General News Thread

[BlueRoads]

I know that I have posted about it before, but the Veneto Classic that is gonna take place on the 17th has a really good route, Pippo is doing a good job as a race organizer.

https://www.la-flamme-rouge.eu/maps/viewtrack/450726?sid=8425a68d13fb2f3f7ebc0a6a1adf5adf

The Giro del Veneto that takes place on the 13th is more sprinter friendly and shorter, but the section with multiple hills of the Colli Euganei before the final 20 kms that are flat is pretty good and I love those hills because I've ridden there multiple times.

https://www.la-flamme-rouge.eu/maps/viewtrack/450724

Which Pippo? You have a lot of Pippos.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Which Pippo? You have a lot of Pippos.

Pozzato, the one that is no longer racing.

 

[Red Rick]

The Dutch province of Friesland wants to host the Grande Partenza in the coming years. Not specified which year.

Why? Tour was too expensive, however they still want to host a TTT on the Afsluitdijk in if Rotterdam, Amsterdam or The Hague host the Grand Depart.

 

[tobydawq]

quite an interesting thread

Did you just read it all, or?

 

[tobydawq]

The Dutch province of Friesland wants to host the Grande Partenza in the coming years. Not specified which year.

Why? Tour was too expensive, however they still want to host a TTT on the Afsluitdijk in if Rotterdam, Amsterdam or The Hague host the Grand Depart.

Lol, that would be a weird stage. Is it 20 kms or something? It looked like that on Google Maps. And yes, I could probably Google its length.

 

[Red Rick]

Lol, that would be a weird stage. Is it 20 kms or something? It looked like that on Google Maps. And yes, I could probably Google its length.

It's 32km.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

The Dutch province of Friesland wants to host the Grande Partenza in the coming years. Not specified which year.

Why? Tour was too expensive, however they still want to host a TTT on the Afsluitdijk in if Rotterdam, Amsterdam or The Hague host the Grand Depart.

I may have only lived in the Netherlands for a few months but, I still know that neither Rotterdam, Amsterdam or den Haag are in Friesland!?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I may have only lived in the Netherlands for a few months but, I still know that neither Rotterdam, Amsterdam or den Haag are in Friesland!?

Think they meant that if the tour starts in one of those places, Friessland would like a single stage (TTT) afterwards. Whereas they want the start of the Giro

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Delko are folding with immediate effect due to acute financial issues, Paris-Tours today has turned out to be their final race.

https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/91981/l-equipe-delko-arrete-avec-effet-immediat

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Certainly not surprising after the mid-season troubles they had. A few interesting names to be picked up in the yard sale. Edu Grosu is already going to Androni, Zé Gonçalves to W52. José Manuel Díaz will be an interesting one, he has apparently been linked to Intermarché, but would likely fit better with the aims of a team like Caja Rural or Cofidis? Prades back to Euskadi?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Certainly not surprising after the mid-season troubles they had. A few interesting names to be picked up in the yard sale. Edu Grosu is already going to Androni, Zé Gonçalves to W52. José Manuel Díaz will be an interesting one, he has apparently been linked to Intermarché, but would likely fit better with the aims of a team like Caja Rural or Cofidis? Prades back to Euskadi?

Rajovic would also be a decent pick for a PCT team, a fast rouleur. I'd like to see Hailemichael on a team like Androni.

 

[Billie]

The Dutch province of Friesland wants to host the Grande Partenza in the coming years. Not specified which year.

Why? Tour was too expensive, however they still want to host a TTT on the Afsluitdijk in if Rotterdam, Amsterdam or The Hague host the Grand Depart.

This would be *** to host a TTT on the dijk. Even a slight wind change in the 2-3 hours between the first team and the last team would have huge impact on the result. Would be a wind lottery.

Also if you're going to race on the dijk it should be a road stage with echelons.

 

[RedheadDane]

Surely, if you are gonna host a race on a dijk, it should be a women's race, then then there could only be one winner!

Also, given the name of said dijk - not Ellen, the other one - it should obviously be the final stage in a race.

 

[Red Rick]

This would be *** to host a TTT on the dijk. Even a slight wind change in the 2-3 hours between the first team and the last team would have huge impact on the result. Would be a wind lottery.

Also if you're going to race on the dijk it should be a road stage with echelons.

I just want a prologue on the course of the national headwind championships course. Minimal headwind of like 9 Beaufort required. Mandatory use of city bikes w/o gears. Good luck boys.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I just want a prologue on the course of the national headwind championships course. Minimal headwind of like 9 Beaufort required. Mandatory use of city bikes w/o gears. Good luck boys.

And I want to see the return of the Frisian Kingdom, free from any Dutch and German influence!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

And the re-introduction of Spangles and Pacers.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Surely, if you are gonna host a race on a dijk, it should be a women's race, then then there could only be one winner!

This guy disagrees

 

[Bolder]

Certainly not surprising after the mid-season troubles they had. A few interesting names to be picked up in the yard sale. Edu Grosu is already going to Androni, Zé Gonçalves to W52. José Manuel Díaz will be an interesting one, he has apparently been linked to Intermarché, but would likely fit better with the aims of a team like Caja Rural or Cofidis? Prades back to Euskadi?

Siskevicius too, correct?

I thought they could have sold enough of those neo-retro Look jerseys to keep the team afloat. I'd have bought one in "middle-age man" cut...

 

[RedheadDane]

This guy disagrees

His name is Van Dijke! I assume plural. Of course, there are two of them.

 

[tobydawq]

His name is Van Dijke! I assume plural. Of course, there are two of them.

I think plural would be Dijken.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

This guy disagrees

Which one disagrees? Both?

 

[RedheadDane]

Which one disagrees? Both?

Now that is the important question!

 

[Max Rockatansky]

A resident of Australian nationality has been arrested this Sunday in La Massana accused of a crime against physical and moral integrity in the domestic sphere.

The man, a professional cyclist and resident for years in Andorra, had assaulted his wife, who was attacked on the street after fleeing from the family home.

The police checked him at around 4 o'clock in the afternoon and arrested him. This Thursday morning he was taken to court.

La Policia deté un ciclista professional resident a la Massana acusat d'agredir la dona | Andorra Difusió

L'home, ciclista professional i resident des de fa anys a Andorra, hauria agredit la seva dona, que va ser atesa al carrer després de fugir de la residència familiar.La Policia el va controlar al voltant de les 4 de la tarda i el va detenir. Aquest dijous al matí ha passat a disposició jud

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[luckyboy]

https://pobleandorra.com/successos/un-ciclista-professional-resident-de-29-anys-ha-estat-detingut-per-agredir-la-seva-parella/

29 year old Australian pro cyclist who was in Andorra yesterday. Only two possibilities then.

 

[Ricco']

Jack Haig lives in Massana -

https://twitter.com/x/status/1243061882396655616

View: https://twitter.com/jackhaig93/status/1243061882396655616

He is 28 tho.

Damien Howson is 29 and at least a few years ago was based in Massana.