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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,154
    Both World Champions were on the podium of the Tour of Britain
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    A decent last hour, very good last 5 km, but very dull rest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,691
    FJS wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Go go Little Flower!

    Anyone seen Sagan?

    Did he go on the climb or the descent?

    Saw the last 2.5km...
    descent. just before the last climb

    Ah, good lad. "Anticiperen."

    Surprised GvA didn't do that.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Lefevre got his world champion after all
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    BOOOOOOOM. Killer Kwiatek. He was my pick as well funnily enough.

    Pro cyclist's are really stupid sometimes. They let him go...the guy is ridiculously strong and knows how to ride a bloc. They should have known that. But no, I guess they just rode conservatively and waited for the last few hundred metres of the climb.

    Thanks goodness that ugly Australian didnt win - what a total disgrace of a bike rider.

    Still, 248km of turning the legs round then 7km of racing. What a sh*t race and showcase for cycling.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I really thought they were going to catch him. That was the longest finishing straights ever.

    Love Kwia, so damn classy on the bike.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,691
    Kiwa needs some better fitting shorts...
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Go go Little Flower!

    Anyone seen Sagan?

    Did he go on the climb or the descent?

    Saw the last 2.5km...
    descent. just before the last climb

    Ah, good lad. "Anticiperen."

    Surprised GvA didn't do that.

    He went on the damn.

    Man that's made my worlds that has. I take it all back, I LOVE Ponferrada.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    frenchfighter wrote:

    Still, 248km of turning the legs round then 7km of racing. What a sh*t race and showcase for cycling.

    Enough about your day out on the bike, what did you think about the race?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,691
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I really thought they were going to catch him. That was the longest finishing straights ever.

    Love Kwia, so damn classy on the bike.

    Shouldn't have just left it to Gilbert...
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Michal Kwiatkowski - World Champion.

    Glad that Gerrans and Valverde both came up short.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Yes, this was a much better race than all the others in Ponferrada.
    This had a whole 7kms of contender action, not the usual 4.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I really thought they were going to catch him. That was the longest finishing straights ever.

    Love Kwia, so damn classy on the bike.

    Shouldn't have just left it to Gilbert...

    Exactly if they'd worked together... but then I guess you don't want to do that and then have Gerrans beat you.

    It was sort of the same with the women yesterday although they were the lead group. These dynamics are always fascinating.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    The Worlds is probably in the top 5 single day races of the year for me.
  • GentlemanBear
    GentlemanBear Posts: 280
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Thanks goodness that ugly Australian didnt win - what a total disgrace of a bike rider.

    Still, 248km of turning the legs round then 7km of racing. What a sh*t race and showcase for cycling.

    The last hundred km was pretty entertaining to be honest. The Kennaugh move, then Martin's tactical attack to get the Aussies to start working. Then a changing feast of between three and seven riders up front til the final decider which was a will-they-won't-they chase down. Last-third-of-a-race-more-exciting-than-first-two-thirds-shocker...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,691
    Milton50 wrote:
    The Worlds is probably in the top 5 single day races of the year for me.

    So which of the monuments don't you put in your top 5? ;)
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  • e17blade
    e17blade Posts: 215
    So the Tour of Britain really was good preparation for the worlds :-)
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Didn't Gerrans/Valverde pip Kwia close to the line in one of the Ardennes races this year after Kwia had gone on a long(ish) attack?

    I can't quite remember if I'm remembering it right, or was it Pozzovivo?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Didn't Gerrans/Valverde pip Kwia close to the line in one of the Ardennes races this year after Kwia had gone on a long(ish) attack?

    I can't quite remember if I'm remembering it right, or was it Pozzovivo?

    Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2014 Results
    AUS 1 GERRANS, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) 6:37:43
    ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)
    POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)
    ITA 4 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)
    ITA 5 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 3
    NED 6 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP)
    CZE 7 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO)
    BEL 8 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)
    ESP 9 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 5
    FRA 10 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 6
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RichN95 wrote:
    Both World Champions were on the podium of the Tour of Britain

    Pauline Ferrand-Prevot was on the podium?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2014
    Great winner, proper rider to showcase the jersey. Going to be seeing a lot of those stripes next year. I hope he rides Lombardia.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    The Worlds is probably in the top 5 single day races of the year for me.

    So which of the monuments don't you put in your top 5? ;)

    Milan-San Remo I s'pose. You have to watch it and get into it because it's the first monument of the season. But as a race it's not usually exciting.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Didn't Gerrans/Valverde pip Kwia close to the line in one of the Ardennes races this year after Kwia had gone on a long(ish) attack?

    I can't quite remember if I'm remembering it right, or was it Pozzovivo?

    Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2014 Results
    AUS 1 GERRANS, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) 6:37:43
    ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR)
    POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)
    ITA 4 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)
    ITA 5 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 3
    NED 6 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP)
    CZE 7 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO)
    BEL 8 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)
    ESP 9 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 5
    FRA 10 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 6

    Cheers Frenchie.

    Yes from LBL.

    Inner Ring ‏@inrng 3m
    Worlds podium same as Liège-Bastogne-Liège

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,691
    Milton50 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    The Worlds is probably in the top 5 single day races of the year for me.

    So which of the monuments don't you put in your top 5? ;)

    Milan-San Remo I s'pose. You have to watch it and get into it because it's the first monument of the season. But as a race it's not usually exciting.

    :shock:


    Get out.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,005
    Opqs now got 5 WCs?
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Milton50 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    The Worlds is probably in the top 5 single day races of the year for me.

    So which of the monuments don't you put in your top 5? ;)

    Milan-San Remo I s'pose. You have to watch it and get into it because it's the first monument of the season. But as a race it's not usually exciting.

    Can't agree. L-B-L is teetering on the edge for me.
    @JaunePeril

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,691
    6th podium for Valverde.

    Ouch.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Damn, worked his guts out in the Tour of Britain too, very hungry rider.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,154
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    The Worlds is probably in the top 5 single day races of the year for me.

    So which of the monuments don't you put in your top 5? ;)

    Milan-San Remo I s'pose. You have to watch it and get into it because it's the first monument of the season. But as a race it's not usually exciting.

    Can't agree. L-B-L is teetering on the edge for me.
    No, it's Lombardy. It's just at the wrong point of the season.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    RichN95 wrote:
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    The Worlds is probably in the top 5 single day races of the year for me.

    So which of the monuments don't you put in your top 5? ;)

    Milan-San Remo I s'pose. You have to watch it and get into it because it's the first monument of the season. But as a race it's not usually exciting.

    Can't agree. L-B-L is teetering on the edge for me.
    No, it's Lombardy. It's just at the wrong point of the season.

    It's none of them, since it's actually the WC.
    The stakes may be the highest, but therein lies the problem.
    Very, very formulated and predictable, but for the final outcome.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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