Richard46
Talking Backwards
GC won by 4 seconds; only 10 seconds covering the podium; incroyable. Had to be one of the best finishes of any TdeF.
Pro Cycling 2024
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Yep. If only SD Worx hadn’t been such utter twats and had helped Vollering when she crashed, rather than leaving her to ride in on her own…
A stage victory cost them the yellow jersey…
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Books, not bombs
Legal doping or solely for diagnostics?
www.theguardian.com
Road cycling: how a legitimate blood test became the focus of performance abuse claims
Carbon monoxide rebreathing, which may give riders an edge, caused controversy at this year’s Tour de France
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Superb win by Eddie Dunbar today at the Vuelta, Stage 11, It has been super exciting so far; anything could happen, when is Roglic going to fall off ? 
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Yeah Roglic is the favourite to win but there's always the crash to come. Will it be one that his team can bring him back safely from or will not be another DNF?Superb win by Eddie Dunbar today at the Vuelta, Stage 11, It has been super exciting so far; anything could happen, when is Roglic going to fall off ?
Tbh I've found it dull with a peloton of second tier riders - even Van Aert is not coming second all the time..
Roll on the Worlds and Il Lombardia.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Just come here to say the same...Was super disciplined for a change and watch the stage on catchup (from 40km to go)...What a stage, what entertainment!...Castillo's win, Vlasov's face as he nearly drew level and looked set to break all our hearts...Crawling up that final climb looking like me wrestling up Box Hil... And then the finale of the riders coming through the fog "Is this Ben O'Connor? No, it's Landa"
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Yep, was amazing to watch.
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Books, not bombs
I have just tried looking at the map for the TOB 2024.
The map appears to show stage 8 is London but the stage details show Stonehaven to Aberdeen?
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Gutted for WvA, that’s a horrible way to end your race/season.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Kern Pharma having one hell of a Vuelta 
Richard46
Talking Backwards
Must be giving some of the richer teams some explaining to do.Kern Pharma having one hell of a Vuelta
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
It’s Pog’s to lose - and I want him to win, but a double-double for Remco would also be pretty impressive to see.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
I'm on Team Remco - would be great to have two generational talents rather than just the one. But yeah going to be tough.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I’ve been looking at the course - on paper it’s perfect for Pog - those shortish, steep ramps where he can just fire off the front and then hold a gap. But Remco isn’t too shabby at that sort of thing either…
Should be a good race
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Let's hope so. At least with Van Aert out Belgium doesn't have to worry about appeasing him and working for a reduced sprint in which he would probably have come second. Hoping for a proper 1vs1 on this with maybe some random (maybe Jorgensen?) clinging on behind them.I’ve been looking at the course - on paper it’s perfect for Pog - those shortish, steep ramps where he can just fire off the front and then hold a gap. But Remco isn’t too shabby at that sort of thing either…
Should be a good race
Slovenia have a stronger team than Belgium on paper but Roglic probably wants to ride his own race a la Van Aert and that might distract Pog.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Really look fwd to this race. Will be interesting to see if Belgium or Netherland's team tactics can put any pressure on Pogacar.
It's all been a tragic event with the death of Junior Muriel Furrer so not sure what the atmosphere will be like for Men's & Women's races.
Cat Ferguson is our rising star and of course she comes from Yorkshire where else ?
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Fuck me. What a race.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Indeed Ben Healey tried everything
Ben O'Connor's attack had perfect timing. I only watched the last hour but it looked like individuals trying to chase rather than teams. An uncoordinated surging group doesn't work well together etc
I did wonder if the final chasing pack could have worked together a bit better over the last 40k or so and got closer. The commentators made it sound like Pog was having a wobble at one point but clearly it passed pretty quickly. As they said, he’s such a complete cyclist - climbs, descents, any distance, and even with less support. Legend.
