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You are planning to do a thread for a race or a rider, but you are still working on it or don't think it's time yet and fear someone else might do it in the meantime?
Here is a place where you can announce the thread you will make. Please name the topic and also give some short infos about the content (like, do you plan to put in profiles, pictures, a poll, elaborate research).

If you want to make a thread for the same topic or would like to add information, please contact the member who plans to make a thread. Maybe you can collaborate.

Current plans, level: certain:
@Wvv : Cian Uijtdebroeks
@King Boonen: Gravel / ultra
@SHAD0W93 : Comeback of the year 2021
@Devil's Elbow: Remaining Vuelta stages of 2021

Ideas and plans, level: uncertain:
@SafeBet : Santiago Basso
BlueRoads: Ide Schelling
@Finn84 : Jaakko Hänninen

Requests for a thread:
Fausto Masnada (might be done by @Ilmaestro99 himself)
 
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topcat

topcat

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I'd like to block book the thread for stage 17 of the tour. On second thoughts, cancel that. I'll just set up my own subversive thread on it and talk to myself in there.
 
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Logic-is-your-friend

Logic-is-your-friend

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This is an excellent idea, mainly because i had the same idea a while ago.

Seriously though, this threat should get stickied. In a perfect world the OP would update the opening post with all outstanding thread requests (when someone reserves a thread, add it to the list, when the thread actually gets made, remove it).

Some people put a lot of thought and work into making a thread (be it for a rider or for a race), not just the content, but the timing as well. It's especially disheartening to see a thread you wanted to make, being made by somebody else with the opening post containing "Amazing race! Discuss!" Or something along those lines.
 
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Logic-is-your-friend

Logic-is-your-friend

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IndianCyclist said:
Wouldn't it be easier if u use a dummy post with the title on the subject that u want to reserve and the initial comment can just be "More to come" so that everyone knows that u are working on that title.
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I think the forum might get flooded with "promising rider x" threads, some of which will have discussion going on before a decent OP gets made, and others just fade away into void of the forum when the "promise" doesn't manifest eventually. I think your proposal also is an option, but some rules would have to be made. What if a forum members makes an "empty thread" (haha) that he wants to work on months later, but by then this forum member is banned or no longer on the forum. Also, by having this list, you could still PM somebody who wants to create a thread you wanted to make, and maybe team up, or exchange ideas, before the actual thread gets made. I would also gladly hand over the "thread rights" to somebody more versed in the matter (i have made threads for races in the past, just because it looked like nobody else would, not because i was the best guy for the job).
 
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BlueRoads

BlueRoads

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I will update the OP as often as possible; it's best if you announce your idea here and also PM me, so that I will see it for sure.
As I'm on my computer almost every day, that should work for now.
You can of course always do the dummy post, but for the reasons Logic has mentioned an announcement here might be helpful.
 
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Devil's Elbow

Devil's Elbow

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I wonder what prompted this thread ;)

I have the OPs for the first 12 Tour stages ready. I will definitely be posting up to Stage 15, then I'm on holiday after that so not entirely sure whether I'll be able to post image-heavy posts in the third week.
 
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Samu Cuenca

Samu Cuenca

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Ilmaestro99 said:
somebody should do a fausto masnada thread to hype for the vuelta
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I think, it would only be right if you made it. Otherwise he might end up having two threads, and the mods will have to be involved ;)

I was thinking about making a lame man's thread for the Olympics to discuss team selections etc.
 
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tobydawq

tobydawq

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And here I was thinking a month ago that there was way too many stickied threads :grimacing:

I mean, can't we at least substitute this for the No spoilers thread? The answer is always Tiz anyway, it's not like there will ever be a surprising answer in that thread.
 
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Red Rick

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tobydawq said:
And here I was thinking a month ago that there was way too many stickied threads :grimacing:

I mean, can't we at least substitute this for the No spoilers thread? The answer is always Tiz anyway, it's not like there will ever be a surprising answer in that thread.
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Figured it's fine to keep up during the Tour because there's not many other races gonna get stickied.
 
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...also, threads don't have to have the word thread at the end: "jmdirt Greatest Racer (in his mind) Thread" :D
 
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