at 16:43, Cade said: Girmay off to hospital after shooting himself in the eyeball with the champagne cork I was shouting ‘stop’ at the tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) Dramatic last few Km in the 2nd last stage of the Giro today. Carapaz from controlling the race for days has completely exploded and lost loads of time, and more importantly the pink jersey. Edited May 28, 2022 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 That was some capitulation. Totally blew up right at the death. Barring an incident or something else during the final TT, that's it all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 It’s all a party at the back of the race for some riders. some great clips and photos of VDP interacting with fans and entertaining them with wheelies etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 Well that's one Grand Tour out of the way. Excellent stuff in all three weeks and it all came down to a head-to-head battle up the final climb on the final mountain. Orla has been looking immense tae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Criterium du Dauphine underway. As usual, lots of big names here for this one, as it's a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Cade said: Criterium du Dauphine underway. As usual, lots of big names here for this one, as it's a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France. It will be interesting if it still maintains that status. It became hugely important in the era where certain GC riders based their entire season around the TdF and didn’t show any interest in the classics or monuments. I’m glad we’re past that now and you’re seeing the GC riders popping up in Belgium in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Aye modern riders are not just Grand Tour specialists. Plenty of the road race peloton are also mountain bikers, cyclo-cross racers, track racers, classic and monument racers. But the TdF is still the biggest race of the year and pretty much the only time you see all the big names all in the same race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, Cade said: Aye modern riders are not just Grand Tour specialists. Plenty of the road race peloton are also mountain bikers, cyclo-cross racers, track racers, classic and monument racers. But the TdF is still the biggest race of the year and pretty much the only time you see all the big names all in the same race. For me it really started with Armstrong and his disdain for other races. Then Sky took it to the extreme setting up for Wiggins and Froome. They seem to be moving away from that now though, partly as part of a charm offensive when they became Ineos as they are a heavily disliked team on the continent. Lots of the current leading riders seem to actually love the sport whereas Sky you always sensed they just loved the winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 Wout van Aert sits up to celebrate a second too early and David Guadu beats him to the line on the throw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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