Cobbled Classics 2022 *** Spoilers***
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Just found out about the PR-Amstel switcharoo and I am seething.
WTF.
Edit: it's so we get to find out Le Pen is really popular that weekend.
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Look on the bright side, Rick.rick_chasey said:Just found out about the PR-Amstel switcharoo and I am seething.
WTF.
Edit: it's so we get to find out Le Pen is really popular that weekend.
It would have been all over after this weekend.
Now we get The Race of a Thousand Corners out of the way, but still have P-R to look forward to.
Besides, the current champions have only had half a year as it is."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Plus at least there's now some chance of seeing WvA in PR. No way he'd be racing this weekend.0
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Is P-R likely for WVA?PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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Meh. But would probably come too soon anyway. Season is still long, best to be safe. I somehow still expect him to be there.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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DSM are to use a system that adjusts tyre pressure using a control on the handlebars, as approved by the UCI for use from this month. I can't help thinking that if this was sky/ineos this would be so over Twitter with claims of "financial doping"
https://www.uci.org/pressrelease/uci-authorises-built-in-management-systems-for-tyre-pressure/6snRuAREqGyGeJ4dFZZcRb"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
If you don’t have a favourite it’s one way to get coverage.
WvA is out training in Spain to see if he is up for it.0 -
Dry forecast for Paris Roubaix
May be an unpopular opinion but I'm pleased about that
We had the wet one last year and it became a power fest
This year I want a tactical battle where it's not necessarily the strongest that wins
Interested to see what Vermeesch does. Boonen had a stinker in 2003 after a podium in a wet 2002 race1 -
Prefer a dry, dusty Roubaix (with a wet one every 10 years to mix it up)
Forecast says largely a headwind though1 -
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Van Aert back for Roubaix!1
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"Wout van Aert could still ride Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, but it would be “impossible” for him to ride for the win, Jumbo-Visma DS Merijn Zeeman has told Het Laatste Nieuws.
“We want to make the decision on Thursday, but if Wout rides Roubaix, it will be to help a teammate. Winning himself seems impossible,” Zeeman explained.
The Belgian champion has been training in Spain after being given the all-clear from team doctors to resume training. The team chose to send Van Aert to Spain to benefit from the warm weather and avoid the risk of further illness from training in bad weather."0 -
Ganna in Ineos team!3
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Imo if he can’t race to win, he shouldn’t race at all.50x11 said:Van Aert back for Roubaix!
Either they are being foolhardy and risking his season, or it’s bull and he’s ready to go.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
The latter, I think. Remember when he turned up for Het Nieuwsblad saying he was just riding to see where his form was at, and wouldn't contend for the win?blazing_saddles said:
Imo if he can’t race to win, he shouldn’t race at all.50x11 said:Van Aert back for Roubaix!
Either they are being foolhardy and risking his season, or it’s bull and he’s ready to go.0 -
Further to the incident that saw the QS team car take out their own team leader and several other riders and to rub salt into the wound, their DS, Geert Van Bondt got slapped with a 2000CHF fine.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Seems unfair as they were clearly told to move up and the rider moved across them.0
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Yeah seemed like a racing incident from the rider rather than the driver. He couldn't have gone any further from the pack0
