kiddy Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Quickstep will not need help on Sunday. They will not be riding hard in tomorrow's time trial to conserve energy for Paris. The final stage is flat, short and much easier to control. it would be fantastic for Cav to break Merckx's record on the Champs Elysees.It's all about leading Morkov & Cav, to the corner off the Place de la Concorde, first then letting them go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Mohoric's celebration was...something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Given his comments on his power numbers of late, this is actually quite a sad read.https://www.cyclingnews.com/amp/news/de-gendts-tour-de-france-circle-complete-after-stage-18/?__twitter_impression=true 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Mohoric's celebration was...something. For a minute, I thought you were going to mention Pogacar letting Kwiatowski know who's boss?#Echoes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) Insightful of ITV4 to mention the UAE management team connections, to the Saunier Duval team ejected from the tour in 2008. Worth a google, amazing the name's it throws up. Gianneti, Fernandez, Ricco, Piepoli, Cobo! https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/saunier-duval-withdraw-from-tour-de-france-after-ricco-fails-doping-test-6885362.html Edited July 17, 2021 by kiddy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Andre Greipel has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. He's had an excellent career. Hope he will stay in the sport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Bishop Briggs said: Andre Greipel has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. He's had an excellent career. Hope he will stay in the sport. Will Froome announce his retirement tomorrow? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 34 minutes ago, kiddy said: Will Froome announce his retirement tomorrow? Not with a 5 year contract worth a reported £5 million a year! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I see the finish line is 300m further up the boulevard today. Could have an impact on the sprint to the line as it seems to be on the incline! Favouring the likes of WVA as opposed to Cav? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I see the finish line is 300m further up the boulevard today. Could have an impact on the sprint to the line as it seems to be on the incline! Favouring the likes of WVA as opposed to Cav? It could. But I think DQS will have targeted this since Cav matched the record of Merckx. I know Asgreen went full gas yesterday but I think they'll be all in for this today. Colbrelli is another who the draggy finish will suit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Cav had position on Van Aert, & the gap available at 150m to go, as Mike Teunissen pulled right, but missed the chance; as Philipsen came round Teunissen & closed the gap off. Ultimately, WVA had the power over the longer finishing straight, that found Cav having to check his run with nowhere to go. Looked very pissed at not breaking the record today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Big Wout's an absolute freak of nature man. A tremendous athlete. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Big Wout's an absolute freak of nature man. A tremendous athlete. He was meant to be on a flight to Tokyo last night. Can't see him winning Olympic Gold, with MVdP & Remco already out there acclimatising already. Without a GT in their legs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddie06smfc Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 van Aert winning 3 stages all differing in the type is very impressive. Turned out to be one of the more successful grand tours for Jumbo-Visma, despite Roglic crashing out, between van Aert, Kuss & Vingegaard. I see Roglic is going to the Vuelta. Pogacar isn't - UAE have said he will do 2 grand tours next year, presumably the Tour & the Vuelta. Ineos look to be employing same tactics as at the Tour with dual leadership between Bernal and Yates. Let's hope they can make a better attempt at it and challenge Roglic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddie06smfc Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 35 minutes ago, kiddy said: 17 hours ago, well fan for life said: Big Wout's an absolute freak of nature man. A tremendous athlete. He was meant to be on a flight to Tokyo last night. Can't see him winning Olympic Gold, with MVdP & Remco already out there acclimatising already. Without a GT in their legs. I think van der Poel is only participating in the mountain bike race at the olympics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 The Belgian national champions kit is a screamer btw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 van Aert winning 3 stages all differing in the type is very impressive. Turned out to be one of the more successful grand tours for Jumbo-Visma, despite Roglic crashing out, between van Aert, Kuss & Vingegaard. I see Roglic is going to the Vuelta. Pogacar isn't - UAE have said he will do 2 grand tours next year, presumably the Tour & the Vuelta. Ineos look to be employing same tactics as at the Tour with dual leadership between Bernal and Yates. Let's hope they can make a better attempt at it and challenge Roglic.They'd better concentrate on the time bonuses Roglic clocks up. As you can go round the course faster, yet still come out second. As Carapaz found to his cost last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Another one to look out for in the future? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 That's not too shabby for an 18 year old. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Juan Ayuso, who won the baby giro this year, has signed with uae Emirates. Maybe they are capable of building a team that can help Pogacar dominate for years to come. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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