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Spring Classics

About to open this up!

15 races included with Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne and De Brabantse Pijl the only non WT events and Eschborn-Frankfurt back in. Accurate details are included up to Strade Bianche and the others will be updated in due course. We'll have to keep an eye on the Italian coronavirus situation as well as the two big races there might be affected. So hold on to transfers for those until we know more.

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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Condor Andy | 4 years ago
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It's official, all remaining Spring Classics have been cancelled or postponed.

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Condor Andy | 4 years ago
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Next 3 WT classics in Belgium all cancelled. All events in Flanders cancelled until the end of March. Ronde and Dwars Door still okay for now.

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Strade Bianche cancelled....grrrr....back to gardening.

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11waterloo replied to Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Exactly! And the weather forecast was for a proper filthy day as well...... I suppose we are going to have to get used to it.

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john beltx replied to Dr Winston | 3 years ago
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hahahahah

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Mitchelton have withdrawn from a whole raft of races now....one day and stage..

https://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/mitchelton-scott-position-regardin...

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Jumbo Visma withdraw from Strade Bianche....mmmm...

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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It's not looking good folks https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1234925523924635649?ref_src=t...

Also EF  have requested they pull out of all Italian upcoming races..

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Strade race announced as still going ahead a couple of days ago...folllowed by a big jump in Coronavirus numbers in Italy today....

Going to go down to the wire this is.

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Took the risk of bringing sprinters in despite the wind. Just about got away with it.

Stuyven must be in really good shape..I looked last night at how many riders, historically, do well back to back with the Omloop and KBK races....it's not many and he's in the best of company for those that do manage it. Good stuff....keep eating the pies.

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Dr Winston replied to Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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*note..I didn't actually pick him...again.

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Sniffer replied to Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Nervous watch when you have picked Asgreen.

I did play the Stuyven çard for Sunday.

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Dr Winston replied to Sniffer | 4 years ago
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Nice. I was going to pick him over Stybar on Saturday after reading Stybar's interview where he said he couldn't stand such high winds...but then somehow didn't do it. 
 

Stuyven was then then one I was looking at when seeing how many riders had done good back to back rides over the years, and the answer was not many...so I still didn't do it....but I will next time he's on.

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Sniffer replied to Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Your group of sprinters still worked out better.

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Dr Winston replied to Sniffer | 4 years ago
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Sniffer wrote:

Your group of sprinters still worked out better.

Yeah, got on a couple of decent ones. Very hard to predict who will be there at the end in that weather, in fact impossible...just hit and hope.

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jollygoodvelo | 4 years ago
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Well, I've started the season with a total washout. Wrong rider chosen from pretty much every team. Shocker. 
 

Anyone else getting this massive advert?

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Condor Andy replied to jollygoodvelo | 4 years ago
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Bloody hell that's so obnoxious...

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jollygoodvelo replied to jollygoodvelo | 4 years ago
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Apologies to anyone seeing this in desktop - posted from my mobile and ugh, it's even worse on the big screen.

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Mmmm....It looked ok last night but not sure about my team now for the Omloop lottery showdown.

WVA

GVA 

Naesen

Stybar

Valgren

Doull

Vanmarcke

(Merlier)

Not sure why I went with Stybar after he said he doesn’t fancy the weather, I thought i’d swapped  him for Stuyven. Also....I didn’t fancy any 3.0’s so just stuck Merlier in ready for KBK on Monday.

Note to self....stop picking teams on wine.

 

 

 

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stevemarks replied to Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Can I have some of that wine?

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Dr Winston replied to stevemarks | 4 years ago
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stevemarks wrote:

Can I have some of that wine?

Looks brutal out there. Could have been mix and matching all night for a team but in the end the weather and echelons will decide this. Some great picks will end up in the wrong group.

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Condor Andy replied to Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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KBK is tomorrow

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Dr Winston replied to Condor Andy | 4 years ago
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Condor Andy wrote:

KBK is tomorrow

Crikey...thanks. Where the hell did I get Monday from.

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Gkam84 | 4 years ago
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Could we please have a little update on the database, a few team codes don't match up with the UCI, so when searching for say an Alpecin rider, your code is COC, but they are AFC nowangry

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Condor Andy replied to Gkam84 | 4 years ago
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Sure, I matched up teams with what was in PCS when doing transfers. I'll edit after KBK because Dave will need to update the jerseys to match new codes. That's something I can't do, but I'll change the codes.

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Gkam84 replied to Condor Andy | 4 years ago
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Nice one, thanks. I didn't go checking all teams, just noticed it for Alpecin. 

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Still going with some filthy weather specialists. Dithering on Pedersen at the moment. He proved in Yorkshire last year that he can do filthy weather....but Belgium in Feb may not be quite as bad as Yorkshire in August.

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Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Oh my days....

WVA at 31.6

MVDP at 9.3

Crikey....funny how these things go sometimes.

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Condor Andy replied to Dr Winston | 4 years ago
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Difference of being on a WT team and racking up a hat full of points in the classics, Dauphine, and the Tour, and being (old) PCT and riding less than 5 races total.

On second thought, maybe MVDP should have been more expensive.

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Dr Winston replied to Condor Andy | 4 years ago
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Condor Andy wrote:

Difference of being on a WT team and racking up a hat full of points in the classics, Dauphine, and the Tour, and being (old) PCT and riding less than 5 races total.

On second thought, maybe MVDP should have been more expensive.

Nah. He’ll be 37.0 for the next ten years...give us this one season of joy...

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