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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,712
    Forecast is dry, cold and still with no rain.


    :(
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    Forecast is dry, cold and still with no rain.


    :(

    Same here so I'm going skiing instead of watching the race.
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Boonen has a real donkey, named after a Scottish indie band.
    Mogwai is good name for a donkey

    Now you tell me! Mine are called Bis, Uresi Yatsura and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

    I actually saw an Urusei Yatsura DVD in Poundland the other day and got all excited, before I realised it was some Japanese Anime. Boo. Is Boonen a post-rock fan, or does he just like Gremlins?
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    BigMat wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Boonen has a real donkey, named after a Scottish indie band.
    Mogwai is good name for a donkey

    Now you tell me! Mine are called Bis, Uresi Yatsura and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

    I actually saw an Urusei Yatsura DVD in Poundland the other day and got all excited, before I realised it was some Japanese Anime. Boo. Is Boonen a post-rock fan, or does he just like Gremlins?

    I think I still have some of the comics somewhere. I'm not a big fan of Manga, they were bought purely as a novelty.
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Boonen has a real donkey, named after a Scottish indie band.
    Mogwai is good name for a donkey

    Were they named after little Richie Porte? I wouldn't feed him after midnight.
    Toblerone is a weird name for a Donkey
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Break at around 8 minutes after 50k. Yanto Barker in there. Must be hard for a domestic pro after yesterdays efforts.
    I'm hoping for big things from Ewan in his first ever Belgium pro race.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Oh I have missed all this chatter while I was taking a sabbatical.

    I thought Boonen's donkey was named after the favourite members of his fanclub?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Twitter spies suggest that Viviani is not enjoying things at the mo.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RonB wrote:
    Twitter spies suggest that Viviani is not enjoying things at the mo.

    He was dagging about at the bottom of the Kwaremont.

    TBF if it's as cold down there as it is up here I don't blame him, we're not all as hard as Lizzie No Gloves Armitstead.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Above The Cows wrote:
    RonB wrote:
    Twitter spies suggest that Viviani is not enjoying things at the mo.

    He was dagging about at the bottom of the Kwaremont.

    TBF if it's as cold down there as it is up here I don't blame him, we're not all as hard as Lizzie No Gloves Armitstead.

    Did 95k this morning down here in Paris. Blowing an ice gale.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    So Yanto barker (who's in the break) was the stand in for Ben Foster in the program, apparently.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Riders sticking to the footpath & doing their best to keep the pavé from wearing out.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,006
    Echelons?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ah the paddenstoel!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    inseine wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    RonB wrote:
    Twitter spies suggest that Viviani is not enjoying things at the mo.

    He was dagging about at the bottom of the Kwaremont.

    TBF if it's as cold down there as it is up here I don't blame him, we're not all as hard as Lizzie No Gloves Armitstead.

    Did 95k this morning down here in Paris. Blowing an ice gale.

    I only manged 50k and now I think I have chilblains on my bottom.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    If there isn't a cream for that there is definitely a meme.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RonB wrote:
    If there isn't a cream for that there is definitely a meme.

    I bet Tony Martin knows.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • cneifion
    cneifion Posts: 53
    All over for the breakaway. Must count as a good learning weekend for ONE Pro Cycling, with Yanto Barker in the break today and The Dude yesterday.
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,819
    Lotto rider taken out by a moto - terrible riding by the m'bike.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Oooo crash as Stig Broeckx from Lotto Soudal drifts into the path of a motorbike.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,819
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Oooo crash as Stig Broeckx from Lotto Soudal drifts into the path of a motorbike.
    To me the moto didn't leave enough room - shouldn't aim to skim past the riders like that.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    andyrr wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Oooo crash as Stig Broeckx from Lotto Soudal drifts into the path of a motorbike.
    To me the moto didn't leave enough room - shouldn't aim to skim past the riders like that.

    I don't know on the replay it looked like Broeckx was looking over his left shoulder as he drifted right. The moto was leaving lots of room and not skimming and Broeckx moved into it's path. I'm not sure it's anyone's fault really, more an unfortunate accident. It's not as clear cut as some of the other crashes where the motos and cars were driving like idiots. The motos and the car drivers need to know what they are doing but the riders also need to pay attention too.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Paul 8v wrote:
    It's OK, they won't escape easily as they're boxed in by his Ulrika Green-Hedge
    And tethered to AN-Post. Ithankyow
    Do you think he is going out to buy a Lawn mower then.?
    What do you think he has donkey's for. ?
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Above The Cows wrote:
    It's not as clear cut as some of the other crashes where the motos and cars were driving like idiots. The motos and the car drivers need to know what they are doing but the riders also need to pay attention too.
    Too many of them these days and because they are authenticated they think they are as important as the riders without the knowlege that pro riders have.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    deejay wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Paul 8v wrote:
    It's OK, they won't escape easily as they're boxed in by his Ulrika Green-Hedge
    And tethered to AN-Post. Ithankyow
    Do you think he is going out to buy a Lawn mower then.?
    What do you think he has donkey's for. ?

    It's been a really interesting race thus far eh? :roll:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,759
    Stuyven's been very aggressive last two days.

    Good lad.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    This is getting quite good now to be fair. Winner from the 2nd group I reckon.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Rowe's had it.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    All coming back together behind.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Come on Stuyven!

    Peloton coming back to the Boonen group now.

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