Recent content by triley36

Thanks to Armchair Cyclist for running the GT and spring classics games. Always add a fun bit to following these races. Congrats to MagliaNera and the rest of the podium!

If the goal with this Vuelta was to give all riders a free role and see who deserves to be given new contracts (maybe that wasn’t the goal, but if not I have no idea what the goal was), the results are not great. Mihkels is talented and probably still under contract for next year, but nobody...

Great to see Noah Hobbs making the step up to WT with EF. Marin Van den Berg can win a sprint at the end of a hard day, and .1 races, but I think Hobbs might be able to compete in the true bunch sprints. If that is the case, he will be the team’s first big bunch sprinter since Farrar.

My 2,3,4,5 and 6th most expensive riders are not yet in profit and it’s August. How I am in the top ten is beyond me?

Interesting that Tudor (4879) and Uno-X (4109) are both bringing better teams than most WT teams (albeit only from a CQ perspective).

14 stages in and no mountain stage. This giro route is abysmal. I watched the gravel stage live from when it came on air until the finish, and it was great. There has been no other stage I felt compelled to watch outside of the last 15 minutes. I used to love the Giro. Not so much anymore. I...

On this course, I’d rate Daniel F Martinez more a threat for victory than Hindley. Conceding that the only way either wins if Roglic crashes out, I actually rate Martinez higher than any other contenders outside of Ayuso and maybe Adam Yates. Martinez can time trial. Most other second and...

Anyone have information on Sean Quinn? He has not raced since UAE when he DNFd with knee pain. Was hoping he’d take another step forward this year.

I’ve been a fan of the slipstream program since their inception. Their performance today in LBL is the best team effort I can remember in a classic. Powless and Baudin snuffing out any pursuit of Healy has been great.

Thanks to skidmark for running the game, and congrats to shalgo for the dominant win. Wasted a full day at work putting together a long list for 2025!

Glad to see Simmons back and with decent form. I don’t share his worldview, and understand that it may turn some off, but there is no denying his engine and talent. I do wonder if he might not be better suited to the US gravel scene. He might be the only rider who could consistently...

Wow, Astana pays extra to get Bettiol for the fall, hoping he can secure some points to avoid relegation, and he’s not fit to race. Bad luck for Vino’s boys. For Bettiol’s sake, I hope he can find some shape and race well in the short time left this season, but the WT would be a better place...

Been taking part in these games for a while, and I think this is my first victory. Guess blind squirrels do find nuts. Congrats to Madrazo and Vladimir and a big thanks to Armchair Cyclist for running the game! Props also to Sam6 for being like minded!

Here’s hoping Skjelmose can overtake Gaudu in the TT tomorrow.

Almost two years in to his three year contract, I don’t know that the return on investment for what EF paid for Carapaz has been worth it, but he is certainly fun to watch. I’m not sure catching Yates was ever his objectives today. I think his objective was to make up some time in GC, and he’s...