Recent content by ihosama

Re: I guess here the speaker is at least as important as the message. "... any energy *(he)* expended at the Vuelta won't affect the Worlds ... " This is Mr. Consistency speaking. After all. That same being valid from the mere "mortals". Unlikely.

Re: He is very unlikely to defend WCRR jersey, so going for the European one makes it worth a try, if out of pure respect. His team title sponsor is primarily a European brand too. I think he limited/skipped Vuelta due to WCRR or Olympics preparation during last years. That will definitely not...

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Re: Re: Because in Slovakia pinching a nice gal is seen as a compliment (as long as it stays with that and is not followed-up). Not much political corectness over here still, thankfully. BTW, a slap back is also seen as an absolutely appropriate reaction. Much more so than any ex-post #metoo...

Re: Re: Not needed. A basic 30-minute UPS for all your transmission kit would do. A 5kW UPS for 30 mins is like 1000 EUR if you do not need the best quality - you do not. Basic television broadcast 101. If you are not penny-pinching, that is.

Re: Re: Maybe those were the friends Sagan spoke about. Would fit in with his black humour. :razz: Plus the silent Belgians, of course. Guess this was a payback for spring. He sure does not mind.

Re: Re: As far as I was always concerned, riding in the bunch was never considered "wheelsucking". The word was invented for riders who "hitch a ride" on an escape and do not contribute. If we start declaring anyone who rides in the bunch a "wheelsucker", the whole peloton would fall into that...

Re: Re: A sprinter does not a wheelsucker make. By definition. Nough said.

Re: Re: Doha had no hills. But otherwise yeah, the WCRR last few years was "classic" style race. But Belgians, et all doing all of nothing today had something to do with it. Sagan won of luck today, he had one card and played that card well. But that Ala will be caught was anything but certain.

Re: Bergen will be a different race. For a start, there will be all the usual suspects, unlike here. Then, Sagan will have no Postlbergers around, so will have to work more. Then even GVA would not let his WC chances slip like he did here - if there was not another Belgian up front, naturally...

Re: Re: I intentionally said since 2010 since Sagan did not really ride road bike races before that. But the point stands. There is nothing unique about a rider knowing how to handle a bike. They are not that many in today computer-based peloton, but it is not unique. Besides, discussing Kirby...

Re: Neither. Firstly that is nothing new. Sagan himself rides that way even in the pro field since ca 2010. Mohoric was in the juniors then. But, mainly, it is nothing new and not "someone's style". Just needs a certain skill set and a bit of an attitude. Hate it when commentators in their...

+1 It is not the role of the national federation to make money. They can demand national yerseys be used, but that should be just about it. Saying they signed a bad sponsorhip deal is the worst possible argument in this context. Helmets and glasses are functional items, same as the bikes, and...

Re: WT now being a rolling classification, the jersey should also be a rolling one - who is on top at a given time has it. But the real problem is that WT points leader jersey would have to be above the WC one. WC is after all a one day race where there is a lot of luck in it. WT leader...

As Sagan said himself: "That is cycling." It was stupid when he was run over by a moto in the Vuelta. This was just common bad luck. Part of the race.