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CoupeKid said:
I'm in two minds about Cav having yet another go at the Tour.
On one hand, if he retired now he'd provide years of cycling bore discussion about would he/wouldn't he have won more stages if he hadn't crashed out.
On the other hand, by this time next year he'll either have won again or shown that he should have retired on a high earlier.
On balance I think he should have left us all wondering about what could have been.
He’ll be back…. He’ll have the best doctors On one hand, if he retired now he'd provide years of cycling bore discussion about would he/wouldn't he have won more stages if he hadn't crashed out.
On the other hand, by this time next year he'll either have won again or shown that he should have retired on a high earlier.
On balance I think he should have left us all wondering about what could have been.
CoupeKid said:
I'm in two minds about Cav having yet another go at the Tour.
On one hand, if he retired now he'd provide years of cycling bore discussion about would he/wouldn't he have won more stages if he hadn't crashed out.
On the other hand, by this time next year he'll either have won again or shown that he should have retired on a high earlier.
On balance I think he should have left us all wondering about what could have been.
Everything he's achieved has been on the basis of fighting against the odds, in British Cycling he wasn't particularly highly regarded due to his so so numbers.On one hand, if he retired now he'd provide years of cycling bore discussion about would he/wouldn't he have won more stages if he hadn't crashed out.
On the other hand, by this time next year he'll either have won again or shown that he should have retired on a high earlier.
On balance I think he should have left us all wondering about what could have been.
His legacy is his legacy irrespective of if he carrys on too long and keeps getting beat. So long as someone will fund him for another year he'll keep going.
Talksteer said:
CoupeKid said:
I'm in two minds about Cav having yet another go at the Tour.
On one hand, if he retired now he'd provide years of cycling bore discussion about would he/wouldn't he have won more stages if he hadn't crashed out.
On the other hand, by this time next year he'll either have won again or shown that he should have retired on a high earlier.
On balance I think he should have left us all wondering about what could have been.
Everything he's achieved has been on the basis of fighting against the odds, in British Cycling he wasn't particularly highly regarded due to his so so numbers.On one hand, if he retired now he'd provide years of cycling bore discussion about would he/wouldn't he have won more stages if he hadn't crashed out.
On the other hand, by this time next year he'll either have won again or shown that he should have retired on a high earlier.
On balance I think he should have left us all wondering about what could have been.
His legacy is his legacy irrespective of if he carrys on too long and keeps getting beat. So long as someone will fund him for another year he'll keep going.
If it did come down to that and he again didn't have much of a lead out train in his own team, I could easily imagine other sprinters' teams, if they'd lost their own sprinter by then, putting their lead out men at his disposal. Just imagine how much sponsor exposure gold they'd bank out of a seemingly spontaneous gesture to help one of the most loved racers of all time fulfill the dream and go out on the highest possible high!
Kermit power said:
I don't know about that. I reckon one more tour stage - ideally on the Champs Elysée - would be enough.
If it did come down to that and he again didn't have much of a lead out train in his own team, I could easily imagine other sprinters' teams, if they'd lost their own sprinter by then, putting their lead out men at his disposal. Just imagine how much sponsor exposure gold they'd bank out of a seemingly spontaneous gesture to help one of the most loved racers of all time fulfill the dream and go out on the highest possible high!
Just like the final stage of the Giro this year when G did a big pull for CavIf it did come down to that and he again didn't have much of a lead out train in his own team, I could easily imagine other sprinters' teams, if they'd lost their own sprinter by then, putting their lead out men at his disposal. Just imagine how much sponsor exposure gold they'd bank out of a seemingly spontaneous gesture to help one of the most loved racers of all time fulfill the dream and go out on the highest possible high!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7qhX6V1Wec
Bodes well with Morkov reuniting with Cav next year as well.
https://www.astana-qazaqstan.com/michael-morkov-jo...
Harpoon said:
Kermit power said:
I don't know about that. I reckon one more tour stage - ideally on the Champs Elysée - would be enough.
If it did come down to that and he again didn't have much of a lead out train in his own team, I could easily imagine other sprinters' teams, if they'd lost their own sprinter by then, putting their lead out men at his disposal. Just imagine how much sponsor exposure gold they'd bank out of a seemingly spontaneous gesture to help one of the most loved racers of all time fulfill the dream and go out on the highest possible high!
Just like the final stage of the Giro this year when G did a big pull for CavIf it did come down to that and he again didn't have much of a lead out train in his own team, I could easily imagine other sprinters' teams, if they'd lost their own sprinter by then, putting their lead out men at his disposal. Just imagine how much sponsor exposure gold they'd bank out of a seemingly spontaneous gesture to help one of the most loved racers of all time fulfill the dream and go out on the highest possible high!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7qhX6V1Wec
Bodes well with Morkov reuniting with Cav next year as well.
https://www.astana-qazaqstan.com/michael-morkov-jo...
2024 TdF route anounced, Cav maybe regretting taking part...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/67213684
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/67213684
Booked accommodation to see a couple of stages in the South West. Not the usual course profile. I wonder how far the sprinters will get
Edited to add - looking at the detailed maps, one of the sprint stages finishes one house down from a friend’s cousin’s property. I’m invited to spend the day, so thinking of a barbecue out front. Hoping that Cav makes it through the Alps and is in the sprint
Edited to add - looking at the detailed maps, one of the sprint stages finishes one house down from a friend’s cousin’s property. I’m invited to spend the day, so thinking of a barbecue out front. Hoping that Cav makes it through the Alps and is in the sprint
Edited by mikef on Saturday 11th November 18:48
That was Lars Van der Haar, the current Dutch champion.......And he'll be back out tomorrow for the World Cup in Dendermonde.
I'm that rare CX fan, I'm not the biggest fan of mudfests; it often becomes a test of pure power, and you can get massive gaps...The women's race was a bit slapstick with some falling over in muddy bogs without making mistakes......
I'm that rare CX fan, I'm not the biggest fan of mudfests; it often becomes a test of pure power, and you can get massive gaps...The women's race was a bit slapstick with some falling over in muddy bogs without making mistakes......
ArnageWRC said:
Another pro cycling thread which just means road cycling......
In the middle of the CX Kerstperiode, and the almost daily demonstration of power & technique from MvdP........Though he might not find it so easy today.
It's not much of a sporting contest, but what a joy to watch somebody operating at such an extreme level as MvdP is at the moment.In the middle of the CX Kerstperiode, and the almost daily demonstration of power & technique from MvdP........Though he might not find it so easy today.
Red Firecracker said:
Although spitting at the crowd, as it looks like he did today, is completely unacceptable (IMHO).
Wait what? Really?MvdP ?
Hmmm not good!
https://youtu.be/9vXUYqMgC8E?si=P0DWnxxSghCRTBEw
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