CX Season 2022/23.......
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It might depend on how many bridges and sets of stairs there were on the course. Those stairs on the USA worlds would be a right laugh in a pair of ski’s.Dorset_Boy said:
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.
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Yes he does. Like Nigel Short speaking like a Russian in interview when he was playing against Kasparov.seanoconn said:Is it me or does Tom Pidcock speak in broken English with a slight Dutch/Belgian accent during CX interviews?
...and for the record, reet posh Stevo is from Redcar.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
So there are no posh folk in Redcar.pinno said:
Yes he does. Like Nigel Short speaking like a Russian in interview when he was playing against Kasparov.seanoconn said:Is it me or does Tom Pidcock speak in broken English with a slight Dutch/Belgian accent during CX interviews?
...and for the record, reet posh Stevo is from Redcar.0 -
I'm thinking Steve McClaren when he was coaching in the Netherlands and did a press conference in English with a 'Dutch' accent (I think he'd been watching Austin Powers).pinno said:
Yes he does. Like Nigel Short speaking like a Russian in interview when he was playing against Kasparov.seanoconn said:Is it me or does Tom Pidcock speak in broken English with a slight Dutch/Belgian accent during CX interviews?
...and for the record, reet posh Stevo is from Redcar.0 -
Joey Barton’s fluent FrenchPross said:
I'm thinking Steve McClaren when he was coaching in the Netherlands and did a press conference in English with a 'Dutch' accent (I think he'd been watching Austin Powers).pinno said:
Yes he does. Like Nigel Short speaking like a Russian in interview when he was playing against Kasparov.seanoconn said:Is it me or does Tom Pidcock speak in broken English with a slight Dutch/Belgian accent during CX interviews?
...and for the record, reet posh Stevo is from Redcar.
https://youtu.be/dovfYaQoPoY Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי2 -
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Val di Sole; and MvdP is back after a training camp; which sometimes leaves him with heavy legs, and lesser performances; however he has an excellent record here, and with no Wout or Tom should be a class above the others.
Van Empel won here last year and should go close again, with Puck her only real challenger. Persico makes her World Cup debut, but if she makes the top 5 she's done well; I think 3rd in the Worlds on a fast course flattered her.
Something else I've noticed after a quick look on instagram; we've seen very little of Christen in CX this season...which I thought might happen.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
Yeah, what's happened to Annemarie Wurst too?andyrac said:Val di Sole; and MvdP is back after a training camp; which sometimes leaves him with heavy legs, and lesser performances; however he has an excellent record here, and with no Wout or Tom should be a class above the others.
Van Empel won here last year and should go close again, with Puck her only real challenger. Persico makes her World Cup debut, but if she makes the top 5 she's done well; I think 3rd in the Worlds on a fast course flattered her.
Something else I've noticed after a quick look on instagram; we've seen very little of Christen in CX this season...which I thought might happen.
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(Guess I can put this here too...)
PFP was Mary and the Ineos Christmas Party...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmPsMa8jyZx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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She sustained injuries in her crash at Namur that kept her off the bike for a few weeks. I think she's back training now and should be racing again soon.pinno said:
Yeah, what's happened to Annemarie Wurst too?andyrac said:Val di Sole; and MvdP is back after a training camp; which sometimes leaves him with heavy legs, and lesser performances; however he has an excellent record here, and with no Wout or Tom should be a class above the others.
Van Empel won here last year and should go close again, with Puck her only real challenger. Persico makes her World Cup debut, but if she makes the top 5 she's done well; I think 3rd in the Worlds on a fast course flattered her.
Something else I've noticed after a quick look on instagram; we've seen very little of Christen in CX this season...which I thought might happen.0 -
Van Empal stretchered off the course in the womens race. What happened wasn’t show on Eurosport but it didn’t look good.0
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Really enjoyed the ambiance of Val di sole but largely uncompetitive due to the conditions, shame.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0
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Eli Iserbyt also stretchered off. Banged a knee big time. Not a good day for the Pauwels team. Added: other than the win of course 😊webboo said:Van Empal stretchered off the course in the womens race. What happened wasn’t show on Eurosport but it didn’t look good.
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Too cold and icy to ride today and there’s no races to watch. Which numpty organises the calendar.1
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A final the doesn’t start till after the races have usually finished.0
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They could have nipped over the border to race in Switzerland or Monaco.0
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Well yes; Switzerland has a great history in CX, and should probably have a World Cup round......but has no ££££££ for it.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0
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Switzerland ummm well you wouldn’t exactly say they were short of money.
Mind do they have any of their own.0 -
Italy didn't even qualify - you'd think they would be in mourning and would want some distraction.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Normal service resumed today, with MvdP showing who is the real boss, ahead of WvA and Pidders as distant third.0
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That's a good watch, the race kept changing. Though the big (or sometimes not) 3 are different league.0
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A good race worth watching would you say?Dorset_Boy said:Normal service resumed today, with MvdP showing who is the real boss, ahead of WvA and Pidders as distant third.
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