Tour *of* Yorkshire - **spoiler**
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I've never seen a break looking so keen to get caught and the bunch forcing them to stay just off the front.0
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Pross wrote:I've never seen a break looking so keen to get caught and the bunch forcing them to stay just off the front.
There was one in the Tour of Turkey recently that fizzled out to an even less exciting end than this. Obviously0 -
Pierre Rolland with an absolutely textbook Energy Wasting Attack0
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My former coach & winter gym partner Pete Williams clips off the front0
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ShutupJens wrote:My former coach & winter gym partner Pete Williams clips off the front
Looking a bit daft still wearing longs, defo been spending far too long on Zwift of late0 -
Here's the catch - 4km to go, rain coming down and we're all back together0
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This is where Millar and Boulting really come into their own, Millar picking riders out off the helicopter shot is in a league of his own
Stannard hitting the front, proper sprint this is0 -
GB lads leading out McLay, got 3 riders with him, 1.7km0
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GvA well positioned +2, Eisel comes to the fore with Renshaw and Cavendish tucked in0
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Cav well placed, GB lead it out, Cav in the wheels but can't quite follow as Rick Zabel lights it up from 10 wheels back, No one even close
Roompot rider 2nd0 -
Love a good messy freelancing sprint. All sorts of riders getting blocked and bumped out of position in the middle of an almighty free for all.
Essentially I like sprints that would be drawn in the Beano as a cloud of dust with various legs, fists, sausages on forks etc sticking out the side of it.0 -
underlayunderlay wrote:Love a good messy freelancing sprint. All sorts of riders getting blocked and bumped out of position in the middle of an almighty free for all.
Shook that no one else went down with that Canyon rider. Man slid for about 20m0 -
Several young british riders in the top 10. It's no longer a surprise to see these lads getting up there and mixing it up - Chris Lawless in third is a good result0
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Vital Concept rider went down quite hard but somehow no-one hit him. Very unusual for a single rider to crash in a sprint and not take anyone else out. At least Cav is getting to be in the race at the end again but seemed to have nothing in the way of speed. Hopefully it will come with fitness though.0
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ShutupJens wrote:underlayunderlay wrote:Love a good messy freelancing sprint. All sorts of riders getting blocked and bumped out of position in the middle of an almighty free for all.
Shook that no one else went down with that Canyon rider. Man slid for about 20m
Definitely lucky unlucky - could have had a lot of wheels slamming into him.0 -
Pross wrote:Vital Concept rider went down quite hard but somehow no-one hit him. Very unusual for a single rider to crash in a sprint and not take anyone else out. At least Cav is getting to be in the race at the end again but seemed to have nothing in the way of speed. Hopefully it will come with fitness though.
He looked quite good in Turkey when he finished behind Jakobsen and Sam Bennett, but ahead of eventual double stage winner, Caleb Ewan. However that was a very clean sprint.
I've noticed a couple of times now that when it's a bit of a rough house, he seems very cautious and rather easily thrown off his stride."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:Pross wrote:Vital Concept rider went down quite hard but somehow no-one hit him. Very unusual for a single rider to crash in a sprint and not take anyone else out. At least Cav is getting to be in the race at the end again but seemed to have nothing in the way of speed. Hopefully it will come with fitness though.
He looked quite good in Turkey when he finished behind Jakobsen and Sam Bennett, but ahead of eventual double stage winner, Caleb Ewan. However that was a very clean sprint.
I've noticed a couple of times now that when it's a bit of a rough house, he seems very cautious and rather easily thrown off his stride.
Just seen that Cav said he hesitated himself on Twitter. In terms of properly contesting sprints it’s still quite early for him. Renshaw sounded pretty disappointed last night though.
Today’s stage is going to be fun to watch on TV. Freezing cold wind on the coast today and hail on the way too. Proper classics weather.0 -
It’s bloody windy here at Robin Hood’s Bay.
Pete0 -
Bridlington looks pretty nippy. Riders in full longs, neck gaitors and the lot, flag due to drop any second0
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Meh. All this wind and yet it's mostly a block headwind, then tailwind.
Little or no crosswind."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:Meh. All this wind and yet it's mostly a block headwind, then tailwind.
Little or no crosswind.
Yeah it's not great, riders at the back practically soft tapping, riders at the front full on chewing bar tape. A long effort off the front doesn't appeal so much!
Heading towards some pretty ominous looking clouds0 -
A boels dolmans rider getting an awful change there, no idea why the mechanic was turning the pedals round instead of just getting another bike off the roof.
Attacks starting to fly now0 -
I don't think they can manage 30kph with this wind.
Going to be a long, long day."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I think you're right. I'm getting tired just watching. Glad to see them winding through some civilisation rather than just on wide open exposed roads0
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It must be grim out there. We have had snow/ sleet showers this morning 10 miles further in land. I dread to think what it will be like when they get on the Moors above Whitby.0
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Ooh and we've had some racing action, Alice Barnes kicked off the front hard and managed to get a gap, some light echelon action at the front of the bunch as they reacted0
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Webboo wrote:It must be grim out there. We have had snow/ sleet showers this morning 10 miles further in land. I dread to think what it will be like when they get on the Moors above Whitby.
The wind will make everything f*cking awful. David Millar must be licking his lips at this, he is absolutely in his element when there are small groups all over the road and the wind is a big factor0 -
Aaaaand we're back together after the break. Brought back by Jess Roberts and Yorkshire's own Abby Mae Parkinson. Back to spread across the road, business at the front party at the back style racing0
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As I type that, the bunch heads through a right angle left hander and another Canyon rider attacks, has a look around and there's only one rider reacting0
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They approaching hills so they shouldn't last long"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0
