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Recent content by houtdffan

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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    Lefevre confirmed it, though Lefevre was non committal
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    Remember, remco wants alap as well
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    Tour de France 2024 - The battle of the big 4

    Rog would have been buried on Bondone by Remco. Would have been Pico Jano all over again
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    he only had a broken collarbone If it were the TDF, he could have remained in like Hamilton did at the 2022 Giro and 2003 TDF
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    Motor doping thread

    the old ROBBERbank? Tell me that wouldn't be true. The same team that employed Cow blood doper Rasmussen
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    Authentication loop

    happening on 2 computers. Browser is chrome. edge working OK for the moment, but was working yesterday via chrome on the computer I am currently using, so not sure how long this solution will remain in place
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    Dauphine may very well be a continuation of last years Catalyuna. Mano a mano match race, except there is an intermediate length TT
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    Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

    what climb is that? The rankings I have seen of Finestre (albeit more than 10 years ago) puts it well harder than Mortirolo, Zoncolon, and Angliru. Mainly due to the length, the constant gradient providing no rest, as well as the final 8km being gravel. The climb you posted likely would be...
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    Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

    Our the stage that was rumored in 2007 Bourg St Maurice to Sestrieres, which would result in the full Iseran being ridden at the start, not just the second half
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    Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

    Let's see how Remco does this year. If so, we may very well have a Pantani vs Indurain-like race (Remco the Indurain, Vingo the Pantani)
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    Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

    View: https://twitter.com/AranburuG/status/1786415586206949667/photo/1 the ultimate cruel stage then afterward, we all head to the clinic to discuss
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    Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

    peloton would be in tatters for > 150km. Perfect use of Finestre
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    Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

    we'd need 2 dead flat 60km ITTs and a 75km dead flat TTT to somewhat balance the route
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    Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

    what is the category beyond HC? Whatever that is, the Finestre gets it. Single hardest climb in cycling
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    Authentication loop

    Getting an endless authentication loop when trying to view the main site