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Did a little Ronde van Vlaanderen recon today. Stumbled upon this fella, who really wanted to have a picture with me. In return I asked to grant Wout van Aert the victory. Let's see if it works out Sunday.
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Did a little Ronde van Vlaanderen recon today. Stumbled upon this fella, who really wanted to have a picture with me. In return I asked to grant Wout van Aert the victory. Let's see if it works out Sunday.
Couldn’t agree moreRemco is very welcome at RVV. Besides all the marketing gimmick, there is a chance it could make the race better.
Spotted on the Koppenberg today:
- 12.33h The guys from INEOS open the debates: Turner, Sheffield, Tarling and Watson in the British national shirt.
- 12.37h Uno-X is there, with Jonas Abrahamsen gapping his teammates.
- 12.40h Two boys from UAE are going fast. Tadej Pogacar in his rainbow jersey is low on the bike, with a high frequency and a concentrated look. Antonio Morgado, the only one who stays with him, looks ready for an important task on Sunday.
- 12.41h After a few riders from Cofidis follow three more from UAE, including F. Vermeersch and Politt.
- 12.42h EF is there with Asgreen ahead of a group with Valgren.
- 12.47h Pinarello
- 12.49h Movistar
- 12.55h Jayco
- 13.08h Total Energies
- 13.15h Burgos
It's fun to watch this two days before the race. You see cycling tourists crawling up the climb, some faster than the others. Some have a good cadence, others don't make it to the top. An older lady goes pretty fast, but she's on an e-bike! When a pro team appears there's always a bit of excitement and you try to recognize faces during those ten seconds you get. Ah, but Sunday I'll just watch it on television.
That promo (the 14 legs part) has a weird ring to it. Reminds of a picture I saw of a billboard in the 1970s promoting the (then) Oakland Warriors NBA team. The gigantic image showed the players just from the waist down in the short shorts of that era. The text read “We’ve got ten guys with great legs who can go all night long.”Well, that's one way to introduce your team:
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No Time Lords on the team.
He is probably heavier right now.Pogi 66kg. That’s where I went wrong.
He said it last night in a talkshow when they asked his weight. So not heavier.He is probably heavier right now.
He said it last night in a talkshow when they asked his weight. So not heavier.
Thanks mate. Same weight as usual.He said it last night in a talkshow when they asked his weight. So not heavier.
