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Good result for An Post Team

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  • #2
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Early days but Connor McConvey seems to be coping well with pro (and Road) racing as well.



    Good old Nico makes me feel young (he was born 2 days after me)


  • #3
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    On that topic, does anyone use a post bike for their commute? You know, the sort where you stick all the letters up the front. (Apologies couldn't find a picture of an An Post one but they are the same idea: )

    picture-1.png


  • #4
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    Do you guys think it might be acceptable for me to wear my green jersey from the Tour of Ireland with an Post shorts?

    Or is that against the rules?


  • #5
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    niceonetom wrote: »
    Do you guys think it might be acceptable for me to wear my green jersey from the Tour of Ireland with an Post shorts?

    Or is that against the rules?

    depends... are you delivering letters at the time?


  • #6
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    I have a TOI sprint jersey too. I find the pockets at the back are very high up and it is difficult to extract food or my camera while on the move. Anyone else find this?


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  • #7
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    blorg wrote: »
    I have a TOI sprint jersey too. I find the pockets at the back are very high up and it is difficult to extract food or my camera while on the move. Anyone else find this?

    I have never worn your jersey.


  • #8
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    Raam wrote: »
    depends... are you delivering letters at the time?

    No, practising my fixie skidz. Does that change things?

    ...we should really have a separate forum where I could find out about skid patches and stuff.


  • #9
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    blorg wrote: »
    I have a TOI sprint jersey too. I find the pockets at the back are very high up and it is difficult to extract food or my camera while on the move. Anyone else find this?

    Is yours from this year or last year? Mine is by DeMarchi but now they're Santini.

    My pockets are fine. It's one of the best fitting jerseys I own...


  • #10
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    niceonetom wrote: »
    Is yours from this year or last year? Mine is by DeMarchi but now they're Santini.

    My pockets are fine. It's one of the best fitting jerseys I own...
    Santini. It fits fine but the pockets are strangely high. I think it is a Santini thing.


  • #11
    The Crunch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭The Crunch


    Slideshowbob wrote: »
    Good result for An Post Team

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-1/results

    Wonder what Irish bar in Aigues Mortes Nico found last night to fuel up on Guinness for that sprint?!


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  • #12
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Looks like Eeckhout was second again today.


  • #13
    ColSheehan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭ColSheehan


    el tonto wrote: »
    Looks like Eeckhout was second again today.

    According to Cyclingnews.com Nico came third. Still a really great result for him and for An Post team !


  • #14
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Sorry about that. They had him down as second earlier.


  • #15
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    el tonto wrote: »
    Sorry about that. They had him down as second earlier.

    They did I saw it too.

    But photo finish camera's don't lie !!!!

    000_par3037943_600.jpg

    Great start for the SKT though.

    Selfishly I'd like to see Paudi get a chance to go for it a few times rather than just be part of a train.


  • #16
    Slideshowbob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Slideshowbob


    Paudi has had many chances to excel at top level over the past few years.

    I don't think team orders were always holding him back.


  • #17
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Slideshowbob wrote: »
    Paudi has had many chances to excel at top level over the past few years.

    I don't think team orders were always holding him back.

    Have to agree there but hope he hasn't given up trying.

    Its ok to be a domestique at pro-tour or pro-continental level but at continental level its a dead end.


  • #18
    sportbilly2008
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭sportbilly2008


    good start to the season for the team!
    i wonder did registering as a belgian team help them get invite to this race?


  • #19
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Nico well up again today. 4th provisionally.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-3/results


  • #20
    buffalo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Roche on the attack:

    http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_4553.shtml


  • #21
    sy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭sy


    He has never gone well so early on in the season, and is clearly showing the benefits of starting racing 4 kilos lighter than in 2009.

    Maybe aiming for a good result (Stage win) in Paris Nice?


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  • #22
    Slideshowbob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Slideshowbob


    Nico won today !!!


  • #23
    SACH Central
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭SACH Central


    Slideshowbob wrote: »
    Nico won today !!!

    Sean's brother Vinny was telling us on the spin this morning that; Eeckhout was, like a lot of Northern Europeans, snow bound in January. He was doing a lot of work on the rollers. He did one 6 hour session during which he drank 10 litres of water! He had his wife mopping up the sweat etc off the floor during the session. Now you know where he got his form from!


  • #24
    Slideshowbob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Slideshowbob


    from redrinking the sweat?


  • #25
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,394 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjeO4HgrWx0

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • #26
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Due to the good results in the Etoile the Sean Kelly team have been awarded a place in Het Volk (I know it's not called that any more ;)).

    One of only 2 continental squads allowed in.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/an-post-sean-kelly-awarded-final-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-wildcard-spot


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