Recent content by Davesta

The other one most likely is Amstel Gold in 2021?

I do think Mads has a chance here, but he’ll need to be in similar shape to the Giro. This could be a good opportunity for Pidcock - top 10 in the sprint yesterday, but won’t see any of the super-fast guys at the end today…

Let’s not forget that the original Big 4 actually became the Big 5, of Froome, Contador, Nibali, Quintana and…checks notes…err…rechecks notes…Tejay Van Garderen!? https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/the-big-four-becomes-the-big-five-as-van-garderen-enters-the-fray-182273

These are very good tips - I'd also add a battery charger (and unlimited data plan) if you want to watch the stage on your phone. If you're planning to drive or ride to your viewing point, then be very careful with road closures. Road closures will obviously be announced in advance, and with...

He looked very frustrated in that interview. But understandably so - he must have made 30 energy wasting attacks in the race so far and hasn’t had the moto help him once. Whereas Wellens made one decisive attack after saving energy all day and the moto made literally all the difference!

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He was due to retire at the end of the year, but has now decided to stop at the end of the Giro instead

As others have noted, the third week is so different to the first two weeks, that it’s like the real race only starts tomorrow… Del Toro obviously has a decent headstart, and he’s looked imperious in week two. But as we’ve seen many times before, being imperious in week two is very different to...

Interesting to see people criticise Van Aert for sitting on the front group for many kms because he had one of the Yates brothers in the group behind, and in doing so, rudely beating Del Toro, who spent many kms sitting on the front group because he had one of the Yates brothers in the group...

For me, gravel/cobble stages are exciting because they introduce a degree of unpredictability into a largely predictable sport. And I think the organisers know that too. Im sure they also know that increasing numbers of riders are riding gravel, and so are adapting their product (ie the bike...

Not wanting to lose Fortunato perhaps

I’m quite enjoying it…in today’s TT it seemed like they’d changed it so the top left screen was the live ‘director’s cut’ version that the commentators were seeing. So we got replays & on screen graphics (km to go, rider name etc)…perhaps they’ve learned from yesterday’s pilot, and will make...

I struggle with the ‘pure climber’ label, as it so often doesn’t seem to mean ‘exceptionally good at climbing’ but rather ‘bad at other stuff’.

Can we really say that he won it on the Iseran, when the race was still in flux at the time the race was stopped and times taken? Ok he had a 1min gap at the top, but how much of that was altitude prowess compared to his competitors, and how much was it other competitors keeping their powder dry...

Biiiiiig day for Astana! I make it 500 points for them at LBL, vs 95 for Picnic / 70 for Cofidis / 45 for Intermarche.