Pithie was really good in the last stage of the TDU and made a mistake in the final by jumping after the final climb, instead of waiting for his sprint. Today he was patient.
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Pithie is another talented rider that FDJ upgraded from their talented development team last year.
They did lose a few riders like Pinot and Scotson. Cheaper to upgrade those riders who look ready than recruit from other WT teamsYeah, when they had their little Oprah Moment.
"You get a WT contract! You get a WT contract! Everybody gets a WT contract!"
That would be cool to see how FDJ approaches it TBH. There has been some great NZ jerseys in the past thoughPiffie is in stellar form. With BlackSpoke going down, he has a legitimate chance at the national title in Timaru in two weeks. That sponsorless FDJ jersey would be a masterpiece.
They did lose a few riders like Pinot and Scotson. Cheaper to upgrade those riders who look ready than recruit from other WT teams
It would just be a white jersey with a black fern leaf on it, George Bennett said on a podcast that the NZ federation won’t allow it to be (in my opinion better) a black jersey with a white fern leaf.Piffie is in stellar form. With BlackSpoke going down, he has a legitimate chance at the national title in Timaru in two weeks. That sponsorless FDJ jersey would be a masterpiece.
Just read the PCS live ticker on the Ocean Race…
Most unbelieveable fact: PCS writes,
„552 out of 1403 players in the PCS game picked PITHIE Laurence as the winner today.“
Can this be true? I mean, he was one of maybe 10 to 15 favorites… But more than 33% of the players predicted a Pithie victory. That seems extremely surprising, to me…
Hayden Roulston had black with white ferns at least once, but apparently the NZ federation didn't like itIt would just be a white jersey with a black fern leaf on it, George Bennett said on a podcast that the NZ federation won’t allow it to be (in my opinion better) a black jersey with a white fern leaf.
Ah, thanks a lotI think you pick five winners in this game.
Former European colonies desclared independent by the Indigenous population. Egypt is more Arab than British.How many of the worlds countries would even fit the criteria? Nothing in North or South America. Nothing in Africa. Obviously not Europe. Nothing in Oceania either really? Which leaves Asia which still has many places influenced by Europe like India, The Philippines etc. Not a lot of countries left.
Yes I agree. He can definitely have a media career when he retires.Interesting that Jack Haig returned to Australia for the first time since turning pro in 2015, and still hung around even though Bahrain Victorious did not ride the Cadel race. He was decent in commentary.
José Been (commentating Marseille):
"Groupama-FDJ off to a great start with... Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig"
Euhm...
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(And, as has been mentioned before; the two FDJ teams aren't actually affiliated with each other.)
That was a brain fart then, cause she did post a tweet not that long ago about which men's and women's team that weren't directly linked linked to each other.
Even if they were affiliated with each other, kinda funny that she highlighted the person who was third (yesterday), but not the person who won.
I've once heard her mix up Chiara and Simone Consonni, so maybe in that moment her brain told her Pithie was CUL.
The Consonnis are at least siblings, and from the same country.
I've once heard her mix up Chiara and Simone Consonni, so maybe in that moment her brain told her Pithie was CUL.
Do we know why. Copyright issues with the All Blackd rugby union jersey?It would just be a white jersey with a black fern leaf on it, George Bennett said on a podcast that the NZ federation won’t allow it to be (in my opinion better) a black jersey with a white fern leaf.
I can’t imagine so, since lots of NZ sports use a majority black uniform - including the national cycling team. I suppose it could be to differentiate it from the national team? The NZ cycling federation uses a black fern on a white background as their logo, so it could be to match that as well?Do we know why. Copyright issues with the All Blackd rugby union jersey?