[tony kappler]

I’ve opened comp. There will no doubt be rider changes. Suter will appear after Romandie (team change required).

Pretty mouldy field really. Some of the week long races has been way better represented.

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[Aragonite]

A lot of the Belgian riders

A lot of the Belgian riders seem to have speaking voices a couple of octaves lower than the rest of the population. Potential for a great bass male voice choir. 🙂

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[11waterloo]

I agree, always livens a race

I agree, always livens a race up.

[Aragonite]

11waterloo wrote:

He’s had the last laugh on me….. was torn between him or Pedrero today & just thought Dan could easily mess it up! 

Dont get me wtong I’ve always loved the guy, but it’s hard not to think after his recent comments that he has become a ‘fair weather’ cyclist.

[Daniel Norton]

I left Dan in after he failed

I left Dan in after he failed to get in the break last time.  He was the most likely breakaway rider to be able to hold off the GC men on the climbs.  Looks like I was right for once. 🙂

[Daniel Norton]

Yeah, I’d have picked the

Yeah, I’d have picked the same but wouldn’t have gone for Nizzolo had I known he had no intention of finishing the race!  Definitely caught out there.

[11waterloo]

He’s had the last laugh on me

He’s had the last laugh on me….. was torn between him or Pedrero today & just thought Dan could easily mess it up! 

[Aragonite]

Does Dan have the wife’s

Does Dan have the wife’s permission to go all in on the  downhill section? 🙂

[Dr Winston]

Route change for Stage 19 to

Route change for Stage 19 to avoid the area around the cable car crash. 

[triccky100]

keeps it interesting, no fun

keeps it interesting, no fun if we all have the same riders!!

[Dr Winston]

So, three breakaway riders?..

So, three breakaway riders?….I never go beyond two…

[11waterloo]

Israel Feet Up 

Israel Feet Up 

[Aragonite]

Suppose Israel Start Up is

Suppose Israel Start Up is already something of a retirement home.

[Dr Winston]

Aye. If the race started all

Aye. If the race started all over again I wouldn’t pick any different. Riders crashing out is just what it is…bad luck. To be fair I managed to dodge most of those last season when I won the purist, and the Covid withdrawals…..that helps enormously. 

[11waterloo]

He could set up a downhill

He could set up a downhill mountain biking business with Ilnur Zakarin!

[11waterloo]

I notice that Tim Merlier won

I notice that Tim Merlier won the Ronde van Limburg yesterday a week after leaving the Giro because of ‘stomach problems and fatigue’. I thought that you couldn’t compete in other races until the one you abandoned had finished but clearly I am wrong. It does strike me as a bit disrespectful to the Giro though. Caleb Ewan got a lot of flak when he abandoned with a supposedly dodgy knee and yet this is a lot more blatant. 

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