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    Jay Vine discussion thread

    I This seems really elitist to me. Not everyone can learn to ride with the 'skills' in the traditional (read: European) way. Bunches/peloton contain a reduced amount riders in most places outside of Europe (there's an example above in one of the articles on Jay Vine; a NRS race in...
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    Jay Vine discussion thread

    This was ripe for a grapevine/Jay Vine style pun.
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    Lookalikes

    Any Twin Peaks fans here? Tom Dumoulin is totally Bobby Briggs (Dana Ashbrook). It's uncanny.
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    Richie Porte Discussion Thread.

    I agree - but also, there are worse people to learn how to ride 1 week races from than Porte...
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    Richie Porte Discussion Thread.

    I am almost certain Richie's focus (outside of Willunga) will be on mentoring an Ineos about-to-be-announced signing over the next year (until he retires).
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    Tour de France 2021 Tour de France: Who will finish on the podium below Pogačar? First rest day poll

    Uran and Vingegaard (though I didn't vote that way in the poll - voted with heart rather than head) TT could be the difference here.
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    Ben O'Connor: Baby face becomes conqueror

    I think they're quite evenly matched. I think Ben's a better pure climber with a good engine, where Jack is a bit punchier on shorter climbs. Hindley also a pure climber.
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    Ben O'Connor: Baby face becomes conqueror

    Watching him try and try again in the Giro last year was one of my highlights. Did ok in the Dauphine TT yesterday too. Would love to see him get a good result.
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