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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    153 starters in the Belgian RR tomorrow!

    Roelandts super motivated and has 15 teammates!
    “I am extremely motivated to do well for the rest of the season,” Roelandts stated according to Sporza. “In training I have done a lot of work. With the Tour de France in sight, it is about time to reap the benefits.”

    “The whole race will be ridden at a high rate of speed, and nowhere is there a short descent where you can recover,” Roelandts said. “People who think that will be easy are mistaken. In terms of wattage, we’ll get close to where we are in a big Classic.

    “I don’t pack a big sprint, but if it’s a kick with 40-some riders, I think I can be there. That was the case in Knokke in 2008.”
    Contador is the Greatest
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Italy RR = joke
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    iainf72 wrote:
    Italy RR = joke
    Pellizotti and Di Luca just sent their "improved" reputation back to the dark ages.
    Passport boy was ridiculously strong.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Was a really exciting race. Leaves a bit of a bad taste, but that's cycling I guess. I think Moser was the only one in that front 7 not implicated/accused of doping. That is also cycling, I guess.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Meanwhile, in France, a rider was prevented from starting the race due to an abnormal blood test.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Sounds like Inner Ring knows who it is, unless I'm misreading his tweet.

    the Inner Ring ‏@inrng
    Just about to write a minor "scoop" or revelation and this appears http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-rout ... art/293571 (in French) Rider suspended from French champs

    edit:
    the Inner Ring ‏@inrng
    no, more that several riders have been quietly told to stop racing during the season. More on the blog in a minute.


    Should be an interesting read.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    http://inrng.com/2012/06/saturday-shorts-10/

    So hard to even hazard a guess
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • fuzzbear
    fuzzbear Posts: 112
    Don't know if he's been mentioned (not read whole thread) but, Adam Blythe could do well in the Brit Nationals..
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    He must be wrong. Les bleus simply do not dope. Ever . Ever.
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    iainf72 wrote:
    So hard to even hazard a guess
    Tongue in cheek Iain? Seems like Europcar have been sailing close to the wind.

    Handy chart from Podium café tracking the national champs:
    http://www.podiumcafevds.com/natchamps.php?mw=1&y=2012

    Which of the Nationals are televised live tomorrow?
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Not live but itv4 have highlights of the British RRs at 7pm on monday
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Which of the Nationals are televised live tomorrow?

    I've certainly watched France, Belgium and Spain online before.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Should be streams for Dutch, Belgian, and French champs tomorrow.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    France 3 tv tomorrow-2-20 to 4pm.(UK time)
    All feeds here:
    http://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Marion Rousse, French RR winner
    Contador is the Greatest
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    British women's nats got serious from the gun when Laws, Pooley, Armitstead and Nikki Harris went up the road. Current situation

    Laws and Harris
    Armitstead and Pooley at 20s
    Chase group of 6 at 4min

    2/3 laps to go (out of 7)

    Courtesy of @Matt_Winston on twitter

    British Cycling might look a bit silly if Laws wins this.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    inkyfingers wrote:
    British women's nats got serious from the gun when Laws, Pooley, Armitstead and Nikki Harris went up the road. Current situation

    ...

    British Cycling might look a bit silly if Laws wins this.

    She's about a minute ahead of Pooley and Armitstead on the last lap. Clear plan to embarrass the selectors ...
    @stagehopper
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    frenchfighter wrote:
    When anyone knows Belgian ITT result please post up.
    They do it in August.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    iainf72 wrote:
    http://inrng.com/2012/06/saturday-shorts-10/

    So hard to even hazard a guess

    We have our winner: Mikal Delage
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Dirty Dutch day is live:
    http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-11.php

    Rick's lot live:
    http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-3.php
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    The most confusing cycling watching day of the year.

    Also really sucks that nobody is showing Brits live.
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Dirty Dutch day is live:
    http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-11.php

    Rick's lot live:
    http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-3.php

    Can't see the 'x' to close that ad in the centre of the Belgian stream ?

    Ok, in Firefox I right clicked to open the frame that the main coverage plays in in a separate tab and got it that way.
  • CYCLESPORT1
    CYCLESPORT1 Posts: 471
    http://www.search-results.blinkx.com/wa ... FpwNqCiW8w
    frenchfighter wrote:
    tumblr_m62yk9AmDW1qacyk6o1_500.jpg

    Marion Rousse, French RR winner
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Belgians in awful weather going very slowly.

    Still 111km to go. Amorison, Armee, Maes, Scherlinx, van der Sande and Wynants are 5.30 ahead.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    And here go the French:
    http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-2.php


    In GB, group of 5 away on first lap: Dowsett, Briggs, Beckinsale, Stannard, Hampton.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    :D I love these national races.

    Look at the names. How English are they? Dowsett, Briggs, Beckinsale, Stannard, Hampton. Haha.

    Belgians are very Belgian too :D
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Terpstra going for the patented OPQS 30k solo attack. Can 5 Rabo chase him down?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Turfle wrote:
    Terpstra going for the patented OPQS 30k solo attack. Can 5 Rabo chase him down?


    You must be ahead of me. My stream has 80km to go.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Turfle wrote:
    Terpstra going for the patented OPQS 30k solo attack. Can 5 Rabo chase him down?

    Chavanel is using the same technique in France (although he was helped when his two breakaway companions crashed into each other).
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Terpstra going for the patented OPQS 30k solo attack. Can 5 Rabo chase him down?


    You must be ahead of me. My stream has 80km to go.

    Being totally retarted.


    Ignore me.
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