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Worlds - Who's your Money on

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    #62
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    bazermc wrote: »
    Speaking of which. I checked the Sky epg and Eurosport aren't showing it live but the BBC.

    Check my post from earlier. The race will be finishing by the time the BBC coverage is starting. It won't be live on TV.

    UCI YouTube channel is the only option.


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    #63
    bazermc
    Registered Users Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭bazermc


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Check my post from earlier. The race will be finishing by the time the BBC coverage is starting. It won't be live on TV.

    UCI YouTube channel is the only option.

    Cool thanks. I have to mind my pesky kids anyway. So it will be highlights after they are in bed for me.


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    #64
    harringtonp
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Brilliant win & super race from the bits here & there I saw. Would be great all right if the Men's is something similar. Super team-work.

    Great race in spite of the flat course, plenty of action. Didn't watch it live but panned through the video of it on the UCI site


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    #65
    dastardly00
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    Anybody know who the commentators are on the UCI YouTube channel?


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    #66
    MPFGLB
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Anybody know who the commentators are on the UCI YouTube channel?

    Rob Hayles and Crossan (or is it McCrossan )


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    #67
    petethedrummer
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    Does anyone one else really not care about this championship?


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    #68
    harringtonp
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    petethedrummer wrote: »
    Does anyone one else really not care about this championship?

    Compared to last year is a bit of a damp squib alright. Having said that junior race was quite good


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    #69
    MPFGLB
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    Its on the BBC red button live from 8.45am ...


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    #70
    Taxuser1
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    Cavendish is a massive favourite in my eyes.

    The finish suits Arnaud Demare (40/1) though, slightly rising and the last time we saw a sprint course in the World's, Cav won the main event and Demare won the Under 23s


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    #71
    JK.BMC
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    Taxuser1 wrote: »
    Cavendish is a massive favourite in my eyes.

    The finish suits Arnaud Demare (40/1) though, slightly rising and the last time we saw a sprint course in the World's, Cav won the main event and Demare won the Under 23s

    That's a good shout alright. But another major factor is the absolutely ridiculous street circuit, never mind the trawl through the desert; watching it all week it's a bit like racing around Mondello with a hape of roundabouts and bollards thrown in at irregular intervals. The winner will very likely need a good bit of luck to avoid what I expect will be the inevitable crashes and controversies.
    I know these things always happen in one day races but this worlds is unlike any other- fans and viewers have complained ad nauseum so I just hope we have a fair fight to the end, devoid of some unforeseen nastiness with all the sand and street furniture.
    I'm sticking with 1) Greipel 2) Cavendish 3) Kristoff


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    #72
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    The tour of California often has similar temps to those seen in Doha. I remember maybe 2 or 3 years ago when Mrs Philip Armistead was in the mix and riding for UHC or whichever team it was having won the tour of Gila when they were on the queen stage with a brute of a final climb in 45 degree heat and lads were dropping from it.


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    #73
    JK.BMC
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    The tour of California often has similar temps to those seen in Doha. I remember maybe 2 or 3 years ago when Mrs Philip Armistead was in the mix and riding for UHC or whichever team it was having won the tour of Gila when they were on the queen stage with a brute of a final climb in 45 degree heat and lads were dropping from it.

    'Often' is incorrect- yes I remember the stage; Peter Serry collapsed in the final km, among others but there was outrage at the time. Yes it has been hot there, similar to the Vuelta at times.
    But look- Doha is a kip and nobody gives a monkeys fart about cycling in Arabia at large, apart from rich oiligarchs. Nobody wants to be there either and when you see lads riding the TT posting times that A4s on a local league would better, you can surely see that it's all ridiculous.


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    #74
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    JK.BMC wrote: »
    'Often' is incorrect- yes I remember the stage; Peter Serry collapsed in the final km, among others but there was outrage at the time. Yes it has been hot there, similar to the Vuelta at times.
    But look- Doha is a kip and nobody gives a monkeys fart about cycling in Arabia at large, apart from rich oiligarchs. Nobody wants to be there either and when you see lads riding the TT posting times that A4s on a local league would better, you can surely see that it's all ridiculous.

    How do you know that "often" is incorrect? Have you a link to the data?

    How do you grow the sport in the region then?


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    #75
    JK.BMC
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    How do you know that "often" is incorrect? Have you a link to the data?

    How do you grow the sport in the region then?

    Data? No. I have none. Do you? At least California has plenty of cyclists and tons of cycling culture

    No point growing cycling in a desert.
    Do you think we should grow camel racing on the Curragh? Again- no point.


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    #76
    gordongekko
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    The tour of California often has similar temps to those seen in Doha. I remember maybe 2 or 3 years ago when Mrs Philip Armistead was in the mix and riding for UHC or whichever team it was having won the tour of Gila when they were on the queen stage with a brute of a final climb in 45 degree heat and lads were dropping from it.

    Who?


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