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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    edited April 2017
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Mechanism wrote:
    "Sveino"


    Jaysus, no :(
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    lol blond nearly takes out the break FFS
    Luckily I grew up in the 70s so know what you're saying :cry:
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    MY MAN


    BOOM SHAKA LAKA
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  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,172
    Nasty crash at about 100m to go, Kruijswijk had to be helped over the line and Magnus Cort's gear was ripped to shreds, broken fork for a Bike Canyon rider- think a Katusha rider still down.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Seems crazy crashes happening from non sprinters fighting for position
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    ducknumber1 wrote:
    Nasty crash at about 100m to go, Kruijswijk had to be helped over the line and Magnus Cort's gear was ripped to shreds, broken fork for a Bike Canyon rider- think a Katusha rider still down.

    Haven't seen the crash so don't know how serious it was but hope Kruijswijk is ok for the Giro
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Cort is a DNS for tomorrow. Kruijswijk apparently OK.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    Both Cort and Russell Downing broke collarbones in the crash.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    And Marco Haller too.

    Nasty crash (it looked it on TV, my 7 year old fled the room, she doesn't like seeing injured people).
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Ouch. Just seen it.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    dish_dash wrote:
    My Man Svein Tuft!

    A couple of years old now but great article on him: http://www.velonews.com/2013/07/news/th ... her_293692

    Ta
    Good article

    2014_giro_d_italia_stage1_ttt_team_orica_greenedge_victory1a.jpg

    From the giro in Belfast 2014

    His team had made sure he crossed the line first on his birthday (age 37)
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • teebs_123
    teebs_123 Posts: 357
    We were stood on the side of Garrowby Hill and a "VIP" car pulled next to us, out popped Mr Prudhomme and Gary V. Both charming and chatty and being driven round by an ex French Pro, Christophe Le Mevel. Top 10 in TDF apparently.

    Support on the roads was just as good as previous years it seems
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Teebs_123 wrote:
    We were stood on the side of Garrowby Hill and a "VIP" car pulled next to us, out popped Mr Prudhomme and Gary V. Both charming and chatty and being driven round by an ex French Pro, Christophe Le Mevel. Top 10 in TDF apparently.

    Support on the roads was just as good as previous years it seems
    This is the proper deal this race
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    Teebs_123 wrote:
    We were stood on the side of Garrowby Hill and a "VIP" car pulled next to us, out popped Mr Prudhomme and Gary V. Both charming and chatty and being driven round by an ex French Pro, Christophe Le Mevel. Top 10 in TDF apparently.

    Support on the roads was just as good as previous years it seems
    This is the proper deal this race
    I get the impression that they quite enjoy the reaction they get. It's on a slightly lower rank, but a colleague of mine dragged her bloke out drinking last year and he does some of the reconnaissance, recommending places and roads that might look good. He said that what he likes is that people rarely scoff or take the piss, but come out with suggestions.

    At that point I started advocating for the hilarity that is Rosedale Chimney, which meet with quite the groan - they'd love to, apparently (not least as they're feed up of being told to do it), but it's not really practical just because of the caravan and support vehicles.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Back to the racing though, I had to pick the kids up and head to Scotland because I'm too thick to read a calendar properly - how was it? Saw the crash once I got to bonny Glasgow, but nothing of the earlier highlights.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Kruijswijk's not had much luck since becoming the Abominable Agnello Snowman.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Tufty Swine. Everyone's hero.

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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    underlayunderlay wrote:

    At that point I started advocating for the hilarity that is Rosedale Chimney, which meet with quite the groan - they'd love to, apparently (not least as they're feed up of being told to do it), but it's not really practical just because of the caravan and support vehicles.

    Didn't one of these races do it the other year or was that just my imagination?

    Did it for the first time last week...in a car and down not up. It's savage and there is a long stretch of narrow road after it which would require careful planning but more doable from a logistcal point if view than say Hardknott I'd have thought.

    Whitby is lovely btw if anyone hasn't visited.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Women's race now live on ITV4. Suprisingly early start, they should be finished a couple of hours before the men's race even starts.
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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    thegibdog wrote:
    Women's race now live on ITV4. Suprisingly early start, they should be finished a couple of hours before the men's race even starts.
    Thats good. Lots of people out to support them as well. Good old Yorkshire eh!
  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,172
    thegibdog wrote:
    Women's race now live on ITV4. Suprisingly early start, they should be finished a couple of hours before the men's race even starts.

    Last year they used the same support vehicles (including Sir Gary and M. Prudhomme), all drove back from the finish to the start to go again, expect it will be same this year.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    ducknumber1 wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    Women's race now live on ITV4. Suprisingly early start, they should be finished a couple of hours before the men's race even starts.
    Last year they used the same support vehicles (including Sir Gary and M. Prudhomme), all drove back from the finish to the start to go again, expect it will be same this year.
    Yeah I'd just been thinking that as I was watching the NEG riders filtering past the peloton. Makes perfect sense from an organisational point of view. Maybe less than ideal for spectators hoping to catch both races though.
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    thegibdog wrote:
    ducknumber1 wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    Women's race now live on ITV4. Suprisingly early start, they should be finished a couple of hours before the men's race even starts.
    Last year they used the same support vehicles (including Sir Gary and M. Prudhomme), all drove back from the finish to the start to go again, expect it will be same this year.
    Yeah I'd just been thinking that as I was watching the NEG riders filtering past the peloton. Makes perfect sense from an organisational point of view. Maybe less than ideal for spectators hoping to catch both races though.

    More time for a proper picnic and beer then :)
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    van der Breggen and Deignan looking impressive on the climb, dropping the rest of the peloton.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Deignan gaps King on every corner. Looks like she's going to have to mainly do this alone
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    inseine wrote:
    Deignan gaps King on every corner. Looks like she's going to have to mainly do this alone

    I hope King can hang on, though im conflicted, quite apart from her and deignans sporting credentials theyre both quite hot :twisted:
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    It's looking finely balanced at the moment, the chase group is working well.

    Big crowds in Ripon.
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    thegibdog wrote:
    It's looking finely balanced at the moment, the chase group is working well.

    Big crowds in Ripon.

    Yorkshires a brilliant location for cycling
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: king has no chance, she's on a cannondale

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