General race thread 2021 spoilers

magicbastarder · 28-02-2021 3:32pm

no, i got it for 20 euro.

magicbastarder · 28-02-2021 3:32pm

https://twitter.com/daniellloyd1/status/1366033219309731844

TheBlaaMan · 28-02-2021 3:58pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

https://twitter.com/daniellloyd1/status/1366033219309731844

Glad I kept my Eurosport Player access............cos the €20 I paid for GCN+ is F/A use this afternoon.

Anyone who cant see is missing a great race. Sorry.....

Eamonnator · 28-02-2021 4:06pm

Spring racing as it should be.
Marvellous.

01-03-2021 12:37am

Adam Blythe was superb on commentary today. I've heard him on ES before but today Adam was excellent, someone with current knowledge and calling stuff Hatch would never see in a month of Sundays and had real confidence for someone who isn't a professional journalist. He can talk ****e too but when the race is on he's brilliant.

TheBlaaMan · 01-03-2021 9:26am

Deleted User wrote: »

Adam Blythe was superb on commentary today. I've heard him on ES before but today Adam was excellent, someone with current knowledge and calling stuff Hatch would never see in a month of Sundays and had real confidence for someone who isn't a professional journalist. He can talk ****e too but when the race is on he's brilliant.

Blythe is very good for his insight of tactics and knowledge of the courses - it might just save his bacon because it has to keep apologising for forgetting team names and riders names (perhaps excusable...)

devonp · 01-03-2021 12:32pm

tmrw Tues 2nd

Rory Townsend down to ride for Canyon DHB Sungod ?

https://www.lesamyn.be/category/2021/

griffin100 · 02-03-2021 2:54am

Deleted User wrote: »

Adam Blythe was superb on commentary today. I've heard him on ES before but today Adam was excellent, someone with current knowledge and calling stuff Hatch would never see in a month of Sundays and had real confidence for someone who isn't a professional journalist. He can talk ****e too but when the race is on he's brilliant.

Thought Blythe was great on commentary, very knowledgable and nice to hear from a recent pro who knows the peloton.

De Bhál · 02-03-2021 5:05pm

Le Samyn

2.5 km to go

Van Der Poel in the reckoning here for a win with about 5 others - bunch about 6 seconds behind.

Win for VDP's team mate Tim Merlier

02-03-2021 5:22pm

Was watching earlier and got distracted with a the kids, came back and not a single DQS rider to be seen at the finish

Finnrocco · 02-03-2021 7:39pm

Did you see Van Dr Poels handlebar snapped, didn't see him crash so not sure how it happened, seem to only occur in last k?

It looked like he was thinking of galloping but obviously thought better of it

Finnrocco · 02-03-2021 7:40pm

Cavendish was in the front group, but was too far back starting gallop so had no chance of doing anything.

Was a real good chance for him to get a result

griffin100 · 02-03-2021 10:25pm

Strade Bianche this weekend, one of my favourite races.

Looking forward to seeing how Tom Piddock gets on, he’s been really impressive this week, even if he does look like a school boy on the bike.

Eamonnator · 02-03-2021 10:35pm

griffin100 wrote: »

Strade Bianche this weekend, one of my favourite races.

Looking forward to seeing how Tom Piddock gets on, he’s been really impressive this week, even if he does look like a school boy on the bike.

Mine too.
I hope it rains, that would make it perfect.

02-03-2021 11:09pm

Hopefully this year they join the coverage earlier than they have done in previous years. Not a Eurosport/GNC decision it's been down to the host broadcaster. So much had already happened when we got live images last year.

velo.2010 · 03-03-2021 1:03am

Finnrocco wrote: »

Did you see Van Dr Poels handlebar snapped, didn't see him crash so not sure how it happened, seem to only occur in last k?

It looked like he was thinking of galloping but obviously thought better of it

Zooming in on the image of the broken bars at the finish, it looks like the shifter clamp has crushed the carbon and its broken off at that point.

Thought Cavendish might be up the sprint, but he's still not quite there yet. Not a bad race from him though.

breezy1985 · 03-03-2021 1:19am

velo.2010 wrote: »

Zooming in on the image of the broken bars at the finish, it looks like the shifter clamp has crushed the carbon and its broken off at that point.

Thought Cavendish might be up the sprint, but he's still not quite there yet. Not a bad race from him though.

He will never again be there. He was nowhere today against 5th rate sprinters

griffin100 · 03-03-2021 2:03am

breezy1985 wrote: »

He will never again be there. He was nowhere today against 5th rate sprinters

It’s a final season for a sprinter who when he was in his prime was in a different league to every sprinter in today’s peloton. You have to wounder why DQS signed him.

Chips Lovell · 03-03-2021 8:36am

breezy1985 wrote: »

He will never again be there. He was nowhere today against 5th rate sprinters

griffin100 wrote: »

You have to wonder why DQS signed him.

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.

And Cavendish did what he was supposed to do yesterday, which was be a team player. He was up there right to the end, covering moves. That's how Quick Step usually approach these races. They maximise their chances of winning by playing the most cards. It didn't come off for Cav yesterday, but equally it didn't come off for any of their other eggs in the basket such as Senechal.

Considering his contract cost them nothing, I'd say it was a pretty good piece of business.

breezy1985 · 03-03-2021 9:58am

griffin100 wrote: »

It’s a final season for a sprinter who when he was in his prime was in a different league to every sprinter in today’s peloton. You have to wounder why DQS signed him.

He was practically free and Vermarc and Specialised are probably happy to see him there for the UK market. Not a hope he will be contesting for anything though

devonp · 03-03-2021 11:34am

Eddie Dunbar going in this today

weather is sunny and warm..:)

03-03-2021 12:06pm

No coverage on Eurosport / GCN+ that I can see, I'm sure the usual suspects will have a stream up.

Weepsie · 03-03-2021 12:18pm

49 year old Davide Rebellin is racing in that one. Banned in 2008 for 2 years, whatever he took then must have had a long half life

03-03-2021 12:38pm

Yeah he was banned after testing for EPO during the Olympics, think he medalled in the road race. He won paris-nice that year too.

deise08 · 04-03-2021 10:28am

https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/irish-tv-channel-virgin-media-secures-rights-to-broadcast-cycling/?fbclid=IwAR2_SOrQto0ABEY1q14I6AtJsHFPVJ2xk5ftXGUudqRJrT0UXD1shYYAA9Q

Early days, but virgin securing cyclyng rights. some races shown on Irish media for people who don't have eurosport.

dastardly00 · 05-03-2021 3:24pm

What time is the Eurosport/GCN live TV coverage starting for Strade Bianche?

breezy1985 · 05-03-2021 3:34pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

What time is the Eurosport/GCN live TV coverage starting for Strade Bianche?

12:15 on the app not sure if regular TV is the same

odyssey06 · 05-03-2021 3:56pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

12:15 on the app not sure if regular TV is the same

TV coverage on Eurosport is listed as 1250 - 330 as live coverage for men's race.
Women's race has live coverage 1130-1225.
And in between highlights of the 2020 men's race.

breezy1985 · 05-03-2021 5:12pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

TV coverage on Eurosport is listed as 1250 - 330 as live coverage for men's race.
Women's race has live coverage 1130-1225.
And in between highlights of the 2020 men's race.

Ya sorry it was 2020 I saw

Plastik · 05-03-2021 5:21pm

Anyone know a way to get english commentary other than Eurosport/GCN?

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