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[mcelliott]

White roads this weekend, Strade Bianche.

[frisbee]

This gives a good impression of the surface for a lot of the race, and the steepness of the final climb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEnsCyzwh5E

Cheeky wheelie at 4:00.

[ArnageWRC]

frisbee said:

This gives a good impression of the surface for a lot of the race, and the steepness of the final climb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEnsCyzwh5E

Cheeky wheelie at 4:00.

Puck being Puck; doing wheelies, or jumping the barriers - she does these Go Pro videos all winter before each CX race.......I doubt there are too many other riders who have as much fun as her. And a good 6th place in her first World Tour race. Now onto the MTB World Cup

[LM240]

mcelliott said:

White roads this weekend, Strade Bianche.

Without adding spoilers…. What a great performance. Made it so good to watch with the will he or won’t he hang on. Bike control is something else. Happy to see him win this one.

[Digger]

Look who won!!

[mcelliott]

Wow what a performance, this race never fails to deliver, contrast this to the soulless Middle East races we've had for the last 2 weeks.

[Tomanybikes]

mcelliott said:

Wow what a performance, this race never fails to deliver, contrast this to the soulless Middle East races we've had for the last 2 weeks.

Probably the best 1 day race from a spectators point of view?

[mcelliott]

Tomanybikes said:

mcelliott said:

Wow what a performance, this race never fails to deliver, contrast this to the soulless Middle East races we've had for the last 2 weeks.

Probably the best 1 day race from a spectators point of view?

I would say so, in terms of route, scenery, how the race plays out, yup sure.

[WantSagaris]

His schedule is going to be interesting, what with the home combined WC.

[ArnageWRC]

WantSagaris said:

His schedule is going to be interesting, what with the home combined WC.

From what I've read from his coach, he possibly won't ride both Road, and XCO. It is possible as the Road race is on the Sunday, and the XCO race the following Saturday. However, after last year's disappointment, when "everything that could go wrong, did go wrong", I think the XCO race is the target.

[Randy Winkman]

Paris-Nice Team time trial where you get your own finishing time. I've never liked team TT's in stage races so I guess I approve. Odd to watch on TV though.

[mcelliott]

Paris - Nice final stage, just wow.

[mooseracer]

He's a beast!

[LM240]

mooseracer said:

He's a beast!

Yep, love watching him. Just played with them all week I feel.

UAE need a good team around him, as it was more the Jumbo train that beat him at the tour.

[Randy Winkman]

He is. But I hope he isn't going to win the TDF too easily.

[Gweeds]

Last year in Tirreno, Pogačar put something like a minute and a half on Vingergaard in a single mountain finish.

March isn’t July.

[mcelliott]

Gweeds said:

Last year in Tirreno, Poga?ar put something like a minute and a half on Vingergaard in a single mountain finish.

March isn’t July.

Yup, long way to go yet, injury illness anything can happen, and actually Vins form is pretty good so nothing for him to worry about, plus come tour time he’s going to have by far and away the strongest team.

[Randy Winkman]

Fair point. Just that I don't care who wins but I like races to go the distance.

[Gweeds]

Randy Winkman said:

Fair point. Just that I don't care who wins but I like races to go the distance.

Agreed - gut feeling is we're in for a real ding-dong, and just need both stay healthy and injury-free.

[Master Bean]

Big crash at Flanders. Possibly stick to road cycling and not cyclocross. Skip to 2:05.

https://youtu.be/dBvPfUTOqnU