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    Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2024 Stage 3, Novara-Fossano, 166 km

    I have to say, I love swashbuckling riders who don't seem to give a monkey's about the bigger picture. Instinctive. Fun. And Pog does everything with a smile/laugh. I know that there is an element of hubris, and some people will be waiting for him to fail to have their smiley moment .... but...
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    The 2024 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    My two best riders so far this season (by some margin) are both 20 years old. The older fellas need to get their act together.
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    The 2024 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Just clocked my team for Romandie. Crikey. Bernal Tarling Arensman Van Wilder Alaphilippe Martinez L Kron Plapp Van Sintmaartinsdijk Should pick up a handful of points there.
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    The 2024 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Little Lenny is the first of my more expensive riders into profit. What a pick he is turning out to be. I did have him last year .... he's repaying loyalty.
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    Joseph Blackmore discussion thread

    Definitely one I regret missing for CQ team. Consistently popping up in the results.
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    Itzulia Basque Country 2024, April 1-6

    I'm so happy to se Schachmann back in some sort of form. I can't see him winning tomorrow, but even a top 5 GC placing is a big step up from where he has been lately,
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    Itzulia Basque Country 2024, April 1-6

    I'm a race organiser in another sport, which also has its fatalities, sadly. I've also been a health and ssafety manager for 30 years, so I'm used to looking at risks and mitigation. I looked at that corner today and the concrete culvert and my first thought was Lambrecht. My second thought...
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    Itzulia Basque Country 2024, April 1-6

    Ta
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    Itzulia Basque Country 2024, April 1-6

    There is no commentary on the Discovery+ feed at the moment. Is it on somewhere else?
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    Itzulia Basque Country 2024, April 1-6

    Just got in from a run and turned on to this. I skipped back on the broadcast timeline ... now I wish I hadn't. Why the heck were they just leaving Vine lying as though he was dead? I feared the absolute worst.
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    Teams & Riders Julian Alaphilippe Discussion Thread

    He is clearly past his absolute peak ... and he has young hungry young dudes to contend with now ... the Morgado/Del Toro generation. But I think he's still capable of solid results. But the Wolfpack do seem to have lost their way all round. Perhaps having such a focus upon Evenepoel (no...
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    Teams & Riders Julian Alaphilippe Discussion Thread

    To be fair, a lot of good riders finished down the field today.
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    Moustache Man Morgado

    What a great ride and result today.
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    De Ronde van Vlaanderen (270.8 km), 2024 March 31 (Sunday)

    Side note.... I loved the FPV drone footage today. Amazing stuff. My day job is making telly and this tech is revolutionising what's possible.
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    Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024 (March 18-24)

    I thought I'd tune in to the Volta for some lovely, sunny, armchair tourism of one of my favourite parts of the world. :tearsofjoy:
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