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General race thread 2021 **spoilers**

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭devonp


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Tirreno–Adriatico is starting on Wednesday with live Eurosport TV coverage.




    looks like a better line up here than in Paris-Nice :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,123 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    Looked like poor positioning there in the run-in :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,747 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Impressive by Bol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭happytramp


    Rare miscalculation by morkov there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭mitchelsontour


    It will be interesting to hear Chris Horner's analysis of the stage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭Daroxtar




  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 9,040 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Martin and Woods both out of tirreno.


  • Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Anyone with GCN/Eurosport should switch on to the healthy aging tour now, 3km to go on the Assen race track, some shots here of the lone rider looking across the track at the bunch chasing her.

    EDIT: That was some roll Wiebes took in the sprint to the line at full speed, clipped a wheel and rolled 4 or 5 times. Looks to be ok, bakc up and rode over the line but her knees and elbows will feel that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,747 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Bling vs Roglic for GC up a hill, this is absurd


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    retalivity wrote: »
    Bling vs Roglic for GC up a hill, this is absurd

    why is that?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Good day for Jumbo-Visma.
    Two wins today for them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,747 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    why is that?
    Roglic burning off the other climbers and the only one who could follow (for a while) was Matthews, which is not what I expected for a fast man.
    Although I realised after he may have been going for the bonus seconds at the sprint, and his teammate Hamilton ended up ahead of him at the end.

    Edit: see he ended up 2 mins back at the end.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    Just raw power from Van Aert in taking the first stage at Tirreno Adriaticeo. Imagine if he got more aero? He's going for the GC, so presumably taking the place of Dumoulin. What odds he wins every stage? I wouldn't put it past him.

    Roglic showing no ill effects of having a late start to the season at Paris-Nice.


  • Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Crash from the womens race earlier, she was ok afterwards.

    https://twitter.com/sport_noord/status/1369626417214930944


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,459 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Looks like a shoe clip broke or a pedal


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    Looks like a shoe clip broke or a pedal

    I think she clipped the rear wheel of the bike in front.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    Looks like a shoe clip broke or a pedal
    Eamonnator wrote: »
    I think she clipped the rear wheel of the bike in front.

    I thought it was a cleat break as well at first but GCN said it was a touch of wheels and she quickly unclipped. It was a cracking finish, felt bad for the lone rider, another few seconds was all she needed, it was great to watch.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭devonp


    mewso wrote: »
    Martin and Woods both out of tirreno.




    why ? Covid ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭EC1000


    Average speed of 33 km/h today at Paris Nice so far - I'd keep up with that myself!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 608 ✭✭✭MangleBadger


    EC1000 wrote: »
    Average speed of 33 km/h today at Paris Nice so far - I'd keep up with that myself!!

    Watching Tirreno. Was thinking from looking at the PCS live tracker they must be taking it very handy considering it is such a flat route.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,518 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    3 km to go in Tirreno. Uphill finish


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,123 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    3 km to go in Tirreno. Uphill finish
    And what a finish! The early celebration he said he'd have learned from though :pac:
    Even a freewheel to finish


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,518 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Ah man what a cracking finish!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,518 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    1 km left to go in Paris-Nice now!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,518 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Yes Sam!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭De Bhál


    brilliant lead out train there for Bennett although he had to work hard to stay on the back of it. Some great jostling for position


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,040 ✭✭✭griffin100


    An absolute masterclass in how to do a lead out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,747 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    He's bolloxed after it now!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭De Bhál


    a leadout reminiscent of Cavandish at HTC there


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,428 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    DQS double...

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,123 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    Strong words from Sam there, maybe a lingering annoyance from Vuelta DQ


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    Great win by Sam, but jesus, what strength in dept at Tirreno. The top four at the finish says it all.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 9,040 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    devonp wrote: »
    why ? Covid ?

    Report I read said Woods has Bronchitis and Dan has some 'health issues' that went unspecified.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭sy


    Tirreno turning out to be a classic race! What a finish and not the last time these guys will be knocking lumps out of each other. Going to be a great week of racing.

    Way to go Sam, and Morkov yet again the master of the lead out. Think the effort to get around two cyclists when he was pushed off his lead out train 'gassed' Sam and why he seemed wrecked and a little frustrated at the finish.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭Itziger


    Sam made that look easy, well the lead out was fairly classy too. I take it that was Morkov celebrating with about 25 metres still to go!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,345 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    Itziger wrote: »
    Sam made that look easy, well the lead out was fairly classy too. I take it that was Morkov celebrating with about 25 metres still to go!

    Yeah, Morkov. Sam lost his wheel with about 1k to go but got back on. Then held on until inside 200m to launch his sprint. Definitely a team win today

    Meanwhile the Italian racing seems to be sensational. The top 4 today (along with Roglic) are the best there are IMO


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,459 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    De Bhál wrote: »
    brilliant lead out train there for Bennett although he had to work hard to stay on the back of it. Some great jostling for position

    There was some pretty dodgy looking squeezing and blocking going on in the run up. Glad to see Sam just stick the shoulder in and put em back in their box


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭De Bhál


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    There was some pretty dodgy looking squeezing and blocking going on in the run up. Glad to see Sam just stick the shoulder in and put em back in their box

    I only watched it once, live, but yeah at one stage it did look like some delebreate blocking was going on. Bora rider iirc


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,459 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    De Bhál wrote: »
    I only watched it once, live, but yeah at one stage it did look like some delebreate blocking was going on. Bora rider iirc

    They came at him at both sides at one stage and I need to look again but I don't think it was riders who were going to contest the sprint


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,428 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Did I understand Sam's interview correctly - he's done with Paris Nice now to prepare for Milan San Remo on saturday week?

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Did I understand Sam's interview correctly - he's done with Paris Nice now to prepare for Milan San Remo on saturday week?

    I understood it to mean, that he was going to use the rest of the P/N for training.
    I could be wrong, I sometimes am.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,518 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    And what a finish! The early celebration he said he'd have learned from though :pac:

    Once a showman, always a showman!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,123 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    CN carrying Sam's comments about disruption in the run-in here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,518 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Did I understand Sam's interview correctly - he's done with Paris Nice now to prepare for Milan San Remo on saturday week?

    No it sounds like he will use the rest of the race as training

    "From now it will be a bit of strength and conditioning until the end of the race and then San Remo."


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭a_squirrelman


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    There was some pretty dodgy looking squeezing and blocking going on in the run up. Glad to see Sam just stick the shoulder in and put em back in their box


    Are those kind of tactics frowned upon? Sam seemed proper annoyed about it in the interview but yer man on Eurosport said "What's nice is people are trying to get him off the wheel, that's brilliant....you've got to disrupt him....get in his way"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    I've noticed there is little or no buffering when watching Eurosport on eurosport.co.uk rather than the dedicated player site. No commentary on the ad-free version, but that may be a boon to some!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    BTW, where is Marc Hirschi?


  • Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    velo.2010 wrote: »
    BTW, where is Marc Hirschi?

    Moved to UAE Team and apparently for 14x what he was on with Sunweb now DSM, starts his season in Catalunya on the 22nd.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,518 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Moved to UAE Team and apparently for 14x what he was on with Sunweb now DSM, starts his season in Catalunya on the 22nd.

    Bit odd though that he hasn't participated in a race yet this year


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