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Several minutes on, the race has been neutralised.

 

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Possibly the worst crash I've seen since the death of Casartelli in the TDF.

 

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Sounds like 6 riders are going straight to hospital. Breakaway is rolling home but peleron has been halted.

 

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Some good news, Roglic has gone home in a team car.

 

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Evenepoel, Vingegaard, Roglič All Crash in High-Speed Spill at Itzulia Basque Country

Several riders are injured and are being attended to by medical staff. Officials have temporarily neutralized the stage.

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Jay Vine; 3 fractured vertebrae. Vinegaard and Evenepoel will also be out for a while

Jonas Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone, ribs, Evenepoel fractures clavicle, scapula in Itzulia Basque Country crash

Jay Vine suffers fractured vertebrae in mass fall

www.cyclingnews.com

 

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That was nasty

This is a fucking brutal sport at times. Hope they’re all OK soon.

 

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Great to see Cav is not so big that he can't help out local clubs

Mark Cavendish takes on local Isle of Man race during WorldTour break, finishes 29th

Manxman competes at 80km Nick Corkill Memorial Race before Classics return at Scheldeprijs

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If a few breaks were not enough Vinegagaard also had a collapsed lung.
BBC News - Jonas Vingegaard suffered lung injuries in Itzulia Basque Country crash

Jonas Vingegaard suffered lung injuries in Itzulia Basque Country crash

Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard suffered a collapsed lung in Thursday's crash in the Itzulia Basque Country race.

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Looks like Landa has had a bad one. He is in a neck brace on a stretcher and on his way to hospital

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Here we go, the most utterly bonkers and brilliant race in the world

 

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Ive only seen bits of it don't recall seeing anyone disqualified mid race before. Looks like MVDP has had a race and a half. Times are just getting better and better.

 

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Alpecin utterly crushed that. Smashed the race to bits with well over 150km to go, had riders in every group, then MvdP did what he does. Basically a carbon copy of what they did in Flanders. The new Quickstep etc…

 

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Alpecin utterly crushed that. Smashed the race to bits with well over 150km to go, had riders in every group, then MvdP did what he does. Basically a carbon copy of what they did in Flanders. The new Quickstep etc…

Yeah, Vermeersch was brilliant again today and finished sixth in the end.
Meanwhile Quickstep's best finisher was 36th. How times have changed.

 

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I'm getting the feeling you want to be in that shower with him Bees

Both Paris Roubaix races were a bit predictable. Stage 6 of Ituzlia Basque was on a knife edge for places with Carlos Rodriguez being gifted the win by Ayuso. The youngsters getting a chance after the big names crashed out earlier.

 

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I gather it was a great result in the Amstel today. Shame I was busy watching footie.

 

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I gather it was a great result in the Amstel today. Shame I was busy watching footie.

Gripping Women's finale. Wiebes blew it on the finish line. It's not complicated, don't start celebrating until you're over the line!
Edit, tactical win for the Men's, i'll say no more in case anyone hasn't watched it.

 

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Gripping Women's finale. Wiebes blew it on the finish line. It's not complicated, don't start celebrating until you're over the line!

I absolutely love it when riders fuck up like that

 

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A good win there in the men’s. Went with the right group at the right time, then just about managed to hold on in the sprint. Wasn’t far off fucking up like Wiebes though

 

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A tidy win for Ineos with Foss in the opening day of the tour of the Alps. Chaves and Thomas looking comfortable.

 

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A nice solo win for De Marchi in the Alps today.

 

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A great prologue at the Tour Of Romandie today. Just 3k in length with 14 corners. Parts were very narrow, almost an alleyway and some cobbles

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

L-B-L was quite entertaining right up until the point Pog did the thing everyone knew he would.

It’s impressive, yes. But just once in a while it would be nice to have a surprise result

 

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I see he is going for the Giro, starting in just a few days. 6 mountain finishes and a day on gravel. Pog's to lose.

 

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Just a couple of hours now until the team presentation for my fave grand tour

Giro d'Italia | Team Presentation - Men - Eurosport

Watch the premium Cycling video: Giro d'Italia | Team Presentation - Men - 01:30:00. Subscribe now to watch instantly.

www.eurosport.com

 

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The music has been great, until we get to EF Education when they play a GG song

 

[DJWrongspeed]

EF Education have the worst kit. If I was wearing it why would I perform well in pink helmet ?