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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Christ, I know NUTS mag has folded but I don't think think this is where its readers would pony up
    I said it earlier in this thread I feel like I'm back in the 70s, though one poster can take 90% of the credit
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    inseine wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Christ, I know NUTS mag has folded but I don't think think this is where its readers would pony up
    I said it earlier in this thread I feel like I'm back in the 70s, though one poster can take 90% of the credit

    There was never really has been a better time than the 70's, things have not changed for the better, but thats another discussion better suited to elsewhere
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    To add even more spice to today's stage, the weather is playing ball.
    Dry, but with a strong crosswind for most of the day. :)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,156
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Christ, I know NUTS mag has folded but I don't think think this is where its readers would pony up

    Hear hear. Some pathetic juvenile sexism on show over the past few days.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,215
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    To add even more spice to today's stage, the weather is playing ball.
    Dry, but with a strong crosswind for most of the day. :)

    About to ride up to Haworth to see the race and can confirm it's pretty chuffing windy up here, a strong Easterly
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    andyp wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Christ, I know NUTS mag has folded but I don't think think this is where its readers would pony up

    Hear hear. Some pathetic juvenile sexism on show over the past few days.

    Bore off. Bet you're the kind of guys who just argue for the very sake of argument. Nothing to bring to the conversation other that a furled brow of dissatisfaction at others comments but have nothing to offer other than petty insults and some undeserved sense of moral superiority.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,156
    Trivial poursuivant wrote:

    Bore off. Bet you're the kind of guys who just argue for the very sake of argument. Nothing to bring to the conversation other that a furled brow of dissatisfaction at others comments but have nothing to offer other than petty insults and some undeserved sense of moral superiority.

    If you think that treating any woman, never mind, professional athletes as nothing more than masturbation fodder is acceptable then you deserve nothing but contempt.
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    andyp wrote:
    Trivial poursuivant wrote:

    Bore off. Bet you're the kind of guys who just argue for the very sake of argument. Nothing to bring to the conversation other that a furled brow of dissatisfaction at others comments but have nothing to offer other than petty insults and some undeserved sense of moral superiority.

    If you think that treating professional athletes as nothing more than rub fodder is acceptable then you deserve nothing but contempt.

    Did I say that? I went along to watch a race. I was just making an observation. You need to chill out or get laid. Considering this forum has a very largely commented on thread called the Big Girls Thread I think that a fair few contributors to this forum don't get as outrageously offended as others.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Trivial poursuivant wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Christ, I know NUTS mag has folded but I don't think think this is where its readers would pony up

    Hear hear. Some pathetic juvenile sexism on show over the past few days.
    Nothing to bring to the conversation y.
    There is no 'conversation'. We are talking about the TdY
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Trivial poursuivant wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Christ, I know NUTS mag has folded but I don't think think this is where its readers would pony up

    Hear hear. Some pathetic juvenile sexism on show over the past few days.
    Nothing to bring to the conversation y.
    There is no 'conversation'. We are talking about the TdY. Which we should get back to ...
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Trivial poursuivant wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Christ, I know NUTS mag has folded but I don't think think this is where its readers would pony up

    Hear hear. Some pathetic juvenile sexism on show over the past few days.
    Nothing to bring to the conversation y.
    There is no 'conversation'. We are talking about the TdY

    Yes. I commented I stood there all day to watch both races go by. It was a good day out and where I was it was very well supported. Good to see so many people out doing so. But buzzkillington decides to jump on a small part of the post and over inflated it above the rest of the piece. He drew attention to it for no other reason than to sneer and try and look morally superior.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,057
    Bahaha. You mean she.

    Meanwhile the mother in law can now spot Voeckler by his style and refers to Bouhani as "that angry boxer sprinter", 3 years in.


    ....though she doesn't understand why I quite like him. Or maybe she doesn't want to.
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    Steven Kruijswijk is a non-starter.
    The race was already looking pretty thin on proper GC contenders.

    They are off, proper.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Know these roads intimately but haven't ridden them fior years so lovely to see them from the air. Looks a very small field but should be a good days racing
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    The 5 man break has sort of got away, but there is still a lot going on in the bunch.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    Weening and Smukulis join up with the Hayman group to make is a magnificent seven.

    Even the non catagorised "lumps" are so hard.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Weening and Smukulis join up with the Hayman group to make is a magnificent seven.

    Even the non catagorised "lumps" are so hard.

    I've been dropped multiple times on that "little" lump between Bolton Abbey and Burnsal. Worth it for the excellent cafe just by the bridge though :)
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    philwint wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Weening and Smukulis join up with the Hayman group to make is a magnificent seven.

    Even the non catagorised "lumps" are so hard.

    I've been dropped multiple times on that "little" lump between Bolton Abbey and Burnsal.

    Hah, yes. I constantly forget about that and always end up in the wrong gear or with the wind in my face or both.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    Echelons being squeezed out by the big boys there for a while.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    edited April 2017
    On haworth, 4 mins to the break. Roadside support is phenomenal, on the climb it's like a big tour climb. Makes you proud!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    Riders already going out the back, with 3 hours of the race still to go and the potential for echelons growing.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    The crowds are as mind boggling as the gradients on the climbs.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    This climb could be in Flanders!

    Shibden wall?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    Shibben Wall>>>Paterberg/Koppenberg.
    There are at least 8 uncatagorised climbs before the 4 catagorised climbs still too come.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,428
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Shibben Wall>>>Paterberg/Koppenberg.
    There are at least 8 uncatagorised climbs before the 4 catagorised climbs still too come.

    Have you ridden all three? Genuinely interested in where it ranks alongside the Flandrian classics.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Brighouse absolutely packed out.

    Millar making the point it's one of the best attended races in the calendar, way more than its categorisation would indicate.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,475
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Shibben Wall>>>Paterberg/Koppenberg.
    There are at least 8 uncatagorised climbs before the 4 catagorised climbs still too come.

    Have you ridden all three? Genuinely interested in where it ranks alongside the Flandrian classics.

    I've ridden all three and would say it's at least as hard. It's in a sportive called the Ronde van Calderdale and there's 2 cobbled climbs on that that I can think of which are more difficult than Shibden, old lane and Trooper Lane which is beyond belief.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,475
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Steven Kruijswijk is a non-starter.
    The race was already looking pretty thin on proper GC contenders.

    They are off, proper.

    Its a shame the field is so poor this year. Maybe a 4th day will help it get world tour status and attract better riders.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,905
    Trooper Lane can viewed here:-

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IouimvedG0

    Shibben and others, too.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    gsk82 wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Shibben Wall>>>Paterberg/Koppenberg.
    There are at least 8 uncatagorised climbs before the 4 catagorised climbs still too come.

    Have you ridden all three? Genuinely interested in where it ranks alongside the Flandrian classics.

    I've ridden all three and would say it's at least as hard. It's in a sportive called the Ronde van Calderdale and there's 2 cobbled climbs on that that I can think of which are more difficult than Shibden, old lane and Trooper Lane which is beyond belief.

    more difficult :shock: hells teeth even the pros looked to be grinding to a halt on Shibden, theres no way Id make it up that :)

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