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General race thread 2021 **spoilers**

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    #92
    CramCycle
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    Chips Lovell wrote: »
    They didn't sign Cavendish the sprinter of ten years ago. They signed the Cavendish who rode in the break all day at Gent - Wevelgem and the Scheldeprijs last year.

    He done well today, bar getting boxed in, he would have won, 2nd place was well deserved and I don't even like Cavendish.


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    #93
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    CantGetNoSleep wrote: »
    Did Morkov crash? Looked like he had at least one lead out before the crash

    In his interview Sam said the plan was to drop him on wheels after 1km out rather than a full lead out. Most likely this was due to the slight rise all the way which meant riders would be going in reverse much like the Bora rider.


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    #94
    [Deleted User]
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    9th for Eddie in Italy today.


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    #95
    breezy1985
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    CantGetNoSleep wrote: »
    Did Morkov crash? Looked like he had at least one lead out before the crash


    Im getting really annoyed with the lack of NT jerseys in DQS this year :D


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    #96
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    happytramp wrote: »
    Pffft, who needs drops when you can just sprint on the hoods!

    Rule #92 will have to be amended again.


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    #97
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,289 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    great to watch a bit of cycling with stade yesterday and paris nice today !

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #98
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,880 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    ednwireland wrote: »
    great to watch a bit of cycling with stade yesterday and paris nice today !

    We even had Grand Prix Monsere as an appetiser today.

    Tirreno–Adriatico is starting on Wednesday with live Eurosport TV coverage.
    Any Irish riders lined up?

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #99
    cunavalos
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    odyssey06 wrote: »
    We even had Grand Prix Monsere as an appetiser today.

    Tirreno–Adriatico is starting on Wednesday with live Eurosport TV coverage.
    Any Irish riders lined up?

    Dan Martin and Ryan Mullen are still on the provisional start list and parts of Wicklow still lay claim to Chris Juul-Jensen

    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tirreno-adriatico/2021/gc/startlist


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    #100
    at1withmyself
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    odyssey06 wrote: »
    We even had Grand Prix Monsere as an appetiser today.

    Tirreno–Adriatico is starting on Wednesday with live Eurosport TV coverage.
    Any Irish riders lined up?

    Steephill have Dan Martin and Ryan Mullen as starts


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    #101
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,358 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    cunavalos wrote: »
    Dan Martin and Ryan Mullen are still on the provisional start list and parts of Wicklow still lay claim to Chris Juul-Jensen

    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tirreno-adriatico/2021/gc/startlist


    He has the accent in fairness


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    #102
    [Deleted User]
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    Not sure I'm happy to see George Bennett be left to ride on there, he was visibly wobbled .


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    #103
    devonp
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    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Tirreno–Adriatico is starting on Wednesday with live Eurosport TV coverage.




    looks like a better line up here than in Paris-Nice :)


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    #104
    mr spuckler
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    Looked like poor positioning there in the run-in :(


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    #105
    retalivity
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    Impressive by Bol


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    #106
    happytramp
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    Rare miscalculation by morkov there.


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    #107
    mitchelsontour
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    It will be interesting to hear Chris Horner's analysis of the stage.


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    #108
    Daroxtar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    https://twitter.com/philgaimon/status/1368956095260061699?s=19


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    #109
    mewso
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    Martin and Woods both out of tirreno.


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    #110
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    Anyone with GCN/Eurosport should switch on to the healthy aging tour now, 3km to go on the Assen race track, some shots here of the lone rider looking across the track at the bunch chasing her.

    EDIT: That was some roll Wiebes took in the sprint to the line at full speed, clipped a wheel and rolled 4 or 5 times. Looks to be ok, bakc up and rode over the line but her knees and elbows will feel that.


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    #111
    retalivity
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    Bling vs Roglic for GC up a hill, this is absurd


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    #112
    Eamonnator
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Bling vs Roglic for GC up a hill, this is absurd

    why is that?


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    #113
    Eamonnator
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    Good day for Jumbo-Visma.
    Two wins today for them.


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    #114
    retalivity
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    Eamonnator wrote: »
    why is that?
    Roglic burning off the other climbers and the only one who could follow (for a while) was Matthews, which is not what I expected for a fast man.
    Although I realised after he may have been going for the bonus seconds at the sprint, and his teammate Hamilton ended up ahead of him at the end.

    Edit: see he ended up 2 mins back at the end.


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    #115
    velo.2010
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    Just raw power from Van Aert in taking the first stage at Tirreno Adriaticeo. Imagine if he got more aero? He's going for the GC, so presumably taking the place of Dumoulin. What odds he wins every stage? I wouldn't put it past him.

    Roglic showing no ill effects of having a late start to the season at Paris-Nice.


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    #116
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    Crash from the womens race earlier, she was ok afterwards.

    https://twitter.com/sport_noord/status/1369626417214930944


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    #117
    breezy1985
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    Looks like a shoe clip broke or a pedal


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    #118
    Eamonnator
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    breezy1985 wrote: »
    Looks like a shoe clip broke or a pedal

    I think she clipped the rear wheel of the bike in front.


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    #119
    CramCycle
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    breezy1985 wrote: »
    Looks like a shoe clip broke or a pedal
    Eamonnator wrote: »
    I think she clipped the rear wheel of the bike in front.

    I thought it was a cleat break as well at first but GCN said it was a touch of wheels and she quickly unclipped. It was a cracking finish, felt bad for the lone rider, another few seconds was all she needed, it was great to watch.


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    #120
    devonp
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    mewso wrote: »
    Martin and Woods both out of tirreno.




    why ? Covid ?


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    #121
    EC1000
    Registered Users Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭EC1000


    Average speed of 33 km/h today at Paris Nice so far - I'd keep up with that myself!!


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