The Classics

[Frosty]

24 minutes ago, Thomo said:

Are the sponsors also feeling the pinch.? 🤔

They don’t make Amstel 0% in such large amounts. 

Jokes aside, Pidcock hardly took a sip. Sure he preferred OJ or Tea.

[Frosty]

Note the shoe-laces

[OVERDRIVE]

1 hour ago, Thomo said:

Are the sponsors also feeling the pinch.? 🤔

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[OVERDRIVE]

Some unhappy people about the draft. 

Edited April 16, 2023 by OVERDRIVE

[Frosty]

9 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said:

Some unhappy people about the draft. 

Draft is okay, but I’m more of a Weiss or IPA kinda guy

[Vetplant]

Well... this is ominous for LBL..

Kid might well sit on 5 monuments by this time next week. Going to take something special for anyone to beat him in his current form

[Frosty]

They’re making such a big deal about a still image. Watch the last 11km again, and there’s nothing to see; even though Carlton Kirby says the “shimano car”, aka Race Director, is too close.

There are no other cars, except this one and the Neutral Support, so it would have to be the Race Officials.

The gaps when the car passes and 1Km later is still the same.

[Shebeen]

12 hours ago, Thomo said:

Are the sponsors also feeling the pinch.? 🤔

maybe it's just not a good look for a team sponsored by an arabian gulf state.

 

. here's the original 2022 podium shot though

 

['Dale]

Another solid top 10 performance by Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio who extended her career in 2023, racing for AG insurance - Soudal Quickstep, who is invited to the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Again in the finale and the race is won again with a flyer. The women’s course, like the Tour of Flanders, was extended by another 28 kms with 21 climbs which made it really tough and a solid standard for the WWT. 
Now for the Mur de Huy and the next Monument 😑

[Morph]

Cool video

 

 

['Dale]

Evenepoel to start LBL. Wonder whether it is a knee jerk reaction to a tough Spring for the 'Steppers. Or pre-Giro opwarm.

Pretty sure Pidcock too and the Irishman with the long hair in Healy. Season leading winner in Tadej, of course, before he resets for the French Grand Tour in July. Not sure what is the plans for Jumbo-Visma and others.

Gonna be hot!

Pic credit: Zac Williams

Edited April 17, 2023 by 'Dale

[Frosty]

But first there is… the midweek classic

 

[Vetplant]

20 hours ago, Frosty said:

But first there is… the midweek classic

 

Highlights from last year:

 

[Irvin85]

There is no way that Pog is clean. The last time someone has won so convincingly was a certain mister Armstrong, and he at least made it look like he only trained for TdF.  

[Bub Marley]

14 minutes ago, Irvin85 said:

There is no way that Pog is clean. The last time someone has won so convincingly was a certain mister Armstrong, and he at least made it look like he only trained for TdF.  

If anything last years TDF proved that Pog is human and can be beaten. There’s no point in guessing whether or not hes clean or not. I just watch and enjoy the sport for what it is.

[peepeekaitjie]

20 minutes ago, Irvin85 said:

There is no way that Pog is clean. The last time someone has won so convincingly was a certain mister Armstrong, and he at least made it look like he only trained for TdF.  

 🙄