General News Thread

[tobydawq]

Züri Metzgete was often considered the sixth monument and that one disappeared rather abruptly too. You're really not helping your case here.

She has no case at all.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If Strade Bianche suddenly got cancelled, and didn't happen for 30 years, it would stop being relevant...
I don't care about being knowledgeable about past races. I care about the Now! I don't even have a reputation of being knowledgeable... I see you deleted it again, good thing, coz I don't know where you got that from.

You wouldn't be just a little bit excited if GP Aarhus returned to the calendar one day?

 

[RedheadDane]

You wouldn't be just a little bit excited if GP Aarhus returned to the calendar one day?

Only if I could be bothered to go watch it... and in that case it would just be "Oh, there's a race in the area? Might as well check it out."

 

[Kaptain Kool]

LOL 15 pages in a "News" thread about races and riders that existed before the world had things like the internet and soap.

 

[tobydawq]

Only if I could be bothered to go watch it... and in that case it would just be "Oh, there's a race in the area? Might as well check it out."

What does this even mean? You're only excited if you could be bothered to go? So your own level of excitement is what determines your level of excitement? That's a null argument if I ever saw one...

 

[RedheadDane]

What does this even mean? You're only excited if you could be bothered to go? So your own level of excitement is what determines your level of excitement? That's a null argument if I ever saw one...

You're right. I probably wouldn't be excited. I might go watch it, but only because it'd be unlikely to have any sort of meaningful coverage. And if I did, I wouldn't care if it was a returning race.
Of course, if it turned out it did have coverage, I'd just stay at home. Why would I go out, where there are people, when I can stay home?

 

[Netserk]

Regeringen afsætter stort millionbeløb for at få VM i cykling til Danmark | Seneste sport | DR

I 2029 skal verdens bedste cykelryttere kåres i Danmark.

www.dr.dk

I hvert fald hvis det står til regeringen, der i sit forslag til den kommende finanslov er klar til at afsætte 80,5 millioner kroner i perioden 2025-2029 for at få VM i landevejscykling til Danmark i 2029.

Pengene skal også gå til arbejdet med at få et årligt World Tour-løb til Danmark fra 2025 og frem. Men hovedparten af midlerne vil gå til arbejdet med at tiltrække VM, lyder det fra DCU.

Translated:

At least if it is up to the government, which in its proposal for the upcoming Finance Act is ready to allocate DKK 80.5 million in the period 2025-2029 to bring the World Road Cycling Championships to Denmark in 2029.

The money will also go towards the work of bringing an annual World Tour race to Denmark from 2025 onwards. But the majority of the funds will go to the work of attracting the World Championships, according to DCU.

DKK 80.5M is almost equal to €11M.

 

[Izzyeviel]

oh great, another pancake flat WCRR. Great news for Wiebes & Jasper

 

[Netserk]

oh great, another pancake flat WCRR. Great news for Wiebes & Jasper

Jesper Worre mentioned during the broadcast yesterday that it has been rumoured for Vejle to make a bid.

 

[Izzyeviel]

according to google, my back garden has more elevation than Vejie.

 

[tobydawq]

according to google, my back garden has more elevation than Vejie.

Vejle.

And it doesn't.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Vejle.

And it doesn't.

Well, more elevation maybe (my back garden does too), but not more elevation changes. I wouldn’t want a World Championship in my garden, yet would appreciate one in Vejle.

 

[RedheadDane]

And it doesn't.

How do you know that? Have you actually checked the elevation gain of Izzyviel's back garden?

I wouldn’t want a World Championship in my garden,

Me neither. Mainly because I don't have a garden...

 

[tobydawq]

Well, more elevation maybe (my back garden does too), but not more elevation changes. I wouldn’t want a World Championship in my garden, yet would appreciate one in Vejle.

You have a back garden with an elevation change of more than 80 metres?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

As Ruddervoorde proves, it's possible to host a major CX race in someone's garden, so who knows if a billionaire crazy enough to construct a WCRR circuit in his garden comes along at some point?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

You have a back garden with an elevation change of more than 80 metres?

No, my garden has a higher elevation but no significant elevation change. I don‘t think Izzyeviel has major uphills in their garden but they might live at a higher elevation than Vejle.

 

[Unchained]

Many of the comments I have read and seen in video interviews with actual racers in Glasgow say it was one of the hardest events they have done.. ever..and on paper there is not much elevation gain.. So even courses that people describe as pancake flat done at race pace can be really difficult

 

[Sciatic]

Many of the comments I have read and seen in video interviews with actual racers in Glasgow say it was one of the hardest events they have done.. ever..and on paper there is not much elevation gain.. So even courses that people describe as pancake flat done at race pace can be really difficult

Doesn’t seem like a good comparison to make your point: I don’t recall anyone calling the Glasgow course “pancake flat” beforehand. There were questions as to whether the hills would be steep and frequent enough to produce a selection.

 

[Unchained]

Gino Mader came from great stock, the comments made by his mother are an example of class and grace that should be a lesson to all. What an enviable attitude and character..

 

[Izzyeviel]

what on earth happened at the Tour of Hokkaido?

 

[Kaptain Kool]

what on earth happened at the Tour of Hokkaido?

Hmm... not good. It seems 2 riders crashed into an oncoming car that somehow got onto the course. One of the riders from Chuo University was left unconscious and/or went into cardiac arrest.

 

[claude cat]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1701547246989312156

View: https://twitter.com/hansvdd/status/1701547246989312156?s=46&t=2IDOjtxWjgPQAH4BQBTG2A



Professional cyclist Nathan Van Hooydonck seriously injured after serious accident involving five vehicles in the center of Kalmthout

 

[tobydawq]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1701547246989312156

View: https://twitter.com/hansvdd/status/1701547246989312156?s=46&t=2IDOjtxWjgPQAH4BQBTG2A



Professional cyclist Nathan Van Hooydonck seriously injured after serious accident involving five vehicles in the center of Kalmthout

Wow, when I first saw the news on Twitter, I was certain he had been out training on his bike.

But this sounds extremely bizarre:

"A car was waiting at the traffic lights at the intersection of Kapellensteenweg, Statiestraat and Dorpsstraat around 8:30 am. The driver (Van Hooydonck), who had become unwell, suddenly crossed the intersection and hit five cars that were queuing on the other side.

He was resuscitated at the scene and was taken to hospital when he was conscious. The man is said to be in mortal danger. His pregnant wife was also taken to hospital for a check-up. Another driver and a child passenger were slightly injured. The Kapellensteenweg is closed for the time being."

 

[Didinho]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1701547246989312156

View: https://twitter.com/hansvdd/status/1701547246989312156?s=46&t=2IDOjtxWjgPQAH4BQBTG2A



Professional cyclist Nathan Van Hooydonck seriously injured after serious accident involving five vehicles in the center of Kalmthout

He was the driver who became unwell and crashed into the others. His pregnant wife sat beside him. They had to reanimate him and he was in critical condition to the hospital.

 

[Volderke]

A small remark:
NVH was not seriously injured because of the incident (the accident itself was relatively light, luckily, especially for his pregnant wife and others involved) but it was caused by him getting unconscious behind the steering wheel (for whatever reason), resulting in him being critical (he had to be reanimated).
Whatever made him unconcious, I just hope he gets through all of this, as it sounds pretty terrible.