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UCI Road World Championships 2020

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  • #62
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,036 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Nico on the road now and Ryan Mullen off at 2:27.


  • #63
    ratracer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,198 ✭✭✭ratracer


    Jeez, Michael Hutchinson is painful to listen to! Really a very negative commentary all along, but particularly venomous towards Nico all through his ride.
    He comes across as very bitter.


  • #64
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,151 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    Live timing if anyone wants it

    https://www.tissottiming.com/2020/crdwch/en-us/default/Stage/2/live


  • #65
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,344 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    ratracer wrote: »
    Jeez, Michael Hutchinson is painful to listen to! Really a very negative commentary all along, but particularly venomous towards Nico all through his ride.
    He comes across as very bitter.

    I don't remember him much what's he bitter about?
    Or have I just answered my own question


  • #66
    wirelessdude01
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    Mullen way off the pace.


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  • #67
    breezy1985
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    wirelessdude01 wrote: »
    Mullen way off the pace.

    Ya saw that. Getting kinda worried about him and can't see him staying at a WT team unless he just gives himself over full time to being a workhorse


  • #68
    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭lennymc


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    I don't remember him much what's he bitter about?
    Or have I just answered my own question

    he has a pretty dry sense of humour, and is quite knowledgeable when it comes to TTs. He was multiple UK national champ over different disciplines.


  • #69
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,151 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    lennymc wrote: »
    he has a pretty dry sense of humour, and is quite knowledgeable when it comes to TTs. He was multiple UK national champ over different disciplines.

    Some Irish TT titles too.


  • #70
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    Van Aert's cadence looks crazy there at the intermediate check!


  • #71
    [Deleted User]
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    Ganna is on a real flyer there


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  • #72
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    Wow, Dennis well down on Ganna. Top 3 all Ineos riders...


  • #73
    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    Chances of a complete podium for Ineos?


  • #74
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    wirelessdude01 wrote: »
    Chances of a complete podium for Ineos?

    Anyone bar Thomas, don't know why but I just cannot take to him.
    Not over yet but expected dumoulin to really challenge but hope van Aert wins it as I can't see any of the Irish boys doing it.


  • #75
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    And now Van Aert up on Thomas on the real time...


  • #76
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,344 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Dcully wrote: »
    Anyone bar Thomas, don't know why but I just cannot take to him.
    Not over yet but expected dumoulin to really challenge.

    Same here. Of all the Ineos champs he gets to me most


  • #77
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,344 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Tom not looking good enough to win it


  • #78
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    Same here. Of all the Ineos champs he gets to me most

    Can't out my finger on it but just seems a sneaky whore as we say in these parts ^_^


  • #79
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,036 ✭✭✭✭neris


    https://twitter.com/ukcyclingexpert/status/1309492963819618304?s=19


  • #80
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,036 ✭✭✭✭neris


    lennymc wrote: »
    he has a pretty dry sense of humour, and is quite knowledgeable when it comes to TTs. He was multiple UK national champ over different disciplines.

    I heard him say before he was uk & Irish national TT champ at the same time. Whatever way the nationals worked out the UK nationals were in the north the day before the Irish nationals.


  • #81
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,151 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    Mullen 25th. Respectable in that company. Roche 31st


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  • #82
    Dodge
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    Ganna wins. Wout van Aert second. Kunig third.


  • #83
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,344 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    neris wrote: »
    I heard him say before he was uk & Irish national TT champ at the same time. Whatever way the nationals worked out the UK nationals were in the north the day before the Irish nationals.

    Is that possible? I assumed you could only ride for your registered association


  • #84
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,344 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Dodge wrote: »
    Mullen 25th. Respectable in that company. Roche 31st

    Not for a guy who could podium at youth levels


  • #85
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,151 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    Is that possible? I assumed you could only ride for your registered association

    He won the Irish title in 2012, 2013 and 2104

    He won the GB title in 2002, 2004 and 2008

    So it looks like he's telling a tale (and switched nations somewhere around 2010/2011)


  • #86
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,036 ✭✭✭✭neris


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    Not for a guy who could podium at youth levels

    How long has he left at Trek? He hasn't really done anything since he joined them and could see him drifting down to a lower level team to become forgotten about over the next few years


  • #87
    on_the_nickel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭on_the_nickel


    Dodge wrote: »
    Mullen 25th. Respectable in that company. Roche 31st

    Not really given there's a lot few big names not riding. For a specialist to finish just 30 seconds ahead of Roche, a fairly mediocre time-triallist with a Tour in his legs, that's pretty bad. He'll be nervous about getting a decent contract next year.


  • #88
    cunavalos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭cunavalos


    Dodge wrote: »
    He won the Irish title in 2012, 2013 and 2104

    He won the GB title in 2002, 2004 and 2008

    So it looks like he's telling a tale (and switched nations somewhere around 2010/2011)


    The TT scene in the UK is slightly different and he is probably referring to being CTT National Champion (Non-UCI) and not British Cycling National Champion.


    So technically not lying as he was UK CTT champion in 2012 at 10, 25 and 50 mile as well as being Cycling Ireland TT Winner


  • #89
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,151 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    on_the_nickel wrote: »
    Not really given there's a lot few big names not riding. For a specialist to finish just 30 seconds ahead of Roche, a fairly mediocre time-triallist with a Tour in his legs, that's pretty bad. He'll be nervous about getting a decent contract next year.

    All may be true, but it was about what I expected from him so that's why I said respectable

    He's had a poor year. Don't think he's even finished inside the top 30 on any ITTs he's raced on the circuit


  • #90
    on_the_nickel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭on_the_nickel


    Dodge wrote: »
    All may be true, but it was about what I expected from him so that's why I said respectable

    He's had a poor year. Don't think he's even finished inside the top 30 on any ITTs he's raced on the circuit

    He was very lucky to get any contract for this year, be amazed if he get's a WT contract next year.


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  • #91
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    on_the_nickel wrote: »
    He was very lucky to get any contract for this year, be amazed if he get's a WT contract next year.

    Yeah, it feels like he's slipping away alright :(


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