The thread of "Neilson Powless is not powerless anymore thread"

[jmdirt]

Go POW!

I love his salutes to the crowd when he gets point!

 

[firefly3323]

Go POW!

I love his salutes to the crowd when he gets point!

During the broadcast of stage 3 Kirby (I think it was him) said he must have seen someone with an American flag when he saluted the crowd ....fairly certain i didn't miss an American flag. LOL

 

[Koronin]

Nice to see he got back in the break hunting more KOM points today.

 

[Anderis]

His form is not quite where it was in the spring if he gets outclimbed by Shaw, though. Hopefully he will be able to get better during the race, otherwise his chances to defend the jersey are slim.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So I have obviously missed something and there is a meme on the forum about Powless being 'nice': where did this come from?

 

[Potomac]

So I have obviously missed something and there is a meme on the forum about Powless being 'nice': where did this come from?

Nobody will say. Part of the meme is an omerta like silence about the origin story.
I've said too much already.

 

[jmdirt]

POW still in dots!

 

[Potomac]

Plans for 2024

March	16/03	Milano-Sanremo
March	27/03	Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre ME
March	31/03	Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour des Flandres ME
April	14/04	Amstel Gold Race
April	17/04	La Flèche Wallonne
April	21/04	Liège-Bastogne-Liège
May
June	29/06	Tour de France
July
August
September	01/09	Maryland Cycling Classic

 

[Bolder]

I hope he goes to the Tour with a plan besides riding himself cross-eyed. Maybe lay back and target a few stages.

 

[Sciatic]

I hope he goes to the Tour with a plan besides riding himself cross-eyed. Maybe lay back and target a few stages.

My assumption was that he rode like that the Tour because that team was primed to support Carapaz for GC, and then he crashed out in Stage 1. That left EF with shooting for stages and (I guess) dots?

 

[Anderis]

Just a few days ago I read that he was not going to ride any stage race this spring after Gran Camino and now he is on official T-A startlist.

 

[tobydawq]

Just a few days ago I read that he was not going to ride any stage race this spring after Gran Camino and now he is on official T-A startlist.

Maybe they found a stage race necessary after discovering how abysmal his form was?

 

[Potomac]

@Armchair Cyclist I didn't see this thread in the rider directory

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[Armchair Cyclist]

@Armchair Cyclist I didn't see this thread in the rider directory

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Only because you looked before it was there

 

[Oldermanish]

Today was the season-maker for Powless. Congrats!

 

[Sciatic]

I haven’t checked the stats but it seems like this is one of the best haul of total wins (today added to those of Jorgenson and McNulty) in a single season by American male riders for quite awhile. Obviously none with the stature of Kuss’s ‘23 Vuelta (or Kristin Faulkner’s gold on the women’s side), but good to see a broader base of U,S. Road success.

 

[jmdirt]

POW!
Hopefully he can have a solid injury free ride for a while!

 

[Potomac]

Two wins this month, Piemonte and Japan

He's taken 700 UCI points this October.

I am taking this to mean he is healthy again.
It's a pity it came so late in the year.

 

[Oldermanish]

During the broadcast of stage 3 Kirby (I think it was him) said he must have seen someone with an American flag when he saluted the crowd ....fairly certain i didn't miss an American flag. LOL

I could see where he might wave at fans he knows to be there, too. Makes sense and nothing nefarious about it.