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« Reply #275: May 02, 2022, 11:54:20 PM »
This is a very interesting decision.  I kind of like it. 
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« Reply #276: May 18, 2022, 07:15:36 AM »
Celebrations lose their fizz - you couldn't make it up.... :roll:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61490735
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« Reply #277: May 18, 2022, 09:26:25 AM »
Quote from: English Natsie on May 18, 2022, 07:15:36 AM
Celebrations lose their fizz - you couldn't make it up.... :roll:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61490735
Girmay looks like the real deal.  I'd imagine he goes to the Tour now that he had to be pulled from the Giro.
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« Reply #278: May 18, 2022, 12:25:37 PM »
He'll probably fall off the stage and break something when the hot podium chicks kiss him
Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on May 18, 2022, 09:26:25 AM
Girmay looks like the real deal.  I'd imagine he goes to the Tour now that he had to be pulled from the Giro.
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« Reply #279: May 29, 2022, 06:01:56 PM »
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« Reply #280: May 29, 2022, 06:13:34 PM »
Nice. It's not Paris, but beats Paris Nice.

Carapaz has a Giro and a gold already. Good of him to share.
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« Reply #281: June 03, 2022, 06:16:13 PM »
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« Reply #282: June 03, 2022, 08:36:04 PM »
Big Tom D fan :(

Loved it when he was with Giant along with Degenkolb and Chad Haga. They won the world TTT. Haga used to say he'd line up behind Dumoulin because he was big enough to draft off him but could barely keep up( modest, he won a long Giro TT stage himself). I wanted Jumbo to get to use their top TTT crew for a race this year, but it's not happening. Roglic, TD, Rohan Dennis, VanAert, ...
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« Reply #283: June 03, 2022, 08:46:02 PM »
Damn. 
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« Reply #284: June 07, 2022, 11:02:50 AM »
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greg-lemond-diagnosed-with-leukaemia/

Chronic, non-life threatening, non-debilitating form per LeMond.  He's 60 now and beat up in so many ways.   They used to treat chronic leukemias with frequent blood transfusions that eventually lose their effect (at least they did 35 years ago when my grandmom was dealing with it).  I wonder what the new therapies are.  In all seriousness, recognizing the irony, but is this something EPO helps with?
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« Reply #285: June 07, 2022, 11:51:05 AM »
"LeMond won the Tour de France in 1986, 1989 and 1990, and remains the only US rider to ever win the Tour. "

Not worth mentioning the 8 wins that were later DQed I guess.
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« Reply #286: June 11, 2022, 05:47:35 PM »
Following an entertaining days racing, Roglic has taken over the lead, in the Dauphine, with a late attack on the final climb of the day, gaining bonus seconds for a second place stage finish, and putting time into all of his GC rivals. Wout van Aert cracked, on the climbs, coming in 14 minutes behind stage winner Carlos Verona.Final stage is tomorrow.
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« Reply #287: June 11, 2022, 06:00:40 PM »
Shocking that Roglic would attack at the end of a final climb if he was not distanced. I love watching his sprint uphill.  Almost like Purito, except much better on bigger climbs.
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« Reply #288: June 12, 2022, 06:09:19 PM »
As expected, Roglic wins the Dauphine - looks to be in good form for le Tour. Nice move to ensure his team-mate (Vingegaard) finshed second overall.
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« Reply #289: June 12, 2022, 07:50:10 PM »
Vingegaard was stronger today. If he had attacked Roglic, he would have dropped him . I was hoping Rogl8c would have let Jonas attack and just covered O'Connor, but I guess this is Roglic 's 1st Dauphine win, so splitting the stage and the overall makes sense. Meanwhile, Van Aert came within a second or so of beating Ganna in the TT and winning the sprint where he posted up prematurely.
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« Reply #290: June 19, 2022, 06:28:55 PM »
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« Reply #291: June 19, 2022, 08:49:51 PM »
Quote from: English Natsie on June 19, 2022, 06:28:55 PM
Turning back the clock...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61859360
ending on a tt, 2 seconds down, it was a lock.  I am a Fuglsang fan, but he's also past peak. 2017 was a heck of a year.
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« Reply #292: June 19, 2022, 08:58:28 PM »
He and Draigiau seem to track each other
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« Reply #293: June 22, 2022, 06:28:11 PM »
Once more, for old time's sake... ;)

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« Reply #294: June 22, 2022, 07:32:38 PM »
Cool.  If Ventoux is on the route this year he should run up the last km.   
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« Reply #295: June 22, 2022, 08:29:30 PM »
Jayco Bike Exchange, lotto soudal, and Israel premier tech are in a relegation battle. 18 teams stay in the World Tour, and they are the bottom 3. Ipt could use a stage win as well as the Israeli and Canadian national championships
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« Reply #296: June 22, 2022, 08:35:48 PM »
At the other end of the spectrum, Rohan Dennis didn't make Jumbo visma's tour team. Van Aert gets La Porte, Roglic and Vingegaard get Kuss and Kruiswijk. Benoot and Hooyedonk (or something like that) also on the squad. I'm hoping Dennis does the Vuelta with the team tt
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« Reply #298: June 27, 2022, 10:58:11 AM »
Anyone own a RadPower bike? MDS?
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« Reply #299: June 27, 2022, 11:40:42 AM »
Quote from: English Natsie on June 27, 2022, 10:05:38 AM
Eddy exhales...  ;)

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TBH, Cavendish ought to be happy that any time folks mention the stage win record, his name gets mentioned with Merckx.  I/M/O, that may be cooler than holding it outright.  He holds it outright, it's "well, that's the sprinters' record." Having your name mentioned as equal to the greatest ever is pretty awesome. 

that quickstep lineup is pretty awesome even without Alaphilippe and Cav.
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