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[sir fly]

View: https://youtu.be/dSm7bjGjEwM

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think Simon Geschke should be awarded this years "." jersey for having to ride in the polka dot jersey after he lost out on it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think Simon Geschke should be awarded this years "." jersey for having to ride in the polka dot jersey after he lost out on it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1551585636796321792

View: https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast/status/1551585636796321792

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Is that not just a Clas-Cajastur jersey from the early 90s?

 

[sir fly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1558767521972584449

View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1558767521972584449

 

[MTV]

About luck - is it better to have bad luck or no luck at all?

 

[sir fly]

Not bad at all @MTV , not bad at all.

 

[MTV]

I stand by my man.
"."
Damn the torpedoes - full speed ahead!

 

[tobydawq]

Let me introduce the first honorary member of this thread: CyclistAbi

So fond of the dot that he very often uses it mid-sentence and in controversial places to give his messages a certain erratically stylistic feel.

Sometimes you do get the sense that he must be afraid of the comma.

 

[sir fly]

Let me introduce the first honorary member of this thread: CyclistAbi

So fond of the dot that he very often uses it mid-sentence and in controversial places to give his messages a certain erratically stylistic feel.

Sometimes you do get the sense that he must be afraid of the comma.

You're making a point... get outta here!

 

[RedheadDane]

Let me introduce the first honorary member of this thread: CyclistAbi

So fond of the dot that he very often uses it mid-sentence and in controversial places to give his messages a certain erratically stylistic feel.

Sometimes you do get the sense that he must be afraid of the comma.

Did you completely change the purpose of this thread? Because, this thread has been totally purpose-driven so far!

You're making a point... get outta here!

You just made three!

 

[sir fly]

You just made three!

What can I tell you... Bird Larry I am.

 

[tobydawq]

Did you completely change the purpose of this thread? Because, this thread has been totally purpose-driven so far!



You just made three!

This thread has always been about grammar.

 

[RedheadDane]

This thread has always been about grammar.

Yep, right from the beginning...

It can't be true that this race does not have a thread!!!

But I don't know how to post images

Anyway:

Stage 1: Easy, no wind, in a forest, sprint.
Stage 2: Easy, no wind, not in a forest, southwards, sprint.
Stage 3 (ITT): Hard, ITT, flat, no wind, not sprint.
Stage 4: Very hard, no wind, very hilly, ending on a hill, 7.4 km, 5.9%, irregular, lots of hills throughout.
Stage 5: Easy, wind possible, looks foresty, probably no selection, sprint.
Stage 6: Quite hard, puncheur finish, quite a lot of altitude metres, wind unlikely to play a role.
Stage 7: The what has sadly become a mandatory feature of a MTF on Valdeblore - La Colmiane. Hopefully, it will not have a "the last live sport we are gonna see for months" vibe like last year.
Stage 8: Short, hard, no Col d'Èze, possible to stress a weak leader's team if you're Contador, not a sprint, de la Cruz is ready to take his third win here even if it ends with a descent.

Favourites:

**** * Roglic
*** Porte, Schachmann,
** Vlasov, I Izagirre, TGH, Gaudu, Hindley
* De la Cruz, Teuns, Bennett, Kruijswijk, Lutsenko, Dennis, G Martin, Benoot, Barguil, Latour.

No, it's not a coincidence that I have a gap between 5 and 3 stars.

Sprinters present: Bennett, Démare, Pedersen, Ackermann, Nizzolo, C Bol, Kristoff, Degenkolb, Matthews, Philipsen, EBH, Bauhaus, Laporte, Bouhanni, Coquard, Meeus, Danny van Poppel, Greipel, Groves.

I agree with those who say that the start list is slightly underwhelming.

Past winners (in the time I watched the race):
2020: Schachmann
2019: Bernal
2018: Soler (how!?!)
2017: Henao
2016: Thomas
2015: Porte
2014: Betancur
2013: Porte
2012: Wiggins
2011: T Martin
2010: Contador
2009: LL Sánchez
2008: Rebellin
2007: Contador

So, all in all, I checked the weather forecast, and sadly, it doesn't seem like we will get the crosswind action that we have gotten used to. But luckily, we have other races this year to accompony this race with!

 

[gregrowlerson]

"I'd rather be a comma, then a full stop."

CyclistAbi probably likes Chris Martin about as much as he likes Fred Wright.

Either way, he sure doesn't like English

 

[RedheadDane]

"I'd rather be a comma, then a full stop."

Specifically in that order!

 

[MTV]

Oh, happy day! We lost Rob and I have Magnus all to myself

 

[RedheadDane]

It can't be true that this thread does not have a race!!!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It can't be true that this thread does not have a race!!!

The second cat-tastrophe of the day!

 

[MTV]

Fine, thank you.

 

[tobydawq]

Aren't your attempts to keep this thread alive getting beyond feeble?

 

[RedheadDane]

Aren't your attempts to keep this thread alive getting beyond feeble?

I agree. The point is no longer to keep this thread alive, it's to make random references to it in other threads.

What? You think this thread should just be forgotten about? Naaah...

 

[MTV]

Hi!

 

[MTV]

Happy.

 

[MTV]

I really liked the joke in ITT when raining - yes? W he at do you need? It is on the he roof..