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Going to be interesting to see what happens with Team Slovenia, with Rodg and Podg, guess the latter will be the chosen rider but Rodg must have ambitions surely. Will we see what happens on the road? Will the whipper snapper wilt?

Excited to see the Hungarian Kata Blanka Vas riding on Tuesday. really been featuring in CX, done quote well the last few U23 UCI XCO's Velo News article

He is close though....

Yup kinda the same but not quite, my experience anyway.

Further reading: Tokyo Olympics: Experts warn Games chiefs about extreme heat https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/57904094

LIke who can pace themselves better, the whipper-snappers are likely to burn their matches boxes one time.

The spanner in the works is really the weather, its hard to describe that type of heat / humidity, nothing like we see in ZA. I've experienced the same quiet a lot in the Philippines, once I made the mistake of taking a bike there on a trip, the only times I could ride was early in the mornings or early evenings, the rest of the day spent sheltering in an air con room. So if the same conditions exits for the racing its going to be a matter of who can cope best, I think it will probably be outside most athletes comfort zones, perhaps the older and wiser will do better, like Mathias and Pendrel

Yes seems inconceivable but.... the Covid poop is hitting the fan there.

Although some doubt in the air Olympics: Tokyo chief refuses to rule out last-minute cancellation https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/olympics-tokyo-chief-refuses-to-rule-out-last-minute-cancellation/

MTB: I don't think Nino is up to it, its the new kids on the block,. MvdP, Tomo P et al and Flückiger is in great shape, .... I sincerely hope Alan can medal, but he will have to get lucky. Ladies: hard to see past Loana: what incredible results this year, but who knows, other factors could come into play. And I'm going to for PfP and Sparkle Watts on the podium.

Like I was saying...

Ditto and and with Wout having to gap it to CDG to fly to Tokyo 4 hours later, time with family was very precious for him, I think it was great to see. Also Richard's kids, they must have come a long way.

You are forgetting cyclocross ... not quite mtb but true grit nevertheless, and pretty hardcore at times. World champ a few times if memory serves Happy for Ecuador!

Motor doping now in the news again ... strange noises heard coming from rear wheels. Allegations that there are motors and energy harvesting devices in the rear hubs. Not inconceivable that a small electrtic motor with planetary gears could fit inside a hub, but I am calling a big load of bollox on this one. Where are the batteries then? A motor is useless without an energy source and storage, and a controller. Weight penalty? e-bikes are a good 10 kg heavier than a conventional bike. Even if you build the components from the lightest materials it would still be significant, and measurable.

Quite a lot of what-if's on this Tour, but without a doubt (imho) Podg deserves the win. He just didn't get lucky, he really was the best. Good team support as well. And big-up JJ, got a mention yesterday with the team manager interview. Lastly, Woutkop ftw on the Champs!

Unacceptable.,I think he should be booted out the race, or pulled by team, - like other bad boys have been ejected (Moscon, Boohani et al)

As opposed to Richie P (is he still in the race?) .... all too easy for esteemed members here to bark up the wrong tree. Anyway, I think he learnt yesterday that he cannot attack Podg and expect to get away at the moment, so its the battle for the second step, but that seems over. Pending the TT, which is not his strong point, he will have to limit his loses. RC was 23 and JV was 3 on the TT on Stage 5. "El límite no existe hasta que lo intentas!"

I see Richie C doing well today .... vamooo0s!

He is hding to Tky 4 the ZA team AFAIK

Was it R200k you had to pay to take a ride with him the rain?

You don't want to get name wrong here! You'll get a stick of TNT up ur backside if you do. Sticking to initials is far safer

Aagh ffs, whats in a name.. Seb, Sep, Seep, Suip. Names are not my strong point. There was great expectations from him once he joined the world tour coming to the Giro I think after that ToU victory, just didn't feature at all. I guess that the way it goes, the weight of expectations perhaps a bit heavy for his young shoulders. But he has been a great team mate for Rodg, and he did take that stage at the Vuelta in a spectacular way. I'm fan for sure.

Great stage yesterday, love those mountains! Also very happy to see Seb taking it, sure he can blow hot and cold, but when he has got the legs, its fantastic to see, like the first time at that Tour of Utah mountain stage when he made his name.

Just goes to show my knowledge of football! The lead up / hype is all over the front page of my usual news sources.

Personally I'll be gutted if England win the football tonight now, we will never hear the end of it!