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    Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 20: Belfort - Le Markstein, 133.5k

    It has been empirically proven that in order to drop Pog, one needs: - at least 2000m of altitude - temperatures of 30C or above - a sustained climb of at least 15km - at least 2, preferable 3 softening-up climbs beforehand
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 20: Belfort - Le Markstein, 133.5k

    Not sure what anyone is complaining about; Pog did Pog things to win the stage. There is no way Vinge drops Pog on these slopes so what is he supposed to do, but save himself the hassle and hope Pog drops his chain in the sprint. At least that makes more sense than what Felix ‘my DS told me to...
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 20: Belfort - Le Markstein, 133.5k

    Pog wins a sprint yawn. Gall wtf. Spoiled the only appropriate ending of this Tour, a glorious Tibopino win.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 18: Pau – Luz Ardiden, 129.7 km

    The decisive stage! Breakaway with the likes of Julian Alaphilippe, Rusty Woods, Sonny Colbrelli, Richie Porte and Louis Meyntjens goes up the road; nobody can be bothered and they quickly gain over half an hour. Porte attacks the breakaway group with 1km to go and only Colbrelli can hold his...
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    12 questions

    Where are you from? Belgium, now living in US. Who's your favourite cyclist? Inactive: Fons De Wolf - he just looked fantastic on a bike, as if it was an integral part of his body. Hard choice between him and Frank VdB, but the drugs and overall craziness of the latter are in the end just a bit...
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    Ronde van Vlaanderen: October 18th, 2020

    Or his parent(s) may have been fashionistas and into Versace... More on topic, in a world where Kelderman can win the Giro, Sep Vanmarcke will win RvV. But in both cases, I expect something will conspire to prevent that from happening...
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    Gent - Wevelgem: October 11th, 2020

    I would say Pedersen is a classics rider in the mold of Boonen, and with MvdP a lot like the Gilbert 2011 vintage and WvA a new Cancellara with improved sprint, it looks like it will be 2011 all over again this coming Sunday - not sure who the present-day Nick Nuyens will be though...
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    La Flèche Wallonne: September 30th, 2020

    Yes, Woods has become the Sep Vanmarcke of the Ardennes / muritos... would have liked to see him win as he probably won't be getting many better chances than this. While talking about missed opportunities, anyone knows what's up with Dylan Teuns? Did he just decide to take the season off after...
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    2021 UCI World Championships Flanders - The Big Reveal

    You are right, though as mentioned above a lot of them feature in Brabantse Pijl, Druivenkoers and Poeske Scherens, so most contenders will be somewhat familiar with them. The climbs are otherwise fairly similar to the ones in RVV - in the current route they are generally less 'cobbled' (though...
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    2021 UCI World Championships Flanders - The Big Reveal

    Yes, they are a little short, though I cursed them plenty of times as a student on my bike; it would have been nice if they did more of the Overijse/Huldenberg stuff closer to the finale, or maybe even some of the hills near Wavre (though that would probably not have worked given the...
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    2021 UCI World Championships Flanders - The Big Reveal

    First, I am thrilled Moskesstraat is going to feature in the Worlds - it was my local hill coming of age, nice and steep with nasty cobbles, good as a launching pad near the top - the other hills may be a bit underwhelming given the options out there, but overall the route is better than I...
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    Tour de France 2020 | Rest day 2 talk (and poll)

    My predictions for the remainder of le Tour: Everybody tests negative for Covid except Jerome Cousin; however, a deal is struck with Christian Prudhomme who lets him continue the race as long as he social distances off the back of the peloton. Cousin thus ends up clinching the Lanterne Rouge...
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    Tour de France 2020 | Stage 6 (Le Teil - Mont Aigoual, 191 km)

    My prediction: Absolutely nothing happens until the bottom of the Mourèzes. At the base of the climb, Pierre Rolland attacks; contrary to everyone's belief he doesn't blow up, quickly gains two minutes and rides himself in virtual yellow. Halfway up the Lusette Adam Yates gets worried and...
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    Louis Meintjes thread

    Meintjens-bashing is indeed almost as fun as cracking Betancur jokes, but unlike the latter one may believe he has gotten the most out of his GC career. The Vuelta and Tour top tens obtained in his invisibility cloak probably had fostered his GC ambitions, but silver in the under-23 Worlds in...
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

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