Cyclocosm - How the Race was Won.

tailwindhome
tailwindhome Posts: 18,878
edited December 2014 in Pro race
or Cyclocosm - Making Mondays a bit less Meh!


How the Race Was Won -Gent Wevelgem
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    He's excelled himself this week!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Some great videos.. Watch as he gets popular he'll probably get taken down for copyright infringement..
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Yeah I thought with the NBC thing he'd need to be careful, I love his videos.
  • His videos are great. I was hoping he'd do E3 and not GW (or do both!) since I found the latter a bit boring, but it was still entertaining content as usual. His week in bike content is very good too =)
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    "hors category save" :lol: Worth showing to thinking non-cyclists; save a few souls.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • gsvbagpuss
    gsvbagpuss Posts: 272
    He's just great, it's just what is entirely lacking from Eurosport coverage (you know - analysis, fun, not just "making the calculasshiooon" and just plain guessing at riders names)

    I'd pay for what he does
  • johnboy183
    johnboy183 Posts: 832
    He's good!
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    Top Vids. occasionally youtube gets narky so check his main webpage for some of the ones that he gets beat up for on you tube.

    very insightful.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,878
    philbar72 wrote:
    Top Vids. occasionally youtube gets narky so check his main webpage for some of the ones that he gets beat up for on you tube.

    very insightful.

    I've edited the link - thought I had linked to his page

    His 'The week in bike' is quite good too.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • outcastjack
    outcastjack Posts: 237
    Cheers for that, they are really good. I wish I had found them sooner
  • TimB34
    TimB34 Posts: 316
    Very good, however, he seems to have tweeted his UCI sponsorship joke to the wrong sufferfest!

    Anyone feel like re-tweeting it to @thesufferfest ?
  • Cosmo's RVV video is up for those interested (and those who haven't already noticed elsewhere).

    http://vimeo.com/91295411
  • That point about the wind in the sprint was excellent, the reason Cosmo is so well regarded.

    Just imagine a perfect world. A TV show hosted by Moore, Friebe and Bernie, with a race analysis section by Catalano and an alternative view from Inrng
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    He is so right at 3:48. So poor.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    ThomThom wrote:
    He is so right at 3:48. So poor.
    Agree. Bet they'll barricade that strip off next year. Just like Arrenberg.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,878
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    I do like these, but wish he would slow down a touch!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,878
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Summed up perfectly, once again
  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    shazzz wrote:
    I do like these, but wish he would slow down a touch!

    Its like he doesn't want to get caught (possibly) pirating pay for view coverage...

    They are worth watching several times over. Liege HTRWW is up now.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    mm1 wrote:
    shazzz wrote:
    I do like these, but wish he would slow down a touch!

    Its like he doesn't want to get caught (possibly) pirating pay for view coverage...

    They are worth watching several times over. Liege HTRWW is up now.

    He says in one, that's his natural pace and he wants to keep the length below 5 minutes.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 4,993
    Some good U2 groans in there.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642

    So three instances which showed Valverde 'working' even if it wasn't a full blown attach like several this year including Murcia at 100k+ and Roma Maxima.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,878

    So three instances which showed Valverde 'working' even if it wasn't a full blown attach like several this year including Murcia at 100k+ and Roma Maxima.

    Note also 'Pure Racer' Dan Martine hides until very late on
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah, he did ok given he has done nothing all season. Maybe if he was better positioned he would have won again. I haven't bigged him up even though I like him as a rider generally.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,597
    Slightly OT, but do we reckon Dan Martin's aiming for a tilt at the Vuelta this year, following the Chris Horner method of hardly racing, and waiting til everyone else is cream cracked?
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    He'll have to find consistent 3 week form first. he's a stage hunter, or one day specialist first. top 5 in the vuleta is very possible though.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,878
    Interview with Cosmo

    http://www.thebicyclestory.com/2014/05/cosmo-catalano/

    Particularly like his thoughts on doping
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Exceptional read, ta.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.