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NerveAgent

3,293 posts

219 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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Odds on the Giro making it past this week?

Leithen

10,800 posts

266 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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NerveAgent said:
Odds on the Giro making it past this week?
Going in the wrong direction at the moment.

Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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Great bit of riding today by someone written off....

Dr Imran T

2,301 posts

198 months

Wednesday 14th October 2020
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Don1 said:
Great bit of riding today by someone written off....
Indeed, I honestly couldn't believe those people who thought Peter Sagan wouldn't win another pro race!!

Sagan put in a true masterclass yesterday smile he looked well and truly elated at the end.




LM240

4,637 posts

217 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Dr Imran T said:
Don1 said:
Great bit of riding today by someone written off....
Indeed, I honestly couldn't believe those people who thought Peter Sagan wouldn't win another pro race!!

Sagan put in a true masterclass yesterday smile he looked well and truly elated at the end.
I never knew why he was written off so easily by people.

Class act.

He may not have been winning, but always displayed amazing consistency, generally coming in top 10 in races or stages (on the right terrain). Even the points jersey competitions he is fighting for the win.

snotrag

14,446 posts

210 months

Friday 16th October 2020
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This is a professional cycling thread, right? Can we have a bit of appreciaton for your new 2020 UCI Elite mens DH World Champion - Reece Wilson - Team GB.

Absolutely epic race at Leogang last weekend, he was looking incredible all weekend. And has gone straight into P1 in qually at the first round of the world cup yesterday too...










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ArnageWRC

2,050 posts

158 months

Friday 16th October 2020
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Absolutely!! People and the media seem to think Pro cycling is just the road........

The recent MTB Worlds were pretty successful for GB, but it didn't get much coverage from the press. Too many 'roadies' in the cycling media...

Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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So, Giro in the books and 1) very glad to see an unexpected Ineos win (????) and 2) the fact I don't have to listen to the drivel from Rob(?) on Eurosport any more.

He repeats himself.
He repeats himself.
He uses different words to say the same thing again.

He excitedly repeats the same thing that his colleague has just said, quite often talking over the top of him to do so.

He has such a crush on Nibbles it's ridiculous "THERE'S A SHARK IN THE WATER" "THE SHARK SMELLS BLOOD" and so on. Nibbles has done nothing of note in the last few years, but this guy trots him out in commentary every damn day for doing nothing.

Thank christ Ned and David are back for the Vuelta.

mcelliott

8,626 posts

180 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Don1 said:
So, Giro in the books and 1) very glad to see an unexpected Ineos win (????) and 2) the fact I don't have to listen to the drivel from Rob(?) on Eurosport any more.

He repeats himself.
He repeats himself.
He uses different words to say the same thing again.

He excitedly repeats the same thing that his colleague has just said, quite often talking over the top of him to do so.

He has such a crush on Nibbles it's ridiculous "THERE'S A SHARK IN THE WATER" "THE SHARK SMELLS BLOOD" and so on. Nibbles has done nothing of note in the last few years, but this guy trots him out in commentary every damn day for doing nothing.

Thank christ Ned and David are back for the Vuelta.
Still a million times better than Kirby

Edited by mcelliott on Thursday 29th October 14:59

Leithen

10,800 posts

266 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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mcelliott said:
Still a million time betters than Kirby
Amen to that.

Highway Star

3,573 posts

230 months

Sunday 1st November 2020
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mcelliott said:
Still a million times better than Kirby

Edited by mcelliott on Thursday 29th October 14:59
I quite like Carlton redface (in a Partridge way).

Great ride from Hugh Carthy today, beating a Giro winner, 2nd place in the Tour and many others up the Angliru.

ALawson

7,814 posts

250 months

Sunday 1st November 2020
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As the commentator said, HC looked angry. Was a great attack on that bend and he was gone.

Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Monday 2nd November 2020
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It's (another) very good / interesting race. Lots of drama, interesting things happening and savage climbs...

The Mad Monk

10,474 posts

116 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Vuelta.

Anyone following the Vuelta?

Could you explain to me what the complaints were, and what the protest was about on Friday? Or was it Saturday?

ukbabz

1,538 posts

125 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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The Mad Monk said:
Vuelta.

Anyone following the Vuelta?

Could you explain to me what the complaints were, and what the protest was about on Friday? Or was it Saturday?
I think GCN explained it that as it was a sprint stage a rider had to finish within 3seconds of the rider ahead to maintain the same time as them (guess this is a safety thing to get the peloton out of the way). After the race they then announced it was actually 1 second - which caused several riders to loose time on GC and handed Roglic the red jersey as Carapaz lost 10s due to the change

mcelliott

8,626 posts

180 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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Sad to see Ian Stannard has announced his retirement from the sport due to rheumatoid arthritis.

louiebaby

10,651 posts

190 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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mcelliott said:
Sad to see Ian Stannard has announced his retirement from the sport due to rheumatoid arthritis.
My kids LOVE Ian Stannard. I think it's because they can pronounce his name, he rides for Sky, and I showed them his two wins from the Tour of Britain on YouTube one wet afternoon.

I think they understood that he's a massive team player, so whilst he may not have the palmares of some riders, there are a lot of riders who wouldn't have their palmares without him. (See also Michel Kwiatkowski.) So instrumental in much of the Sky / Ineos success, particularly in the first half of his time with them. I wish him well. If he reads this. Which he probably won't.

mcrdave

191 posts

190 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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louiebaby said:
mcelliott said:
Sad to see Ian Stannard has announced his retirement from the sport due to rheumatoid arthritis.
My kids LOVE Ian Stannard. I think it's because they can pronounce his name, he rides for Sky, and I showed them his two wins from the Tour of Britain on YouTube one wet afternoon.

I think they understood that he's a massive team player, so whilst he may not have the palmares of some riders, there are a lot of riders who wouldn't have their palmares without him. (See also Michel Kwiatkowski.) So instrumental in much of the Sky / Ineos success, particularly in the first half of his time with them. I wish him well. If he reads this. Which he probably won't.
I'll pass on your wishes, I work for the team and you're right about the work he's done for a lot of other riders. He was in the office yesterday and it's really sad to think we won't see him smashing it on the front again. Hope we can get him to pass on his experience to the younger lads and stay with the team in some capacity.

louiebaby

10,651 posts

190 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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mcrdave said:
I'll pass on your wishes, I work for the team and you're right about the work he's done for a lot of other riders. He was in the office yesterday and it's really sad to think we won't see him smashing it on the front again. Hope we can get him to pass on his experience to the younger lads and stay with the team in some capacity.
cool

Thanks!

Highway Star

3,573 posts

230 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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His Het Nieuwsblad win in 2015(?) is one of my favourite Classics from the past few years, outthinking three QS riders including Tom Boonen.