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Not having watched much recently, and managed to avoid the results, is it worth watching either the Saudi tour or Valenciana?Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
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Last 3km of valenciana.daniel_b said:Not having watched much recently, and managed to avoid the results, is it worth watching either the Saudi tour or Valenciana?
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And last 10km of Saudi, I'd say.kingstongraham said:
Last 3km of valenciana.daniel_b said:Not having watched much recently, and managed to avoid the results, is it worth watching either the Saudi tour or Valenciana?
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Thanks KG
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And then Geoghegan Hart got relegated for an irregular sprintmididoctors said:Ineos making a bit of a hash of it at Valencia.
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Which was definitely one of those decisions that favours a home rider over the foreigner.kingstongraham said:
And then Geoghegan Hart got relegated for an irregular sprintmididoctors said:Ineos making a bit of a hash of it at Valencia.
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Really?andyp said:
Which was definitely one of those decisions that favours a home rider over the foreigner.kingstongraham said:
And then Geoghegan Hart got relegated for an irregular sprintmididoctors said:Ineos making a bit of a hash of it at Valencia.
I thought at the time that he might get relegated.
Squeezing a guy onto the barriers when he is finishing the faster is regularly frowned upon by the UCI."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Yes, he drifted fully the width of the road inside the last 75 metres, and stuck his elbow out to impede Bilbao.blazing_saddles said:
Really?andyp said:
Which was definitely one of those decisions that favours a home rider over the foreigner.kingstongraham said:
And then Geoghegan Hart got relegated for an irregular sprintmididoctors said:Ineos making a bit of a hash of it at Valencia.
I thought at the time that he might get relegated.
Squeezing a guy onto the barriers when he is finishing the faster is regularly frowned upon by the UCI.0 -
Thanks for the recommendations @kingstongraham , watched the 25 minute GCN highlights of Valencia stages 1 & 2. Decent racing I thought, and nice scenery.
The Gloag chap that Ineos missed out on looks somewhat promising.
He's not a CXer as well is he?
Not looked at the Saudi tour yet, but will try and do so at some point.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
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Really ....kingstongraham said:
And then Geoghegan Hart got relegated for an irregular sprintmididoctors said:Ineos making a bit of a hash of it at Valencia.
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
I thought he was impeded on first watch ...I'll have to rewatchandyp said:
Which was definitely one of those decisions that favours a home rider over the foreigner.kingstongraham said:
And then Geoghegan Hart got relegated for an irregular sprintmididoctors said:Ineos making a bit of a hash of it at Valencia.
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
Not seeing anything there tbh...seems a off call"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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It is what it is I guess
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
Watching the Saudi tour, is Cees Bol really supposed to be Cavendish's lead out man later in the year?0
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IIRC did he not have a pretty decent lead out train at DSM? They always seemed to be there in numbers at the pointy end leading him out to finish 7th or something. Maybe Astana should have sacked off Bol and signed his lead out train?kingstongraham said:Watching the Saudi tour, is Cees Bol really supposed to be Cavendish's lead out man later in the year?
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I guess they could just tell him to do his normal sprint for the win, and when he fades that would drop Cavendish off nicely at about the right place.hanshotfirst said:
IIRC did he not have a pretty decent lead out train at DSM? They always seemed to be there in numbers at the pointy end leading him out to finish 7th or something. Maybe Astana should have sacked off Bol and signed his lead out train?kingstongraham said:Watching the Saudi tour, is Cees Bol really supposed to be Cavendish's lead out man later in the year?
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Is nowhere showing the CX world champs relay race.....? Had assumed GCN would have it (They seem to have all other races) but no sign of it.
Anyone know where to watch it - as I have avoided the result so far, and I think it's the kind of race my 9 year old would enjoy.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
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The Beeb said they were doing it, but no sign of it at all.daniel_b said:Is nowhere showing the CX world champs relay race.....? Had assumed GCN would have it (They seem to have all other races) but no sign of it.
Anyone know where to watch it - as I have avoided the result so far, and I think it's the kind of race my 9 year old would enjoy.1 -
Good break/peloton battle in the finish of Valenciana today.1
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What a crockJimD666 said:
The Beeb said they were doing it, but no sign of it at all.daniel_b said:Is nowhere showing the CX world champs relay race.....? Had assumed GCN would have it (They seem to have all other races) but no sign of it.
Anyone know where to watch it - as I have avoided the result so far, and I think it's the kind of race my 9 year old would enjoy.
Searched iplayer for 'World Championship' - no cyclo cross, but this came up, and it's not technically a joke:
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A bit miffed that it wasn't on. Although having re-read https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/64498232 I think I've miss understood what they were saying. Apologiesdaniel_b said:
What a crockJimD666 said:
The Beeb said they were doing it, but no sign of it at all.daniel_b said:Is nowhere showing the CX world champs relay race.....? Had assumed GCN would have it (They seem to have all other races) but no sign of it.
Anyone know where to watch it - as I have avoided the result so far, and I think it's the kind of race my 9 year old would enjoy.
Searched iplayer for 'World Championship' - no cyclo cross, but this came up, and it's not technically a joke:1 -
No worries at all, I read the same page after you posted, and came to the same conclusion as you, as it had the timings down the bottom, but agreed up the top it just mentioned the Elite races.
Shame, as the relay is probably a good crowd pleaser
If anyone happens to stumble on a way to watch todays race anywhere, please post it on here, and I will do likewise.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
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Only the two senior races will be on BBC iPlayer. For the junior and u23 races you'll need GCN or similar. No-one seems to be showing the relayJimD666 said:
The Beeb said they were doing it, but no sign of it at all.daniel_b said:Is nowhere showing the CX world champs relay race.....? Had assumed GCN would have it (They seem to have all other races) but no sign of it.
Anyone know where to watch it - as I have avoided the result so far, and I think it's the kind of race my 9 year old would enjoy.1 -
I don't think there was any tv coverage of the relay race, not even in the Netherlands.1
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Froome is riding Melbourne-Warrnambool tomorrow/overnight. It's a 125 year old 267km non-UCI race. It claims to be the second oldest one day race in the world after LBL.Pross said:Are there still races going on in Australia? An old clubmate of mine who lives there just posted a ride with photos of him alongside Froome and Plapp so wasn’t sure if there are more races or they’re just training in the sun.
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Some wag on social media noted it was the first time Total Energies have tried to stop something spilling into the environmentwakemalcolm said:
Looks like a lucky escape for Velentin Ferron.
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Results from cyclocross magazinedaniel_b said:No worries at all, I read the same page after you posted, and came to the same conclusion as you, as it had the timings down the bottom, but agreed up the top it just mentioned the Elite races.
Shame, as the relay is probably a good crowd pleaser
If anyone happens to stumble on a way to watch todays race anywhere, please post it on here, and I will do likewise.
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Ineos not making a hash of it"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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I'm out at Chester Zoo today so I've set Eurosport to record. Do you know if BBC will show a replay of the live race? I'll avoid the adverts that wayr0bh said:
Only the two senior races will be on BBC iPlayer. For the junior and u23 races you'll need GCN or similar. No-one seems to be showing the relayJimD666 said:
The Beeb said they were doing it, but no sign of it at all.daniel_b said:Is nowhere showing the CX world champs relay race.....? Had assumed GCN would have it (They seem to have all other races) but no sign of it.
Anyone know where to watch it - as I have avoided the result so far, and I think it's the kind of race my 9 year old would enjoy.0 -
It's on iPlayer, so give it a couple of hours after the race finishes and it will be available on catch-up for the next 30 daystakethehighroad said:
I'm out at Chester Zoo today so I've set Eurosport to record. Do you know if BBC will show a replay of the live race? I'll avoid the adverts that wayr0bh said:
Only the two senior races will be on BBC iPlayer. For the junior and u23 races you'll need GCN or similar. No-one seems to be showing the relayJimD666 said:
The Beeb said they were doing it, but no sign of it at all.daniel_b said:Is nowhere showing the CX world champs relay race.....? Had assumed GCN would have it (They seem to have all other races) but no sign of it.
Anyone know where to watch it - as I have avoided the result so far, and I think it's the kind of race my 9 year old would enjoy.0
