Pro Cycling 2021
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Some fabulous photos here.
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Some fabulous photos here.
Evocative of classic Roubaix... timeless race of mud and cobbles.
(Kelly, 1984)
David Clapson
Well-Known Member
I just realised that the women's tour of britain started yesterday. Highlight of today's stage on ITV4 in 5 minutes. Slightly gobsmacked that they only had 1 day of rest between PR and this.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Nizzolo raced on Monday in Italy. He was the only one though.
I thought people like Sean Kelly said that it takes 2-3 days until bits of your body you never knew existed stopped hurting.
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Yeah, but look at Kelly's tires. And muddy calliper brakes. Uncomfortable clothes, far poorer knowledge of fit etc...
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Yeah true (also Nizzolo cheated as he was a DNF at P-R).
But Kelly didn't have to contend with Luke Rowe
Luke Rowe bites back after being blamed for Mads Pedersen crash at Paris-Roubaix
'If you sent me a message, you are nuts, go fuck yourself' says Ineos rider
www.cyclingnews.com
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Yeah true (also Nizzolo cheated as he was a DNF at P-R).
But Kelly didn't have to contend with Luke Rowe
Luke Rowe bites back after being blamed for Mads Pedersen crash at Paris-Roubaix
'If you sent me a message, you are nuts, go fuck yourself' says Ineos rider
I have a friend who raced as a junior in East Germany (possibly not all as the political entity, I forget how old he is), I get the impression peloton antics now are but a pale shadow of what they were then. Of course juniors got very little oversight mid-race, but either way that’s how you got to the pro races. He’s kind of mid weight I’d say, strategy was to just get in a break ASAP, avoid having to fight on a bike with a bunch of large German youths.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Him or JA maybe.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Great pics, MvdP looks particularly cheesed off at the end
Some fabulous photos here.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
2 monuments and a tour in one season, still only 23. Not bad 
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
2 monuments and a tour in one season, still only 23. Not bad
Dull edition of Lombardia but what a feat. Of the ten biggest races this year he's won three.
Stuyven
Asgreen
Pogacar X3
Bernal
Carapaz
Roglic
Alaphilippe
Colbrelli
The other guys need to stick to cyclocross
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
It wasn’t exactly the most exciting edition ever. Could have been a lot more entertaining at the end if the chasing group had actually bothered to try.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Yeah it didn't even seem to be ridden at pace and yet when Pog attacked no one seemed to have it. I guess some of the chase were scared of being beaten in a sprint and Ala had Masnada up front but Jumbo had two riders and could do nothing.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I get the hesitancy about a potential sprint sometimes, but they had half a climb and what, 30km or so to at least try something. Really odd.
David Clapson
Well-Known Member
Sad to see Dan Martin retiring in Lombardy. A really gritty and determined fighter on the bike.
Seven A*s at A-level, and a founding partner of a venture capital firm which specialises in things which appeal to athletes. Rubix Ventures
Dan Martin: ‘I realised that it wasn’t the same old races I was bored of, it was just cycling’
Irish cyclist has always known the moment to go, right down to his retirement from the sport
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
My friend bumped into this bunch of chancers in Mallorca
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Wait... Wait.
So this got me googling a bit, Irish cycling being a somewhat closed world.
Conor Dunne off GCN, tallest pro cyclist ever, is Sean Kelly's son-in-law. What. The. Fuck.
All those episodes 'hilariously' featuring brother-in-law Nigel, that's Sean Kelly's son.
And of course Sam Bennett spent his formative years in Carrick-on-Suir and kicked off his career with An post-Sean Kelly.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
It's a nasty little world too.
Blacklegs in South Africa
It all seems to have begun on the 1975 Tour of Ireland. Sean Kelly and Pat McQuaid were having a rare auld time, McQuaid winning the race overall and Kelly bagging a couple of stage wins and the...
www.podiumcafe.com
The McQuaids (Pat's son runs Trinity Cycling management) and Kelly are still influential.
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It's a nasty little world too.
Blacklegs in South Africa
It all seems to have begun on the 1975 Tour of Ireland. Sean Kelly and Pat McQuaid were having a rare auld time, McQuaid winning the race overall and Kelly bagging a couple of stage wins and the...
The McQuaids (Pat's son runs Trinity Cycling management) and Kelly are still influential.
I dunno, 19 years old, 1975... struggle to hold that against Kelly.
And we do have four current teams representing nations with substantial human rights violations. And Ineos.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Oh and let's not forget about Turkmenistan. This is a bizarre read:
The UCI just gave its highest award to this dictator
Last week was a big week for Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the president of Turkmenistan. The former dentist had a packed schedule of days full of adoration
cyclingtips.com
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Tour de France Femmes
Great this is happening but...,...I guess the money isn't there to make it something more substantial. ( see the GB tour) Would be great to see some big mountain stages.
Great this is happening but...,...I guess the money isn't there to make it something more substantial. ( see the GB tour) Would be great to see some big mountain stages.
hash tag
Reaching out
It is great to see the tour de femmes back but there are many issues. Money, a big one, sponsors and TV advertising another and so on. Also the TDF causes massive disruption, what the the road closures, the caravan, start village, finishing village etc.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for it.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for it.
