Northern Classics
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effillo wrote:Currently counting the days until classics season. Off to Flanders this year to ride and then spectate, not sure what's going to be a bigger test of endurance, the sportive or the day on the beer!
cant you do beer on both days?
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effillo wrote:Currently counting the days until classics season. Off to Flanders this year to ride and then spectate, not sure what's going to be a bigger test of endurance, the sportive or the day on the beer!
Getting out of Britain may be your biggest challenge (assuming you're here)"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
gsk82 wrote:effillo wrote:Currently counting the days until classics season. Off to Flanders this year to ride and then spectate, not sure what's going to be a bigger test of endurance, the sportive or the day on the beer!
Getting out of Britain may be your biggest challenge (assuming you're here)
I am indeed, must admit I am concerned about a couple of crossings we have booked this year, April and August. Hopefully any issues are commercial not public and they can find a way of not blocking routes in and out of Dover.0 -
Not very wild, wildcards.
https://twitter.com/Paris_Roubaix/statu ... 7653661697
Cofidis
Delko Marseille Provence
Direct Energie
Arkea - Samsic
Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
Roompot Charles
Wanty - Gobert
.............so no van der Poel."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:Not very wild, wildcards.
.............so no van der Poel.
PR wasn't on his schedule anyway though._____________________
I'm part of the association!0 -
id like to see a rider from Wanty or Roompot take a classic being chased down by the peloton but pipping them at the post.
(but not that bloke with the stupid narrow bars)0 -
The 'new' LBL route is out, with a finish in the centre of Liège and a potential small bunch sprint finish."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:The 'new' LBL route is out, with a finish in the centre of Liège and a potential small bunch sprint finish.
I do wonder if Sagan had prior knowledge of this. Everyone sort of laughed when he said he was going for Leige in December...though now he looks like more of a favourite. Still lots of climbing mind, but a ~15k run to the finish swings things far more in his wheelhouse.0 -
that looks like a cracking route. Deffo a sagan style riders route route or even dare i say it valverde?0
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I should have put this up at the same time, but the parcour for the Flèche stays largely unchanged:
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Vino'sGhost wrote:that looks like a cracking route. Deffo a sagan style riders route route or even dare i say it valverde?
Pretty much every race that isn’t pan flat or mainly above 1800m suits Valverde.
Same can be said for Sagan. #tooeasypunditry0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:that looks like a cracking route. Deffo a sagan style riders route route or even dare i say it valverde?
Pretty much every race that isn’t pan flat or mainly above 1800m suits Valverde.
Same can be said for Sagan. #tooeasypunditry
Ah yes but where he excells is when it’s tough and where the course is long. The classics basically and this fits both criteria and he’s not afraid to go long. I seem to remember San Sebastián as being him last year (I may be wrong they all merge into one another )
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Vino'sGhost wrote:that looks like a cracking route. Deffo a sagan style riders route route or even dare i say it valverde?
would suit Jungels even more. attack up Roche aux faucons and the rollers after that, as the road has a nasty double kick, and then tt to the finish?
or solo attack by a strong guy cracks a load of them and it all splits up, with a winner from a reduced group sprint. as its a flat sprint, you'd be looking at Kwiatko/Matthews/Sagan/classic riders that can kick at the end of a 250km race. would need to see the finish parcours and the roads that lead into it.0 -
Would have been great for Gerrans.
You gotta look at people who make it in the final 30 who have the flat sprint speed.
It forces the Dan Martins of this world to go from longer.0 -
Maybe one for Bling if he gets his sh*t together?0
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Im looking forward to it whatever happens. Hopefully it will have whole race or several hours of coverage.0
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Vino'sGhost wrote:effillo wrote:Currently counting the days until classics season. Off to Flanders this year to ride and then spectate, not sure what's going to be a bigger test of endurance, the sportive or the day on the beer!
cant you do beer on both days?
The best beer of the weekend is the one you sink in the square right after finishing Saturday's ride.0 -
A lot to like about that route. Looking forward to it...0
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Hasn't he joined Jumbo now?Vino'sGhost wrote:id like to see a rider from Wanty or Roompot take a classic being chased down by the peloton but pipping them at the post.
(but not that bloke with the stupid narrow bars)0 -
jimmythecuckoo wrote:
Hasn't he joined Jumbo now?Vino'sGhost wrote:id like to see a rider from Wanty or Roompot take a classic being chased down by the peloton but pipping them at the post.
(but not that bloke with the stupid narrow bars)
Has he??? they should add style to their selection criteria0 -
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jimmythecuckoo wrote:
no idea id have to see him riding. If he's got bars that look like they're for the arms of a T rex then yes 0 -
Vino'sGhost wrote:jimmythecuckoo wrote:
no idea id have to see him riding. If he's got bars that look like they're for the arms of a T rex then yes
Nah. Narrow handlebars belong to Jan-Willem van Schip. He's still at Roompot-Charles0 -
what a name ... I wish I could change "My Men 2019" and get the narrow bar'd one in.0
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dish_dash wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:jimmythecuckoo wrote:
no idea id have to see him riding. If he's got bars that look like they're for the arms of a T rex then yes
Nah. Narrow handlebars belong to Jan-Willem van Schip. He's still at Roompot-Charles
that makes sense no pro tour team needs that kind of silliness detracting from sponsor messaging 0 -
Flanders wildcards.
Direct Energie (FRA)
Corendon-Circus (BEL)
Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise (BEL)
Wanty-Gobert (BEL)
Cofidis (FRA)
Vital Concept-B&B Hotels (FRA)
Roompot-Charles (NED)"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I thought this was going to be a thread about Northern soul records.0
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kingrollo wrote:I thought this was going to be a thread about Northern soul records.
Lance - Tainted Love
Aru - Born a Loser
Team Sky - Suspicion
Sagan - Competition Ain't Nothing
Froome - Walk With A Winner
Landis - The Snake2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner0 -
CarbonClem wrote:kingrollo wrote:I thought this was going to be a thread about Northern soul records.
Lance - Tainted Love
Aru - Born a Loser
Team Sky - Suspicion
Sagan - Competition Ain't Nothing
Froome - Walk With A Winner
Landis - The Snake
Any Grand Tour Route - River Deep Mountain High0 -
Good ride in Valencia by Sylvain Dillier. He could be a factor.0
