Lesser Known Road Racing for Women Thread

[Andy262]

Better news of Alexis Magner.

Alexis Magner 'amazingly OK' after being resuscitated following crash in last corner of final stage at Baloise Belgium Tour

US rider was reported to hit a lamppost in fall, with Charlotte Kool and Fien Van Eynde also going down close by

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[awavey]

good news on Magner,though I suppose "Ok" covers a wide range of conditions.as I dont think they rush you straight into surgery if you are just "Ok", but could have been a lot worse certainly.

certainly was worse for Van Eynde 3 broken vertebrae, ouch, that could have been very bad depending on which vertebrae she broke.

 

[Didinho]

No GC ambitions for Kopecky. They’re going for stage wins.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Lizzie Deignan has officially retired.

One world championship, a silver medal, one flanders, one Paris-Roubaix, one Liege-Bastogne-Liege, one strade Bianchi, two tour of britain, 3 gp of plouey, and one tour de france femme sans zwift (or la course as it was known as the time), & one the parx casino philly cycling classic.

& most of all she won the hearts of millions & millions of cycling fans.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Fare thee well, Lizzie. You achieved one of the hardest feats imaginable in cycling: making me agree with Jonathan Vaughters.

I hope motherhood treats you well, and that it keeps you busy enough not to become a pundit.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Fare thee well, Lizzie. You achieved one of the hardest feats imaginable in cycling: making me agree with Jonathan Vaughters.

I hope motherhood treats you well, and that it keeps you busy enough not to become a pundit.

Never mind, you have still got Lorena.

 

[JR1012]

No GC ambitions for Kopecky. They’re going for stage wins.

Are we suprised by that? I am not, given her poor performance at the two stage races, she did this year (Burgos and Giro).

 

[Didinho]

Is there a team presentation today? Can’t find anything about it.

 

[Didinho]

Really like the black Fdjeux outfit.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Is there a team presentation today? Can’t find anything about it.

Well there was, but not sure where it was broadcast. Someones phone on YouTube maybe.

 

[RedheadDane]

Shaping up for a sprint in Poland.

 

[RedheadDane]

Consonni wins.

 

[yaco]

Consonni much too fast for this field. Itd disappointing that the three stage Tour of Romandie includes a prologue. This is not a WT level parcours for a stage race.

 

[RedheadDane]

Consonni much too fast for this field. Itd disappointing that the three stage Tour of Romandie includes a prologue. This is not a WT level parcours for a stage race.

This (Poland) or Romandie?
Why would Poland need to be WT level parcours?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This (Poland) or Romandie?
Why would Poland need to be WT level parcours?

Yaco is complaining about Romandie, because you know how they feel about time trials of any kind. In this case there should of course have been two time trials to make it a proper TdR.

 

[yaco]

Yaco is complaining about Romandie, because you know how they feel about time trials of any kind. In this case there should of course have been two time trials to make it a proper TdR.

Its not even an ITT, its a prologue. Its lazy to have a prologue/ITT as one of three stages. You continually go on about ITT's. I love TTT's and believe there should be more in races, however, despite my love, its not needed in a three day WT race.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Its not even an ITT, its a prologue. Its lazy to have a prologue/ITT as one of three stages. You continually go on about ITT's. I love TTT's and believe there should be more in races, however, despite my love, its not needed in a three day WT race.

I agree there should never be a TTT in a race with 3 stages, but an ITT is alright. I miss the Critérium International.

 

[RedheadDane]

Its not even an ITT, its a prologue. Its lazy to have a prologue/ITT as one of three stages. You continually go on about ITT's. I love TTT's and believe there should be more in races, however, despite my love, its not needed in a three day WT race.

Obvious solution is obvious:
Make the race longer. 😎

 

[yaco]

I agree there should never be a TTT in a race with 2 stages, but an ITT is alright. I miss the Critérium International.

Criterium used to have an ITT and short stage on the same day.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Criterium used to have an ITT and short stage on the same day.

It was supposed to say 3 stages, but yes, they held it over two days.

 

[Didinho]

Siii Consonni! Hope she can also go for the win in the next stages. Looks like harder last km’s than today.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Consonni much too fast for this field. Itd disappointing that the three stage Tour of Romandie includes a prologue. This is not a WT level parcours for a stage race.

Copponi has at least had decent level in the past, she's having a very underwhelming season though.

 

[Didinho]

Other teams finally understand how to race against a clear favorite for the sprint. Big group ahead now around 20 riders in Poland.

 

[yaco]

Other teams finally understand how to race against a clear favorite for the sprint. Big group ahead now around 20 riders in Poland.

I'm loving the tactics! if only we can see more!

 

[JR1012]

No Reusser and apparently no Vollering for Romandie. Suddenly the race is wide open.