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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Sounds like he's racing a heavy Spring programme.
    Rubbish form for day 1!
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pog monstering it
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    blazing_saddles said:

    Sounds like he's racing a heavy Spring programme.
    Rubbish form for day 1!

    Looks very strong - still riding away from a group of 6 (plus two of his teammates).
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Ineos have strength chasing but they look like they are going backwards
    "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 pm
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    mididoctors said:

    Ineos have strength chasing but they look like they are going backwards

    They've got two riders, it's true, but he's done this to much better fields than this.

    Nice race this.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Mechanical for pog loses 20 secs
    "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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Ben turner attacks from chase for the podium
    "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 pm
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    This is ridiculous. Even the puncture didn't introduce any jeopardy.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    It's over
    "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 pm
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    This is ridiculous. Even the puncture didn't introduce any jeopardy.

    Number one ranked in the world, on a course that suits him, and the next best in the field was number 38. He's an impressive rider.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    edited February 2023
    Ben Turner has had an excellent extended weekend in Spain.
    First in Murcia and only beaten by a machine in Jaen.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    Vuelta Andalucia next up for Pog, starts Wednesday, Eurosport look to have it.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    kingstongraham said:

    Vuelta Andalucia next up for Pog, starts Wednesday, Eurosport look to have it.

    Followed by Algarve, then we can add the Tour du Haut Var on Friday for 3 live stage races on Eurosport.

    Andalucia definitely looks the more punchier.

    Stage 1 | Puente de Génave - Santiago de la Espada


    Stage 2 | Diezma - Alcalá la Real


    Stage 3 | Alcalá de Guadaira - Alcalá de los Gazules


    Stage 4 | Olvera - Iznájar


    Stage 5 | Otura - Alhaurín de la Torre


    Meanwhile, Algarve is about the ITT and these two stages.

    Stage 2 | Sagres - Alto da Fóia


    Stage 4 | Albufeira - Alto do Malhão


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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    Good finish to the Oman race today. Bouchard all over the place in the run in, but to no avail.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Ineos must have growing concerns over Egan Bernal as he fails to take today’s Andalucia start. Apparently the knee injury he picked up in San Juan still hasn’t recovered.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    blazing_saddles said:

    Ineos must have growing concerns over Egan Bernal as he fails to take today’s Andalucia start. Apparently the knee injury he picked up in San Juan still hasn’t recovered.

    They'd announced he wasn't starting last week, so I don't think you can really say he failed to take the start.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    UAE trying to set up a final climb test for anyone to stay with pog.

    Fraile attacked across to the lead group but not being given enough gap to stay clear to help anyone, I'd think.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    UAE currently involved in doing what they did on Monday: ripping the legs off everybody.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    andyp said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Ineos must have growing concerns over Egan Bernal as he fails to take today’s Andalucia start. Apparently the knee injury he picked up in San Juan still hasn’t recovered.

    They'd announced he wasn't starting last week, so I don't think you can really say he failed to take the start.
    Okay
    I took it from the fact that he was on the Velogames startlist, yesterday.

    The rocket man has launched. Nobody can live with him.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Mas mechanical.
    Pogacar will have a huge gap by the finish.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Well that happened
    "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 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Nasty crash in Algarve
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    Was that the reason why Pidcock was relegated to 128th?
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    andyp said:

    Was that the reason why Pidcock was relegated to 128th?

    Unrelated. That crash happened well away from the front, and about 200m from the finish.

    Pidcock relegated for taking his hands off the bars to make room for himself.



  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    blazing_saddles said:

    Mas mechanical.
    Pogacar will have a huge gap by the finish.

    Is it ominous he's already riding away or has he not learnt he needs to stop spreading him keep it so thinly if he wants to win the tour?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    gsk82 said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Mas mechanical.
    Pogacar will have a huge gap by the finish.

    Is it ominous he's already riding away or has he not learnt he needs to stop spreading him keep it so thinly if he wants to win the tour?
    I just hope he keeps doing it, I would much rather see a rider trying to win everything they ride than concentrating on the Tour (as a sponsor my views might differ though). For far too long we've had the top riders concentrating on a few races a year at most.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    Pross said:

    gsk82 said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Mas mechanical.
    Pogacar will have a huge gap by the finish.

    Is it ominous he's already riding away or has he not learnt he needs to stop spreading him keep it so thinly if he wants to win the tour?
    I just hope he keeps doing it, I would much rather see a rider trying to win everything they ride than concentrating on the Tour (as a sponsor my views might differ though). For far too long we've had the top riders concentrating on a few races a year at most.
    I agree if he's doing it for the big races. I'd rather see him beat Jumbo Visma in July though. He may not have been trying yesterday for all we know.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,340
    Pross said:

    gsk82 said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Mas mechanical.
    Pogacar will have a huge gap by the finish.

    Is it ominous he's already riding away or has he not learnt he needs to stop spreading him keep it so thinly if he wants to win the tour?
    I just hope he keeps doing it, I would much rather see a rider trying to win everything they ride than concentrating on the Tour (as a sponsor my views might differ though). For far too long we've had the top riders concentrating on a few races a year at most.
    It must be remembered that at his young age recovery is remarkably quick.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Early start again today, so only 40kms to go.
    Coming to the 2nd cat climb which is long, but has a 2km section of over 13%!
    Covi won here last year and I believe it was Ethan Hayter the year before.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    Pog attacks from the peloton.

    Theuns surely the best in the breakaway for this finish, but they've got to stay away with him.

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