Cycling thread

[Black Belt Jones]

It's a really strong lead group. Race is poised right now.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

It's a really strong lead group. Race is poised right now.

It's hard to see how 3 minutes can be pulled back. I don't know what the teams behind are doing.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Fair play

 

[Black Belt Jones]

It's hard to see how 3 minutes can be pulled back. I don't know what the teams behind are doing.

Classic conundrum for TJV - their guy in the lead group is good, but prob not good enough to win against that level of opposition.

Them not riding might indicate Wout is on a bad day - I'll guess we'll see very shortly (his strava yesterday was titled 'Born Ready' so I doubt he's ill).

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Wowza

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Man that was some attack from Pog, smashed the Kwaremont to bits.

Tasty pursuit - prob regroup I reckon.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Funny tick where Pog wipes his nose every time he crests a climb.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Pog the almighty - strongest man won pretty clearly.

Great race but too many casualties.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Johan Bruyneel (us postal, contador, Armstrong) said Pog was peaking too early back in late february....
I guess this is the new normal now.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Johan Bruyneel (us postal, contador, Armstrong) said Pog was peaking too early back in late february....
I guess this is the new normal now.

It is the likes of which we haven't seen for 40 years.

 

[thirdmantackle]

Was out racing myself yesterday. 5th place in final sprint.
Follows on from a 9th place last weekend.
Must watch highlights from Flanders

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I honestly don't know how you even begin to ride these

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

I honestly don't know how you even begin to ride these

Dont. Its not fun (unlike riding Flanders), it's lonely and endless and its a long walk if your bike breaks down (a very real possibility).

I wonder why Pog isnt participating. Hes destroying everybody on the cobbles. He'd win solo.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Dont. Its not fun (unlike riding Flanders), it's lonely and endless and its a long walk if your bike breaks down (a very real possibility).

I wonder why Pog isnt participating. Hes destroying everybody on the cobbles. He'd win solo.

It's not my idea of fun tbh. Give me a nice mountain any day.

 

[spectateur]

I honestly don't know how you even begin to ride these

I rode the cyclotouriste event a couple of times in the 1980s.
One year it was fine, the other it rained.
The 240 km route took us (reasonably fit club riders and racers) over 9 hours.
Went over most of the famous paves, not the Arenberg though, it's a protected monument.
I remember we used cyclo cross tubs, good on the cobbles but a bit slow on the tarmac.