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It's far from the first example of a WT rider guest-riding for the devo team in a cat.1 race.
It's when they start doing it in cat.2 races, I think it becomes ridiculous.
It's far from the first example of a WT rider guest-riding for the devo team in a cat.1 race.
It's when they start doing it in cat.2 races, I think it becomes ridiculous.
- Aug 29, 2009
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he apparently asked for it himself, as he enjoyed the race last year, and wants to give it another go. But yeah, personally I also think internal transfers in that direction should be limited to riders coming back from injury, for example.
- May 5, 2010
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The way I see it, if the WT would be allowed to ride a race, I see no problem in WT riders guest-riding for the devo team.
You would need to define what counts as an injury severe enough if you wanted to make that a rule.
But my view on the issue is similar to RedheadDane's.
- Mar 12, 2009
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I think also it's a big difference when it's a 21 year old doing it compared to if it had been Vingegaard doing it.
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A "hasn't race for X weeks" rule could probably work.
But yeah, in the end, currently WT- and Devo teams can line up the same riders in .1 races anyway (4+2 or 2+4), and as long as this is the case, it of course doesn't make sense to implement other restrictions for those.
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I'd assume as well that if any teams used this to get around say the WT team limit or something or otherwise exploited it then the rule would likely change real quick.
- Sep 26, 2020
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Do you guys think it will take a long time to declare a winner If the Classic Var ends in a photo finish?
- Oct 21, 2012
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Am sure it's possible to find some corner of British internet cycling, still arguing about Amstel '21.
- Mar 12, 2009
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Larry Warbasse talked about this in the The Cycling Podcast the other day. Because of the cold weather and riding through open farm fields they apparently eat a bit of cow dung off the road which leads to people getting stomach bugs so there were several riders who had been throwing up during the night and didn't start and others who couldn't finish the last stage.
- Apr 30, 2011
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Close to the start of Mont Faron now.
Finish-line at the end of the steep part.
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- Jan 10, 2019
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I'm watching the on screen graphics, without sound. All these French fdjeux climbers are the same, couldn't tell it was Gregoire. Half this group is Lenny.
- Dec 31, 2017
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Lenny is half the size of other riders, easy to recognize him
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