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The Bicycle Racing Thread 2015

I tried to watch yesterdays highlights while at work this morning, an eventful stage. Boekmans in an induced coma and Sagan's mob thinking aabout a lawsuit againt the moto, amongst other things. I shall watch highlights properly again midday. Stuyven wins with broken wrist, Dan Martins crashes out...phew...bad day at the office
 
Terrible new about Boekmans and I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery. yet another moto taking out a rider too. Although I can understand Sagan and team's anger and frustration, I find it hard to get upset on their behalf. A bigot and a sex pest whining. Meh.
 
The Boy said:
Terrible new about Boekmans and I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery. yet another moto taking out a rider too. Although I can understand Sagan and team's anger and frustration, I find it hard to get upset on their behalf. A bigot and a sex pest whining. Meh.
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The sex pest thing was pretty grim. What's the bigot part about?
 
Great finale to the stage today. Say what you like about Froome, and I've said quite a bit, the guy is incredibly entertaining.
 
Is it me or is this year's vuelta full of crashes and poorly controlled. I know they happen, but this year they just keep coming. 1st stage neutralized because it was ridiculous, since then, continual and mostly avoidable crashes, which is in part down to the organisors not getting a grip with things. Latest victim to be knocked of the race today is pauliinho. They throw people out for a quick tow, then similar happens and little fine issued. Poor Sagan, got a stupid fine for his crash! :facepalm:
 
Crashes are part and parcel of it I think, although unfortunate. There's been some very eventful pileups this season, not just in the Vuelta.

But this habit of riders being taken out by support vehicles needs to end, somehow. It's one thing if the guy in front of you touches wheels, it's another to get knocked down by a car or moto. I feel for Sagan and Sargent and everyone else who came out the wrong end of a fight with a vehicle during a race.

Although I suppose Brammeier might have been grateful for the car that stopped him heading over a cliff.
 
Dumoulin continues to impress. Chaves looks like he finds the long climbs a bit much at the moment, but he could develop with age.

And the TdF plus one other grand tour in the same year look very difficult indeed. See Contador in the Tour and many of July's stars in the Vuelta.
 
Giant, and Degenkolb especially, really fucked that sprint up. He must've known he'd be the number one marked man, so to get boxed in like that was a bit amateur. Very impressive from Van Poppel though after his flat.
 
PFP becomes simultaneous road, cyclocross and cross country world champion. I've decided to suspend my cynicism and think she's clean. I want to believe.

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Can someone confirm I saw disc brakes being used in the Vuelta. I am sure I saw a bike with them a few days ago but haven't been able to spot it since.
 
hash tag said:
Can someone confirm I saw disc brakes being used in the Vuelta. I am sure I saw a bike with them a few days ago but haven't been able to spot it since.
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They've been used by a handful of riders at a handful of races, yes. Think they're only allowed at certain races for the time being.
 
Gougeard takes a stage win. Luckily is only the Vuelta so the Next-Big-Thing-ometer won't be ringing too loudly yet. Chuffed to bits for him.

6 second gap on GC going into last proper stage - though i suppose if there are bonis on the last day they might race that too. Looks like Aru might be struggling after the crash today thouhgh.
 
Great win for Gougeard. Isn't he more of a classics hardman than a climber though? So maybe he won't get the usual murderous media hype that any French kid who can climb gets buried under.
 
Nigel Irritable said:
Great win for Gougeard. Isn't he more of a classics hardman than a climber though? So maybe he won't get the usual murderous media hype that any French kid who can climb gets buried under.
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Tbh, I'm *still* trying to figure out what sort of a rider he is. I get the impression that AG2R are just letting him do his thing for now, though he looks like he's one for the Spring. Decent prologue rider too.
 
I felt genuinely sorry for Dumoulin today, but hopefully Giant will try and get him so decent domestiques for the mountains now.
 
Poor Dumoulin. He looked crushed in the interviews I saw. He said the word 'disappointed' about 17 times. Good tactics from Astana though, they did it perfectly. Watching the final stage now :)
 
The heli is grounded due to a situation at the airport so the coverage isn't great, only a few fixed cameras. No idea why there doesn't seem to be any moto footage. Carlton Kirby is talking even more rubbish than usual.
 
Glad that Giant have something to smile about at the end. A bit of relief among the team I expect. Also congrats to Adam Hansen on his 13 consecutive grand tours! Imagine that record is due to luck as much as tenacity.
 
baldrick said:
Glad that Giant have something to smile about at the end. A bit of relief among the team I expect. Also congrats to Adam Hansen on his 13 consecutive grand tours! Imagine that record is due to luck as much as tenacity.
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I think Hansen has made his own luck to a very large degree by being a canny rider and a good bike handler. And making hs own shoes obviously.
 
Could Dumoulin shed a bit of TT weight to make him a better climber, à la Wiggins? I don't expect he'll ever be able to sustain an attack like Aru or Rodriguez, but a few kilos off wouldn't hurt, would it?
 
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