Recent content by AkaiD

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    Race Thread

    About van Empel and mountain biking: Before 2023, she only competed in some junior and under-23 races during the summer (van Empel started cycling at the end of 2019, competing at a local/national level). At the beginning of 2023, she signed with Jumbo-Visma and was crowned cyclocross world...
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    UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

    Fun fact: The 3 women who became world champs (Puck Pieterse, Isabella Holmgren, Viktoria Chladonova) all of them perform in the road, cyclocross and mountain bike.
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    UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

    Looking at her lap times, not much, at least today. Looks like U23 field is weak this year.
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    These Amstels are making me thirsty! 2024 Women's Amstel Gold Race, April 14

    Kopecky pulling with Blanka Vas, Bredewold and Cechinni in the group. WTF.
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    Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers, Extensions, and Rumours Thread

    Yes, Carlos Arribas is the most reliable journalist in regard to spanish cycling.
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    Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers, Extensions, and Rumours Thread

    Nairo Quintana returns to Movistar. He will fight for the win at Tour 2024.
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    Race Thread

    Maybe they form sort of a Canyon Collective for cyclocross, with Puck Pieterse, Rochette, Backstedt, Cat Ferguson...
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    Future Women's GT-ish Winner (2023 Edition)

    Difficult to see someone of those beating Vollering. Thinking some years ahead: Anna Shackley, Fem Van Empel, Isabella Holmgrem.
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    UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

    First row for Puck! 7th!
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    UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

    She's 20yo, current CX World Champion in a dominant fashion and with a lot of things to learn in every way. Also, she will get a decent start spot on Sunday, 33th I believe. Let's let her cook.
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    Vuelta a España La Vuelta Femenina 2023 (1st-7th May)

    Vollering and some more SD members stopped to pee, moment Movistar & co decided to move the race and increase the pace, due to crosswinds in the next kilometers. With a small gap in the order of the 20" the jury decided to do a barrage and stop the cars that reflected in Vollering dropping...
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    UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

    Puck Pieterse vs Fem van Empel tomorrow on Sittard (3 Nations Cup). Will be interesting to see the gap between the two.