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UCI World Road Race Championships 2019

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    #62
    Kaisr Sose
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    eeeee wrote: »
    MPFGLB wrote: »
    Its his Grandfather than gives him that suberb talent and sporting prowess.

    .Raymond Poulidor brilliant road racer

    And his world champion father! RP is his mothers' father, he has it from both sides.

    I would say its his mother. Mitochondrial DNA pass from the mother. She has Raymond's DNA. Mix that with a bit of 'hocus pocus van der poel' and you should get a lot of bang in the new genetic mix.
    Jon Vaughters spoke of this when saying Dan Martins DNA was better than Nicholas Roche, due to the Roche DNA link being on the Dan's mother's side. That is why he signed Dan! It's a fascinating area of genetics.


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    #63
    Daroxtar
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    Remco to attack with 50km to go and solo to victory 5 minutes ahead the chasing peloton :pac:


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    #64
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    I would say its his mother. Mitochondrial DNA pass from the mother. She has Raymond's DNA. Mix that with a bit of 'hocus pocus van der poel' and you should get a lot of bang in the new genetic mix.

    So Mathieu got it from his mother and David got it from his father?


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    #65
    Macy0161
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    Jon Vaughters spoke of this when saying Dan Martins DNA was better than Nicholas Roche, due to the Roche DNA link being on the Dan's mother's side. That is why he signed Dan! It's a fascinating area of genetics.
    Don't know nearly enough about genetics to know one way or the other, but I always called bs on JV on this (JV, bs-ing?). Totally ignored that Neil Martin was a decent cyclist, who is probably a case of coulda/ shoulda/ woulda gone top level pro. Certainly he would in the current era of UK cycling.


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    #66
    MPFGLB
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    I would say its his mother. Mitochondrial DNA pass from the mother. She has Raymond's DNA. Mix that with a bit of 'hocus pocus van der poel' and you should get a lot of bang in the new genetic mix.
    Jon Vaughters spoke of this when saying Dan Martins DNA was better than Nicholas Roche, due to the Roche DNA link being on the Dan's mother's side. That is why he signed Dan! It's a fascinating area of genetics.



    Nicolas Roche's DNA is very good too ..remember Nico is built big with a big upper body so doesnt have the climbing advantage of Dan or his father who are alot smaller. Finds it hard to get below 70Kg while Roglic & Froome are 65Kg max and Quintana,MAL& co are 58/59 KG max

    Done very well given that handicap.Prove good genetics for me


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    #67
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Why is there such a huge difference between the length of the mens and womens race? It's crazy such a huge difference.


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    #68
    eeeee
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    Why is there such a huge difference between the length of the mens and womens race? It's crazy such a huge difference.

    They're probably afraid the women will strain an ovary :rolleyes:


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    #69
    Kaisr Sose
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    red_ken wrote: »
    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    I would say its his mother. Mitochondrial DNA pass from the mother. She has Raymond's DNA. Mix that with a bit of 'hocus pocus van der poel' and you should get a lot of bang in the new genetic mix.

    So Mathieu got it from his mother and David got it from his father?

    Who is David?


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    #70
    Kaisr Sose
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    I would say its his mother. Mitochondrial DNA pass from the mother. She has Raymond's DNA. Mix that with a bit of 'hocus pocus van der poel' and you should get a lot of bang in the new genetic mix.
    Jon Vaughters spoke of this when saying Dan Martins DNA was better than Nicholas Roche, due to the Roche DNA link being on the Dan's mother's side. That is why he signed Dan! It's a fascinating area of genetics.



    Nicolas Roche's DNA is very good too ..remember Nico is built big with a big upper body so doesnt have the climbing advantage of Dan or his father who are alot smaller. Finds it hard to get below 70Kg while Roglic & Froome are 65Kg max and Quintana,MAL& co are 58/59 KG max

    Done very well given that handicap.Prove good genetics for me

    It wS never implied that Nico does not have good genes. The theory says Dan has a better genetic make up. I cant prove or disprove. Nico would have a disadvantage in terms of weight for sure but it's not just about weight advantage.


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    #71
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    Who is David?

    His less successful brother and team mate.


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    #72
    Mugser
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    Why is there such a huge difference between the length of the mens and womens race? It's crazy such a huge difference.

    Nature breaks. Easier for blokes!


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    #73
    harringtonp
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    This sounds like a piss take answer but when you think about it it does make sense.


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    #74
    letape
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    harringtonp wrote: »
    This sounds like a piss take answer but when you think about it it does make sense.

    I presume there is more to it than that as the women’s junior race is only 91.5km compared with men’s junior race of 144.5km (almost same as women’s senior race).


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    Mixed team relay today, Dillon Corkery is out at the moment on the WCC team.


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    #76
    bazermc
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    Mixed team relay today, Dillon Corkery is out at the moment on the WCC team.

    Just watching this on the BBC. God the BBC are a pain in the ass to listen to.

    And I see ES doesn’t have any coverage as far as I can see.


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    #77
    MPFGLB
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    bazermc wrote: »
    Just watching this on the BBC. God the BBC are a pain in the ass to listen to.

    And I see ES doesn’t have any coverage as far as I can see.

    Its a strange event ...having a strong women's team really sways this event

    See Bulk -mul-aim-a is on the Dutch Team ....not a reknowned TTer

    BBC would put you to sleep ..do they realize its a sport I wonder


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    #78
    MPFGLB
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    I think Ryan Mullen will do very well in the ITT btw


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    bazermc wrote: »
    Just watching this on the BBC. God the BBC are a pain in the ass to listen to.

    And I see ES doesn’t have any coverage as far as I can see.

    It's live on the player.


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    #80
    joujoujou
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    Eurosport 2 has it. Unsure though if British/Irish version has it too.


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    #81
    brocbrocach
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    I think Ryan Mullen will do very well in the ITT btw


    He wouldn't have much form though - I think he hasn't raced for ages. Presume he can't train properly either if his knee isn't up for racing.


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    #82
    MPFGLB
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    brocbrocach wrote: »
    He wouldn't have much form though - I think he hasn't raced for ages. Presume he can't train properly either if his knee isn't up for racing.

    Neither Dennis nor Campennarts have raced in an age as well


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    #83
    MPFGLB
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    As for the RR...Ireland all in for Sam Bennett

    https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dunbar-ireland-all-in-for-sam-bennett-at-world-championships/


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    Rohan Dennis won't be riding a Merida for the ITT. I recall when Ryan Mullen moved to Trek him commenting on the quality of the bikes being better. Dennis will likely be on a BMC for the ITT.

    I know there was a piece last year on cycling news or another site which basically said trek, bmc and specialised were at least 2 steps ahead of the rest in terms of the hardware at WT level.


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    Horrible conditions for the TT's today. No helicopter due to the weather.


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    #86
    neris
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    Going out for spin, saddle bag - check, spare tubes-check, multi tool-check, lifejacket- ****e I knew I forgot something

    https://twitter.com/IrishCorner10/status/1176449225128849409?s=19


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    #87
    dastardly00
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    This is also nuts


    https://twitter.com/GosuSM/status/1176445781173256192


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    #88
    neris
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    https://twitter.com/YorkshireTea/status/1176438336212389889?s=19


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    #89
    joujoujou
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    Ladies Elite ITT delayed due to severe weather conditions.


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    #90
    Bambaata
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    They given a start time?


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    #91
    Bambaata
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    Bambaata wrote: »
    They given a start time?

    15:30 I see. Wasnt sire if the list of start times I was looking at had been changed but seems it has. Am interested to see how Lisa Norden goes! Only realised recently she won both tt and road swedish titles! Not bad for a triathlete ;)


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