Is this year's season over?

Lichtblick
Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
edited September 2012 in Pro race
If yes, who has had a rubbish cycling year? IYHO?

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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Still got Lombardy and, who can forget, the Tour of Beijing....All the Pro Tour teams will be there, chomping at the bit (and possibly the air).
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    And once Lombardy is done, it's onto cross!
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    pottssteve wrote:
    Still got Lombardy and, who can forget, the Tour of Beijing....All the Pro Tour teams will be there, chomping at the bit (and possibly the air).


    Tour of Beijing....we really need the pic dropped in here of the Plastic Peloton's figure of the rider on his bike, complete with breathing apparatus...
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Paris-Tours still to go as well.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
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    This year's kit...
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  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    There's the Giro di Lombardia, Paris-Tours, Giro dell'Emilia, Milan-Turin, Piemont. They're the ones that can produce good races, there are some more.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    no still going!

    then that thumb twiddling umtil the Star of Besseges
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Its's barely even begun!

    In terms of live Eurosport coverage I think it's just Lombardy, Paris-Tour, and Beijing left, but I'm pretty sure some of the other French and Italian one day races have streams.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Plenty of big riders in Milano-Turino. Doubt it will be live though.
  • esafosfina
    esafosfina Posts: 131
    Desperation time for those without a contract, or those holding out for a bigger contract... Sluitingsprijs (Putte) has lost its appeal these days! :wink:
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,116
    ThomThom wrote:
    Plenty of big riders in Milano-Turino. Doubt it will be live though.

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited September 2012
    The fat lady isn't quite ready to sing.
    This week sees the return (after half a decade absence) of Milan-Turin and Giro del Piemonte
    Both big on history and HC status.
    Also Italy still has Giro del Lazio, Coppa Sabatini and the ramp of the Giro dell' Emilia on it's dessert menu.
    ThomThom wrote:
    Plenty of big riders in Milano-Turino. Doubt it will be live though.

    Lousy Lombardy coverage from Eurosport.
    Rai Sport 2 has highlights of the above races, plus 4 hours of "the leaves failing to fall off the trees".

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    Tour of Wallonie starts on Thursday, may have the odd live feed.
    Season closes with Tour de Vendee, on the 14th October, which will be live on the net.......
    ......or the Chrono des Nations, on the 21st, if you are an optimist.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    When does next season start?
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    When does next season start?

    Sunday 7th April.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    davidof wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    Plenty of big riders in Milano-Turino. Doubt it will be live though.

    Torino

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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    When does next season start?

    Sunday 7th April.

    You must not have heard that the Jayco Herald Sun Tour has been moved to Jan 3rd next year!
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Turfle wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    When does next season start?

    Sunday 7th April.

    You must not have heard that the Jayco Herald Sun Tour has been moved to Jan 3rd next year!

    I have no idea what that is. The Sunco Jay Here what? Does it have any of this...

    Paris-Roubaix_4_-_Secteur_pav%C3%A9_de_Bourghelles.jpg
  • Abdoujaparov
    Abdoujaparov Posts: 642
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    When does next season start?

    Sunday 7th April.

    You must not have heard that the Jayco Herald Sun Tour has been moved to Jan 3rd next year!

    I have no idea what that is. The Sunco Jay Here what? Does it have any of this...

    Paris-Roubaix_4_-_Secteur_pav%C3%A9_de_Bourghelles.jpg

    The first general classification winner was Keith Rowley, a Maffra sheep farmer, in a time of 42 hr 57 min 55 sec. Surely everyone knows that :roll:
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Abdoujaparov wrote:
    The first general classification winner was Keith Rowley, a Maffra sheep farmer, in a time of 42 hr 57 min 55 sec. Surely everyone knows that :roll:

    Nope, I think your confused. First race of the season is on the 7th April. Winner gets one of these...

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    And also the final race of the season is on the 7th April.
  • Abdoujaparov
    Abdoujaparov Posts: 642
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Abdoujaparov wrote:
    The first general classification winner was Keith Rowley, a Maffra sheep farmer, in a time of 42 hr 57 min 55 sec. Surely everyone knows that :roll:

    Nope, I think your confused. First race of the season is on the 7th April. Winner gets one of these...

    le_pav1.jpg

    And also the final race of the season is on the 7th April.

    Bit cheap to dish out a 2003 trophy each year :wink:
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    and they could polish it up a bit, surely.
  • Abdoujaparov
    Abdoujaparov Posts: 642
    Turfle wrote:
    and they could polish it up a bit, surely.

    Should get a hammer and chisel out and turn it into a nice sculpture :D
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Abdoujaparov wrote:
    Bit cheap to dish out a 2003 trophy each year :wink:

    Bit of marker pen, who's gonna know!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Every year around this time I get into a debate with someone about how I don't care for Lombardi and will always consider it inferior to all other monuments.

    Most riders have clocked off or aimed for the worlds. Lombardi is an afterthought for those who can be bothered.

    So yes. The season which big riders care about is finished.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,548
    Look at the list of who has won Lombardy, it is not an afterthought.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    The season which big riders care about is finished.

    yea chipper



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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Every year around this time I get into a debate with someone about how I don't care for Lombardi and will always consider it inferior to all other monuments.

    Most riders have clocked off or aimed for the worlds. Lombardi is an afterthought for those who can be bothered.

    So yes. The season which big riders care about is finished.

    That's wierd since Lombardy is twice the race that Amstel and Fleche are.

    And this year it is scheduled as such as the riders can benefit from their world championship form.

    And Sormano is back.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    yea chipper



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    2006 Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick Step-Innergetic
    2007 Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre-Fondital
    2008 Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre
    2009 Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence-Lotto
    2010 Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto
    2011 Oliver Zaugg (SUI)
    Does this make Zaugg a dead cert this year? ;)
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    The Italian Cycling Week has always Ended the Season with Lombardy at the end.
    The Fat Irishman has buggered up the season to make money for him and his family.
    So we meekly have to accept Paris-Tours as the end, this year. (this was a "World Cup" event before Fat Pat)



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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    LOL. Anyone who watched Lombardia in 2010 knows it was a HEAVYWEIGHT race. Check out the spoiler thread. It was looked upon with true admiration and exemplified what we really love most about the romantic aspect of this sport.

    Also, the falling leaves photos are beautiful.

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