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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    brilliant -cross needs to be on the up and up - UCI need to find some way of promoting - perfect for juniors and u 23s

    Looking forward to the UK world cup race
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    FJS wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Do Basques ride cyclocross?
    Now, about that Catalan flag, no clue.

    Barcelona fans trying to restore some pride after last night's defeat...
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    brilliant -cross needs to be on the up and up - UCI need to find some way of promoting - perfect for juniors and u 23s

    Looking forward to the UK world cup race

    Seems to be going quite nicely, growing every year here and in the states, practically the national winter sport in Belgium... Just hope there's some grassroot racing out there for me next winter!
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    FJS wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Still the people with the banner that read "Een eikel altijd een eikel" raised a giggle in this house. I just want to know who it was aimed at?
    It's what Paul Herijgers, Sporza co-commentator and former world champ, said a couple of days ago about Mario de Clerq, also former cross world champ. De Clerq is now DS of a cross team and had publicly suggested all other Belgian riders to ride against Nys together, in the hope that one of his guys would get the win. Herijgers and De Clerq had their disagreements in their time, hence the 'eens een eikel altijd een eikel'

    Ah ha! I knew someone would know the answer. :D
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Compton suffered an asthma attack according to CX Magazine.

    That explains why she popped having worked so hard to get back on.
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    All class from Nys

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nys-leaves-cyclo-cross-worlds-feeling-like-a-winner
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    UK Cycling Expert ‏@ukcyclingexpert
    There's some debate about this but cycling-cross is not cycling! It's duathlon. Nevertheless, well done to Zebedee Sidebar! New world champ!

    Don't know why but that really made me giggle...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Ryan Trebon ‏@ryantrebon
    Oh boy!!! FML. Someone filleted my left calf the first lap. Anyone want to guess the # of stitches to close it? I'm going for 50

    BffQedcIMAATF9d.jpg
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    thats going to sting a bit!
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    what the hell caused that?
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    it's a disc! They're evil I tells ya! :wink:

    Chainring for my money.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Ryan Trebon ‏@ryantrebon
    Oh boy!!! FML. Someone filleted my left calf the first lap. Anyone want to guess the # of stitches to close it? I'm going for 50


    Amazingly he still finished the race!
    It looks very clean for a chainring, but wrong side for a disc rotor..... :?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nice photos TWH.

    I thought this hop from Nys was really cool after Stybar really pushed it through the corner:
    nys.jpg
    Contador is the Greatest
  • cyclingsheep
    cyclingsheep Posts: 640
    shazzz wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Ryan Trebon ‏@ryantrebon
    Oh boy!!! FML. Someone filleted my left calf the first lap. Anyone want to guess the # of stitches to close it? I'm going for 50


    Amazingly he still finished the race!
    It looks very clean for a chainring, but wrong side for a disc rotor..... :?

    It didn't have to be his disc.....
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    cyclingsheep wrote:
    shazzz wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Ryan Trebon ‏@ryantrebon
    Oh boy!!! FML. Someone filleted my left calf the first lap. Anyone want to guess the # of stitches to close it? I'm going for 50


    Amazingly he still finished the race!
    It looks very clean for a chainring, but wrong side for a disc rotor..... :?

    It didn't have to be his disc.....

    I assumed it wasn't his disc from what he said in the tweet....
    Rotors are on the LHS....
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Motors again!

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-che ... oss-worlds
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    I love how the only quote in that article is from Cancellara from years ago and takes up half of the copy.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    From the CN piece, you'd think the UCI had only started checking the bikes since DiLuca's guff. As usual, sub-standard stuff from CN.

    Last year's Alpe D'Huez stage, anyone?
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Amusing aside, Stybar's tubs all had WC stripes on them, as did his frame... UCI insisted they all be covered over with a black marker before the start.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Motors again!

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-che ... oss-worlds
    I could do with some mechanical doping to keep up with the quick guys on the club run :-)
    Road
    MTB
    NEW Cross
    Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Paul 8v wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Motors again!

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-che ... oss-worlds
    I could do with some mechanical doping to keep up with the quick guys on the club run :-)


    Most effective mechanical doping for me would be to be towed
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Paul 8v wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Motors again!

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-che ... oss-worlds
    I could do with some mechanical doping to keep up with the quick guys on the club run :-)


    Most effective mechanical doping for me would be to be towed
    :mrgreen:
    Road
    MTB
    NEW Cross
    Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    About riders combining cross and the road, this is another one I wouldn't mind seeing in a few top crosses; would be really interesting to see what he could do now:
    tumblr_m9kl7ju0on1rbdbmpo1_1280.jpg


    2008 juniors:
    podio_1.jpg
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Has Peter done Boonen & Friends yet? That's the gateway drug...
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    And Lars Boom won the elite race in 2008.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Has Peter done Boonen & Friends yet? That's the gateway drug...

    Yes!

    cn48060_670.jpg

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/ ... arity-race
  • murf1480
    murf1480 Posts: 117
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Ryan Trebon ‏@ryantrebon
    Oh boy!!! FML. Someone filleted my left calf the first lap. Anyone want to guess the # of stitches to close it? I'm going for 50

    BffQedcIMAATF9d.jpg

    Taken from twitter

    @ryantrebon: Surprisingly only 13 stitches to close that bad boy up. And by the way it was a chainring not a disc rotor that did it.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    tumblr_n0dkz7HiK91qaa8hfo3_1280.png
    Contador is the Greatest
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    *posts a load of those heart icon things I can't do...*
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Helen Wyman's take on the weekend, great read.

    http://www.helenwyman.com/2014/02/world-championship-2014/
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent

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