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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 911

    I think he's comfortably their best classics bet when TP isn't riding but he's been racing in Belgium since 2017 so I don't think it's fair to say that he's fresh out of Ecuador.

    I guess my main problem was when you compare them to Movistar who sent 2 strong TTers into the break then Lazkano having a crack once it came back together, you could see that they had a plan of attack. Ok it didn't work but you could see they tried to differentiate themselves from the usual suspects and, to me, had a more prominent race for it.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463

    Would like to have seen Tarling there, he's down for Dwars, RVV and PR though.

  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,572

    So the black shorts thing worked again!

  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293

    Subject to mechanicals or illness, Bernal finishing on the podium of Catalunya is a cracking result for him. Pog did Pog things and won.

  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited March 23

    I've not watched much cycling so far this year but I have question.

    Did Pogacar go to his hairsylist and ask to look like he was in an early 2000s British boyband?

    Are the 2000s back in style? I hope so as I've lost an epic amount of weight and am now wearing the clothes I wore nearly 20 years ago.

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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 911

    Pog giving the rest a chance today.....then stuffs them in the sprint.

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 911

    To be fair, he was plan B today but Almeida didn't quite have it.

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655

    Pidcock DNS in Itzulia Basque after crashing on a recon of the TT course. He's off to hospital with his leg in a brace for a checkup. Didn't look good :-(

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    FFS

    "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

    Tao not setting world on fire

    "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

    Berloki a relation ?

    "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
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655

    A bit harsh, 26" down on Roglic (who will end up winner), 16" down on teammate Skjelmose, 11" down on Vingegaard - that's a respectable time.

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726

    What a pity that all the GC hierarchy had already completed the course by the time live coverage started.

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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,819

    Pretty strong field for the Basque Country race

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    "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: 28,165

    This time Tao definitely missing out. Crash at about 4km out from the finish.

  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165

    Was just thinking this looks like a really slippery road and another one tastes the tarmac.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726

    Shockingly bad commentary today.

    They don’t even know who is wearing each jersey.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726

    For the whole stage they talked about the stage finish and who might win. Then zero info.

    Now we will have to wait for the full results to find out what actually happened.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    edited April 2

    Split in the peloton happened outside the 3km mark, so genuine gaps.

    But only Vine and Hayter missed out.

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908

    Race ruining crash ...

    "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

    Tao lost out too

    "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

    Can't see remco at the finish?

    "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
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655

    He was there, according to DK comms, didn't spot him myself, was looking for Jonas and Skjelmose ;-)

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655

    AG2R win the stage, but the brown shorts were a little further behind, when that Astana rider came unclipped and swerved over most of the road

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726

    Their main GC rider, Felix Gall was even further behind. He lost almost as much time as TGH: 3 and a half minutes.

    Sepp Kuss lost a minute and a half. Several other GC hopefuls were in the large group at 23”.

    Meanwhile, the Romain Gregoire, who caused himself to crash, got placed in the front group and didn’t lose a second.

    In this instance, I think he’s a very lucky boy.

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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,822

    Tbf he crashed in the last 3k, and the rule doesn't say "you don't get the same time if you crash yourself "

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    edited April 3

    Gaudu also went down and is now a DNS for stage 3

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