I know. And in the end somebody will likely win not even mentioned in this thread.
That is why we love cycling.
I know. And in the end somebody will likely win not even mentioned in this thread.
That is why we love cycling.
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So they're doing a mixed team presentation, which makes sense since there are quite a few men's teams with some ties to a women's team, but it looks poor when the teams are so far apart they can't even agree on a mutual dress code.
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So they're doing a mixed team presentation, which makes sense since there are quite a few men's teams with some ties to a women's team, but it looks poor when the teams are so far apart they can't even agree on a mutual dress code.
Well, the FDJ teams might be a bad example, as they're not a shared organisation.
Arkea is much more streamlined:
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So no Mathieu, no Tadej, no Primoz.
Evenepoel better not win or we'll never hear the end of it how he won LBL only because there was no competition.
Evenepoel better not win or we'll never hear the end of it how he won LBL only because there was no competition.
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Alaphilippe better win or we'll never hear the end of it how Evenepoel would have won instead if he wasn't chained.
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Well, the FDJ teams might be a bad example, as they're not a shared organisation.
Arkea is much more streamlined:
I know, but even Israel and Roland Cogeas were both wearing their racing kits.
In this case the men's jogging suit is also simply bad. Black is just not the colour of FdJ. They should have worn their rain kits instead.
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Looking at the team presentation images. Why do some teams discriminate against tall woman and short men.
If Evenpoel would win then likely it would be by a signature move. Hard to argue against that.
P.S. Or maybe he can join van Aert and Moho and to work for van Aert.
I'm trying to think of which rider has a better sprint and can survive the final climbs. Who is there?
Nah. If they were all there and he won, it would be because they were not trying since LBL is just a preparation race for them.
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So they're doing a mixed team presentation, which makes sense since there are quite a few men's teams with some ties to a women's team, but it looks poor when the teams are so far apart they can't even agree on a mutual dress code.
Are Alpecin and Plantur also part of the same team?
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View: https://twitter.com/sporza_koers/status/1517889507751866369?s=20&t=VHydPx4LolGRYjRMn8fs5w
Just a couple of boys going on the win the LBL
And two senior members next to each other, Valverde and Van Vleuten
Mick Jagger himself
Vlasov looking forlorn
UAE also has a womens team now
Just a couple of boys going on the win the LBL
And two senior members next to each other, Valverde and Van Vleuten
Mick Jagger himself
Vlasov looking forlorn
UAE also has a womens team now
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Both shampoos are made by the same company (and barring a bit of perfume are the same product),Are Alpecin and Plantur also part of the same team?
I don't know how Belgian addresses are structured, but the team managements seem to have identical addresses in 2 neighbouring towns according to UCI site
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Just a couple more
Kwiat: Look I can do the duck lips
Kasia: sigh
Kwiat: Look I can do the duck lips
Kasia: sigh
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Just a couple more
Kwiat: Look I can do the duck lips
Kasia: sigh
Kwiat & Kasia: Poles apart.
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Looks like they signed Thibaut Courtois.Bahrain photographer makes everyone look weird
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Are Alpecin and Plantur also part of the same team?
Yes, as others have already explained.
Just like the Alpecin-Fenix men's team, PP was set up as a road team for the cross riders from the teams owned by the Roodhooft brothers (Alpecin-Fenix, IKO Crelan and 777), but now they also have some non-cross riders like Laura Süßemilch, who is the fith woman in the German pursuit team on the track, Imogen Cotter and Christina Schweinberger.
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Three teams have two potential winners. They should dominate the race and make it selective:
Two teams have one strong leader who could win in a sprint. They should ride more conservatively.
- Quick-Step: Alaphilippe, Evenepoel
- Bahrain: Mohoric, Teuns
- Ineos: Martinez, Kwiatkowski
Two teams have one strong leader who could win in a sprint. They should ride more conservatively.
- Jumbo: Van Aert
- Movistar: Valverde
I think for teams like Bora and UAE it is better to make the race very hard with Bahrain/Ineos/Quickstep. Also I think Valverde is not that likely to win a sprint anymore..
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Bahrain have a ludicrously strong team. In theory, enough to control the race now that so many of the obvious favourites are missing or looking a bit under-powered. But at the same time. it's difficult to se how they'd win unless Teuns or Mohoric somehow escape with some Evenepoel/Hirschi/Vlasov? As everyone has said, it's such an open race. Just really hoping that there isn't a bunch sprint of 20-30 riders.
My outside/fanboy pick is Bardet.
My outside/fanboy pick is Bardet.
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