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There is no such thing as "Norwegian" really - the difference between Norwegian spoken by young people in Stavanger and older people in Oslo is like the difference between Norwegian and Swedish.

Written nynorsk can also be very hard to understand. For instance because it changes "hv"-sounds to "k"-sounds. And vowels from "e" to "a".

On a different note, Danish three generations ago was pronounced quite differently from the way it is spoken today. Add to that the dialects - some of the things Danish is "criticized" for, don't exist in certain parts of the country.
Indeed. Further arguments for why it’s just easier to go with English.
 
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Cycling teams are not like all other sports teams though. The CSC riders didn't train together every day in Lyngby or wherever Riis Cycling was based.

I know it may sounds rich coming from a guy who supports all the Basque riders, but that's not something I've ever been instructed to do by a commentator (or maybe I have. Basque is not my strong suit).

From the perspective of the viewing public and the commentators, I don't think it makes a difference.

In the case of CSC, it was also a function on Denmark not really having any good riders on other teams at the time - you root for what you have ;)
 
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Cycling teams are not like all other sports teams though. The CSC riders didn't train together every day in Lyngby or wherever Riis Cycling was based.

I know it may sounds rich coming from a guy who supports all the Basque riders, but that's not something I've ever been instructed to do by a commentator (or maybe I have. Basque is not my strong suit).
Huh? I thought Bruyneel and Armstrong were happy that they won the 2009 Tour with Contador.
 
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I like the little detail of Skjelmose instantly getting on the radio, and telling Ciccone he doesn't need to sprint full, when he saw Uran wasn't chasing :)
 
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He is a staple at this point.
He's 71 now and apparently had his own struggles, but it's always great to see him at the Tour.

From wiki: In 2012, Senft confirmed he would miss the Tour de France for the first time since 1993 after undergoing surgery. "I just got back from having my head x-rayed, the third time in three weeks, I feel like a Chernobyl reactor," he told Cyclingnews.com. "Today the results were much better and I can start doing more things every day."[8] Following his enforced absence from events, Senft was present at the 2012 World Championships, and has been at the Tour de France in each edition since, as of 2023.
 
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I seriously doubt he would have had a chance at hanging with Pog and Jonas on the climbs, and very doubtful he'd gain 'massive' time on those two with only a 22k TT. Im a fan but I think Remco would be having a very difficult time at the moment if he'd have chosen to ride.

Remco is nowhere near the level of Pogi and Vingo. Only TT would see him take time.

I believe we agree on this.
Remco has produced similar W/kg as Vinegaard and Pogacar, so it isn't so sure that any of those two could really get a big gap on him (similar to the tiny gaps in this Tour).

If he had gone to the Tour for the last 3 yrs, people would've been talking about Pogavar vs. Vingegaard vs. Evenepoel as the big three.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieE-7QAOtEw

(note that he was even better still in San Sebastian and La Vuelta)
 
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Remco has produced similar W/kg as Vinegaard and Pogacar, so it isn't so sure that any of those two could really get a big gap on him (similar to the tiny gaps in this Tour).

If he had gone to the Tour for the last 3 yrs, people would've been talking about Pogavar vs. Vingegaard vs. Evenepoel as the big three.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieE-7QAOtEw

(note that he was even better still in San Sebastian and La Vuelta)
Remco would push all motos out of the way and destroy this race on the flats, in the mountains, on the seas, and in the air.