Paris Roubaix
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I say put it near the World Championships. Isn't it a "Flanders-like" classics course this year? Could have a autumnal 'Holy week'0
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That's disappointing, but not entirely surprising.
Come on France, get your vaccination program sorted....0 -
Commentators saying that had it been in Belgium they would have found a way to make it work.1
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And they’d be right.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.1
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So, it turns out that it hasn't official been postponed as yet.
A report in newspaper Le Parisien says that the cobbled Monument, scheduled to take place on April 11, will be delayed because of the worsening health situation in the north of France.
Le Parisen says the race could be rescheduled at the end of the 2021 season, potentially on Sunday, October 24 or Sunday, October 31.
Le Parisien says that an official announcement about the 2021 Roubaix is expected on Wednesday (March 24).
So, they are talking about holding it either two or three weeks after the season has finished.
Well if so, that's pretty rubbish.
Further:
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
And yet it looks like E3 Saxo Bank and Ghent-Wevelgem are both in doubt as well.shirley_basso said:Commentators saying that had it been in Belgium they would have found a way to make it work.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/e3-saxo-bank-classic-and-ghent-wevelgem-organisers-worried-races-could-be-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-4943940 -
Looks like it's still not been decided officially. Could still go ahead as planned. We will know next week.0
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Now they've almost done the full Merkel and dialed it back to there being "a chance it might get cancelled". That's according to the French sports minister, as opposed to a newspaper.
Meanwhile, the ASO are looking into ways of keeping the public off the route.
Not an easy task, given how well known the route is.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/there-is-no-final-decision-but-there-is-a-chance-paris-roubaix-will-be-postponed-says-frances-sports-minister-494536"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
They need to get the riders to come out hard and say they want to race, but please no spectators turn up. Some still will of course, but hopefully not enough to cause too many issues.blazing_saddles said:Now they've almost done the full Merkel and dialed it back to there being "a chance it might get cancelled". That's according to the French sports minister, as opposed to a newspaper.
Meanwhile, the ASO are looking into ways of keeping the public off the route.
Not an easy task, given how well known the route is.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/there-is-no-final-decision-but-there-is-a-chance-paris-roubaix-will-be-postponed-says-frances-sports-minister-494536
Boonen & Cancellera should make a personal appeal live on Sporza during E3 & GW.
(Then when Fans still turn up at Roubaix, De Vlaeminck can say how much better he would have been at getting them to stay away).....4 -
Exactly I can't imagine crowds will turn up if spectating is banned - some will just happen to be near the course but that doesn't seem a big problem.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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This has been happening on Belgian TV since they started racing again.yorkshireraw said:
They need to get the riders to come out hard and say they want to race, but please no spectators turn up. Some still will of course, but hopefully not enough to cause too many issues.blazing_saddles said:Now they've almost done the full Merkel and dialed it back to there being "a chance it might get cancelled". That's according to the French sports minister, as opposed to a newspaper.
Meanwhile, the ASO are looking into ways of keeping the public off the route.
Not an easy task, given how well known the route is.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/there-is-no-final-decision-but-there-is-a-chance-paris-roubaix-will-be-postponed-says-frances-sports-minister-494536
Boonen & Cancellera should make a personal appeal live on Sporza during E3 & GW.
(Then when Fans still turn up at Roubaix, De Vlaeminck can say how much better he would have been at getting them to stay away).....0 -
Good to know. Unless you mean the De Vl bit?.....rick_chasey said:
This has been happening on Belgian TV since they started racing again.yorkshireraw said:
They need to get the riders to come out hard and say they want to race, but please no spectators turn up. Some still will of course, but hopefully not enough to cause too many issues.blazing_saddles said:Now they've almost done the full Merkel and dialed it back to there being "a chance it might get cancelled". That's according to the French sports minister, as opposed to a newspaper.
Meanwhile, the ASO are looking into ways of keeping the public off the route.
Not an easy task, given how well known the route is.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/there-is-no-final-decision-but-there-is-a-chance-paris-roubaix-will-be-postponed-says-frances-sports-minister-494536
Boonen & Cancellera should make a personal appeal live on Sporza during E3 & GW.
(Then when Fans still turn up at Roubaix, De Vlaeminck can say how much better he would have been at getting them to stay away).....
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I absolutely adore the de Vlaeminck comment. Hatyorkshireraw said:
They need to get the riders to come out hard and say they want to race, but please no spectators turn up. Some still will of course, but hopefully not enough to cause too many issues.blazing_saddles said:Now they've almost done the full Merkel and dialed it back to there being "a chance it might get cancelled". That's according to the French sports minister, as opposed to a newspaper.
Meanwhile, the ASO are looking into ways of keeping the public off the route.
Not an easy task, given how well known the route is.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/there-is-no-final-decision-but-there-is-a-chance-paris-roubaix-will-be-postponed-says-frances-sports-minister-494536
Boonen & Cancellera should make a personal appeal live on Sporza during E3 & GW.
(Then when Fans still turn up at Roubaix, De Vlaeminck can say how much better he would have been at getting them to stay away).....0 -
... and yet football is allowed to continue... with its gatherings of fans and all... cash is kingleft the forum March 20231
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Harldy comparable, nothing makes someone seem like an idiot than making statements like this.ugo.santalucia said:... and yet football is allowed to continue... with its gatherings of fans and all... cash is king
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needlessly antagonistic, wouldn't you say?PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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3 degrees C and rain in the North of France today
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