Good point. A sad fact, but a good point nonetheless.He still needs a contract.
I know it's not at all unusual for riders to travel and ride races back to back, but right off of a Paris Roubaix seems a bit extreme.
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Good point. A sad fact, but a good point nonetheless.He still needs a contract.
Where is the differentiation between a really long sprint, and a late attack?
Pos. | Binche-Chimay-Binche (Mens) | |
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1 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | |
2 | Rasmus Tiller (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
3 | Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | |
4 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-up Nation | |
5 | Stan Dewulf (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team | |
6 | Christophe Noppe (Bel) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
7 | Milan Menten (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB | |
8 | Daan Hoole (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | |
9 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma | |
10 | Vegard Stokke (Nor) Team DSM |
Pos. Binche-Chimay-Binche (Mens) 1 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 2 Rasmus Tiller (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 3 Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 4 Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-up Nation 5 Stan Dewulf (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 6 Christophe Noppe (Bel) Team Arkea-Samsic 7 Milan Menten (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB 8 Daan Hoole (Ned) SEG Racing Academy 9 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 10 Vegard Stokke (Nor) Team DSM
Hang on! Is the French one-day race today Paris-Bourges, or Paris-Gien-Bourges? Or are the Arkea-boys gonna take a detour?
That was my thought with Nizzolo riding the day after Roubaix at Bernocchi!Ooooh, what a crazily important detail!!!1
Regarding Piemonte: I'm a bit surprised to see Colbrelli take part in this most schizophrenic of bike races. He did win it the last time it was flat but lining up just four days after winning Roubaix can't be too fun. They always say that it takes a week before you're recovered from that.
Hang on! Is the French one-day race today Paris-Bourges, or Paris-Gien-Bourges? Or are the Arkea-boys gonna take a detour?
Wikipedia is your friend:
The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities and since 1996 the race has started in the town of Gien in the Loiret department which is 130 kilometres (80 mi) south of Paris. The official name of the race is now Paris-Gien-Bourges although it is still referred to as Paris–Bourges on the UCI calendar and throughout much of the media.
Deserves a chance with a bigger team but it's often not easy for riders from outsider/third countries.
One of the nicest stuffed animals for Lucas Eriksson, winner of the first Circuit des Ardennes stage. Really classy rider that has been consistently good for a couple of years now. Deserves a chance with a bigger team but it's often not easy for riders from outsider/third countries.
In cycling, yeah. No? Riders from non-established/core cycling interest countries have to pay dues a lot more. Like Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine etc. Poland too, take Aniolkowski who won like a hundred races last year and only Bingoal were interested.
One of the nicest stuffed animals for Lucas Eriksson, winner of the first Circuit des Ardennes stage. Really classy rider that has been consistently good for a couple of years now. Deserves a chance with a bigger team but it's often not easy for riders from outsider/third countries.
It needs to be qualified though, as distance alone isn't enough. Kristoff launched a long sprint in Ponferrada, not a late attack. A late attack must create a gap (immediately) to qualify.361 metres.
In cycling, yeah. No? Riders from non-established/core cycling interest countries have to pay dues a lot more. Like Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine etc. Poland too, take Aniolkowski who won like a hundred races last year and only Bingoal were interested.