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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.

    Home Alone wins the women's race in Overijse! It's an unusually open field in the women's races so far. Van Alphen has consistenly been...

    Yesterday at 1:29 PM
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.

    Van Empel has done it before, if the planks aren't too high and it actually makes a difference. For instance in Antwerp where she won...

    Yesterday at 8:30 AM
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.

    Usually the choice of which nation to represent depends more on the chances they have of making the Dutch team at championships. You...

    Wednesday at 1:02 PM
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    theyoungest reacted to ChewbaccaDefense's post in the thread How To Say my name! Pronunciation thread with Like.

    That also translates to national dialects. I grew up in the US south, and I can tell you that in movies TV shows, I am always rolling my...

    Oct 18, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.

    Her top-10 on GC in the Tour was just last year... I haven't read anything about this year, but last winter she had surgery on her...

    Oct 17, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Lesser known races 2025 edition.

    I don't think it's hostility on the part of Dutch drivers. It's indifference. They just don't care that there's a cycling race going on.

    Oct 17, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread How To Say my name! Pronunciation thread.

    There's a certain intellectual laziness that comes with being a native English speaker. There's just not the need nor the will to learn...

    Oct 17, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.

    Younger riders already are better than Brand. In a head to head battle Van Empel usually beats her. Similarly on the more technical...

    Oct 16, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread How To Say my name! Pronunciation thread.

    Your say your surname is originally French, but who tells you the original bearer of that name pronounced it the same way you do? Do you...

    Oct 16, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.

    Men's cyclocross is fairly competitive until Van der Poel shows up, then it's Pogacar-type domination. Nobody even comes close. In...

    Oct 16, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships.

    But clearly Kopecky wasn't riding for herself. She was riding for her SD Worx teammate Wiebes. I thought the race was fairly...

    Oct 11, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.

    Probably a better choice than Lars Boom, although Sanne Cant doesn't exactly strike me as the biggest motivational speaker either.

    Oct 9, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread FINALLY! Cyclocross will become an Olympic winter sport in 2030!.

    Maybe lots of people do it or can explain what it is (the concept is also rather simple, and it can be done everywhere) but I'm talking...

    Oct 9, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread FINALLY! Cyclocross will become an Olympic winter sport in 2030!.

    Is it? I suppose it's more global because athletes from more countries participate, but is it really that popular? I doubt a lot of...

    Oct 9, 2025
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    theyoungest replied to the thread 2025 EC: Thread for all the women's races + Mixed Relay.

    The Dutch have won 9 out of 10 editions of the women's Euros, so Rabofail doesn't quite apply here :) It was the first ever win of Demi...

    Oct 4, 2025

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