CX Season 2022/23.......
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Looked like the old peerless MvdP today; power & skill in abundance. A good first race from Wout on a favourable course; and a crash on the barriers, something he's never been great at.
Good ride by Vantourenhout, and Sweeck who keeps the leaders jersey. Pidcock made a poor start, and did well to get a top 10. As ever, he's course dependent....flat sand/ power courses not his thing.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."2 -
😊 that was good to see. But did become a 'watch the procession'. Catching up on the women's now and that's looking similar.No_Ta_Doctor said:
Not looking like it todayorraloon said:Bit of a bang down there for MvdP. Future impact?
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What sort of attendance do they get at races like todays and what’s the entry fee.0
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Pidcock once upon a time, crashed in front of a camera man and asked the camera man "Did you get that?"andyp said:
Reports that Pidcock told him, "You can't park there, mate" in the aftermath are unconfirmed.webboo said:Pidcock runs over MVP in order to win todays Super Prestige in Boom.
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Dublin World Cup this weekend; course currently looks a muddy mess - maybe the weather will freeze the course.
And the entry lists look pretty pathetic; time for a rethink on the current World Cup; 14 rounds is far too many. The MTB World Cup only has 9, and that is a far bigger global sport.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
It'll definitely freeze overnight.
Absolutely baltic in Dublin tonight.
Course well churned up today by the looks of things
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Tbh I'm not going to watch a cyclo-cross race. Im going to watch WVA and Pidcock, assuming in all likelihood, they'll never race in Ireland again
Who else should I be watching out for/ pointing out to kids with only a passing interest“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!2 -
tailwindhome said:
Tbh I'm not going to watch a cyclo-cross race. Im going to watch WVA and Pidcock, assuming in all likelihood, they'll never race in Ireland again
Who else should I be watching out for/ pointing out to kids with only a passing interest
Don’t forget your camera tomorrow.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
tailwindhome said:
Tbh I'm not going to watch a cyclo-cross race. Im going to watch WVA and Pidcock, assuming in all likelihood, they'll never race in Ireland again
Who else should I be watching out for/ pointing out to kids with only a passing interest
PFP is there... Certainly worth pointing out (to the Dads too...)
Honestly though I'd just say forget about it and just indulge in the Belgian-ness of it all.We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Lads.
There's no beer tent
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Hopefully it freezes and we avoid a mudfest......
Going by instagram, Wout has decided to partake in a local delicacy; a pint of Guinness....All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
Dublin. 9.30am
Hope you're happy
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Looks a bit foggy 😕tailwindhome said:Dublin. 9.30am
Hope you're happyPinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
Not watched cx before but happened to put the telly on. Very impressive today from wva despite all the everything.
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Two very good races even if the pre race favourites both won. I've changed my mind on the course, it's better than it first seemed, and the comparisons I'd seen with Dendermonde aren't fair.
I'd certainly like to see it remain on the calendar, but maybe at a time when we see bigger fields, maybe mid November. We're now in the training camp period.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
Thought wva was mighty impressive on that course. Tbh I prefer more technical courses though.“You may think that; I couldn’t possibly comment!”
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The course did deteriorate/improve during the dayandyrac said:Two very good races even if the pre race favourites both won. I've changed my mind on the course, it's better than it first seemed, and the comparisons I'd seen with Dendermonde aren't fair.
I'd certainly like to see it remain on the calendar, but maybe at a time when we see bigger fields, maybe mid November. We're now in the training camp period.
There was a short steep climb (where all the Varta branding was) which some the men were able to ride during their practice session - between the men's junior and women's race. I don't think anyone rode it during the race.
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Those were good to watch races. Fem vs Puck. Then the big man WvA showing just how big a man he is.0
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Being a **** photographer, I only took a couple of snaps on the phone
This the best of them, WVA on the last lap a mile ahead
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A hugely enjoyable day
Fabulous support from the Irish crowd for WVA, Pidcock (which surprised me) and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
We were at the "VC Glendale corner" - a Belfast club specialising in off road riding who had a rider in the women's race - they made a fabulous noise.
By a mile the biggest noise in our section was for the Irish club rider who was a distant last in the Women's race.
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Sweeck rode it the last 2 laps, whilst chasing WVAtailwindhome said:
There was a short steep climb (where all the Varta branding was) which some the men were able to ride during their practice session - between the men's junior and women's race. I don't think anyone rode it during the race.
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I didn't think bad luck could chuck anymore at WvA and Pidcock seemed to fade and then was sonly 3 secs behind Sweeck - on a course which didn't suit him. Great effort.
They need to do a bit of landscaping, not much but just a little.seanoconn - gruagach craic!1 -
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Oh yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!tailwindhome said:
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No WVA or Pidcock this weekend by the looks of things.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0
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Is it me or does Tom Pidcock speak in broken English with a slight Dutch/Belgian accent during CX interviews?Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0
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Surely the XC skier would win by a distance?ddraver said:They should have a XC Skier alongside too to see which way is quicker. I think that'd actually be quite a good race.
Would be interesting to see though.0
