Tour de Suisse

Dr Winston wrote:

Shocking really. I think it might be fair to say that Hugh is now projecting himself into the top tier of cycling as a genuine player of note….surely their should be more interest than this from his home town. It would be interesting to see the coverage the Yates brothers got from their local rag when they suddenly jumped up a peg or two.

I just did a search on their local rag the Bury Times.

They have been reporting on the Yates twins from quite an early stage in their careers, from at least 2009.

The big difference is probably that the Yates were both representing UK on the track before their road careers started. They also raced locally at the Manchester Velodrome which probably got local press coverage.

Condor Andy wrote:

I don’t think the sports editor at the LEP knows squat about pro-cycling. Great that they’ve finally given him a mention, but read that article then go to the BBC and read their article.

I think both articles are cut and paste from Cycling News.

Interesting picture in the LEP. Carthy in the Young riders jersey in the ITT stage of 2015 USA Pro Challenge ?

MinardiM189 wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

Absolutely chuffed for Hugh McCarthy.

One of the best solo rides I have seen.

Will he get a mention in the LEP now ?

Will he hell. I just took the dog a walk and found a bike mad neighbour washing his car…he hadn’t even bothered watching him even though he knows him. Pffft….No interest at all from my fellow Prestonites. Too busy worshiping Tom Finney.

Finally Hugh Carthy gets a mention on the LEP website –

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/other-sport/preston-cyclist-hugh-carthy-secures-first-win-on-world-stage-1-9838342

Yeah…read it…and about time. Maybe your nudge did the trick. ..well done Minardi.

MinardiM189 wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

Carthy’s biggest victory these past few weeks is that he is now a contender. No longer in the shadow of Woods or anybody else but a genuine contender in his own right…..In fact right now he’d be my first choice for any grand tour for EF.

It will be interesting to see what Uran does in the Tour, I think he is an outsider for the podium.

I messaged the sports editor at the LEP re Carthy & got a like for my post but still no mention on the website.

I think a lot of people had Carthy left over from before the ITT for yesterday, a lot of people moved up in the classification whereas I went down with what was a strong result.

My brother did just that…just had him left over. I’m sure a few would have brought him in from choice but probably the minority. He’s a great rider in the making.

Sniffer wrote:

Sniffer wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

Sniffer wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

One of the rides of the season from Hugh Carthy….fantastic…Did Anybody bring him  in..or indeed still have him?

Even more remarkable given how he struggled up one of those climbs already this week….

Yep, two transfers for this stage. Lost the two TT specialists and brought back Hirt and Carthy. After a good Giro, I had an awful Dauphine. This race has gone much better again.

 

Brave pick Sniffer…especially given he struggled up one of those climbs just a couple of days ago. I listed him as one of the ones i’d fancy trying for the break (above) but tbh i’d have had him below Costa, Sanchez, and Frank…in fact I think Frank may have been the most predictable breakaway. Good pick by you.

Carthy was maybe more a gamble. I just thought he had the ability to do something special. The other three might try, but there climbing ability these days meant they couldn’t deliver the big result. That might be tough on LLS though.

Carthy’s biggest victory these past few weeks is that he is now a contender. No longer in the shadow of Woods or anybody else but a genuine contender in his own right…..In fact right now he’d be my first choice for any grand tour for EF.

MinardiM189 wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

One of the rides of the season from Hugh Carthy….fantastic…Did Anybody bring him  in..or indeed still have him?

Even more remarkable given how he struggled up one of those climbs already this week….

Absolutely chuffed for Hugh McCarthy.

One of the best solo rides I have seen.

Will he get a mention in the LEP now ?

Will he hell. I just took the dog a walk and found a bike mad neighbour washing his car…he hadn’t even bothered watching him even though he knows him. Pffft….No interest at all from my fellow Prestonites. Too busy worshiping Tom Finney.

Dr Winston wrote:

One of the rides of the season from Hugh Carthy….fantastic…Did Anybody bring him  in..or indeed still have him?

Even more remarkable given how he struggled up one of those climbs already this week….

Absolutely chuffed for Hugh McCarthy.

One of the best solo rides I have seen.

Will he get a mention in the LEP now ?

One of the rides of the

One of the rides of the season from Hugh Carthy….fantastic…Did Anybody bring him  in..or indeed still have him?

Even more remarkable given how he struggled up one of those climbs already this week….