S*** Small Races Thread - 2022
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Thought the ToB dipping back into Yorkshire made for a better race - they really used the terrain. Hardly a surprise the plug has been pulled, given the situation though - it's the lack of police that's really nobbled it, apparently.
Tomorrow's test cricket is off too, fwiw.1 -
Where are the police needed? I genuinely don't understand.0
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They will be gutted, not being able to race along country roads on their motor bikes, with big smiles on their faces. Instead they will now all be practicing their somber looks in the mirror, faced with hours of standing outside some public building, most likely.kingstongraham said:Where are the police needed? I genuinely don't understand.
Still, they will probably look a lot happier than local business owners, taking yet another financial kick in the nuts. Or, the fans who have prepaid for travel and accommodation to watch the race."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
To be fair to the football authorities, fans and teams had travelled hundreds of miles to get to games so abandoning them at the last minute would have been very disruptive.blazing_saddles said:
Same with the golf at Wentworth, premiership rugby and the horse racing.alan_a said:Tomorrow is cancelled
Decision yet to be made on final 2 stages.
But of course tonight's football went ahead, "following direction from the Football Association and Uefa".0 -
The motorbike police will be needed to support the pageantry of the next ten days (Queen's body being returned to London, escorted to Westminster Abbey etc).kingstongraham said:Where are the police needed? I genuinely don't understand.
Most people's lives will carry on as normal of course, not that you'd know that from the media coverage.1 -
Preparation for the funeral I guesskingstongraham said:Where are the police needed? I genuinely don't understand.
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I made the same point in regard of the ToB, in the post above yours.andyp said:
To be fair to the football authorities, fans and teams had travelled hundreds of miles to get to games so abandoning them at the last minute would have been very disruptive.blazing_saddles said:
Same with the golf at Wentworth, premiership rugby and the horse racing.alan_a said:Tomorrow is cancelled
Decision yet to be made on final 2 stages.
But of course tonight's football went ahead, "following direction from the Football Association and Uefa".
They have cancelled today's two scheduled matches, as strangely have the Irish premiership.
Currently, the weekend's games are going ahead, although the situation may well change."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I dunno, I don't think a weird world's has helped. I can't get over seeing WvA and JA sprint up my local high street last year. It still has potential yet...Pross said:After showing signs of turning into a decent quality race a decade ago the ToB really is starting to regress unfortunately both in terms of the quality of the riders and teh quality of the organisation. What with the loss of the ToY and Ride London and, from the limited attention I give it these days, a more or less non-existent domestic pro road racing scene it feels like we are going back to the position of the late 90s / early 00s (in men's racing) after the promise of the 'Sky era' although at least we still have a few decent sized pro squads for the time being.
Depending on events up in Scotland it may well be that the rest of the race ends up getting cancelled anyway I suppose.We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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I thought that all wasn't happening for a few days? They seem to have enough motorcycle police to escort the royals around most of the time.andyp said:
The motorbike police will be needed to support the pageantry of the next ten days (Queen's body being returned to London, escorted to Westminster Abbey etc).kingstongraham said:Where are the police needed? I genuinely don't understand.
Most people's lives will carry on as normal of course, not that you'd know that from the media coverage.
Maybe it's to quell the civil unrest.
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Not much time left to give folks a heads up, (they are currently introducing the teams live) but there are a couple of star studded races taking place to day and Sunday.
The 11th edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is just getting underway.
Top competitors
POGAČAR Tadej
VAN AERT Wout
BILBAO Pello
YATES Adam
MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe
LAPORTE Christophe
MOHORIČ Matej
MARTIN Guillaume
GIRMAY Biniam
GAUDU David
THOMAS Geraint
BARDET Romain
MATTHEWS Michael
COSNEFROY Benoit
STUYVEN Jasper
ULISSI Diego
SAGAN Peter
.....and a host more of top riders.
Live coverage, with Rob Hatch and Brian Smith has already started on GCN/Eurosport player, until this evenings conclusion, around 9pm GMT.
The same riders are lining up on Sunday, for the 11th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.
Live coverage for this one starts at 2-45pm GMT until around the same 9pm mark.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
That these Canadian crits can get such a strong field says a lot about the ToB.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Aargh, the Canadian cameraman must be related to Jack Douglas.
He’s making me sea sick.
Not only is he unable to hold the camera still but he cannot get the riders in focus."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I’ll give a pass on the Vuelta as the riders have had an additional 2 weeks rest before ToB began.Pross said:
And the Vuelta!pblakeney said:That these Canadian crits can get such a strong field says a lot about the ToB.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Fair. Same could have been said about the ToB though.RichN95. said:pblakeney said:That these Canadian crits can get such a strong field says a lot about the ToB.
It's a stop off on the way to the Worlds in Australia
Personal thought, probably flawed, did Porte not consider the Worlds as an exit?The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
He'd have to have been selected.0
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That's the answer that I expected.andyp said:He'd have to have been selected.
Must have a strong squad.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Cosnefroy takes it with a late attack. JV we’re killing the race and it looked to be a dead cert for WVA but when Cosnefroy attacked on the final climb Laporte couldn’t close the gap. Matthews pipped Girmay for second with Wout 4th.0
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Pog was pretty anonymous, only saw him briefly as part of a strong group that tried to get away on the penultimate lap.0
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That was a great effort by Cosnefroy, Hatch and Smith had written him off with a kilometre to go, but he still had enough left to take it comfortably.1
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He looked like he’d written himself off at times. He was looking back as if he was desperate to get caught and end it. There were a few times where he looked like he had nothing left but managed to get back out of the saddle and go again. Was please JV didn’t get the win.
Think he misjudged the line too and almost stopped crossing the lines about 50m before the finish.0 -
Was going to quibble about an entire generation in 1914, but tbf that was just an heir rather than the monarch themselves.RichN95. said:Richie Porte is the first cyclist to have their career prematurely ended by a monarch dying
Any Russians in 1919?0 -
I chose my words preciselyLanterne_Rogue said:
Was going to quibble about an entire generation in 1914, but tbf that was just an heir rather than the monarch themselves.RichN95. said:Richie Porte is the first cyclist to have their career prematurely ended by a monarch dying
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How does he beat Dowsett, surely they tie ?1
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Higher up the GC?bm5 said:How does he beat Dowsett, surely they tie ?
Alex was LR
But Portre finished behind him on stage 5
Oh the technicalities of this 😉0
