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General race thread 2021 **spoilers**

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    #1442
    mewso
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117733964#Comment_117733964

    Didn't last long unfortunately.



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    #1443
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    What a finish there, I was sure Almeida was goosed there a few times. First WT win for him I think.



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    #1444
    mewso
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117734146#Comment_117734146

    Yep. Fair play to him. Ulissi probably empty after the effort to catch him. Good chance he could take the win overall here.



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    #1445
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,337 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    In case anyone missed it in the Vuelta thread. Velogames league created:


    League Name: Belt of spanners 2021

    League Code: 866227521

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #1446
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    Win for Gaviria today in Poland really happy for him. Another guy who has had his issues in the last few years. Can't believe he's only 26, feels like he's been around a lot longer.



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    #1447
    mewso
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    Evenepoel fairly animated today then goes and does a Brent van Moer down the wrong laneway.



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    #1448
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117743323#Comment_117743323

    Then gets back on and leaves them for dust!!!!



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    #1449
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    Morkov loving this, he's basically doing laps of honour after the Olympics waving and taking in the cheers on his own out the back.



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    #1450
    mewso
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117743465#Comment_117743465

    Great to see and well deserved.



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    #1451
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    Peloton has to pull over to leave Remco by he laps them.



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    #1452
    mewso
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    Impressive from Remco but is that the kind of race that tells us anything? Would have thought the Vuelta would have been a perfect test if he is in that kind of form. Anyway time to *cough* pop over to France to watch the climax of todays Tour of Poland stage.



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    #1453
    Mefistofelino
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    Tour of Denmark mightn't tell us much but I think it would be a good win for Remco's morale. After the Lefevre brainfart of Evenepoels first race back after serious injury being the Giro, his confidence could probably do without risking another Grand Tour kicking while he gets his mojo back.



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    #1454
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    Wow the helicopter shots of the peloton riding the narrow road through the cut fields in Denmark are something else. Shots of the lads getting launched into the fields in a crash not so much.



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    #1455
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    10th place for Ben Healy at the Tour de l'Avenir prologue today. I was convinced this was listed as being on GCN and Eurosport but it's not there now????

    EDIT: Actually this is what it said when I went checking the different countries content on GCN

    "13 August 2021 - 22 August 2021: Tour de l'Avenir (Live broadcasts start from 21 August 2021) (Live & on demand)"

    So they're going to show the last two stages?



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    #1456
    breezy1985
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117749156#Comment_117749156

    I keep forgetting he I still that young



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    #1457
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    Have half an eye on the race in Belgium at the moment, the lead car is playing this really annoying advertising jingle non stop. I'd hate to be the lads in the break stuck listening to that all day.



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    #1458
    breezy1985
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    https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/lara-gillespie-certain-of-gold-or-silver-at-european-u23-track-championships-1.4649321?mode=amp

    Some good news post Olympics for track cycling



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    #1459
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    Pinot finally back racing today in France, first time since April. Sprint stage today so he finished in the bunch but good to see him back racing.

    Must be a covid thing and the fact that la Vuelta is early this year but there seems to be a big overlap in racing for what is normally a quiet enough time of year racing wise during August??



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    #1460
    eeeee
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117767554#Comment_117767554

    She got silver. Awesome.



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    #1461
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    Finally coverage of Tour de l'Avenir on Eurosport/GCN. Forgot how spectacular Croix de Fer is.

    EDIT: The finale was brilliant, track stands and everything on the final ascent !!!

    Post edited by [Deleted User] on


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    #1462
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    Highlights of today's stage of l'Avenir https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-l-avenir-stage-8-highlights-tobias-halland-johannessen-wins-again-and-holds-gc-lead_vid1529728/video.shtml featuring what could have been a much worse crash for the British rider on the descent.

    Healy was nearly 15 minutes down today so well out of the top 10. Another tough day tomorrow so maybe we might see some Irish interest in a break.

    I think if the rumours of Uno X wanting to go world tour are true the likes of Qhubeka and a couple of others need to be worried about there place in the top tier of racing. Uno X look to have serious talent coming up.



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    #1463
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    Strange scenes in Belgium, race halted due to a house fire from the looks of it, emergency services blocking the road. From what I can make out Remco will be given 35 seconds on the restart. No idea how much was left to go as I was dipping in and out of it and it's Flemish commentary.


    EDIT: Actually it was a car on it's side on fire at the side of the road they were dealing with . Hopefully nobody badly hurt.



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    #1464
    mewso
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    Some fun in the Brussels Cycling Classic. The breakaway split in two when most of them followed the motorbike and went the wrong way. Meanwhile Aime de Gendt and Remco Evenepoel got it right and are clear as Remco heads into his hometown. Nice wet cobbles too.



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    #1465
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    Watching the racing in Belgium, 7 man break with 2 minutes and 20km to go with Remco, Gilbert, Campenaerts, Hirschi and some others. T junction, Remco goes left with de Gendt the other 5 go right which was not the right way. Think they followed the moto.



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    #1466
    mewso
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    Gotta love Belgium. Supporters cafes. Cycling mad. And Remco is off.



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    #1467
    retalivity
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    "Remco, how many races do you think you'll win this week?"

    "Yes"



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    #1468
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    Catching up on the other races from today. Bretagne Classic played perfectly by Cosnefroy in the finale.



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    #1469
    Macy0161
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117821280#Comment_117821280

    Watched the last 60 odd km last night. Great racing on great roads. And people want these types of roads out of the grand tours!



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    Benelux Tour (Eneco/BinkBank of old) starting today. Decent looking start list, I see Dumoulin is starting with a number ending in 1 so might contest the overall but hard to see beyond Remco with the way he's been going in the last week. Pan flat stage today from the looks of things so time enough tuning in around 3:30 I think.



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    #1471
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    Well that wasn't the flat boring stage I was expecting, should have remembered about the crosswinds. Handbags at the end with Remco giving Vermeersch an earfull on a couple of occasions after the stage ended. The neutral service wheel change was a shocker. Not sure what went on with Sagan and his crashed but he was pissed.


    Another cracker of a race in France today too for the womens race.



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