General race thread 2021 spoilers

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?

harringtonp · 05-03-2021 6:33pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

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

Is that Saturday or Sunday guys ?

05-03-2021 7:13pm

Saturday (tomorrow) and it's looking like a dry day weather wise now

odyssey06 · 05-03-2021 7:43pm

harringtonp wrote: »

Is that Saturday or Sunday guys ?

Strade Bianche is Saturday.

Sunday sees the start of Paris-Nice "the race to the Sun", with Sam Bennett lined up for that.

harringtonp · 05-03-2021 10:08pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Saturday (tomorrow) and it's looking like a dry day weather wise now

Cool. Don't know anything about the race but

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/five-things-to-look-out-for-at-strade-bianche-2021-492420

educated me. Star studded field this year

CantGetNoSleep · 05-03-2021 10:21pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

Ya sorry it was 2020 I saw

I watched about an hour of the 2019 race last year on Eurosport before coverage of the 2020 race started, until I realised Van Aert was in the previous team's kit.

odyssey06 · 05-03-2021 10:26pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I watched about an hour of the 2019 race last year on Eurosport before coverage of the 2020 race started, until I realised Van Aert was in the previous team's kit.

It is bizarre scheduling!

buffalo · 06-03-2021 11:21pm

Fintan Ryan is racing in the GP Jean-Pierre Monseré in Belgium tomorrow, and it's live on Eurosport at 12:35 from the looks of it.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/ryan-ready-for-the-deep-end-as-evopro-hit-the-road-in-belgium-40165831.html

06-03-2021 11:35pm

Is he related to young Archie Ryan who rides for Jumbo-Visma Development Team maybe?

eeeee · 07-03-2021 12:24am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is he related to young Archie Ryan who rides for Jumbo-Visma Development Team maybe?

No relation.
Archie's twin Will also races, I can't remember the team, used to be Evo Pro maybe?

velo.2010 · 07-03-2021 2:05pm

There's another Irish rider in todays race in Belgium... Rory Townsend. Heard the name last week during Le Samyn but couldn't place him from anywhere. Born and raised in the UK, he has raced in the national champs and featured in one edition of the Des Hanlon. Looks like he declared for Ireland between 2016 and 2017.

Looks like DQS picked this as a potential confidence booster for Cavendish if he can get involved today. Tim Merlier favourite after last week, I'd say.

breezy1985 · 07-03-2021 2:18pm

velo.2010 wrote: »

There's another Irish rider in todays race in Belgium... Rory Townsend. Heard the name last week during Le Samyn but couldn't place him from anywhere. Born and raised in the UK, he has raced in the national champs and featured in one edition of the Des Hanlon. Looks like he declared for Ireland between 2016 and 2017.

Looks like DQS picked this as a potential confidence booster for Cavendish if he can get involved today. Tim Merlier favourite after last week, I'd say.

He was on the national team for the Yorkshire worlds and might have been our last finisher

07-03-2021 2:29pm

Eddie Dunbar is racing in Italy today at GP Industria & Artigianato not sure why GCN/Eurosport aren't showing it as it's a race they've shown in the past and is usually a good race.

EDIT: Go Eddie, launched an attack on the climb hasn't got much of a gap but the peloton is splitting up.

bazermc · 07-03-2021 4:18pm

Ah poor Richie Porte.

07-03-2021 4:22pm

Looks like we are going to get a sprint today at Paris/Nice. :-)

retalivity · 07-03-2021 4:35pm

bazermc wrote: »

Ah poor Richie Porte.

The Ineos marginal gains cant counter the Porte bad luck

griffin100 · 07-03-2021 5:00pm

That was a great win for Sam, no train and miles back when he started the sprint. He’s getting better and better.

07-03-2021 5:00pm

I thought he was boxed in for sure there, as fine a win as i've seen for Sam.

breezy1985 · 07-03-2021 5:00pm

Everything about that build up was going against Sam and he still nailed it

Daroxtar · 07-03-2021 5:00pm

That's a huge statement from Sam....Arnaud who?

Richard Hillman · 07-03-2021 5:01pm

Unreal power from Bennett. I think he may have lost team mates in the crash. I'm pretty sure I seen a DQS rider in a bunch.

CantGetNoSleep · 07-03-2021 5:03pm

Did Morkov crash? Looked like he had at least one lead out before the crash

griffin100 · 07-03-2021 5:09pm

The overhead of the last km shows Sam threading his way through the field and muscling others (fairly!) out of the way when he got boxed in. Brilliant to see.

cyclocross! · 07-03-2021 5:11pm

That was a "beast" of a sprint from Sammy B.

07-03-2021 5:11pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Did Morkov crash? Looked like he had at least one lead out before the crash

From the replay if it was him he managed to stop just behind it and stay up.

happytramp · 07-03-2021 5:18pm

Pffft, who needs drops when you can just sprint on the hoods!

TheBlaaMan · 07-03-2021 5:23pm

No teammates for a lead-out, he wins by 2 bike lengths .....having only started his sprint from maybe 120m. And he clearly didn't need to give it 100%. That was one of the best wins of his career.

Buildling nicely for MSR.........less than 2 weeks now. Lets hope he stays safe in the rest of this race

velo.2010 · 07-03-2021 5:28pm

Separate thread for Paris-Nice coverage?

happytramp · 07-03-2021 5:40pm

Shocking decision there by the commisars to award the stage win to katie taylor!

07-03-2021 5:43pm

https://twitter.com/procycletrumps/status/1368594837415559173

cunavalos · 07-03-2021 5:46pm

happytramp wrote: »

Shocking decision there by the commisars to award the stage win to katie taylor!

And they gave the yellow jersey to remi cavagna

CramCycle · 07-03-2021 5:59pm

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.

dahat · 07-03-2021 6:27pm

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.

07-03-2021 7:00pm

9th for Eddie in Italy today.

breezy1985 · 07-03-2021 7:03pm

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

Eamonnator · 07-03-2021 7:03pm

happytramp wrote: »

Pffft, who needs drops when you can just sprint on the hoods!

Rule #92 will have to be amended again.

ednwireland · 07-03-2021 9:09pm

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

odyssey06 · 07-03-2021 9:12pm

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?

cunavalos · 07-03-2021 9:56pm

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

at1withmyself · 07-03-2021 10:04pm

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

breezy1985 · 07-03-2021 10:05pm

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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