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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    Mad skillz

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    edited August 2023
    Should be relegated to the back of the group for a dangerous sprint like that.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    mididoctors said:

    Storer to blame finishline crash tour de l'Ain

    He seemed to be waving his hands around indicating he felt Cepeda pushed him. Not sure how he worked that out mind. Cepeda was traveling in a straight line 🤷‍♂️
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    Causing a crash where the offender becomes the only victim is quite funny though. 🤣
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Looks like he went to lean on the guy only to find he wasn't there.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    Looks like a semi committed bike throw by someone who doesn't know how to bike throw.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    Meanwhile, footage of a slick bike change here in Tour de Pologne.

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pross said:

    Looks like he went to lean on the guy only to find he wasn't there.

    Basically yeah ... instant karma
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    Storer bounces back by winning Stage 3 solo, nearly 2 minutes ahead of second placed Kenny Ellisonde.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited August 2023
    Michael Storer at at the 2023 Tour de l'Ain



    Michael Storer at the 2021 Tour de l'Ain




    He's got system and he's sticking to it.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    RichN95. said:

    Michael Storer at at the 2023 Tour de l'Ain



    Michael Storer at the 2021 Tour de l'Ain




    He's got system and he's sticking to it.

    His climbing has got worse though by the look of it
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Now the dust has settled over the worlds, it's back to the rider's daily jobs.
    What a busy, reshuffled calendar week it is, as starting tomorrow there are three stage races and a one dayer in Belgium, with live coverage on GCN/Eurosport.

    We have:
    The 33rd Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark.
    The 45th Vuelta a Burgos.
    The 56th Tour du Limousin - Nouvelle Aquitaine.
    The 57th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens.

    None of the races have the best of fields, as a number of WT teams are taking the week off.
    However all have about a half dozen squads turning up, albeit minus their star riders.


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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    Burgos has Roglic, Adam Yates, Jay Vine, Vlasov, Kamna, Buitrago. Decent enough.

    Demare on his first outing for Arkea in Belgium against De Lie.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    When is MvdP taking his first ceremonial lap in the new jersey?
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    m.r.m. said:

    When is MvdP taking his first ceremonial lap in the new jersey?

    He hasn't announced his race schedule for the cross season yet.
  • flite
    flite Posts: 226
    Anyone know what injuries he is nursing after his DNF in the MTB?
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    flite said:

    Anyone know what injuries he is nursing after his DNF in the MTB?

    Pride?
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    Kern Pharma want to sound the klaxon in Burgos.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,656
    Søren Wærenskjold (NOR, Uno-X) mugged the peloton in the Tour of Denmark- jumping 4km from the finish
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    Best sprinter wins a sprint in Burgos. Molano easily.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    The 10th Arctic Race of Norway gets underway today, making the 5th stage race taking place this week. Live and on demand coverage, adding to viewing congestion.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    Roglic unsurprisingly wins a small sprint after a climb, from Howson who did well, Yates and Vlasov.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,656
    Mads P brutalised the Queen stage of the Tour of Denmark today to create a victory for Skjelmose, coming in 2nd himself. They're now 1 and 2 on GC as well
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Just been mentioned on Burgos coverage that for the first time, there will be live coverage of the whole of l’Avenir, not just the final two stages.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    It looks so arid in Burgos
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Lazkano takes the stage at Burgos from Buitrago from a break of 9 containing some big names that was allowed to stay away. Quite a tricky run in with numerous hairpins in the last km on a slope that wasn't really steep enough to slow them down.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Pross said:

    Lazkano takes the stage at Burgos from Buitrago from a break of 9 containing some big names that was allowed to stay away. Quite a tricky run in with numerous hairpins in the last km on a slope that wasn't really steep enough to slow them down.

    That last hairpin slowed Roglic down.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    edited August 2023
    Jakobsen takes the Tour of Denmark stage after a perfectly timed catch of the break. Bit of a weird leadout by Alpecin with their leadout rider nearly riding off the front.

    Switched over for the end of the Artic Tour Of Norway and thought I was watching one of those amateur races within a pro race as I caught the finish 'sprint' won by Gazzoli for Astana in full winter kit sprinting on the hoods!
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    Have you seen how far north Hammerfest (what a great name) is? No wonder he was in winter kit.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    andyp said:

    Have you seen how far north Hammerfest (what a great name) is? No wonder he was in winter kit.

    Yeah, although recent editions of this race have been really warm if my mazy memory serves me right. It's unusual to see the winner of a race still be wrapped up like that though even in early spring races.

    I'm looking forward to a cruise to those parts in November. Hammerfest sounds like a rock music festival, would be a far better name for Download.

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