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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Deignan goes
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    3.5km to go!

    Go on!
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    BMC try to bring him back
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Not getting a gap - I reckon that's about 8s
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Group behind down to about 6 riders (TJ is one)
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    2k to go - gap still about 8-10s
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Let's play; Spot a spectator!

    ...
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Not happening.....
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    This climb doesn't look to bad from the rear camera, only when you see the front back shot how much the drop really is
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    it's over
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Deignan can't stick with TJ
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Columbia Acevedo (sp?) with TJ
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    TJ getting dropped now
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    The Columbian has a dig
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Acevedo from TJ - Deignan finishes well in 3rd

    Riders all needing propped up as they cross the line..
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    That looked proper tough did they say 44c at the start of the race
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    That looked H A R D.
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Ice down the front of the shorts?!
  • germcevoy
    germcevoy Posts: 414
    Not one rider has managed without a push. Absolutely brutal.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Hope there are no serious health issues for these guys after that effort. Everyone needing some help after crossing the line.
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Bonkers :shock:
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Fancy Deignan to do something. He won a stage race in Mexico last week hope thats a sign of good form


    It wasn't Mexico it was New Mexico, but still.....
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Was a matter of time before a rider fainted..
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    Serry looks like he's collapsed on the climb, commentators think he's finished
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Serry (OPQS) is looking properly spent on the floor there. Nice that the commentators saying they feel uncomfortable watching it, at least it shows some compassion.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Was this race not disrupted with snow last year?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    afx237vi wrote:
    DeadCalm wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Didn't see it, but I take it Rob Hatch does an American accent every time he pronounces "team 5 hour energy presented by Kenda", right?
    Personally, I prefer a commentator who is polite enough to try and pronounce someone's name correctly rather than one who panders to the sensibilities of the jingoistic locals but ymmv.

    It's not either/or. You can pronounce a name correctly without sounding like something from The Fast Show.
    Except, on the whole, he generally does pronounce the names correctly, certainly the French ones. But, whatever, if it upsets you so much, whinge away.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Not just the heat, but the gradient.
    Wasn't 9% like Hatch was on about, but over 14% for that last km.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    Local weather stations there saying well over 40c. Think there should be a cut off when the race gets over a human's body temperature. Races are called off due to cold weather and this weather is not safe. Crazy stuff. Not good to watch.
    “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein

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  • germcevoy
    germcevoy Posts: 414
    44 degrees a few K's before they hit that climb. Just plain wrong.

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