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Post by mothercruncher on Mar 5, 2022 8:02:05 GMT
So, MvdP went up that last 18% climb last year at an average of 27kph… 😳
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Post by askew on Mar 5, 2022 12:18:37 GMT
Camera coverage of that last few hundred metres was abysmal.
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Post by askew on Mar 5, 2022 13:13:52 GMT
Crazy crosswinds
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Post by salaman on Mar 5, 2022 13:15:30 GMT
Camera coverage of that last few hundred metres was abysmal. Damn Italians! Awesome win! Just started watching the men's. What a summersault* by Alaphillipe in the crash! *He's fine, currently chasing with a 2 minute+ gap. |
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Mar 5, 2022 13:20:05 GMT
Missed the crash because I was sorting lunch out. Was that gusts or helicopter causing that?
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Post by salaman on Mar 5, 2022 13:31:45 GMT
Missed the crash because I was sorting lunch out. Was that gusts or helicopter causing that? No, a regular gust of wind apparently. |
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Mar 5, 2022 13:40:27 GMT
Missed the crash because I was sorting lunch out. Was that gusts or helicopter causing that? No, a regular gust of wind apparently. Thanks. That’s nuts. Don’t think I seen that in race before, not to that extreme anyway. Guess gravel being looser it’s harder to plant yourself. |
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Post by askew on Mar 5, 2022 13:47:50 GMT
While nasty to see the first crash, it made me chuckle watching riders remount only to topple over again. Relatable.
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Post by salaman on Mar 5, 2022 14:24:00 GMT
Thanks. That’s nuts. Don’t think I seen that in race before, not to that extreme anyway. Guess gravel being looser it’s harder to plant yourself. Gent-Wevelgem 2015 wants a word. ;-) youtu.be/G1zFFWoalf4 |
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Post by askew on Mar 5, 2022 14:50:22 GMT
I think they’re just riding for 2nd and 3rd now 😂
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Post by mothercruncher on Mar 5, 2022 14:56:49 GMT
Remarkable, he’s not even particularly in an aero position, unlike the peloton chasing him. Hell of a talent, even with all the drugs he’s definitely on.
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Post by mothercruncher on Mar 5, 2022 14:58:19 GMT
Dunno if you folks caught the finish of the womens, was fantastic and made great, again, by that final climb. A proper iconic section in cycling that.
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Post by askew on Mar 5, 2022 15:28:07 GMT
Camera coverage of that last few hundred metres was abysmal. I was grateful for the replay, since they cut away from the final overtake to show those behind |
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Post by salaman on Mar 5, 2022 21:46:47 GMT
Having the women ride before the men instead of after makes such a difference. You get a cracking final early on and then you get to chill out and wait for the next final.
Beautifully done by Kopecky.
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Post by salaman on Mar 5, 2022 22:02:02 GMT
Last weekend Van Vleuten was almost as impressive as Kopecky today. Voldering is intrinsically faster and spent the last 12k or so drafting Van Vleuten. So should have been an easy win for her but somehow Van Vleuten kept pulling. youtu.be/TtL6N5yR-nM?t=145 |
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Post by mothercruncher on Mar 5, 2022 22:20:14 GMT
There were no…… HALF MEASURES with Demi today.
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Mar 6, 2022 15:53:05 GMT
Oof. Jumbo Visma.
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Post by askew on Mar 6, 2022 16:43:29 GMT
Christ. Too easy.
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Post by salaman on Mar 6, 2022 18:27:29 GMT
Whew.
That's hardly a climb where you would have thought they'd drop the lot.
Impressive team effort.
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Post by salaman on Mar 6, 2022 18:38:08 GMT
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Post by gamecat on Mar 6, 2022 18:49:41 GMT
That Paris Nice finish reminded me of the EPO era, and Gewiss–Ballan just riding off into the distance.
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Post by askew on Mar 7, 2022 14:00:53 GMT
Waiiiers?
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Post by Vortex on Mar 13, 2022 15:39:27 GMT
Quintana really is a spent force these days.
Trying to attack on the last climb in paris-nice and dropped again.
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Post by salaman on Mar 13, 2022 15:46:52 GMT
Quintana really is a spent force these days. Trying to attack on the last climb in paris-nice and dropped again. And being dropped by the pace set by Wout Van Aert no less. Not exactly a rider with a climber build. |
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Post by askew on Mar 13, 2022 17:25:24 GMT
I thought Quintana still manages to surprise. He was a crosswind king earlier in the week. And was setting some times up French climbs last month.
I think everyone suffers in comparison to Pog and Rog, though if you see how Pog spanked Vingegaard yesterday, we can only cross our fingers it’s a competitive season.
At least Simon Phillip Yates caused some excitement today and got rewarded.
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Post by salaman on Mar 17, 2022 21:45:41 GMT
Sooo, La Primavera on Saturday.
Pogacar vs Wout? Or an outsider?
Mathieu VdP will rejoin the peloton as well on Saturday.
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Post by askew on Mar 18, 2022 8:30:47 GMT
Cable Ewan
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Post by mothercruncher on Mar 18, 2022 8:47:05 GMT
PINOT CLEARLY
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Post by askew on Mar 18, 2022 11:21:50 GMT
Gonna have to retract this now, since he's a DNS.
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Post by salaman on Mar 18, 2022 17:20:26 GMT
Gonna have to retract this now, since he's a DNS.
I'll take MvdP :D
No way Caleb would have kept up with Wout and Tadej as they inevitably attack on either the Cipressa or the Poggio. |
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