La Course 2016 *May contain traces of spoiler*

No_Ta_Doctor
No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
edited July 2016 in Pro race
Again this year the women are up and down the Champs-Élysées.

I have very little idea who's racing this, though Hannah Barnes was in a breakaway with 15" at one point.

53Km to go.
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    ANt McCrossan commentating... but seems like Eurosport has a technical issue and the commentry is off.... ooooh the joys :-)
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    emadden wrote:
    ANt McCrossan commentating... but seems like Eurosport has a technical issue and the commentry is off.... ooooh the joys :-)
    Ant's a really nice guy, CycleVox do a lot of good for cycling coverage, but I'm not a fan of his commentary. Could be a blessing...
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    All of the usual suspects are there, except Lizzie cos Rio
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,157
    emadden wrote:
    ANt McCrossan commentating... but seems like Eurosport has a technical issue and the commentry is off.... ooooh the joys :-)
    I don't think it's a technical issue. ITV are using his commentary too. I guess him and Rochelle Gilmore have more knowledge of women's racing.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    Shit. Huge crash, looks like some nasty injuries.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Big crash with 7.5k to go...
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Feck! this is brutal
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    Jesus, another three go down and then another 10-15... 2.6km to go
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    edited July 2016
    Seems like very nervous racing out there. Bet Lizzie's REALLY glad she didn't go.
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  • IanLD
    IanLD Posts: 423
    Pretty horrific crashes there and another!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Yaysus Girls! :shock:
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Crashes decimating the peloton!
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  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    I'm rooting for Tiff Cromwell, but M Vos would do too
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    Van Dijk takes advantage of reduced field to make a huge attack. Looks good for her
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  • jscl
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    Hosking wins?
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Have I mentioned that I met Ellen van Dijk
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  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    She seemed to hold that sprint for an age. Good win :)
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    Chloe Hosking takes it with a long sprint.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    philwint wrote:
    She seemed to hold that sprint for an age. Good win :)

    Yep. Had to be long because van Dijk.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Chloe...great sprint!!

    Slightly gutted for Tiff
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  • davidof
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    ddraver wrote:
    All of the usual suspects are there, except Lizzie cos Rio

    I don't know about Rio but she's been sick.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    ddraver wrote:
    Have I mentioned that I met Ellen van Dijk

    Who else was she with? I'm not sure you've told us about how lovely the other woman was. What was her name again...? :wink: :P

    I must say Ellen looks massive on the telly. She's tall but skinny in real life. I often see her out training.
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  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    davidof wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    All of the usual suspects are there, except Lizzie cos Rio

    I don't know about Rio but she's been sick.

    I know she has been sick,but they said she pulled out to focus on Rio, though I know those things arent mutually exclusive, you could still be ill and want to focus on Rio and thats why you pull out :)

    but I was surprised when I saw her name on the provisional starting list, yeah you want to be there in the rainbow stripes but La Course seems to always involve lots of hard and heavy crashes, its very nervous racing and theres always the potential for breaking stuff, Lizzie herself was taken out in 2014, which wasnt ideal prep for the Commonwealth Games,

    and it seems at least, Barbara Guarischi has broken an elbow, so it strikes me as one of those if you can avoid it, and you arent guaranteed a win, because its such a hard race to break down, then do so races.

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