The Classics

['Dale]

Behind the scenes - always intriguing 🎬

 

[daveno7]

On 4/8/2024 at 8:21 PM, Frosty said:

Compared to Rob Hatch.

the greatest finish ever...those highlights dont show it all 

[daveno7]

On 4/8/2024 at 8:16 PM, DieselnDust said:

These commentators related to Gerald?

they managed to make one of the most exciting finishes of a one day classic look like a trip to the library 

sporza...classics homeland 

[Frosty]

On 4/30/2024 at 8:13 PM, 'Dale said:

Behind the scenes - always intriguing 🎬

To hear the agony (in pain) is not something we hear during a race on tv. 
Then Wout's comment (12:00) hoping he doesn't see any more doctors as "they'll add more injuries".

[peepeekaitjie]

WvA is back! And rumoured to return to racing at the end of the month.

 

https://www.hln.be/wielrennen/van-aert-mikt-op-comeback-eind-mei-in-noorwegen~a323ae61/

 

[Irvin85]

That is great news, Hopefully he will line up at the Tour. 

Any news on Jonas? 

[peepeekaitjie]

18 minutes ago, Irvin85 said:

Any news on Jonas? 

no

[peepeekaitjie]

17 hours ago, Irvin85 said:

That is great news, Hopefully he will line up at the Tour. 

Any news on Jonas? 

https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/merijn-zeeman-jonas-vingegaard-kan-tour-de-france-nog-altijd-halen/#post-comments

 

 

[Frosty]

Just a reminder that the final monument of the year takes place tomorrow... il Lombardia

Live on Sporza.be from 10:30
Not sure about other streaming sites.

 

[Rowl]

2 hours ago, Frosty said:

Just a reminder that the final monument of the year takes place tomorrow... il Lombardia

Live on Sporza.be from 10:30
Not sure about other streaming sites.

 

Thank you for the reminder!

 

I only see African road champs on SuperSport🤔

[justinafrika]

After some remarkable successes over the past year and a tough crash in April this guy, on his hard-to-miss ride, said it would be a win just to arrive in Como today.

 

Romain Bardet DNS'd, no reason given.

Edit:  Also, looking forward to see if Maincheese might be up for it.

Edited October 12 by justinafrika

[Underachiever]

18 hours ago, Rowl said:

Thank you for the reminder!

 

I only see African road champs on SuperSport🤔

Rai is your friend if you have DSTv...

[Jbr]

From what I've seen so far

white bibs are ****

sivakov is the n°1 french rider

[Cippo]

That makes it 4 in a row. Master class by Pogacar again.

[babse]

Who woulda thought Pog going solo to victory 🤯

['Dale]

He’s dreaming big of a Milan-San Remo victory still and accepts that winning The Hell of the North is not realistic (I suspect that his team also believes it’s too risky and dangerous and can destroy his season.)

Pogačar matched the most race victories in a season at 25 top spots, only 1 not at WT level. Only in 57 starts for the year. Individually, he won more than 11 of the 18 WorldTour teams.

Better than Merckx - can’t compare across generations, really, hey. Is he the best of his generation? It depends on the criteria. At this stage, the confidence of his rivals must be so dented. And his, sky high.

He’s improved his nutrition this season and developed his own race fuel with a top sports scientist, worked on heat acclimation and changed his coach and added more interval training to his programme. Let’s see what happens in 2025 and whether others can match him. 

Pic: Peleton Images

Edited October 12 by 'Dale