General News Thread

[Tim Cahill]

Unsure if this was already posted here or not but Cookie Man claims the 2028 OGRR course has been leaked to him

 

[Berniece]

Unsure if this was already posted here or not but Cookie Man claims the 2028 OGRR course has been leaked to him

Only 170km's? With 3.300m of altitude? Could actually result in multiple potential winners due to the distance

 

[CyclistAbi]

It should suit Rogla.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Only 170km's? With 3.300m of altitude? Could actually result in multiple potential winners due to the distance

I think it will probably end up longer but honestly like it as is, especially with small teams there's no real need for a 220+ broadway.

 

[pman]

With the Winter Olympics on now, what do we think the LA road course will look like? I know they’re starting in Venice Beach. Any chance they finish with a climb of Mount Baldy?

 

[Wvv]

Tiesj Benoot (new at Decathlon) will miss the entire spring campaign due to a back injury.

 

[Netserk]

Tiesj Benoot (new at Decathlon) will miss the entire spring campaign due to a back injury.

rotten luck for ag2r with the visma hires

 

[Alexandre B.]

Three years in a row that Decathlon's main puncheur miss the Ardennes Classics (Lafay - 2024 and 2025, Benoot - 2026).

Lapeira and Cosnefroy were also injured last season.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I can't remember a season where we've had so many riders with major injuries pre-Omloop, would be nice if the bad luck ran out sooner rather than later.

 

[Samamba]

rotten luck for ag2r with the visma hires

Wo we even know anything about how Kooij is doing now

 

[Netserk]

Wo we even know anything about how Kooij is doing now

“Een grote teleurstelling”: Tiesj Benoot mist het klassieke voorjaar na hernia

Tiesj Benoot (31) mist het voorjaar door een hernia in de rug. In plaats van deze week zijn seizoen in de Ronde van de Algarve te starten, werd hij maandag geopereerd. “Het is een fikse teleurstelling dat ik voor het eerst in mijn carrière de klassiekers moet missen”, zegt de Belg van Decathlon...

www.hln.be

It was previously announced that their other top acquisition, Olav Kooij, had to postpone his season start at the UAE Tour due to a severe virus. The Dutch sprinter is now recovering, but will certainly not start in Omloop and Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, the team confirmed.

 

[Samamba]

“Een grote teleurstelling”: Tiesj Benoot mist het klassieke voorjaar na hernia

Tiesj Benoot (31) mist het voorjaar door een hernia in de rug. In plaats van deze week zijn seizoen in de Ronde van de Algarve te starten, werd hij maandag geopereerd. “Het is een fikse teleurstelling dat ik voor het eerst in mijn carrière de klassiekers moet missen”, zegt de Belg van Decathlon...

www.hln.be

WF made an article about him just now, probably out for the whole spring... When teams don't specify the virus it's a bad sign most of the time

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Auro Bulbarelli vindicated!

Gaffe-ridden Olympic commentary prompts Italy's Rai sport chief Petrecca to resign

Paolo Petrecca, whose gaffe-ridden commentary of the event went viral, stands down from his job.

www.bbc.com

see 3rd last paragraph.

 

[pastronef]

Auro Bulbarelli vindicated!

Gaffe-ridden Olympic commentary prompts Italy's Rai sport chief Petrecca to resign

Paolo Petrecca, whose gaffe-ridden commentary of the event went viral, stands down from his job.

www.bbc.com

see 3rd last paragraph.

grande Bulba!

 

[pman]

I love the Olympic road race if it is actually the one that’s been leaked. How does it compare to Brazil, Tokyo and Paris? None of those had a hill top finish to my recollection.

 

[Samamba]

UCI director Peter Van den Abeele just said 2028 Worlds will be completely flat. No artificial hills or anything. It will be one for sprinters.

 

[Red Rick]

UCI director Peter Van den Abeele just said 2028 Worlds will be completely flat. No artificial hills or anything. It will be one for sprinters.

There is only one way that can be acceptable, and that's only if it's 400km long.

 

[Cycling111]

UCI director Peter Van den Abeele just said 2028 Worlds will be completely flat. No artificial hills or anything. It will be one for sprinters.

The most striking thing is that he says it's because he was specifically asked to do it.
I don't think these decisions can be made under pressure.

In any case, those hills only added a little elevation gain; the finish was going to remain completely flat, and we already saw in the first stage that those hills aren't enough to break up the peloton.

 

[yaco]

This is probably the year that Pogacar can ride the Vuelta.

 

[Red Rick]

This is probably the year that Pogacar can ride the Vuelta.

Would probably be the reason for Lappartient to pressure the UCI to do that.

 

[Cycling111]

This is probably the year that Pogacar can ride the Vuelta.

I think next year. World Championships in Sallanches are before the Vuelta.

I also don't rule out that you say and that he might even skip the Tour to go to Los Angeles and do Giro-Vuelta. instead.

 

[yaco]

I think next year. World Championships in Sallanches are before the Vuelta.

I also don't rule out that you say and that he might even skip the Tour to go to Los Angeles and do Giro-Vuelta. instead.

If Pogacar is missing a TDF it will be in 2028 and do the Vuelta.

 

[Netserk]

sallanches is early september, the vuelta will be delayed

 

[Cycling111]

If Pogacar is missing a TDF it will be in 2028 and do the Vuelta.

Next year he could do the Tour-WC-Vuelta.
This year's schedule eliminating Switzerland and Romandie.

 

[RedheadDane]

sallanches is early september, the vuelta will be delayed

Can you provide some context?