General News Thread

[al_pacino]

The weather really is winning at the moment

 

[theyoungest]

Lol, never heard of such a word in Dutch...

"Met klinische precisie". Not very common, but it's used.

The education they give the kids these days...

 

[RedheadDane]

So apparently Nokerse Koers is cancelled.

Makes sense though, don't know how it is in Nokere, but where I am in Belgium there's >10cm of snow

Spring they call it..... seriously though, it was all wet and snow and cold up untill last week, than last week it was like 15-20 degrees Celcius some days, now it's freezing and >10cm snow again.

It's a shame, as it always is when a race has to be cancelled. But, I don't think it should be a surprise to anyone by now that I'm very much a safety first person.
And, hey! It's a nice change with organizers who make the descision a day early, instead of trying to go through with the start until the very last second...

 

[El Pistolero]

"Met klinische precisie". Not very common, but it's used.

The education they give the kids these days...

Off topic, but I usually understand every word Dutch people use(unless they're speaking some of those ridiculous street languages, you know those wannabe Morrocan/Turkish words), but Dutch people don't know a lot of words that are commonly known by Belgians. An example is a word as simple as kuisvrouw.

No surprise we win the groot dictee der nederlandse taal more often than you guys. Perhaps you should be more concerned about Dutch education because Flemish education seems to get the job done much better.

Can't speak for the education Wallonians get though.

 

[theyoungest]

Off topic, but I usually understand every word Dutch people use(unless they're speaking some of those ridiculous street languages, you know those wannabe Morrocan/Turkish words), but Dutch people don't know a lot of words that are commonly known by Belgians. An example is a word as simple as kuisvrouw.

No surprise we win the groot dictee der nederlandse taal more often than you guys. Perhaps you should be more concerned about Dutch education because Flemish education seems to get the job done much better.

Can't speak for the education Wallonians get though.

'Kuisvrouw' is a purely Flemish word. That's a 'schoonmaakster' in standard Dutch.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The weather really is winning at the moment

it's bene that way for the past 3 years at least. global warming my ***

 

[theyoungest]

it's bene that way for the past 3 years at least. global warming my ***

Really? You can see a shift in the way the seasons progress... why do you think that is?

 

[Pentacycle]

it's bene that way for the past 3 years at least. global warming my ***

Climate change =/= global warming. A hotter climate on one place can mean cooler weather in another area, through changed wind directions, rainfall, cloud formation etc. Total global warming is BS.

 

[El Pistolero]

'Kuisvrouw' is a purely Flemish word. That's a 'schoonmaakster' in standard Dutch.

A purely Flemish word! It's in every Dutch dictionairy book.

Flanders is a political(and very much artificial) construction of the late 20th century, so no, it's not a purely Flemish word. If you want to hear real Flemish I suggest you talk to some old man in Nord Pas de Calais or West/East Flanders. Can't quite understand West-Vlaams myself.

I never use the woord schoonmaakster, but I still know what it means.

 

[theyoungest]

A purely Flemish word! It's in every Dutch dictionairy book.

Flanders is a political(and very much artificial) construction of the late 20th century, so no, it's not a purely Flemish word. If you want to hear real Flemish I suggest you talk to some old man in Nord Pas de Calais or West/East Flanders. Can't quite understand West-Vlaams myself.

I never use the woord schoonmaakster, but I still know what it means.

The word is archaic in standard Dutch. No Dutchie will ever use it. Neither do we use the word 'opkuisen'. No matter how artificial your country may be, you still have a different vocabulary

 

[El Pistolero]

The word is archaic in standard Dutch. No Dutchie will ever use it. Neither do we use the word 'opkuisen'. No matter how artificial your country may be, you still have a different vocabulary

And somehow Flemish people are able to understand your vocabulary, but not the other way around.

Any country is artificial by the way.

It's not archaic, I can assure you, they didn't call a cleaning lady kuisvrouw in old Flemish. It's an accepted synonym.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

And somehow Flemish people are able to understand your vocabulary, but not the other way around.

This is indeed true, to some extent. Being a Dutch person studying in Belgium, and knowing a few other people who study in Belgium, I can say it is more common for Dutch people to not know certain Flemish words, than for Flemish people not to understand certain words used only in Dutch dialects from the Netherlands.

I also notice Belgian people talk differently to me when they realise I'm Dutch.

Ah well, you guys might have a bigger vocabulary, but we have better roads.

 

[El Pistolero]

This is indeed true, to some extent. Being a Dutch person studying in Belgium, and knowing a few other people who study in Belgium, I can say it is more common for Dutch people to not know certain Flemish words, than for Flemish people not to understand certain words used only in Dutch dialects from the Netherlands.

I also notice Belgian people talk differently to me when they realise I'm Dutch.

Ah well, you guys might have a bigger vocabulary, but we have better roads.

Makes for some good cycling though.

Roads are going to be terrible now, snow in March!

 

[jens_attacks]

matxin back in the game with lampre

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=60223

 

[Ferminal]

Cobo for the 2014 Tour.

 

[mewmewmew13]

@evelyn_stevens
"Thanks everyone for the well wishes, out of the hospital, minus some teeth. Will be looking for a good dentist & plastic surgeon "

can't find any news yet but sounds like a bad crash in Padova women's...

 

[Michele]

Cobo for the 2014 Tour.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Magnus]

Alex Rasmussen returns to Garmin:
http://sporten.tv2.dk/2013-03-18-alex-rasmussen-tilbage-hos-garmin

 

[RedheadDane]

Already posted this (well... sorta, not the actual article) in the transfers/rumours thread.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Tour of Britain 2013: Starts in Scotland, finishes in London

Tour of Britain 2013: Starts in Scotland, finishes in London

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21881601

says:

2013 Tour of Britain route:

Stage One: Sunday, 15 September - Peebles to Drumlanrig Castle (201km)

Stage Two: Monday, 16 September - Carlisle to Kendal (225km)

Stage Three: Tuesday, 17 September - Knowsley Individual Time Trial (16km)

Stage Four: Wednesday, 18 September - Stoke-on-Trent to Llanberis (190.9km)

Stage Five: Thursday, 19 September - Machynlleth to Caerphilly (177.1km)

Stage Six: Friday, 20 September - Sidmouth to Haytor, Dartmoor (137km)

Stage Seven: Saturday, 21 September - Epsom to Guildford (150.4km)

Stage Eight: Sunday, 22 September - The London Stage (88km)

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Finally a stage in North Wales i.e. a rideable distance for me.

 

[MartinGT]

Once again Stoke

Come on for Christ sake, mix it up a bit and move it around!

 

[will10]

Once again Stoke

Come on for Christ sake, mix it up a bit and move it around!

With respect, pay the f*cking money, then. Stoke council stump up a lot of money for bike races in the area.

 

[Ferminal]

Finally a stage in North Wales i.e. a rideable distance for me.

What are the hills like? Pretty much impossible to tell from the profile.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

What are the hills like? Pretty much impossible to tell from the profile.

Not too hard. I wouldn't be surprised if Cav wins that stage.