SecN Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Can’t imagine any further competition for 1st now. It might become boring, I’ve watched it so far this turn and will likely still enjoy the last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Well Roglic and Jumbo-Visma lost a lot of support today. Total dick move blaming Fred Wright for his crash and his team backing him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 Roglic is not coming across very well at all in this. Making himself look a right dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) So. Annameik Van Vleuten. Her last season racing so to go out in style she takes all 3 of the grand tours and now wins the world championship road race. With a broken elbow. And takes it with pure power and style. She’s amazing. Edited September 24, 2022 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 Think she'll be a physical wreck after this season. Going above and beyond in every race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Well that was an odd day. Remco destroys the field with 30km to go and MvdP gets arrested the night before after an altercation with teenage girls who kept banging on his hotel room in the middle of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Filippo Ganna has just absolutely destroyed the hour record. 56.792 Km achieved compared to the previous record of 55.548km. In terms of hour records beating it by 1.2 Km is mind boggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 The hour record is usually a swan song of a riders career? I thought Ganna had a few seasons left in the pro peloton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Ganna's a TT beast. It was always likely to be him that broke the hour record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Anything good announced today about the 2023 TdF? I seen a wee bit of some stages of the route on Eurosport this afternoon but didn't have the chance to watch the whole program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, SecN said: Anything good announced today about the 2023 TdF? I seen a wee bit of some stages of the route on Eurosport this afternoon but didn't have the chance to watch the whole program. Very little in the way of TT which is something I’ve wanted for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Bilbao for opening stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Only one TT, and not until Stage 16. Tourmalet, Colombier, Col de la Croix, some of the classic mountains along the way Hilly Hilly Flat Flat Mountain Mountain (Tourmalet) Flat Hilly Mountain Rest Hilly Flat Hilly Mountain (Grand Colombier) Mountain Mountain (Col de la Croix) Rest Individual TT Mountain Hilly Paris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 Couple of events in the UCI calendar already complete, UAE tour underway and the one-day classics just around the corner. Omloop on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I don't even have a favourite cyclist anymore, the characters have all but died a death, and with the lack of drugs on the go, it has all got a bit boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 Aye it's all a bit corporate, bland and statistics/sports science led, but that's true of pretty much any sport these days. But there's still some excellent racing on show and popularity continues to rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, Cade said: Aye it's all a bit corporate, bland and statistics/sports science led, but that's true of pretty much any sport these days. But there's still some excellent racing on show and popularity continues to rise. Yeah, i think we're gonna have to rely on Alaphilippe for any sort of entertainment these days. I'm still upset with Van der poel for not giving a shit about the Tour de France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 With more and more cyclists being multi disciplinarians these days, they have to pick and choose which races to compete in. Some do road and track. Some do road and cyclocross. Some only do one day road. There's only so many events on offer each year so they have to pick their poison. So aye some of the big names may commit the cardinal sin of not bothering with a Grand Tour but if they stand a better chance of bigger success at a different event, then why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 On 21/02/2023 at 20:05, Greedy Jambo said: I don't even have a favourite cyclist anymore, the characters have all but died a death, and with the lack of drugs on the go, it has all got a bit boring. Cav at this years TdF is surely going to be the big talking point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 1 minute ago, SecN said: Cav at this years TdF is surely going to be the big talking point. The big talking point all year will be Pogacar and the chase to beat him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Suppose we’ve got Vingegard to liven it up also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, SecN said: Cav at this years TdF is surely going to be the big talking point. Has he found a team that's going to pull his fat ass up all the hills again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Greedy Jambo said: Has he found a team that's going to pull his fat ass up all the hills again lol Astana Edited February 22, 2023 by SecN Image upload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 Wout van Aert and Matthieu van der Poel both missing Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad so the field will be wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Cade said: Wout van Aert and Matthieu van der Poel both missing Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad so the field will be wide open. If you don't speak Dutch that's some mighty fine spelling going on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Every season I forget just how boring all the stage races in the Middle East are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 Here's the course profile from today's UAE tour stage _________________________________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, Cade said: Here's the course profile from today's UAE tour stage _________________________________________________________________________________ Right lads, it’s a 120km training ride and then a 5km race at the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Strade Brianche today, women's race getting towards the end now with the men's race taking place right after it. I like that both races are on the same course, on the same day. Makes it a proper all-day event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Cheesed off that it’s today as I’m in work and won’t see the men’s race. Taking a tea break now so I can watch the last few km of the women’s race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Pretty sure all the other monuments are on Sundays, as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, Cade said: Pretty sure all the other monuments are on Sundays, as usual. As far as I know they are. Paris-Nice starts tomorrow and Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday so back to stage racing in Europe already. Roubaix is already in my work diary on the 9th of April. I never miss that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) Gent-Wevelgem Sun 26th March Tour of Flanders Sun 2nd April Paris-Roubaix Sun 9th April Amstel Gold Sun 16th April Liege-Bastogne-Liege Sun 23rd April Edited March 4, 2023 by Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Amazing win by Pidcock yesterday. To solo from the front being chased down by a group of 4 riders, letting the lead come down to 6 seconds at one point and then pulling away again. Helped hugely by the chasing group riding like idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 Pidcock's win was mostly down to his supreme descending skills. Pulled up big gaps on every single downhill section then held that time on the flats and the steep bits. Women's race was good too. A really good day's entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 Rule change for the Team Time Trial at Paris-Nice this year, with the time being taken on the first man over the line and not the 4th as is usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Cade said: Rule change for the Team Time Trial at Paris-Nice this year, with the time being taken on the first man over the line and not the 4th as is usual. That is interesting. Not sure if it will make it more or less exciting. I always enjoy watching the TT specialists showing frustration with the non-specialists when they know they could’ve nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, SecN said: That is interesting. Not sure if it will make it more or less exciting. I always enjoy watching the TT specialists showing frustration with the non-specialists when they know they could’ve nailed it. Turned out to be pretty cool, with each team shedding members as they got closer to the end then launching their GT man off the front. Essentially it turned the entire stage into a very long sprint lead out train for each team. Not sure if it's better or worse with this new rule tbh. Time taken on 4th man exposed weaker teams with a couple of big names and lots of weaker makeweights and made it a real team sport. Made for some decent viewing at least. https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/paris-nice-new-look-team-time-trial-fizzles-with-only-subtle-shifts-in-standings-analysis/ Edited March 7, 2023 by Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 No Paris-Nice stage today, fallen trees across the road has led to the stage being cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Stunning stuff from Pogacar on Paris-Nice. Love the way he doesn’t hid in the peleton and ride percentage style to win stage races. He’s out there winning stage, sprints, and climbs and makes it great to watch for the fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 Pog skooshes Paris-Nice Rog skooshes Tirreno-Adriatico Looking like this year's Grand Tours could be absolute classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 First Monument Classic today. Milan-San Remo. Most of the big names are here today. Eurosport 2 has full coverage, from the very start to the very end. *Pog has been on the deck during the neutralised start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 A perfect win. All the tactics spot on and then huge display of power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Brutal final attack. Left the other three standing still. Wonderful stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escobri Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Nice wee distraction from you know what, noticed a few crashes due to street furniture, nobody hurt that I saw but crashes came out of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 There's not enough characters in cycling anymore, just a lot of bores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 18/03/2023 at 20:16, Greedy Jambo said: There's not enough characters in cycling anymore, just a lot of bores. Well that’s patently not true. So how far back are you talking, not far I reckon as I seem to remember you just getting interested during lockdown? And what do you mean by personalities? I’d agree we don’t have eccentrics like Jens Voigt but in terms of what riders do it’s better than it’s been for years. There was a long period starting pre Armstrong and all the way through people like Froome and Contador where the GC riders built their whole season around the grand tours. Now riders like Pogacar ride the monuments and spring classics. People like Froome and Armstrong barely rode those races now the top riders do those races for the fun of it and the love of the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 It's a great time to be into cycling with so many of the main GC contenders of the big three grand tours also being multi discipline riders who do cyclo-cross and track as well as road racing. They can't all be rock stars like Sagan but Pog, Rog, VdP, WvA, Pidcock and the rest of them are all characters in their own right and the fact that there are so many amazingly good riders all coming through the ranks at the same time means we're in for many years of ding-dong battles between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Manky day in Belgium for Gent/Wevelgem today. Absolutely pishing doon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Watched most of this today. Good win for the team in what was manky conditions that didn’t ease much at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.