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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    Willem Jakobus Smit (South Africa), Alexey Vermeulen (USA), Matti Manninen (Finland), Kim Magnusson (Sweden), Andrey Amador (Costa Rica), Conor Dunne (Ireland), Sean McKenna (Ireland), Elchin Asadov (Azerbaijan), Eugert Zhupa (Albania) and Salaheddine Mraouni (Morocco).
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    Can't be too far away from the start of the circuit now?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    Leaders are on the first half lap
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Just been told the news I have to take a parcel to daughter who has just started uni.....does it ever end? The viewing area had been suitably prepped - now its a catch up situation later :(

    Pfffft. Just say no. Even Little Baby Sagan is having to entertain himself today.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    Want to see Nico do well today.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    What’s the expected finish time U.K. time? Have a horrible feeling I’m hardly going to get to see any of this :roll:
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,254
    Above The Cows wrote:
    This really is a great advert for Bergen, with the weather being glorious the city is being shown off in all its loveliness.

    And another lovely day today! When the sun shines it's a really beautiful city. And the course shows it off brilliantly.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    This really is a great advert for Bergen, with the weather being glorious the city is being shown off in all its loveliness.

    And another lovely day today! When the sun shines it's a really beautiful city. And the course shows it off brilliantly.
    "When the sun shines" - shame they get something like 200 days a year of rain ;)

    It's actually quite atmospheric in the rain too with the mist and the mountains.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,254
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    This really is a great advert for Bergen, with the weather being glorious the city is being shown off in all its loveliness.

    And another lovely day today! When the sun shines it's a really beautiful city. And the course shows it off brilliantly.
    "When the sun shines" - shame they get something like 200 days a year of rain ;)

    It's actually quite atmospheric in the rain too with the mist and the mountains.

    Have been there in both, and know which I prefer!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,157
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Just been told the news I have to take a parcel to daughter who has just started uni.....does it ever end? The viewing area had been suitably prepped - now its a catch up situation later :(
    I demand a full Commons Select Commitee and UKAD enquiry into the contents of this mysterious parcel. I can imagine what could possibly be in it and I have to say it's very damming.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Breakaway just rode over about 4 cartoon penises in a row, 164km to go.
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    I slashed a sidewall this morning, so my ride has been abandoned and I'm back home watching this
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    philwint wrote:
    I slashed a sidewall this morning, so my ride has been abandoned and I'm back home watching this

    That's a bit of a drastic way to get out of a ride, couldn't you have just claimed knee-ache?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    It's a fabulous spectacle in terms of the crowd and the weather.
    The race is yet to start.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Isn't it the traditional time for the British riders to start abandoning?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    This breakaway will get absorbed, then a slightly better break will take over.
    Next up will be the breakaway containing "possible winners" before finally Sagan and co do battle.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,042
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Isn't it the traditional time for the British riders to start abandoning?

    Back to the Bergen loop, couple of easy laps then an early shower and dried and changed in time to watch the finish.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    Something like this, give or take a lap or so:
    5 to go: 2nd level roulers from teams with other options go
    2-3 to go: top level roulers go
    1-2 to go: Sagan, Kwia and classics specialists go
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    Aaaand the Dutch crank it up.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Right, just tuned in, have I missed Kirby saying someone is leading someone else out yet? Normally happens by now.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    mfin wrote:
    Right, just tuned in, have I missed Kirby saying someone is leading someone else out yet? Normally happens by now.
    Try BBC2. CK free zone
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    Right, just tuned in, have I missed Kirby saying someone is leading someone else out yet? Normally happens by now.
    Try BBC2. CK free zone

    Ah! Thanks, I hadn't even thought to check if it was on on the beeb.

    So much better.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    BBC coverage has been very good this week, they've really put together a good package.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    So did GB send a team?
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,194
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So did GB send a team?

    If they were all over the front someone else would have posted criticising them for doing too much work!
  • reborn2
    reborn2 Posts: 42
    I've been looking, may be wrong but I can't see a single GB member left in the peloton.
  • reborn2
    reborn2 Posts: 42
    By the way, what was the selectors reasoning for not including Cummings?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    r0bh wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So did GB send a team?

    If they were all over the front someone else would have posted criticising them for doing too much work!

    This is true.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    reborn2 wrote:
    By the way, what was the selectors reasoning for not including Cummings?

    I think they wanted team players. I'd have stuck Cummings in as a wildcard anyway for this parcours.
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  • reborn2
    reborn2 Posts: 42
    What a terrible decision. So they brought 9 team players and no one capable of doing anything. Just seen 4 of team Gb towards the back of the peloton.

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