Re: S*** small race thread 2019

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  • How can it be a proper race when a Frenchman won? :)

    Talking of proper races, the 70th Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana starts on Wednesday, as does Geraint Thomas's season.
    De La Cruz, Valverde, Rui Costa and Dan Martin, Adam Yates, Chaves and Mike Snow, Naesen, Cobrelli, Mohorič and Teuns, Magnus Cort, Ion Izaguirre, Bilbao and Lulu, Groenewegen, EBH and Kreuziger, Bouhanni, Terpstra and Van Averaert are all on the startlist.

    Opens with a 10km ITT, with Friday and Saturday's stages the best options to attack those specialist trialists.

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    Live coverage of each stage on Eurosport from 1-30pm.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Hope Eddie Boss can remember to steer after his winter Zwifting!
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Clearly he can remember how to steer, or else the course was dead straight, as Eddie boss wins the opening TT and sticks hid middle finger in the air to all the Zwift doubters!
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    EBH wins race shocker!
    He could go far, that boy. Could become the new Remco Evenepoel.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    EBH wins race shocker!
    He could go far, that boy. Could become the new Remco Evenepoel.
    He actually won something without Norway in the title
  • For SGS and anyone who doesn't mind listening to French, L'Equipe have live coverage of the final three of four stages of Etoile de Bessèges, starting Friday afternoon.

    Times here:

    https://www.programme.tv/chaine/1401-lequipe/2.php

    Live feed here:

    https://www.firstonetv.live/Live/France ... 89quipe-27
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    EBH wins race shocker!
    He could go far, that boy. Could become the new Remco Evenepoel.

    Was it raining?
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    the lad gets a fair bit of stick on here. Sky ruined him, yet he won the tour of Britain etc etc.

    what is zwift, is it for dullards to talk about power whilst lying about their weight..?
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    philbar72 wrote:
    the lad gets a fair bit of stick on here. Sky ruined him, yet he won the tour of Britain etc etc.

    what is zwift, is it for dullards to talk about power whilst lying about their weight..?

    Zwift is where you can ride an ebike and pretend it is all your own legs.
    Half man, Half bike
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Ridgerider wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    the lad gets a fair bit of stick on here. Sky ruined him, yet he won the tour of Britain etc etc.

    what is zwift, is it for dullards to talk about power whilst lying about their weight..?

    Zwift is where you can ride an ebike and pretend it is all your own legs.

    And you can't do that in real life outdoors?
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    In Zwift, you can have the battery on show on your rear pannier without fear of it being spotted
    Half man, Half bike
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Trentin takes today's stage from the Boxer then Swiftie. Then Colbrelli & Kristoff. The Zwifter finished 6th and retains his race lead.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Adam Yates from Valverde in today's 'queen stage'.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Crash at 600m to go in Valencia taking out various Sky riders and others. Groingwagan gets the win.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Groaningwagon was very impressive there. Actually looking forward to the first chance to see him vs Kittel vs Cav vs Ewan vs Viviani.
  • S*** small race team presentation.

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    :)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Jesus, do they not know it’s a training race?
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Is Colombia being shown on the tellybox/interwebs?
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • Gweeds wrote:
    Is Colombia being shown on the tellybox/interwebs?

    The TTT starts in one hour. There are two hours of live coverage for each stage.
    Unfortunately Senal Colombia, who have an unrestricted stream, have lost the rights this year, to ppv channel ESPN.
    Bottom line is that we will have to wait and see if anything turns up....
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Thanks. Fingers crossed. It was a decent race last year.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    And me!
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • Ho ho ho. Oscar Sevilla's little conti team Medellin, half a minute faster than anyone else.
    All the other teams, tightly packed.
    Their San Juan.....................er.............mojo hasn't worn off.
    I wonder how they will stack up against the WT teams, when it's their turn?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Vaughter's boys win a TTT.
    Been quite a while.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Today sees the first stage of the 4-day Tour de la Provence - a 8.9km time trial around the streets of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer - showing on L'Equipe

    Sebastien Langeveld (EF1) currently leading with a time of 10'14"

    https://youtu.be/CRcNf-O9vow
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Last rider (Tony Gallopin) off. Langeveld still in first place
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Fillippo Ganna (SKY) puts in impressive ride to move into first place 10'05"
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Final result
    1 Filippo Ganna (SKY) 10'05"
    2 Sebastian Langeveld (EF1) @9sec
    3 Rémi Cavagna (DQT) @ 10sec

    Best placed favourite is Thibault Pinot @25sec

    Tomorrow's stage

    https://youtu.be/BwkkXrZLbsg
  • In the Camargue - a favourite haunt for sea level saltiness

    Profile :D

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