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.
- Mar 19, 2009
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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.
Jackson medway looks a talent. I'm surprised he was not snapped up by the Jayco feeder team Axeon - I'm interested in whether another development team offers him a ride or if he stays with Bridgelane who do ride a a good European calendar. Expect him in the WT in 2025.
Pithie is another talented rider that FDJ upgraded from their loaded development team last year.
Jackson medway looks a talent. I'm surprised he was not snapped up by the Jayco feeder team Axeon - I'm interested in whether another development team offers him a ride or if he stays with Bridgelane who do ride a a good European calendar. Expect him in the WT in 2025.
Pithie is another talented rider that FDJ upgraded from their loaded development team last year.
- May 5, 2010
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Yeah, when they had their little Oprah Moment.
"You get a WT contract! You get a WT contract! Everybody gets a WT contract!"
- May 23, 2009
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They did lose a few riders like Pinot and Scotson. Cheaper to upgrade those riders who look ready than recruit from other WT teams
- Aug 6, 2014
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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.
- May 23, 2009
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That would be cool to see how FDJ approaches it TBH. There has been some great NZ jerseys in the past though
- May 5, 2010
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And Demare. I'd say he's slightly more important than Scotson.
- Oct 10, 2015
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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.
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…
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…
- Nov 16, 2013
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I think you pick five winners in this game.
- May 23, 2009
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Hayden Roulston had black with white ferns at least once, but apparently the NZ federation didn't like it
- Apr 30, 2011
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Former European colonies desclared independent by the Indigenous population. Egypt is more Arab than British.
- Dec 28, 2010
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Yes I agree. He can definitely have a media career when he retires.
Surprised to hear Phil Liggett as well, for the first time in several years (for me). He was surprisingly un-senile for being 80 years old, but he didn't really add anything either.
- May 5, 2010
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José Been (commentating Marseille):
"Groupama-FDJ off to a great start with... Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig"
Euhm...
(And, as has been mentioned before; the two FDJ teams aren't actually affiliated with each other.)
"Groupama-FDJ off to a great start with... Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig"
Euhm...
(And, as has been mentioned before; the two FDJ teams aren't actually affiliated with each other.)
- Sep 26, 2020
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José Been (commentating Marseille):
"Groupama-FDJ off to a great start with... Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig"
Euhm...
(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.
- May 5, 2010
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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.
- Sep 26, 2020
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I've once heard her mix up Chiara and Simone Consonni, so maybe in that moment her brain told her Pithie was CUL.
- May 5, 2010
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- Sep 26, 2020
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Simone and Laurence are both girl's names in French speaking countries, so maybe that's what confused her.
- Nov 16, 2013
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Not only her, in Matti Breschel's autobiography he lists the names of some sprinters who were present in a race he rode. Impressively, Chiara Consonni was on that list...
- Feb 8, 2023
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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?
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