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  • Hornius Emeritus
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    Love this photo.  

  • Aight, we had some good uptick this past year, probably because of Sepp, but I though maybe do an annual cycling thread again could be fun. And we can get ready for the big one, Pog is doing the Giro

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    Hornius Emeritus

    Not so fast, my friends!      

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1 hour ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

LOL.   Shimano now has a patent for AI-controlled suspension.



 

What could go wrong

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Tour squads announced

 

 

On 1/18/2024 at 10:51 AM, G650 said:

Tour squads announced

 

 

No surprises inclusions or exclusions. 

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I always get excited for Tour Down Under just to see some racing, and invariably I'm never enthralled by it.

 

But in CX Wout wins his last race without a saddle lol.

I highly recommend the final cyclocross race of the season that pitted Wout van Aert and MvdP against one another last weekend. Even if you've never watched cyclocross, it's easy to pick up, and there are some thrilling moments of pure power in this race.

Access to cycling in the United States has become an absolute nightmare, but fortunately it is on YouTube. I've time-stamped it to the start of the men's race.

https://youtu.be/BkrCjEllKnA?si=3-mmGgQ8zqrJ-3H0&t=5756

The FloBikes commentary in the link above is pure shit, so I recommend watching it on Eurosport/Discovery+ (UK-based) if possible. 

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GCKuss is now ONEDAYRACEKuss

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Damn Poliiltt gave Tratnik the perfect lead out

22 hours ago, G650 said:

Damn Poliiltt gave Tratnik the perfect lead out

Visma doing Visma things.
 

 

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Best Wout has looked in awhile today

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Never change Tadej

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Just now, Whitewater Horn said:

Tadej doing Tadej things.  What a dude. 

I feel like this is what the guys who got to watch Merckx and Coppi must have felt like.

27 minutes ago, G650 said:

I feel like this is what the guys who got to watch Merckx and Coppi must have felt like.

No kidding. It’s been a minute since there’s  been someone who’s a legit threat to win any road race he enters, whether it’s a one day race or stage race. There cherry on top is that he’s not a robot with a dishrag personality.  He’s funny, doesn’t take his own image too seriously, and his love to race his bike and give his all is totally genuine and undeniable. We don’t get many of his ilk. 

Pretty wild win today.  Although if he's not competitive in Tour or Giro the pundits will say it was because of an early season effort like today.  

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10 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Paris-Nice starts tomorrow. Seven stages.  I think Matteo Jorgenson stands a very good chance of winning. 

I mean, I would love to see it, but that is a bold call.

 

He did look great on Puy de Dome last year

11 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Paris-Nice starts tomorrow. Seven stages.  I think Matteo Jorgenson stands a very good chance of winning. 

It would be cool to see, but an overall win may be tough considering this field. His 2024 results have been okay. We’ll get a better look at his form soon.  I think top 5 would be a good result for Matteo. 

9 hours ago, G650 said:

I mean, I would love to see it, but that is a bold call.

 

He did look great on Puy de Dome last year


He's got the strongest team and they are all in on working for him. He's in third place, four seconds back, after today.

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38 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:


He's got the strongest team and they are all in on working for him. He's in third place, four seconds back, after today.

For sure, but he has to beat Roglic and Evenepoel. That's a hell of an ask. I'm pulling for him though, I'm a big fan.

14 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:


He's got the strongest team and they are all in on working for him. He's in third place, four seconds back, after today.

He certainly got off to a great start with Olav getting the stage win and team VLAB looking strong. It’s gonna be fun to watch him mix it up with Roglic and Remco. 

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UAE got a hell of a gift from the weather gods.

1 hour ago, G650 said:

UAE got a hell of a gift from the weather gods.

Kinda like the crazy start of the Vuelta last year. Crazy how much weather and start time can affect TTs. 

Late to the party, thanks for the tag. 

Discovered almost by accident that my MAX subscription now carries the Eurosport coverage for (some of) the spring classics. How nice to watch Strade Bianche from the comfort of my own living room, rather than hunched over my computer watching a downloaded torrent. Between that and Peacock, I guess I guess we have them all covered this year - oddly enough perhaps the most complete TV coverage we've had for a while on mainstream channels (though I was never a GCN guy). 

What can you say about Tadej. I used to think he was a little too cocky, but his sportsmanship won me over. The guy loves to race. To call out he would attack when he did, and then do it while everyone was in misery in the hail and mud, phew. An 80k TT for the win. True panache with that one. Never dull to watch. 

Can't help but think about the showdown with Jonas eventually. While he's nowhere near as exciting to watch, the talent is undeniable. Both are able to ride in terrible conditions (see the wins in cold wet O Gran Camino) with damn fine bike handling as well, so we're past the staring-at-the-watt-meter boredom of past. 

Not sure Bora is up for the challenge in keeping Roglic in play. I think he's got a chip on his shoulder from being 'reigned in' at the Vuelta (though I'm not 100% sure he was able to challenge Sepp on those long steep climbs), so he's got something to prove. I get the move for him, but not sure Bora was the best choice - but where else could he go?

These helmets, though - oy: Spaceballs

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10 hours ago, Txzen said:

Discovered almost by accident that my MAX subscription now carries the Eurosport coverage for (some of) the spring classics. How nice to watch Strade Bianche from the comfort of my own living room, rather than hunched over my computer watching a downloaded torrent. Between that and Peacock, I guess I guess we have them all covered this year - oddly enough perhaps the most complete TV coverage we've had for a while on mainstream channels (though I was never a GCN guy). 

Yeah, it's an improvement for most US viewers compared to normal. They don't have all the Eurosport racing, but it hits the high points anyway.

 

10 hours ago, Txzen said:

These helmets, though - oy: Spaceballs

For serious.

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Red Bull going to brand Boras bike for the Tour. I guess I get a new team to hate with a white hot fury finally

5 hours ago, G650 said:

Jorgensen looking stout @Horn Under a Bad Sign

 

Roglic pretty disappointing. Skjelmose has been pretty impressive though.


My man!  That was quite a stage. No fooling around!  If he doesn't win I'll blame the fact that they're changing tomorrow's course on account of the snow.  😃

 

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Meanwhile Jonas absolutely clowned the Tirreno field

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And apparently Jonas was using 1x in the mountains lol

3 hours ago, G650 said:

Meanwhile Jonas absolutely clowned the Tirreno field

Just finished watching the Stage 5 replay. That little dude is just ridiculous. 

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Phenomenal racing at Paris Nice today, but got damn that weather was nasty.

 

 

4 minutes ago, G650 said:

Phenomenal racing at Paris Nice today, but got damn that weather was nasty.

 

 

That was great racing. Matteo positioned himself well despite just not having a kick today. McNutty hanging on by a thread. Meanwhile in Tirreno, Jonas continued to do Jonas things and casually destroyed Ayusa and Hindley to fly away for another solo to the finish.  And those guys are great climbers and bike racers. He just decided to go. 

3 hours ago, Whitewater Horn said:

That was great racing. Matteo positioned himself well despite just not having a kick today. McNutty hanging on by a thread. Meanwhile in Tirreno, Jonas continued to do Jonas things and casually destroyed Ayusa and Hindley to fly away for another solo to the finish.  And those guys are great climbers and bike racers. He just decided to go. 

 

McNulty and Jorgenson at the top of Paris Nice?  USA! USA! USA!  

After the Super Bowl my friends were like "oh, shit ... now we have the long dark tea-time of our souls with no sports of consequence until September."  I said "no so fast, my friends, I have the Tour de France, which takes up the month of July."  Then I started trying to convince them how they should watch and how it's a great break in the summer doldrums. But, no. They're not going to watch skinny ladyboys in tight pants ride bicycles. One of them said "you know how I know you're gay?  Not that there's anything wrong with that."  Another said "I was thinking I'd just dig up the corpse of Margaret Thatcher and have sex with it. That seems like it would be a lot more fun."

 

1 hour ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

After the Super Bowl my friends were like "oh, shit ... now we have the long dark tea-time of our souls with no sports of consequence until September."  I said "no so fast, my friends, I have the Tour de France, which takes up the month of July."  Then I started trying to convince them how they should watch and how it's a great break in the summer doldrums. But, no. They're not going to watch skinny ladyboys in tight pants ride bicycles. One of them said "you know how I know you're gay?  Not that there's anything wrong with that."  Another said "I was thinking I'd just dig up the corpse of Margaret Thatcher and have sex with it. That seems like it would be a lot more fun."

 

I wonder if I would have turned into one of those narrow minded dipshits if I didn’t grow up playing soccer and racing BMX (and later MTB) along with the other American team sports. I’ve lost count of the number of mind numbing conversations I’ve had about following cycling racing, with much of the opposition to it having to do with the apparel. “You actually want to watch a bunch of Euros with shaved legs in skin tight “spandex” ride their stupid bicycles?  I didn’t realize you were gay.”  Whatever. I have of sports to keep me entertained pretty much year round. It would be entertaining to see a rowdy bar full of fat, belligerent redneck cycling fans watching races and taking their shit about team and rider rivalries like they do with NASCAR and college football. 

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Its funny because in Europe it was a very blue collar sport, and still is in a lot of ways.

 

I tool some hilarious screen caps from the fans at the World's a few years ago.

 

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Jorgensen looks cool as a jewel today

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McNulty not so much

On 3/2/2024 at 7:17 PM, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Paris-Nice starts tomorrow. Seven stages.  I think Matteo Jorgenson stands a very good chance of winning. 

With 20k to go, this is looking like a great call!

McNutty blew up, and who figured Vlasov would be a bigger factor for Bora than Roglic? Interesting to see how this finishes. It’s known that Remco has no love for TVL, so let’s see how hard he tries to attack Jorgensen for the win. 

And from what we’ve seen today, it looks doubtful that Remco can drop Jorgensen for any significant time gap. 

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Jorgenson just told Remco he'd give him the stage for help

22 minutes ago, G650 said:

Jorgenson just told Remco he'd give him the stage for help

And Remco still celebrated at the finish line like he fought for the win. Lol. Great win for Jorgenson. 

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