Cycling Thread

[TimeyWimey]

I was slightly peeved at dropping in the final month or two. Had a poor Vuelta and VDP bottling the world champs was the final straw. Still a decent showing but I held top spot for long enough.

Jumbo Visma, Ineos and Mitchelton Scott (all the classics heavyweights heh) all not racing for a couple of weeks because of Coronavirus. But matter of time before the UCI just halt races completely? If the Belgian teams start pulling out then the races will be a bit of a farce.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Bianche, Tirreno and Sanremo all postponed/cancelled. Absolute travesty.

 

[lordofthepies]

Was supposed to be on holiday in Paris and Madrid this week so I'm stuck at home with nothing to do. I say nothing to do, but I'm watching a 4 hour video of the 2004 Paris-Roubaix on YouTube now, so it's safe to say I'm using the time productively.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Eurosport should definitely play out the season as-live with races from previous years. Not just the Grand Tours (in full, day by day) but I want Schelderpijs, Tour of Turkey, Grand Prix de Wallonie... the lot.

 

[Super_horns]

Could do a Tour De France classic for 3 weeks...

 

[lordofthepies]

Eurosport should definitely play out the season as-live with races from previous years. Not just the Grand Tours (in full, day by day) but I want Schelderpijs, Tour of Turkey, Grand Prix de Wallonie... the lot.

100%. Would be superb.

 

[lordofthepies]

Just been on a ride in your neck of the woods TimeyWimey - good to see Frank is taking sensible precautions

 

[TimeyWimey]

Guys. Lads. Cycling is back. Strade Bianche was fucking good. Froome is now shit.

 

[Super_horns]

Nasty crash at the end of the first stage in Poland as they sprinted for the line.

Hope all involved are ok .

 

[TimeyWimey]

Jakobsen in ICU. Multiple head and chest injuries. The video of the crash is pretty horrific.

Tour of Poland is cursed.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Il Lombardia today. Or Il Remco-kicking-your-fucking-head-in-ia.

 

[Super_horns]

Very nasty crashes in both the Dauphine and Lombardia.

Hope all affected are ok.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Remco is a lucky boy.

 

[Super_horns]

Roglič pulling out made for an interesting last stage of the Dauphine with quite a few in contention.

In the end David Martinez's 2nd place in the stage won him the overall standings ahead of Pinot.

 

[Super_horns]

No Froome or Thomas at the Tour De France.

Down to lack of form I guess and targeting other tours.

Chris Froome & Geraint Thomas left out of Tour de France squad by Team Ineos

Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas are left out of Team Ineos' Tour de France squad.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[TimeyWimey]

Froome is fucked after his crash. You simply can’t return from an open femur break to be a TdF contender the next year. I suspect he’ll now definitely do one to someone like Israel. Ineos are signing Adam Yates supposedly, so simply no desperation from Ineos to keep Froome for even a super domestique role. Can’t see him winning another GT tho (ok, he’ll probably win the Vuelta now).

And Thomas is just wank. Struggles to stay up right on two wheels.

 

[lordofthepies]

Froome's already agreed to sign for Israel next year, hasn't he? On some mentally long contract.

Yates to Skineos has just been confirmed as well. Disappointing.

 

[TimeyWimey]

48 hours

 

[Super_horns]

French PM talking of a lockdown in France.

Must put the tour in doubt sadly .

 

[TimeyWimey]

Look Whitey.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1300360865850499072

https://twitter.com/x/status/1300385985830805505

 

[TimeyWimey]

FUCKING HELL.

I love Pog.

 

[Super_horns]

Amazing turn around.

Both just looked stunned with their different emotions.

 

[lordofthepies]

These Dutch women are a bit bloody good, aren't they?

 

[Super_horns]

These Dutch women are a bit bloody good, aren't they?

The lady who came 2nd broke their wrist last week!

We'd have players out for weeks with one !

 

[lordofthepies]

Absolutely made up for Ala. I was close to tears when he crossed the line.

 

[Super_horns]

Good for him - deserves that win.

 

[TimeyWimey]

He is a proper World Champion tbf.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Apart from yesterday. He was a proper dick yesterday. Ruined the end of LBL with stupid, drunk, dangerous riding.

 

[TimeyWimey]

And Thomas is just wank. Struggles to stay up right on two wheels.

Yeah....

 

[Super_horns]

Sagan finally wins a stage/race for the first time in over a year.

Not sure how long the Giro will go on for though - quite a few positive Covid tests going around.