Pro Cycling 2021

[Hollis]

In case you missed it:

Spoiler: Today's Race Result

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

He’s only gone and bloody well done it again

 

[rubbershoes]

He’s only gone and bloody well done it again

It's good to see him winning again, though the competition isn't the world's best.

Greipel was good but is lacking at the moment

 

[hash tag]

It's great to see Cav back. Winning 2 days running and to of GQ. Watching to see if he can make it a third. Must be good for his confidence.

 

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3 from 3

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Cav!

 

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I didn't think the final crash looked that bad....https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/multiple-riders-taken-to-hospital-after-huge-crash-in-tour-of-turkey-sprint-finish/

 

[rubbershoes]

I didn't think the final crash looked that bad....https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/multiple-riders-taken-to-hospital-after-huge-crash-in-tour-of-turkey-sprint-finish/

There looked to be two separate incidents at the same time on different sides of the road

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Pidcock!

 

[hash tag]

There looked to be two separate incidents at the same time on different sides of the road

It was quite "special". Watching highlights now and hoping for more news.
I gather Cav has no idea where he is heading after Turkey but gather he is one off the record number of wins in Turkey, the holder being Griepel. People all also talking up his chances of a record number or TDF wins...a pedal turn too far?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Class. The next British superstar.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Imagine how good he'll be when he finally reaches adult size

 

[rubbershoes]

People all also talking up his chances of a record number or TDF wins...a pedal turn too far?

What does he need? Another 5?

I can't see him getting them up against Sam Bennett

 

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4 to equal, 5 for lead. Cav and his train will up against much stronger opposition in le tour of course.
Cav's 3 wins were all slightly different and all pretty near text book, no panic, no jumping the gun

Todays finish in Turkey, the last 600M was agonising.

 

[Hollis]

What does he need? Another 5?

I can't see him getting them up against Sam Bennett

He'll be lucky to get a place in the TdF team.. would be a brave Directeur Sportif who left SB out..

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

While it’s lovely to see him winning again, I think even his biggest fan might struggle to see him beating Bennett...

 

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Blimey - aero tuck dsq already Richardson disqualified from Tour of Turkey for arms-on-bars position

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Amstel Gold this weekend. Ineos aren't messing about with their lineup, some proper firepower in there.



Mind you, whatever happens I can't see it quite matching the level of the last one in 2019, which had arguably the single best end to a bike race in years.

 

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Pidcock?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Pidcock?

Fuck knows!

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

How on earth did they call that?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Wow, it really doesn’t get any closer than that.

 

[twistedAM]

4/1000th of a second

Edit 4/10,000th

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Well, if today has shown one thing, it's that an awful lot of people online don't understand how finish line cameras work

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Is "millimetersprint" an actual word in Dutch.

Hope Pidcock hasn't peaked too early , it's his first real season. Looking forward to him claiming a Tdf stage soon.

 

[twistedAM]

Is "millimetersprint" an actual word in Dutch.

Hope Pidcock hasn't peaked too early , it's his first real season. Looking forward to him claiming a Tdf stage soon.

Good god, I hope they don't do a Kwiatowski on him and turn him from one of the best classic racers into a bloody mountain dom who only gets the chance to grab a breakaway win if the team are out of the GC classification. We'll find out at the Vuelta when he is down to ride with Bernal and Yates.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Good god, I hope they don't do a Kwiatowski on him and turn him from one of the best classic racers into a bloody mountain dom who only gets the chance to grab a breakaway win if the team are out of the GC classification. We'll find out at the Vuelta when he is down to ride with Bernal and Yates.

It will be interesting to see how he goes though - he really isn’t built like a classics rider, he’s absolutely tiny, which makes his ability on the lumpy cobbles and sprinting all the more impressive.

 

[twistedAM]

Awesome win by Alaphilippe. No photo necessary.

 

[twistedAM]

I don't usually watch much of these mini stage races but stage 4 of the Tour of the Alps had a fine finish at the end of a long decent. Well worth a watch.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Pogacar gets a monument.