S*** small races 2020 - January - *Spoilers*

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inseine said:

Nice win by Nizzolo and a rare win for the team. Viviani nowhere again

Crashed

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Italian one two. In Australia. In January.

inseine

Well Porte takes the overall as expected but Brit Matt Holmes gets the stage win to deny Porte for the first time in 7 years or something. Terrific in his first WT race.

gsk82

inseine said:

Well Porte takes the overall as expected but Brit Matt Holmes gets the stage win to deny Porte for the first time in 7 years or something. Terrific in his first WT race.

"I've never really raced up a climb. I've been stuck in Britain for the last six years, which is not a bad thing. This is my second hilltop finish this week, and it seems to suit me."

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So Porte went up that the fastest he's ever done it ( 6.20?) in the last seven years and with a crosswind. Makes Valverdes 7.24 look pedestrian

Pross

RichN95. said:

Terrible to hear about the death of Xavier Prince after an accident at the Tour of the Antilles. My thoughts are with his family and Team Storm at this difficult time

When that started I said to Mrs P that it wouldn't be long until PEDs got brought into it.

Second crime drama I've seen in a couple of weeks set around a bike race and both had PED plots. The other was the Mallorca Files and was set around the Tour of Mallorca which they described as one of the biggest races on the planet 😂

The lack of any knowledge or research that goes into these things makes me laugh, there was a scene in that one where the top pro cyclist dropped hi non-bib shorts and was wearing underwear, it could lead to impressionable cyclists suffering severe chaffing if they think that's the way to do things!

gsk82

Pross said:

RichN95. said:

Terrible to hear about the death of Xavier Prince after an accident at the Tour of the Antilles. My thoughts are with his family and Team Storm at this difficult time

When that started I said to Mrs P that it wouldn't be long until PEDs got brought into it.

Second crime drama I've seen in a couple of weeks set around a bike race and both had PED plots. The other was the Mallorca Files and was set around the Tour of Mallorca which they described as one of the biggest races on the planet 😂

The lack of any knowledge or research that goes into these things makes me laugh, there was a scene in that one where the top pro cyclist dropped hi non-bib shorts and was wearing underwear, it could lead to impressionable cyclists suffering severe chaffing if they think that's the way to do things!

Was it as bad as the mid summer murders bike race episode a couple of years ago?

ocdupalais

gsk82 said:

inseine said:

Well Porte takes the overall as expected but Brit Matt Holmes gets the stage win to deny Porte for the first time in 7 years or something. Terrific in his first WT race.

"I've never really raced up a climb. I've been stuck in Britain for the last six years, which is not a bad thing. This is my second hilltop finish this week, and it seems to suit me."

I don’t want to get too dewy-eyed about this, but do you remember when the best domestic riders went abroad to race (with the exception of about 5 well known, er, exceptions) and got spanked the moment they were up against anyone foreign...?

blazing_saddles

Another year in San Juan, another Quick Step story.

This time they have complained about time loses incurred by the riders involved in the big crash, just outside the 3 km boundary.
Apparently the crash was caused by a spectator stepping out for a better view.

The jury will make a decision around midday CET time.

Meanwhile, none of the big name sprinters made the podium, even though they started their sprints in front.

1 Rudy Barbier
2 Manuel Belletti
3 Tomas Contte
4 Juan Molano
5 Alvaro Hodge

rick_chasey

It must be so galling having these kinds of crashes in training races.

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Some issues with the finish line as well?

blazing_saddles

Alaphilippe is finished.

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/julian-alaphilippe-abandons-first-race-of-the-year-447843

No_Ta_Doctor

ocdupalais said:

gsk82 said:

inseine said:

Well Porte takes the overall as expected but Brit Matt Holmes gets the stage win to deny Porte for the first time in 7 years or something. Terrific in his first WT race.

"I've never really raced up a climb. I've been stuck in Britain for the last six years, which is not a bad thing. This is my second hilltop finish this week, and it seems to suit me."

I don’t want to get too dewy-eyed about this, but do you remember when the best domestic riders went abroad to race (with the exception of about 5 well known, er, exceptions) and got spanked the moment they were up against anyone foreign...?

Titchy Richie doesn't really count as foreign though, as he's anglophone and a subject of the British Empire. Same consideration for the TDU in general, it's not full of Frenchies/Spanish/Cloggies/Belgians/Italians pointing and laughing at you in their own language, on their own roads (and that's just your teammates)

rick_chasey

Still galls me that you get the same UCI points for the Tour Down Under as Paris Nice or Paris-Roubaix.

m.r.m.

That is rough.

ocdupalais

rick - if you're looking for a hat-rick usage of the word 'gall' or a variant in your next post, I've got one for you;
da gall dem sugar.

ocdupalais

No_Ta_Doctor said:

ocdupalais said:

gsk82 said:

inseine said:

Well Porte takes the overall as expected but Brit Matt Holmes gets the stage win to deny Porte for the first time in 7 years or something. Terrific in his first WT race.

"I've never really raced up a climb. I've been stuck in Britain for the last six years, which is not a bad thing. This is my second hilltop finish this week, and it seems to suit me."

I don’t want to get too dewy-eyed about this, but do you remember when the best domestic riders went abroad to race (with the exception of about 5 well known, er, exceptions) and got spanked the moment they were up against anyone foreign...?

Titchy Richie doesn't really count as foreign though, as he's anglophone and a subject of the British Empire. Same consideration for the TDU in general, it's not full of Frenchies/Spanish/Cloggies/Belgians/Italians pointing and laughing at you in their own language, on their own roads (and that's just your teammates)

And it's on that basis that I'm very glad to acknowledge the most excellent victory in the 2016 Paris-Roubaix of the Queen's loyal subject, Matthew Hayman.

RichN95.

No_Ta_Doctor said:

Titchy Richie doesn't really count as foreign though, as he's anglophone and a subject of the British Empire. Same consideration for the TDU in general, it's not full of Frenchies/Spanish/Cloggies/Belgians/Italians pointing and laughing at you in their own language, on their own roads (and that's just your teammates)

There are some British cycling fans who yearn for the days of 2004 when we had to pretend Robbie McEwen and Magnus Backstedt were British for some local interest at the Tour. Quite a few older journalists too I think.

blazing_saddles

RichN95. said:

No_Ta_Doctor said:

Titchy Richie doesn't really count as foreign though, as he's anglophone and a subject of the British Empire. Same consideration for the TDU in general, it's not full of Frenchies/Spanish/Cloggies/Belgians/Italians pointing and laughing at you in their own language, on their own roads (and that's just your teammates)

There are some British cycling fans who yearn for the days of 2004 when we had to pretend Robbie McEwen and Magnus Backstedt were British for some local interest at the Tour. Quite a few older journalists too I think.

Talking of 2004, Oscar Sevilla found his way back there, last night.

rick_chasey

ocdupalais said:

rick - if you're looking for a hat-rick usage of the word 'gall' or a variant in your next post, I've got one for you;
da gall dem sugar.

Imagine being a top level WT rider, and some guy who celebrated his 20th birthday *this week* smashes you in a TT. Galling.

RichN95.

rick_chasey said:

ocdupalais said:

rick - if you're looking for a hat-rick usage of the word 'gall' or a variant in your next post, I've got one for you;
da gall dem sugar.

Imagine being a top level WT rider, and some guy who celebrated his 20th birthday *this week* smashes you in a TT. Galling.

Personally I'd be more galled by being beaten by the 43 year old climber in third

m.r.m.

It's too early for gall.

jimmythecuckoo

blazing_saddles said:

Alaphilippe is finished.

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/julian-alaphilippe-abandons-first-race-of-the-year-447843

Pressure getting to him

blazing_saddles

15 minutes of highlights of the first leg of the Mallorca Challenge.

http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/ciclismo/ciclismo-challenge-ciclista-mallorca-1-jornada-trofeo-ses-salines-felanitx/5497620/?pais=GB


Was scheduled to be shown on Eurosport, but for the second time this season already, the "home of cycling" renege on previously advertised coverage.

blazing_saddles

The queen stage of the Vuelta a San Juan Internacional takes place this evening from 7pm UK time.
There should be a live race feed here.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJM0vXxotCWVHJCJJ1hBbqQ

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Guillaume Martin looks good for Cofidis this year. Getting some support for the climber he is

gweeds

Cracking race for the Elite women at the CX World’s today. Rain forecast overnight could make the men’s a very attritional race with MvDP fave regardless.

No_Ta_Doctor

Pretty dull course. Needs a lot of rain on it to make it interesting.

ocdupalais

And someone coming up with a new rule that means MVDP has to give everyone a free lap.

inseine

QS can't stop winning as Devenyns takes what sounded like an entertaining Cadel Evans race and Stybar wins at San Juan.