Recent content by Sciatic

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    Doping in other sports?

    I root against Penn State every time they have a game on TV. It’s not just what Paterno allowed to happen but the defiance of that whole community in defending him to the teeth—and building a statue to him. I find their “white out” games highly ironic as a manifestation of their holier-than-thou...
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    Aside from the racing, for scenery aficionados Gavarnie is among the greatest, though the stage will finish short of the uppermost part of the valley.
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    Question Who is the third best GT rider?

    I guess that would depend upon what one considers to be the 3rd-best GT ;)(English sentence construction can be a bear :) )
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    Teams & Riders The Big 6

    I think that misses the original point. It was if one of them attends the race and the others aren't there they will win. Or if only 2 are in a race and the others aren't they will fight for the win. Yes, you could say there just a Big 1, but what's the point of that?
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    That's great to know!. Sometimes that idea that a city/region hosts a race finish to promote their tourism potential is true--I will hope to go to that area next time in Italy.
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    He didn't say it was you that commented every year ;)
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    I've very much enjoyed this race every year--it's a lovely send off for the road season
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    beautiful city to boot
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    Dang, they paved this section :(
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    I’m looking forward to watching Veneto tomorrow as the swan song to the road cycling season. I enjoy this race but it’s too bad the course only makes one trip through the dirt/gravel roads of the Diesel Farm (on the final). That section has a nice low-key Strade Bianchi vibe...
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    Most exciting wins of 2025?

    That would be pretty close to my top 5 as well.
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    Really? No Baseball Thread?

    We do too. My daughter and I were thrilled to be at the game/ceremony to retire his number this summer.
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    Really? No Baseball Thread?

    Yup. And I've been following the team for 45 years of their 49-year existence. That's why there's quite a buzz around town this week. But as Mariners fans, we also are a bit fatalistic and know that things can still go terribly wrong ;)
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    Really? No Baseball Thread?

    Exciting time to be in Seattle! I was at the Mariner's win in Game 2 of the division series. The feel in the ballpark is like nothing I've experienced in the 45 years of attending games there. Not just that it was exciting at the end--I've been to many games that had that--but that the entire...