Cycling Thread

[TimeyWimey]

Less than two weeks till the best Grand Tour and the start list is sexy.

(BinckBank tour start list also sexy.)

 

[lordofthepies]

u ok Krazy8 ?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-to-retire-after-vuelta-a-espana/

 

[Super_horns]

Ouch!

Another injury suffered away from the sport.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/40870421

 

[Krazy8]

u ok Krazy8 ?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-to-retire-after-vuelta-a-espana/

 

[TimeyWimey]

Vuelta podium predictions?

1. Froome
2. A.Yates
3. Zakarin

 

[Krazy8]

1. Froome
2. Nibali
3. Lopez

 

[TimeyWimey]

Back from a few days at the Vuelta.

I bloody love the Vuelta.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Don't think I've heard a sports commentator actually audibly blub before. Kirby, bless 'im.

 

[Krazy8]

(If future testing dictates, this can be removed)

The Vuelta is bloody amazing isn't it?

 

[TimeyWimey]

And what a great week. Bet365's cycling ignorance. Boom 80/1 to win ToB TT. Poels 150/1 e/w in todays stage. Ta very much.

 

[Veggie Legs]

World Championships starting this weekend, I think Froome in the TT is GB's only chance of getting a medal, though I'm a bit surprised that neither TT national champion are representing us.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Cummings overlooked for the likes of Geoghegan Hart, Doull, Dibben, Christian for the road race; I don't blame him telling them to stuff the TT.

Mental if Froome wins the ITT, and I'll struggle to buy it, but would not surprise me. Tom Dumoulin should smash it.

 

[Veggie Legs]

I didn't realise Cummings was invited to do it, don't blame him for declining in that case.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Tom Pidcock, what a talent.

 

[Super_horns]

Well done to Pidcock.

Not such a great race for the British ladies - don't look if your squeamish!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41321515

 

[TimeyWimey]

Dumoulin handing out a lesson in time trailing.

Kirby gushes over Froome. Fuck off.

 

[Krazy8]

I'm not at all sceptical of Tom Dumoulin's performances this year...

 

[TimeyWimey]

Would not be a great surprise if Dumoulin took it tomorrow as well, especially if the Dutch are on it; with Boom, Van Emden, Terpstra etc, then Poels putting the hurt on for the climb to shed Sagan/Kwiato/GVA etc for Dumoulin to go solo. Certainly been a theme in the youth races this week.

Probably going to come from the Sagan, GVA, Gilbert, Kwiato, Matthews etcetcetc lot tho. Side bet of Wellens.

 

[Super_horns]

Another title for Sagan then!

 

[TimeyWimey]

Dedicated to Scarponi

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

 

[TimeyWimey]

Do we have final VDS standings? I do believe I've lost the jersey.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Increasingly clear that it's just not possible to win clean in this era of fantasy cycling.

 

[lordofthepies]

Sickened and upset that my brother has won. I'm not going to tell him that he's won and just hope that he doesn't remember to check.

 

[Veggie Legs]

I'm pleased with my performance this season, it's good to be on the podium. It's quite incredible how close our whole league is given the spread of scores in the whole competition.

 

[Veggie Legs]

Women's scores (think it was only between three of us):
64. veggielegs Young Guns 12042
179. Hank Milestone A Scandolara in Paris 9585
275. LORDOFTHEPIES Lanternes Rouges 7356

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Forgot that. Official final standings then:

Veggie Legs - 23184
Me - 20147
Pize - 18320
Pize Bro - 11531
K8 - 11071
TW - 11052

 

[TimeyWimey]

Based on my knowledge of and general disrespect for womens cycling, I’m happy to avoid negative points.

 

[TimeyWimey]

bye guys

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p05mgj17/cycling-philippa-york-an-uphill-climb