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General Race Thread 2022 **spoilers**

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    #392
    Dodge
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118835540#Comment_118835540

    If Ineos give Eddie any backing at all tomorrow he’ll win it. Nothing too scary in that profile



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    #393
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    He's done quite a few of these Italian races backing the likes of Moscon in last few years, hopefully they back him for the stage aswell as the GC.



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    #394
    retalivity
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    Cavagna & Cerny are 8mins ahead with 20km to go at Coppi e Bartali, so will take any bonus seconds, all Eddie has to do is finish with Tullett and he's won.

    Catalunya looks interesting Carapaz and Higuita have attacked and got 3 mins with 50k to go, Higuita only 9s behind at the start of the day



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    #395
    retalivity
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    https://twitter.com/StatsOnCycling/status/1507741121442631681

    Get him to the Giro in support of Carapaz.

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    #396
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    Uno X came up there for a while to help but they're gone. Hopefully the two lads can hold them off.



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    #397
    retalivity
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    Ayuso attacks on the descent and drops his teammate, probably out of the Leaders jersey.

    Is this Movistar in disguise?



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    #398
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    It's brilliant to watch , Ayuso looks to have lost comms with the car or at least pretending to 😂



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    #399
    eagle eye
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    Interesting final stage to the Volta. Carapaz will surely go in the attack, Higuita has been brilliant so far.

    Stage has a serious climb early on so you'd expect there'll be attacks there, if nobody gets away then the puncheurs will fancy their chances but I'm expecting attacks early and the GC boys up there and the likes of Poels who is a likely type for the stage win.

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    #400
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    Kruijswijk on the attack at the minute. De Gendt won this stage last year when he attacked with Mohoric.



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    #401
    CrowdedHouse
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    I'm trying to watch Gent and GCN is acting the **** again, can't cast. Volta is ok strangely

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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    #402
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    When was the last time Gent - Wevelgem started anywhere near Gent?



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    #403
    breezy1985
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118842150#Comment_118842150

    10 years ago I think ?



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    #404
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    Oh that crash has caused splits.



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    #405
    mr spuckler
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    Sam seems to be going ok here although it looked like Ryan Mullen had dropped a chain there a minute ago?



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    #406
    Mefistofelino
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    Spring classics in dry, bright sunshine is just wrong.



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    #407
    De Bhál
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    Sam clinging to back



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    #408
    Mefistofelino
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    Rather special result in GW - won by Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay. Won in a strong sprint from a late 4 man breakaway including Laporte, Van Gestel and Stuyven.

    Sam was last to finish, about 9 minutes down but seemed determined to hang on to the rouleurs/ puncheurs as far into the race as possible.



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    #409
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    Ellen Van Dijk was some engine in the finale of the womens race. Thats 3 wins in a week at world tour level for Balsamo.

    Caught the last 50km of the French race there too, and another one I'd not seen before and it was racing.



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    #410
    Macy0161
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118843217#Comment_118843217

    I had it on while on the turbo this morning (so watching in between intervals) - Sam seemed to get over the last time up the Kemmelberg with Jakobsen just clinging on to the main group, but that group never made it back on to the front.



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    #411
    eagle eye
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118843257#Comment_118843257

    Grace Brown impressed me in that race, I can see her doing very well this season.



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    #412
    CramCycle
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    Lanterne Rouge giving an overview of Eddie Dunbar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu18fqonOqk



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    #413
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    Pog in action tomorrow and at La Ronde on Sunday. Has a TdF winner ever won Tour of Flanders other than Merckx?

    Sagan is out so that means my main man Turgis should get the backing of the team and rightly so after Milan - San Remo. I really want this fella to win big.

    10er on him at 40/1 why not.



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    #414
    breezy1985
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118854081#Comment_118854081

    Bobet definitely and there may be more way back before him but not any name who stands out looking at the winners list.

    He has a great chance this year with none of the recent big 3 going well this season



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    #415
    Weepsie
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    Just Bobet. Magni won it and the Giro 3 times each



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    #416
    retalivity
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    I did not realise Pog was racing on Sunday, or today. Great stuff



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    #417
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    Yeah he's trying to chase over a gap solo there now.



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    #418
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 3,113 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    I switched on around the 85km mark and it's been really good racing so far. Should be an interesting finale ahead.



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    #419
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    From this group of love to see Politt do it.



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    #420
    retalivity
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    Quickstep nowhere to be seen, again



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    #421
    De Bhál
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    Van Der Poel can never be accused of missing a turn in a group



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