Pro Cycling 2023

[beesonthewhatnow]

This is awesome.

MSR/The Poggio anyone?

 

[Maggot]

This is awesome.

MSR/The Poggio anyone?

Can't believe how close he goes to those bends.

 

[twistedAM]

A bit less impressive but a good save from last week's ITT

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

A bit less impressive but a good save from last week's ITT

Yeah, especially considering it was on a TT bike.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Anyway, the cycling season actually starts tomorrow...

 

[twistedAM]

Looks like Pog isn't going to be riding at Strade Bianche, so I guess that's going to be a predictable win for MvdP.

In other (completely unrelated ) news, the winner of Paris-Nice may now also be fairly predictable

Hmm...did you watch El Camino today? The Tour de France champion on good form.

 

[twistedAM]

Anyway, the cycling season actually starts tomorrow...

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If Hatch and Blythe are commentating then I'm listening in Flemish, cos honestly I don't care where Pidcock is at any given minute.

 

[hash tag]

Hmm...did you watch El Camino today? The Tour de France champion on good form.

The finish of this today was evil...a long, steep climb over broken tracks, almost gravelly I see drones are now being used.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

 

[twistedAM]

What a brilliant Classics squad Jumbo have. Reminds me of peak Quickstep.
Can Van Aert expect sole leadership? II think that'd be a big mistake to let his ego have it; Van Baarle won Roubaix last year and was second in RVV and is a team player.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

6 wins in 3 days for Jumbo.

 

[twistedAM]

6 wins in 3 days for Jumbo.

Yeah but four of those were Vinegaard racing against Cofdis and the Movistar 3rd team in a 2.1 race.
Their start to the cobbles is incredible though.
Quickstep had a good weekend too (away from their usual stronghold of the cobbles where they sucked).

 

[Fuzzy]

pleased to see Adam Yates win a stage in the uae tour.

 

[hash tag]

Not pleased by this
BBC News - Professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi fined for shooting San Marino minister's cat

Professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi fined for shooting San Marino minister's cat

Antonio Tiberi has also been suspended from his team for firing an air rifle at his neighbour's pet.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Brilliant finish to the Women’s Strade. Teammates sprinting for the finish.

 

[rubbershoes]

Big dig by Pidcock

 

[rubbershoes]

I'm on the edge of my saddle here

 

[twistedAM]

Big dig by Pidcock

Great ride but he was chased by clowns especially the two Dumbo Visma riders.

 

[Fuzzy]

Great ride but he was chased by clowns especially the two Dumbo Visma riders.

they didn't seem to have a plan did they. perhaps world domination that was predicted after last weekend may take a little longer to materialise.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

As ever, SB shows why it’s my favourite race. A brilliant day of racing for both the men’s and women’s.

 

[twistedAM]

they didn't seem to have a plan did they. perhaps world domination that was predicted after last weekend may take a little longer to materialise.

At one point the gap was 9 seconds, if one of them had sacrificed themselves for the other they would have caught Pidcock easily, but then again Pidcock might well have gone on to win anyway

 

[Fuzzy]

At one point the gap was 9 seconds, if one of them had sacrificed themselves for the other they would have caught Pidcock easily, but then again Pidcock might well have gone on to win anyway

or they would have pulled one of the others across. either way, cracking ride from piddcock.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

At one point the gap was 9 seconds, if one of them had sacrificed themselves for the other they would have caught Pidcock easily, but then again Pidcock might well have gone on to win anyway

He’d have won anyway. Just looked like one of those days where it was meant to be. A stunning ride.

 

[twistedAM]

He’d have won anyway. Just looked like one of those days where it was meant to be. A stunning ride.

You can never be sure of anything ie Rui Costa's face never saw any wind all day so was a real danger but yeah Pidcock looked like he had a bit in reserve for the final climb.
Anyway it was great to see Jumbo unravel and hopefully it's only going to get funnier when Van Aert comes back and imposes his massive ego and lack of tactical nous.

And, wow, just watched the highlights of the women's race. It had everything, including a horse!

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Brilliant win from Pidcock, his descending to the fore again. The Donne version was different with the solo break being caught on the last climb by the SD works duo. Anyone see the Kristen Faulkner /Vollering beef , she rode across her forcing Vollering into the gutter.
Would love to visit Siena and cycle those Tuscan roads.

 

[twistedAM]

Brilliant win from Pidcock, his descending to the fore again. The Donne version was different with the solo break being caught on the last climb by the SD works duo. Anyone see the Kristen Faulkner /Vollering beef , she rode across her forcing Vollering into the gutter.
Would love to visit Siena and cycle those Tuscan roads.

Maybe I've watched too much cross this winter but it was just closing the door albeit a bit naughty and pretty futile.
The Vollering/horse beef will stick in my memory longer.

 

[Fuzzy]

Brilliant win from Pidcock, his descending to the fore again. The Donne version was different with the solo break being caught on the last climb by the SD works duo. Anyone see the Kristen Faulkner /Vollering beef , she rode across her forcing Vollering into the gutter.
Would love to visit Siena and cycle those Tuscan roads.

likewise. the scenery was amazing.

 

[twistedAM]

Tim Merlier > Sam Bennett again

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

 

[Fuzzy]

anyone catch the TTT at Paris nice today? whilst I'm all for trying to make races more exciting I'm not sure the format added much. pleased that JV aren't in yellow.