Cycling thread

[DaChunk]

That UAE performance was so suspect.....

 

[Bruce Wayne]

It is strange.
I wonder if Pogacar will destroy everybody again like in the final TT of the 2020 TdF.

That's the most suspect performance since Floyd Landis to me. Leaving not only Roglic but also Van Aert and Tom Dumoulin more than 1'20 behind.... That's the international cream of the TT crop...

Maybe I'm getting too cynical.

I'm pretty suspicious of the last few years (since Covid really), as there has been a pretty clear change in the style of racing, both with the overall pace of races going up but also the level of aggression in races. We'll see what happens today I suppose. Hautucam has been a playground for extraterrestrial performances over the years so let's see what today brings.

Here is GOT's very own disgruntled goat doing his Riis impression on Hautucam a few years ago. Climbing in the drops like a champ.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

That UAE performance was so suspect.....

I have a feeling Pogacar is going to have today what McNulty had yesterday

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Nasty spill that for Bauer, 100% on the press motorbike

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Nasty spill that for Bauer, 100% on the press motorbike

What brought down the guy ahead of the UAE car?

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Watching it back, I think Eekhoff has clipped the back of another motorbike

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Part of what I was talking about yesterday is the speed, which I think is due to be nearly 1kmh faster than the previous record (2005). Every single day the commentators are remarking at how aggressive it is from the start.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Watching it back, I think Eekhoff has clipped the back of another motorbike

Yeah, that was my thought. Just one of those things I guess.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Yeah, that was my thought. Just one of those things I guess.

One of those things when they force the race through eye-of-a-needle pinch points. Think the UAE car did really well to stop in time.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Part of what I was talking about yesterday is the speed, which I think is due to be nearly 1kmh faster than the previous record (2005). Every single day the commentators are remarking at how aggressive it is from the start.

Apropos of nothing, I re-watched the Armstrong Lie last night. Starting to get a mid-2000's vibe about the searing pace every day.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Apropos of nothing, I re-watched the Armstrong Lie last night. Starting to get a mid-2000's vibe about the searing pace every day.

Wout Van Aert too quick for Pogacar on Hautacam.... After attacking every stage...

If only he could find this kind of strength for the spring classics.

 

[jazzy]

Wout Van Aert too quick for Pogacar on Hautacam.... After attacking every stage...

If only he could find this kind of strength for the spring classics.

Just an incredible stage of Le Tour today.
JV lose Roglic one of the best riders and are still ridiculously strong.

 

[spectateur]

Apropos of nothing, I re-watched the Armstrong Lie last night. Starting to get a mid-2000's vibe about the searing pace every day.

Maybe the fact that they start racing at km 0 has something to do with it.
Years ago, in mountain stages, the peloton would ride 10 abreast at tempo until the start of the first col.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Just 15 seconds down on Armstrong's time from 2000

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Oh good, another Rabobank rider won