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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Tour de Limousin

    All back together at 7km just before Cote de Linard-Malval
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Tour de Limousin

    Not the expected bunch sprint - French champion Antony Roux (Groupama FDJ) makes a well timed run to take the win ahead of Francesco Gavazzi (Androni Giocattoli) and Jeroen Meijers (Roompot).
    Bryan Coquard at 10th
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    RonB wrote:
    Another stage win for Kuss on the final day, from Brent Bookwalter & Jack Haig, which means he won the GC by over 2 mins.

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    I know he's likely to ride in support of Steven Kruijswijk in the Vuelta, but one to watch!

    Just catching up with this.

    What an amazing climber... And now, of course, the only riders who immediately spring to mind to perform like that (with such nonchalance), in recent years, are Ricco, Mustafa Sayer and Jon Tiernan Locke... which is a bloody shame.

    All being well, by next year LottoNL-Jumbo will have an awesome GT team.
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    RonB wrote:
    Another stage win for Kuss on the final day, from Brent Bookwalter & Jack Haig, which means he won the GC by over 2 mins.

    DkbiNuCW4AEQ5FV.jpg:large

    I know he's likely to ride in support of Steven Kruijswijk in the Vuelta, but one to watch!

    Just catching up with this.

    What an amazing climber... And now, of course, the only riders who immediately spring to mind to perform like that (with such nonchalance), in recent years, are Ricco, Mustafa Sayer and Jon Tiernan Locke... which is a bloody shame.

    All being well, by next year LottoNL-Jumbo will have an awesome GT team.

    I know what you mean ocdp... Things don't happen without a reason, but then I read this jumbo news item and it has slightly reassured me regarding progression of riders at the team.

    https://www.teamlottojumbo.com/cycling- ... stage-race
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Echelon alert in BinckBank and there be cobbles, too.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    BinckBank Tour

    40k left - small break with c30s advantage. Will the GC leaders try for the golden kilometer bonuses? Today sees a sprinters finish in Ardooie; Fabio Jakobsen is DNS (illness) so perhaps a chance for Kittel
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    BinckBank Tour

    Golden Km
    de Bie wins the first (+3s), Mohoric the second (+3s) and de Bie gains 1s in the third.

    Mohoric keeps the GC lead for now
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Brian Smith called the Plinky Plonk result from about 4km out today... he’s bloody good, sometimes...
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    Great finish by Trek. Led into a technical chicane with 1 k to go and one rider hit the brakes to let Jasper Stuyven get a gap and hold off the bunch to take the win
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Van der Poel takes St 1 of Artic Race (11 starts, 5 wins on the road this year apparently!)
    Almost came a cropper when trying to take hands off bars to celebrate mind!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Van der Poel has only raced nine days on the road this year. He's won four times, plus a GC victory, and come second twice.

    This is enough to make him 86th on CQ Ranking for 2018 - ahead of Nibali, Costa, Uran and Zakarin amongst others.
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    Utterly insane! He is Sagan with tactics.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Unfortunately, the Arctic Race GC battle was almost killed off too.
    Two crashes on the categorized final lump; the second right at the front of the bunch, causing a road block.

    Meanwhile, in Colorado, UHC fail to spot 21 year old Gage Hecht right in front of them, allowing Travis McCabe the embarrassment of celebrate taking the sprint for second place, from a reduced bunch.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    What's been going on with Groaning Wagon in the binky race? People keep going for him for PTP but he keeps coming nowhere.
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,205
    RichN95 wrote:
    Van der Poel has only raced nine days on the road this year. He's won four times, plus a GC victory, and come second twice.

    This is enough to make him 86th on CQ Ranking for 2018 - ahead of Nibali, Costa, Uran and Zakarin amongst others.

    Not bad for a MTB-er..... :wink:
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  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    Don't know what's going on at Binckbank but the bunch can't get it right, breakaway wins again
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    BinckBank

    Small break of four - Jonas Rickaert takes himself out of contention by running into the back of his own team car when stopping for a wheel change - remaining three make it to the finish with Magnus Cort Neilsen (Astana) taking the win.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,459
    RichN95 wrote:
    Van der Poel has only raced nine days on the road this year. He's won four times, plus a GC victory, and come second twice.

    This is enough to make him 86th on CQ Ranking for 2018 - ahead of Nibali, Costa, Uran and Zakarin amongst others.

    They need to re-calibrate their points allocation

    Boucles de la Mayenne can't be worth 39% of a Milan San Remo

    Never even heard of Boucles de la Mayenne.
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Tour du Limousin

    Group of 10 with 1 min advantage over peleton; 23km to finish. St Michel Auber 93 working with Direct Energie to bring the break back.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Tour du Limousin

    Cote de Massaret managed to break the field up Lead group in two parts with peleton at 30s. At 14km Calmejean attacks from peleton.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Tour du Limousin

    Group led by Calmejean bridges to lead group - 8km to finish in Uzerche.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Limousin inside the final 10kms.

    Some serious, serious echelon action in the Arctic.
    Warren Barguil blown clean off the road.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    5kms and the front group is attacking eachother.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Edet mugs the two leaders to take the win.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Tour du Limousin

    Nicholas Edet (Cofidis) takes the win - some good attacking racing in the final kms. Now leads the GC by 10s
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    TailWindHome wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Van der Poel has only raced nine days on the road this year. He's won four times, plus a GC victory, and come second twice.

    This is enough to make him 86th on CQ Ranking for 2018 - ahead of Nibali, Costa, Uran and Zakarin amongst others.

    They need to re-calibrate their points allocation

    Boucles de la Mayenne can't be worth 39% of a Milan San Remo

    Never even heard of Boucles de la Mayenne.

    Where's that chipper chart when you need it?
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    hommelbier wrote:
    BinckBank

    Small break of four - Jonas Rickaert takes himself out of contention by running into the back of his own team car when stopping for a wheel change - remaining three make it to the finish with Magnus Cort Neilsen (Astana) taking the win.

    From Alex Dowsett's Twitter ... I think the peloton has forgotten how to peloton :D
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    TailWindHome wrote:

    Boucles de la Mayenne can't be worth 39% of a Milan San Remo

    Never even heard of Boucles de la Mayenne.

    I've been held up by it, near Laval.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    RonB wrote:
    hommelbier wrote:
    BinckBank

    Small break of four - Jonas Rickaert takes himself out of contention by running into the back of his own team car when stopping for a wheel change - remaining three make it to the finish with Magnus Cort Neilsen (Astana) taking the win.

    From Alex Dowsett's Twitter ... I think the peloton has forgotten how to peloton :D

    There have been four wins by the breakaway, this week.
    Twice in BinchBank, stage one in Colorado and yesterday in Hungary.
    That last one by just 2 seconds after 200kms.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Tour du Limousin
    Lorenzo Manzin (Vital Concept) wins the sprint into Limoges on the fourth and final stage. Nicholas Edet finshes in eight - enough to win the final GC.

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