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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.The team can try everything, but in the end it comes down to intrinsic motivation. The rider has to want to do it. Similar to Dumoulin...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.The only ones who can challenge Brand are Van Empel and Pieterse. Van Empel beats her on pure power, and Pieterse on technique. Neither...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.The obvious reason is convenience. In terms of distance, paperwork, language, etc. it's just way easier to sign a Dutchman than an...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.Van der Haar has hypermobility. In his case this means dislocating his shoulder is a fairly common thing. It has happened to him...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.That's the same in nearly every championship, and we know why: Belgium is the only nation that takes cyclocross seriously as a...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.I'd just like to see Aniek van Alphen win a race. She's long overdue. If everyone can win, as seems to be the case this season, surely...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.Women's elite race decided by which Dutch woman gets a gap first. Van Empel, Pieterse, Van Anrooij, Alvarado aren't there? No problem...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.Supposedly she's still recovering from illness, but I have the feeling the team is protecting her. I don't want to dabble in amateur...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.I think if you ask them most will say that they prefer cyclocross to road cycling. I think even Pogacar would gladly be able to compete...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.Home Alone wins the women's race in Overijse! It's an unusually open field in the women's races so far. Van Alphen has consistenly been...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.Van Empel has done it before, if the planks aren't too high and it actually makes a difference. For instance in Antwerp where she won...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.Usually the choice of which nation to represent depends more on the chances they have of making the Dutch team at championships. You...
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That also translates to national dialects. I grew up in the US south, and I can tell you that in movies TV shows, I am always rolling my... -
Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.Her top-10 on GC in the Tour was just last year... I haven't read anything about this year, but last winter she had surgery on her...
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Ttheyoungest replied to the thread Lesser known races 2025 edition.I don't think it's hostility on the part of Dutch drivers. It's indifference. They just don't care that there's a cycling race going on.
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