jaggyness Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Another tremendous Grand Tour; Carapaz and Carthy were both brilliant. Having the strongest team was key for Roglic, but congrats to him for bouncing back from the disaster at the Tour. I really liked that he went over to Carapaz just after he crossed the line. It was a nice moment between the two of them. Going to really miss the cycling for the next two or three months. Just hope it starts on time next year.Well it's already been announced that all the early season races in Australia won't take place, in their usual formats anyway, so the first races that may take place are the races that take place in the middle east in February, March. Abu Dhabi and Qatar for instance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 6 hours ago, jaggyness said: 8 hours ago, printer said: Another tremendous Grand Tour; Carapaz and Carthy were both brilliant. Having the strongest team was key for Roglic, but congrats to him for bouncing back from the disaster at the Tour. I really liked that he went over to Carapaz just after he crossed the line. It was a nice moment between the two of them. Going to really miss the cycling for the next two or three months. Just hope it starts on time next year. Well it's already been announced that all the early season races in Australia won't take place, in their usual formats anyway, so the first races that may take place are the races that take place in the middle east in February, March. Abu Dhabi and Qatar for instance Yeah, I knew that. I was talking about the revised calendar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybs Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 07/11/2020 at 21:36, kiddy said: How to go round La Vuelta 2nd fastest & still win. They need to bin these time bonuses. Roglic is actually 8 secs slower than Carapaz & only 10 in front of Carthy. It was the same at le Tour until he got found out on the ITT. On 03/11/2020 at 16:55, kiddy said: Without bonus, Carapaz would be at 13 secs & Carthy 15. They should do away with the bonus seconds. That's why the photo finish is there, at the line, & the stopwatch on the TT. Roglic lost 45 seconds the other week with an issue getting a rain jacket on apoarently so not all down to the bonuses -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Roglic lost 45 seconds the other week with an issue getting a rain jacket on apoarently so not all down to the bonusesThat's a racing incident though, not through artificially manipulating the timings 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 For me its not the time bonuses themselves but the size of them. if it was 3, 2 & 1 second for top 3 i think that would be reasonable as it helps distinguish who is pushing hardest to get the win rather than sitting on the back of a group to get the same time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybs Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 4 hours ago, jaggyness said: 14 hours ago, garybs said: Roglic lost 45 seconds the other week with an issue getting a rain jacket on apoarently so not all down to the bonuses That's a racing incident though, not through artificially manipulating the timings Point is though add 45 seconds back on & bonuses become irrelvant 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 hours ago, garybs said: Point is though add 45 seconds back on & bonuses become irrelvant You do realise that's a completely stupid argument? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 08/11/2020 at 09:11, printer said: Another tremendous Grand Tour; Carapaz and Carthy were both brilliant. Having the strongest team was key for Roglic, but congrats to him for bouncing back from the disaster at the Tour. I really liked that he went over to Carapaz just after he crossed the line. It was a nice moment between the two of them. Going to really miss the cycling for the next two or three months. Just hope it starts on time next year. Unlikely. The Tour Down Under was cancelled recently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybs Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 hours ago, kiddy said: You do realise that's a completely stupid argument? Was just pointing it out. FWIW I'm against bonuses, the best would be able to win without them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Can has re-signed for Quickstep - https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mark-cavendish-signs-for-deceuninck-quickstep-for-2021-season/. Will he be a lead-out man for Bennett or a short-term replacement for Jacobsen whilst he recovers from his horrific injuries? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Can has re-signed for Quickstep - https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mark-cavendish-signs-for-deceuninck-quickstep-for-2021-season/. Will he be a lead-out man for Bennett or a short-term replacement for Jacobsen whilst he recovers from his horrific injuries?That's great news. He deserves to go out when he wants. I think the answer to your question is both! There's no guarantee jacobsen comes back to the level he was before, so Cav is the ideal short term replacement for him and in the big races that Bennett is targeting, if they don't have a GC rider then Cav becomes a top lead out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, jaggyness said: 6 hours ago, Bishop Briggs said: Can has re-signed for Quickstep - https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mark-cavendish-signs-for-deceuninck-quickstep-for-2021-season/. Will he be a lead-out man for Bennett or a short-term replacement for Jacobsen whilst he recovers from his horrific injuries? That's great news. He deserves to go out when he wants. I think the answer to your question is both! There's no guarantee jacobsen comes back to the level he was before, so Cav is the ideal short term replacement for him and in the big races that Bennett is targeting, if they don't have a GC rider then Cav becomes a top lead out. I would guess that Cav has a sponsor, mostly likely Deloitte, who will cover a large part of his salary. The big question is does he have the legs to get over the big mountains in a grand tour? If not, I could see him compete in the Spring classics and shorter stage races. The winter training schedule, possibly including track racing, will be crucial. It's also possible that he will focus on trying to get selected for the Olympics rather than the GTs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hirschi leaves DSM (previously Sunweb). Rumours all over about where he might be going. AG2R and ISN seem to be the favourites just now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 05/01/2021 at 19:18, jaggyness said: Hirschi leaves DSM (previously Sunweb). Rumours all over about where he might be going. AG2R and ISN seem to be the favourites just now Rumour I heard was UAE? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Rumour I heard was UAE?Would make sense since they need to replace Aru as a GT contender at whatever races Pogacar doesn't race. And likely have the budget with Aru leaving. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Hirschi leaves DSM (previously Sunweb). Rumours all over about where he might be going. AG2R and ISN seem to be the favourites just now Rumour I heard was UAE?Would make sense since they need to replace Aru as a GT contender at whatever races Pogacar doesn't race. And likely have the budget with Aru leaving. Signs for UAE. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Remco Evenopoel's recovery has had a setback. He's off the bike for a number of weeks, as the bone hasn't grown back in the manner expected. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Tom Dumoulin taking an extended break from competitive cycling 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Comunidad Valenciana cancelled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 MVP takes the world Cyclocross Champ's, from WVA (who was leading until puncturing in lap 2). Tom Pidcock was beaten to bronze by another Belgian whose name escapes me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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