Gen Posted September 8, 2020 Share Dead.. I am dead [emoji1787][emoji1787] splat, Frosty, The Ghost and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted September 8, 2020 Share Jeez these guys are hard men, how eina does this look, stitches and plans to continuehttps://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/nicolas-roche-injuries-from-chainring-required-stitches-after-tour-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishj9 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Well done Sam Bennett. Finally the pressure is off. Sagans lack of grace at the finish tells you all you need to know. He's not as strong as his publicity machine. Ewan may win tomorrow. Doesn't matter. I don't see him finishing this tour.  The green jersey is still undecided. NC_lurker and W Smith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ispeed_V Posted September 9, 2020 Share What would be awesome would be a lone Saffa break (Impey and Gibbons).  Maybe just a pipe dream, but would still be good Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Doug Ryder was interviewed on the Cycling Podcast, and said that Riis doesn’t know much about sprinting and is better at the GC tactics.I assumed Mr 60% knew more about "preparation" than tactics of any kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Think Riis wants to take over the team and have 100% ownership But he still hasn't paid for the stake he was supposed to when joining. That's half the reason the team may be without a sponsor next year. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted September 9, 2020 Share Jeez these guys are hard men, how eina does this look, stitches and plans to continue   https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/nicolas-roche-injuries-from-chainring-required-stitches-after-tour-crash/?fbclid=IwAR1kURw4-ZK8MmgsfQhKt8f1kdUhWSP6dFtslg31JtIj9q2Mi0YLyL4aK5AEina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted September 9, 2020 Share What astounds me is how Roglic and Pogacar come from Slovenia and Sagan Slovakia.... So 3 top top top tier cyclists from a region with the same number of people you will find in Century City on the weekend. Pretty awesome really considering there are still Mahoric and Polanc as well as several other Slovenians with slightly less Slovaks. Seriously impressive numbers per capita peetwindhoek, splat and EddieV 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppi Posted September 9, 2020 Share What astounds me is how Roglic and Pogacar come from Slovenia and Sagan Slovakia.... So 3 top top top tier cyclists from a region with the same number of people you will find in Century City on the weekend. Pretty awesome really considering there are still Mahoric and Polanc as well as several other Slovenians with slightly less Slovaks. Seriously impressive numbers per capitaSlovenia neighbors NE Italy, a very mountainous area and rich in cycling heritage. Being part of the EU means that border controls and visas are minimal hence they might as well be Italians Edited September 9, 2020 by coppi Jewbacca and Gen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted September 9, 2020 Share I was so happy for Bennett. I was thrilled for him, and in the interview, I admit to tearing up as well. We all face constant battles for something, and his battle was clearly massive. Kudos for sticking with it Sam! Now, do it again today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted September 9, 2020 Share Jeez these guys are hard men, how eina does this look, stitches and plans to continue  https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/nicolas-roche-injuries-from-chainring-required-stitches-after-tour-crash/ Going to need a tattoo touch-up there methinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted September 9, 2020 Share What astounds me is how Roglic and Pogacar come from Slovenia and Sagan Slovakia.... So 3 top top top tier cyclists from a region with the same number of people you will find in Century City on the weekend. Pretty awesome really considering there are still Mahoric and Polanc as well as several other Slovenians with slightly less Slovaks. Seriously impressive numbers per capita Way off topic - but speaking of tiny Eastern European countries punching above their weight, my best is Montenegro which has a population of what ..50.. and has one of the best water polo teams in the world.  Sorry, as you were.. EddieV, Duane_Bosch, DieselnDust and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted September 9, 2020 Share I was so happy for Bennett. I was thrilled for him, and in the interview, I admit to tearing up as well. We all face constant battles for something, and his battle was clearly massive. Kudos for sticking with it Sam! Now, do it again today! The Viking had a similar interview after winning stage 1.He remarked that at 33, with 4 kids, he is relieved to still be able to win races. Gen and Frosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted September 9, 2020 Share Slovenia neighbors NE Italy, a very mountainous area and rich in cycling heritage. Being part of the EU means that border controls and visas are minimal hence they might as well be Italians Although they are Slavic- different culture. Wiki:"Slovene is an Indo-European language belonging to the Western subgroup of the South Slavic branch of the Slavic languages, together with Serbo-Croatian. It is close to the Chakavian and especially Kajkavian dialects of Serbo-Croatian, but further from the Shtokavian dialect, the basis for the Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian standard languages.[14] Furthermore, Slovene shares certain linguistic characteristics with all South Slavic languages, including those of the Eastern subgroup, such as Bulgarian.Mutual intelligibility with varieties of Serbo-Croatian is hindered by differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, Kajkavian being the most mutually intelligible. The Slovene language has many commonalities with the West Slavic languages." I wonder what that the most popular second language is there? Italian? Serbian? English? Russian? Wiki:The official and national language of Slovenia is Slovene, which is spoken by a large majority of the population. It is also known, in English, as Slovenian. Two minority languages, namely Hungarian and Italian, are recognised as co-official languages and accordingly protected in their residential municipalities. Edited September 9, 2020 by kosmonooit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppi Posted September 9, 2020 Share  Si Grazie, penso di saperlo gia'..............................Although they are Slavic- different culture.  Gen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted September 9, 2020 Share Ewan should have walked that, he seemed to leave it 25m too late  nah I think he's done for the tour. He's not a strong enough climber so I reckon the edge he had in week 1 is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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