kiddy Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Genuinely happy for Hindley. To beat a GT winner, & crack him in the penultimate stage, gives it added credence.Would like to think he'll now focus on La Vuelta, as he'll be brim full of confidence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddie06smfc Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Tom Dumoulin to retire at the end of the year. Shame for him with his troubles as he has looked a good contender, still achieved a lot in his curtailed career. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Tom Dumoulin to retire at the end of the year. Shame for him with his troubles as he has looked a good contender, still achieved a lot in his curtailed career. A real shame as when he won the giro it really was a triumph against the odds. The course in the mountains that edition was brutal and to win ahead of the likes of Landa, Nibali and Quintana by riding tempo in the high mountains and staying in touch going into the final time trial was a sublime piece of riding. Would love it if he could win another Rainbow jersey in the TT but sadly can't see it. He can still be more than delighted with his achievements. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 A real shame as when he won the giro it really was a triumph against the odds. The course in the mountains that edition was brutal and to win ahead of the likes of Landa, Nibali and Quintana by riding tempo in the high mountains and staying in touch going into the final time trial was a sublime piece of riding. Would love it if he could win another Rainbow jersey in the TT but sadly can't see it. He can still be more than delighted with his achievements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 25 minutes ago, kiddy said: Brave spectator giving Tom a push start! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1533495502972637185?s=20&t=4yN7SO7ZhGsiRiF8eplJcQ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 7 hours ago, kiddy said: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1533495502972637185?s=20&t=4yN7SO7ZhGsiRiF8eplJcQ Maybe could have kept the motorbikes out the way rather than drenching half the field! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Another view, apparently they're both OK. https://twitter.com/CarlosJulio893/status/1533494821490503681?s=20&t=293MOnjspsU-Jtrig28CAw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Apparently Greg Lemond has been diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia. Best wishes on his fight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Carapaz to EF for 2023. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Tour de Suisse decimated with covid cases, casting doubt that'll they'll complete all the stages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 4 hours ago, kiddy said: Carapaz to EF for 2023. Bit strange if confirmed. Given Ineos's financial strength, money should not be a factor And there is no guarantee that Bernal will get back to top form quickly. IMO, Carapaz is a better GC contender than Yates and Thomas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Bit strange if confirmed. Given Ineos's financial strength, money should not be a factor And there is no guarantee that Bernal will get back to top form quickly. IMO, Carapaz is a better GC contender than Yates and Thomas.Apparently there is talk of Hayter and pidcock being the next wave of GC leaders at ineos. I think they'd both be better served at this point looking for one day or week long stage races. I suppose they must hope TGH can become a real GC contender (strange thing to say about a GT winner I know but his career results are solid but no more outwith). Although you've got to think there's a strong chance they'll buy the likes of evanepoel out a contract if they go two years without a GT winner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 15 minutes ago, jaggyness said: 50 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said: Bit strange if confirmed. Given Ineos's financial strength, money should not be a factor And there is no guarantee that Bernal will get back to top form quickly. IMO, Carapaz is a better GC contender than Yates and Thomas. Apparently there is talk of Hayter and pidcock being the next wave of GC leaders at ineos. I think they'd both be better served at this point looking for one day or week long stage races. I suppose they must hope TGH can become a real GC contender (strange thing to say about a GT winner I know but his career results are solid but no more outwith). Although you've got to think there's a strong chance they'll buy the likes of evanepoel out a contract if they go two years without a GT winner. I don't see Pidock or Evenepoel at GT contenders whilst Pogacer and Roglic are dominating. They are classics riders who could win shorter stage races Hayter has potential (like Pidcock) but Tulett could be the better GT rider of the three. TGH has been used as a domestique since winning the Giro. He must be getting frustrated. Martinez looks to be the real deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I don't see Pidock or Evenepoel at GT contenders whilst Pogacer and Roglic are dominating. They are classics riders who could win shorter stage races Hayter has potential (like Pidcock) but Tulett could be the better GT rider of the three. TGH has been used as a domestique since winning the Giro. He must be getting frustrated. Martinez looks to be the real deal.Without being unkind TGH lucked into winning a grand tour to a certain extent. He benefitted massively from having Dennis doing a huge amount of work for him when Dennis would ordinarily expect those roles to be reversed. I struggle to see TGH even challenging at a GT again, never mind winning one. If Evenepoel wants to win a GT he probably has to leave Quick Step. I hope they never change the way they race but they really aren't set up for a 3 week battle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Geraint Thomas wins the Tour De Suisse. It's now clear that, unless Jacobsen gets Covid, Cavendish will miss out on the TdF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Thought Quickstep were running it close to a team DQ today in the Tour of Belgium. Would have been understandable, given their outrageous team tactics to box Tim Wellans in the "Golden Km".Wellans was rightly upset, but knew that any action taken would be against an individual & not improve the outcome. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Just seen the UAE roster for the tour! Jeez, if Pogacar wasn't already a heavy favourite for the tour he's got mcnulty, soler, Bennett, Hirschi and majka helping him [emoji15] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 I see Cav's taken the British RR title. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I see Cav's taken the British RR title.Yup. And still saying he's heard nothing either way from QS about tour selection, which given it starts on Friday is a little surprising. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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