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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What a shame. Got within 20m then bang it opens up to 100m.

    Dig deep Simon.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    He's clooooooooooooooosing
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,680
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Seriously, take a look. Pre-decided race. Total shi t. They should ride as individuals not teams.

    Four Sky riders still cant dispatch Simon yet.

    You're new to this bike racing lark, aren't you?
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Seriously, take a look. Pre-decided race. Total shi t. They should ride as individuals not teams.

    Four Sky riders still cant dispatch Simon yet.

    You're new to this bike racing lark, aren't you?

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Turfle wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Seriously, take a look. Pre-decided race. Total shi t. They should ride as individuals not teams.

    Four Sky riders still cant dispatch Simon yet.

    You're new to this bike racing lark, aren't you?

    Yet in the other thread he was praising Valverde for letting Izagirre win, and lamenting the fact that OPQS missed out despite riding so well as a team.

    Yeah but that's Movistar and OPQS... Go figure as they say.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Seriously, take a look. Pre-decided race. Total shi t. They should ride as individuals not teams.

    Four Sky riders still cant dispatch Simon yet.

    You're new to this bike racing lark, aren't you?

    Yet in the other thread he was praising Valverde for letting Izagirre win, and lamenting the fact that OPQS missed out despite riding so well as a team.

    Yeah but that's Movistar and OPQS... Go figure as they say.

    Turtle needs to read properly as I said the exact opposite. I was annoyed Valverde gifted it and glad OPQS didnt win.
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  • woody1545
    woody1545 Posts: 322
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Seriously, take a look. Pre-decided race. Total shi t. They should ride as individuals not teams.

    Four Sky riders still cant dispatch Simon yet.

    You're new to this bike racing lark, aren't you?

    Yet in the other thread he was praising Valverde for letting Izagirre win, and lamenting the fact that OPQS missed out despite riding so well as a team.

    Yeah but that's Movistar and OPQS... Go figure as they say.

    Thats different because Valverde is one of his boys and he was just being a Gent!
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    You think the Yates bros are disappointed: I swapped Kennaugh for G on the PTP!...
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Looks like Kennaugh and Swift are clear. Kennaugh to go large on the final couple of hills, Swift to pip him in the sprint after hanging on?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Is this race done yet? Not sure why it is so long as it always to same story. All the other Nats finished 2hours ago.

    Oh, its 17.13, Ned are playing...i'm off.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    jam1e wrote:
    Looks like Kennaugh and Swift are clear. Kennaugh to go large on the final couple of hills, Swift to pip him in the sprint after hanging on?
    I reckon so.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    I thought Kennaugh was injured, but obviously not.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    Imagine if instead of Swift & Kennaugh we had the the same two that were in the breakaway last time they were in Abergavenny.

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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Swifty climbing like a madman this year.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    RichN95 wrote:
    Imagine if instead of Swift & Kennaugh we had the the same two that were in the breakaway last time they were in Abergavenny.

    3669239620_4c163fe661.jpg

    haha looking good, Froomey.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    Imagine if instead of Swift & Kennaugh we had the the same two that were in the breakaway last time they were in Abergavenny.

    3669239620_4c163fe661.jpg

    Froome obviously stole his 'look' from Wiggins - maybe that's the real cause of the falling out?
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Li'l Pete!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Swifty is going to be gutted.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Nice!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Lil' Pete! :D :shock:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tuned in for the sprint. NEVER heard a UK commentator get so passionately involved. Total Ken-YACK fan boi. Wonder why they cant always be like that. Shame Ben Swift didn't win but at least PK will show the bands off when he is not ill.
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  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    Pete you absolute ripper.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Hell of a ride from Simon Yates. Especially so soon after breaking his collarbone.
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    edited June 2014
    Swift didn't seem to push all the way to the line but maybe he had nothing left and knew once PK got his wheel in front the game was up. Either way, deserved win for one of Sky's better riders.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    type:epyt wrote:
    That looked a bit 'orchestrated'. Swift didn't push all the way to the line but maybe he had nothing left and knew once PK got his wheel in front the game was up. Either way, deserved win for one of Sky's better riders.

    Probably the first and last time a mountain domestique will beat the team's sprinter. In a sprint.
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  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    frenchfighter wrote:
    type:epyt wrote:
    That looked a bit 'orchestrated'. Swift didn't push all the way to the line but maybe he had nothing left and knew once PK got his wheel in front the game was up. Either way, deserved win for one of Sky's better riders.

    Probably the first and last time a mountain domestique will beat the team's sprinter. In a sprint.

    When I watched it again it didn't look quite so bad so I edited my post. Still an interesting finish.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    frenchfighter wrote:
    type:epyt wrote:
    That looked a bit 'orchestrated'. Swift didn't push all the way to the line but maybe he had nothing left and knew once PK got his wheel in front the game was up. Either way, deserved win for one of Sky's better riders.

    Probably the first and last time a mountain domestique will beat the team's sprinter. In a sprint.
    Two up sprints at the end of a long day are a little different than a bunch sprint. Plus Kennaugh has some pace. You have to be in a top team pursuit squad these days (the Aussies dumped Durbridge because he could accelerate fast enough)
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Tuned in for the sprint. NEVER heard a UK commentator get so passionately involved. Total Ken-YACK fan boi. Wonder why they cant always be like that. Shame Ben Swift didn't win but at least PK will show the bands off when he is not ill.

    http://youtu.be/3ru3vGR8nck?t=6m50s

    Same commentator as today. It's kind of his 'thing'
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Tuned in for the sprint. NEVER heard a UK commentator get so passionately involved. Total Ken-YACK fan boi. Wonder why they cant always be like that. Shame Ben Swift didn't win but at least PK will show the bands off when he is not ill.

    http://youtu.be/3ru3vGR8nck?t=6m50s

    Same commentator as today. It's kind of his 'thing'

    Haha good stuff. That piece is one of my favourites. Tbh I hardly listen to UK commentary if I can help it - little emotion, British and Sky bias, mistakes a plenty, can't read a race and cater for an uneducated in cycling audience.
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  • ozzzyosborn206
    ozzzyosborn206 Posts: 1,340
    10th for James McLaughlin after 5th in TT, not bad for an amateur
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    frenchfighter wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Tuned in for the sprint. NEVER heard a UK commentator get so passionately involved. Total Ken-YACK fan boi. Wonder why they cant always be like that. Shame Ben Swift didn't win but at least PK will show the bands off when he is not ill.

    http://youtu.be/3ru3vGR8nck?t=6m50s

    Same commentator as today. It's kind of his 'thing'

    Haha good stuff. That piece is one of my favourites. Tbh I hardly listen to UK commentary if I can help it - little emotion, British and Sky bias, mistakes a plenty, can't read a race and cater for an uneducated in cycling audience.

    You should love it based on that.

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