Women's Cycling 2016

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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Oh.

    :(
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    hmmmm - our access is denied is the problem there...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • proto
    proto Posts: 1,483
    Anyone know of a live stream for Le Samyn de Dames tomorrow? Quite keen on watching as my daughter is riding! :)
  • manic_esso
    manic_esso Posts: 92
    Very surprised to see no postings regarding this unless they're hidden elsewhere

    http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/02/ ... our_396952

    Preparation for it:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/women/gear/art ... ike-46477/

    A pity she didn't beat Jeannie Longo's record as IMHO that must have a degree of uncertainty about it given what happened subsequently (and before)
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    The Gruber's have nailed OHN as per usual...

    http://www.yarak.cc/omloop
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,042
    Lizzie at the Strada Bianche

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,826
    Rai's race highlights:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kerbu_BApMI
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Thanks Saddles

    Nice to have a world standard cross racer to throw up the road eh?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Watching Lizzie I found myself wondering about her hair. That long pony tail can't be very aero. I noticed that Laura Trot keeps hers tucked up under her helmet on the track.
    Phil

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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,042
    Thanks Saddles, keep it up!
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,652
    philwint wrote:
    Watching Lizzie I found myself wondering about her hair. That long pony tail can't be very aero. I noticed that Laura Trot keeps hers tucked up under her helmet on the track.

    If it's good enough for Laurent Brochard...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    The Ronde van Drenthe is being shown on RTV Drenthe today. If you google it you can find a stream (not georestricted apparently - why would they keep it "local").

    Channel 503 if you re on KPN AtC

    Edit - Lizzie is already out after 53km "feeling sick"
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,826
    ddraver wrote:
    The Ronde van Drenthe is being shown on RTV Drenthe today. If you google it you can find a stream (not georestricted apparently - why would they keep it "local").

    Channel 503 if you re on KPN AtC

    Edit - Lizzie is already out after 53km "feeling sick"

    http://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/tv
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    4 riders from 4 teams away (trixi worrack, Anna v.d. Breggen, Gracie Elvin and Blaaki). The wigglettes are chasing but getting no help

    Whooop and I ve just got a mention on Sarah Connoly's commentary feed - http://mixlr.com/prowomenscycling/ - she's been doing it for about 10 mins and she is already better than Carlton Kirby...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • andrew_s
    andrew_s Posts: 2,511
    also livestreamed at
    http://www.rtvoost.nl/tv/live.aspx?_ga= ... 1457788862
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    The Wigglettes have pulled off having been a combination of not helped to actively blocked by the other teams. 30km to go and it seems likely that the break will come from the break
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Gap now 2 mins (apparently)...this is like the reverse of a normal stage....

    Large chunks of Sarah's commentary would not get through our swear filter...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Gracie Elvin opens the long sprint up but Chantal Blaak overhauls her on the line. Yet another win for Boels Doorman

    A well taken win from a group of essentially non-sprinters

    Bronzini best of the rest
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    Fair play to Victoria Pendleton on her performance today. And her horse too! :D

    DD.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Dear Sarah has excelled herself and done some commentary for the Trofeo Alfredo Binda

    Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFkS0i70r8w
    Audio https://soundcloud.com/prowomenscycling ... commentary

    That Jolanda Neff is just a superstar! Mountain Bikes FTW
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    ddraver wrote:
    The Ronde van Drenthe is being shown on RTV Drenthe today. If you google it you can find a stream (not georestricted apparently - why would they keep it "local").

    Channel 503 if you re on KPN AtC

    Edit - Lizzie is already out after 53km "feeling sick"
    Proof of the curse of the rainbow jersey.

    (Extrapolating a single data point with no reference to context is proof in cycling)

    Seriously though, she's approaching Vos levels of dominance now.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Whilst Vos and PFP are out...yes

    I don't want to take anything away from here but she is also blessed by having a fantastic team. BD are 4 from 4 FFS! Jolanda Neff (for example) is basically racing on her own by way of comparison.
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    ddraver wrote:
    Whilst Vos and PFP are out...yes
    May I suggest, to the disgust of some, that PFP is a little overrated. Last year all she won was the French nationals and a single stage of the Giro Donne. She's only won six races outside the French champs. But she's still young, so we'll see.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    ???

    And the CX world Champs, an MTB World Cup, having had to build grid position from nowhere and the MTB World Champs but yeah, overrated :shock:
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,563
    What is PFP up to this year?

    Lizzie's in great form. And it seems her big rivals aren't quite there... Wiggle seem to have internal team issues. Vos returning but not there yet... etc.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    From what ive seen, Vos is slowly making her way back (trying to avoid the issues the kept her out last year)

    PFP buggered her knee in January I think and so is taking some time to come back too. I'm not sure if she is planning on road or MTB though (both for Rio I suspect)

    I think there is a major focus on peaking for Rio for most of the peloton
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,563
    So is Lizzie peaking too soon for Rio?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Well she says she has planned a Bi-peaked season as it were. RVV and Rio
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,563
    Twin Peaks eh?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Vos outsprinted Ellen van Dijk at the weekend for example

    https://twitter.com/_pigeons_/status/711857064134496257
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver

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