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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940

    Cheers Andy, think I missed this in amongst the Olympic fog.

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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940

    A nasty crash near the end of Burgos today. TGH, Shaw and Tulett all DNF and Nairo who seemed to be (to put it fairly) 'at the centre of it' looked pretty bashed up too but continued.

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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940

    Sep coming into some form with a solo mtf win at Burgos today. Not a hugely stacked field, especially after yesterday's crash but still a decent performance.

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575

    Jay Vine wins the TT stage at the Vuelta a Burgos. I didn't even realise he was racing again after being badly injured in that crash at the Basque Country, so I'm a) delighted he's back and racing and b) really impressed that he got a win.

  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940

    Top comeback result for JV.

    Sep still just held onto GC for VLAB.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589

    San Sebastián is a bit dull so far. Jose Been commentating solo in her best patronising tone is making for a hard listen too.

  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620

    I didn't even realise it was on. Very understated build up.

    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,450

    Scheduling any other sporting event against the Olympics is brave

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589

    Breaking up a bit on one of the climbs with 40km to go. Sivakov is solo with a small gap with a group of 9 behind and another small group just behind. JA, Hirschi, Narvaez, Woods, Powless among the 9, no VLAB that I can see.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589

    Interesting fact from Jose. San Sebastián is named after the patron saint who was called Sebastian. As they say, you learn something new every day. I’m almost yearning for Kirby!

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589

    Hirschi wins from Alaphillipe

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21090257#Comment_21090257

    Spare a thought, I have been catching up with Norway and she’s commentated on that as well. It’s like an extended version of oral trivial pursuit.

    Alaphilippe never tried to get on Hirschi’s wheel, which I found odd.

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21090261#Comment_21090261

    They could be team mates next season.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730

    Tour of Poland live stream on Tiz has Declan Quigley commentating.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589

    Aular of Caja Rural takes the Tour of Limousin from Zingle and Godon. Had it pretty comfortably to the extent he sat up and then had to give a bit of an extra push when he saw Zingle coming.

  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940

    Tour of Poland looks all but over even though Ving the used to be merciless got his a$s handed to him on a plate by Tim Wellens.

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21090706#Comment_21090706

    I don’t think that stage had a km of flat in it. They rode it hard as well. Seemed like a tough day in the saddle.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21090730#Comment_21090730

    I only caught the final 8km and wasn’t watching closely but it looked a decent race.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589

    Very long stage at the Tour of Denmark. De Lie bridged to a front group and then went very long up the final climb (about 800m). It looked like Magnus Cort wouldn't get to him but it proved to far in the end with Cort catching and passing him, he also gained a small gap and takes the GC - nice little chat between them after they got their breathe back.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589

    Hmm, Cort not given the second which seems odd as there was a very big gap between him and De Lie at the line.

  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940

    Slightly longer stage in the Tour of Denmark for the group 1 members who were directed the wrong way......Danish stage winner was in group 2.

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21091113#Comment_21091113

    Cort read the kort (that's Danish for map)

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,589
    edited August 16

    Burgaudeau takes a solo win at Limousin, left it all out there and had to have a lie down at the finish. Bit of an ugly, high gear slog to the line but it was effective.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730

    I am going to put this here, as it's my home race. Another failure for our ridiculous new speed limit:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glzl7e157o

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610

    Surely it is not beyond the wit of the Welsh Government to provide an exception to the speed limits for all race convoy vehicles?

  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,226
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21092402#Comment_21092402

    Pretty much the whole of the central London stage of Ride London was on 20mph roads. It's a failure of planning for a closed road event and joined up thinking, but not of the speed limit.

    I can't imagine the Tour de France stayed within the 30mph limits in place on some Yorkshire descents did they?

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,482

    As I said on the "Cheers..." thread, muppets.

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  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,204
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21092403#Comment_21092403

    That was why we never saw closed roads motorsport on public roads in the mainland UK; (apart from the Birmingham SuperPrix/ the Jim Clark Rally) the Road Traffic Act needed to be suspended which required another 'Act' to get around it......which tended to be costly, and time consuming.

    Now, it is possible, so I'm guessing the organisers didn't apply for dispensation.......

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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183

    I assumed that closed road meant traffic rules don't apply. Is red light jumping ok?

    Can highway maintainance walk on the motorway?

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730

    The reason the organisers have given for all the route disruption is that the peloton cars couldn’t keep up with the riders and so were unable to service them properly.

    So, the speed limits in Wales do not apply to cyclists, just motor vehicles.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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