December 20th.I'm all for planning Roubaix in the same way as the Dutch headwind championships. You don't set a date until 3 days before when the weather is deemed sufficient and then you announce the race.
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December 20th.I'm all for planning Roubaix in the same way as the Dutch headwind championships. You don't set a date until 3 days before when the weather is deemed sufficient and then you announce the race.
This was his once in a lifetime chance to win one of the biggest cycling races in the world.Vermeersch actually looked like crying as well and not happy at all, but van der Poel really refused the conference? Must be very, very disappointed...
Have you seen the documentary that movingtarget had posted a link to downstairs in the cafe? It's very basic... Paris-Roubaix isn't meant for every rider in the peloton, hence, not every pro rider should even try it regardless of the season.Nope. I am suggesting a rider probably prefers taking risks in the end of the season rather than in the beginning of it?
I am still shocked it's even ridden tbh.
This was his once in a lifetime chance to win one of the biggest cycling races in the world.
Who knows what happens if DSM simply isn't DSM. If he gets 4 minutes on the peloton and 2 minutes on the Moscon group. We saw how strong he was.
Have we uncovered the identity of Safebet's intended?Mads Würtz was a bit concerned about the risk of having to wear a cast, or getting wounds in his face; he's getting married Saturday.
First rainy Roubaix in 20 years and a man named Sonny wins it.What a deserved victory! I have considered Colbrelli this eras version on Pippo Pozzato.. I still think Pippo was better (and obviously more stylish and LAVISH - its like comparing Chiellini to Nesta - come on), but man, he really needed this one to show for himself! All-time victory in an all time race, so deserved. And *** OFF to all the "oh but he sucked wheel on my favourite rider MvP", yeah, I absolutely love Mathieu as well, but he got beaten completely fair and square today by the italian mafia. It is what it is.
And what a *** name. Sonny. Thats simply world class.
DSM?This was his once in a lifetime chance to win one of the biggest cycling races in the world.
Who knows what happens if DSM simply isn't DSM. If he gets 4 minutes on the peloton and 2 minutes on the Moscon group. We saw how strong he was.
No worries. <3 I am thinking like yesterday when Annemiek got injured. Had it been in the beginning of the season I assume she would have been more frustrated because of every race she missed.Have you seen the documentary that movingtarget had posted a link to downstairs in the cafe? It's very basic... Paris-Roubaix isn't meant for every rider in the peloton, hence, not every pro rider should even try it regardless of the season.
Hope I'm not being nasty toward you, btw., just talking a bit about the Paris-Roubaix.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxBTVU9JDrA&ab_channel=MrFixie
I actually noticed it too.I can totally understand the frustration, my comment was just meant to be observing.
This film is made by the legendary danish commentator Jørgen Leth, one of Denmark's absolute biggest legends. A cycling institution.. was the man who introduced Denmark to cycling in late 80 early 90's (or there about), just before the first, big danish invasion in cycling starting in the early 90s. Man is an insanely talented filmmaker, writer, poet, scholar, podcaster whatever, he does it all at a very high level. Got fired as a commentator on danish TV2 in 2005 by the first wave Me-Too-movement, politically correct BS, and reinstated as commentator in 2009 and commentated until 2018 or thereabouts in a different paring - first 15 years (more or less) along with Mader, another danish legend in my estimation, and the last 10 years along with Ritter and Rolf Sørensen.
Incredibly well produced movie - take a look at the Giro d' Italia movie he made in the early 1970's following one of the better danish rider Ole Ritter as well. A movie which also depicts how Eddy liked to race the big Grand Tours. Incredibly work by Leth in pioneering the making of cycling related movies and later on commentating the Tour de France and other big races to the big masses of Denmark (and most importantly, make them interested in what they were watching and listening to). I have no doubts thats why I care so much about cycling today.
At least hes not name Sunny I guess.First rainy Roubaix in 20 years and a man named Sonny wins it.
There should be a Paris Roubaix special addition for riders unde 60kg. I wanna see Porte, Pozzovivo, Nairoman battle on cobblesEvery pro rider should be required to ride Paris-Roubaix once, like a rite of passage. In the past the greatest champions also coveted it for their palmares, even one how despised it like Hinault. It's the very essence of brutal cycling.
Indeed, he wasn't very good the later years, but I dont really think he was very cycling knowledgeable (compared to a person like Chris Anker, RIP <3) at any point of his career. But I dont think that was really the point of his commentating. I think he and Mader shone the brightest of the pairings - for example, I have rewatched some of my absolute all-time favourite stages of the Tour de France from 2003 from TV2 and that is absolutely wonderful to listen to.He is an icon, but from a cycling perspective in his later years he really didn't know a lot. Not sure he would be able to mention 10 riders that were riding the Tour de France, the last few years he was commentating, But an insanely talented filmmaker.
A bit harsh.
Red Rick's negative comments have a variety level worthy of their own monument.
Philipsen DNF'd after being there that late in the game?
no, he came 41st? What made you ask?
Cyclingnews, CQ, and the official race site have him as a DNF.