S*** Small Races Thread - 2021
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Hugo Hofsetter and Dan Martin had the mechanicals, so they had to slow down the chase to wait for them.dolan_driver said:Does anyone know the nature of the mechanicals that befell Israel Start-Up on the last stage? Thanks.
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I don't know the nature of the mechanicals.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Did they all line up against both or in some cases just active at the same time?RichN95. said:Father & son age gaps:
21 Kreuziger - I think Armstrong claimed he rode against both
23 Zabel - Four of Rik's current teammates rode with Erik (Greipel, Impey, Froome, Martin)
25 Roche - Elliott, Rebellin, Armstrong etc
25 Sivakov
26 Van der Poel - Rebellin?
27 Merckx
28 Schleck
28 Wiggins
30 Bernard
31 Phinney
31 Gallopin
32 Evenepoel
43 Moser (Diego, not Francesco)
PCS has a 'head to head' function - I looked at Rebellin v MVDP and it didn't return any results from the same races.
It does tell us that Malcolm Elliott lined up against Nicolas Roche at the 2009 Tour of Britain - Elliott would have been 48 at the time - he finished 16th on GC - 1 place ahead of Dan Lloyd.
Last results on the site for Roman K senior are 1992 and nothing against Armstrong - doesn't mean it's comprehensive tho.0 -
We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Bad news from the UAE Tour.
Reports of a positive test from the Alpecin-Fenix team and them being withdrawn from the race.
I suppose it was inevitable at some stage. Hopefully the protocols in place prevent any other positives and the racing continues.0 -
Is it true that Valverde has raced against M Van Der Poel, A Van Der Poel and Raymond Poulidor?"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago1
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Alpecin and MVDP out of UAE tour after a staff member tests positive.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.0
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Wonder if they would do the same if it happened in, say, the TdF.ddraver said:
Sporza already speculating Van der Poel might do the Omloop instead now.0 -
Ah that's a disaster.
Also you don't know if you'll make a full recovery or not (stories coming out of the NFL of players who had it and their performance was very up and down thereafter).0 -
A couple of Premier League players had pretty mild symptoms but have struggled since.rick_chasey said:Ah that's a disaster.
Also you don't know if you'll make a full recovery or not (stories coming out of the NFL of players who had it and their performance was very up and down thereafter).
It’s not ideal for a pro athlete at all.
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.0 -
It's lucky that the staff member won't be riding the classics then, although I don't think his recovery will have much of an effect on MvDP's performance.rick_chasey said:Ah that's a disaster.
Also you don't know if you'll make a full recovery or not (stories coming out of the NFL of players who had it and their performance was very up and down thereafter).
The french rugby team is in a far worse position with 9 of their players who took the field against Ireland, positive and unable to play against Scotland, this weekend."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Might as well post this as they are the team everyone looks at to try and gauge the chances of the rest:
Deceuninck Quick-Step squad for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021
Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
Davide Ballerini (ITA)
Tim Declercq (BEL)
Yves Lampaert (BEL)
Florian Sénéchal (FRA)
Zdenek Stybar (CZE)
Deceuninck – Quick-Step squad for Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (COL)
Yves Lampaert (BEL)
Stijn Steels (BEL)
Jannik Steimle (GER)
Zdenek Stybar (CZE)
Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL)"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I’ve totally lost track, is this on Eurosport but not on GCN?blazing_saddles said:Might as well post this as they are the team everyone looks at to try and gauge the chances of the rest:
Deceuninck Quick-Step squad for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021
Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
Davide Ballerini (ITA)
Tim Declercq (BEL)
Yves Lampaert (BEL)
Florian Sénéchal (FRA)
Zdenek Stybar (CZE)
Deceuninck – Quick-Step squad for Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (COL)
Yves Lampaert (BEL)
Stijn Steels (BEL)
Jannik Steimle (GER)
Zdenek Stybar (CZE)
Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL)0 -
KBK is on both.
OHN is on neither.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.0 -
Criterium de Dauphine mirrors the Tour by a returning to a more traditional route that includes a time trial and fewer mountains.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/criterium-du-dauphine-route-230690"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
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MvDP had no close contact with staff member, so will be riding Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, subject to a negative test 24 hours before kick off.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mathieu-van-der-poel-heads-home-for-omloop-het-nieuwsblad/"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.1 -
Praise be. Good news.blazing_saddles said:MvDP had no close contact with staff member, so will be riding Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, subject to a negative test 24 hours before kick off.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mathieu-van-der-poel-heads-home-for-omloop-het-nieuwsblad/1 -
Conspiracy theorists will no doubt cry foul and claim this was the plan all along
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Imagine having a little bet on OHN safely in the knowledge that MVDP was going to be thousands of miles away. Then you get this good news!1
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Some good stages to finish off in thisblazing_saddles said:Criterium de Dauphine mirrors the Tour by a returning to a more traditional route that includes a time trial and fewer mountains.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/criterium-du-dauphine-route-230690
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Only a 10mile TT mind.blazing_saddles said:Criterium de Dauphine mirrors the Tour by a returning to a more traditional route that includes a time trial and fewer mountains.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/criterium-du-dauphine-route-230690
I suspect Dowsett will fancy it.0 -
Did I just hear the sound of an entire peloton sighing in relief?
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To whet your whistle for Saturday, an article/podcast about the funniest race ever
https://shows.acast.com/re-cycle-the-cycling-history-podcast/episodes/king-for-a-day-when-stannard-pulled-off-the-surprise-of-the-We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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What’s with Oliver Nansen “jibe”?0
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I don't know the background in full but he got dropped on the Tiegemberg by Gilbert and GVA in E3 and think he has had problems with it on other occasions (possible Belgian nationals that did it 14 times). It's a response to his own joke (on Twitter a few weeks ago from memory) about it.1
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Always gets dropped on it when they start racing up itjohnboy183 said:What’s with Oliver Nansen “jibe”?
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