Road Stage Races 2021

[Long Wheel Base]

“Just screenshot that, use it as your screensaver; you’ve got the best in cycling right there” ~ Carlton Kirby

Some serious royalty right there. 4 different teams, 4 different bikes, 4 different body types. 4 different riding styles(well kinda). Good to see such a nice mix. The grand tours this year are going to be brilliant. You have 4 guys there that could easily win one of the jerseys. Just a pity 2 of them won't really be "officially" going for a jersey.

 

EDIT: Well not just the grand tours. Those 4 are topping the classics podiums as well.

Edited March 12, 2021 by Long Wheel Base

[Frosty]

Nice to see Geraint Thomas there too.

[Wayne pudding Mol]

I was watching Paris Nice on DSTV which is cancelled end of this month - The commentator just ruins the race.  Nothing wrong, just so dull and uninspired.

Switch to GCN and never tuned back into Paris Nice.  

 

The GCN/eurosport commentary was amusing and even the odd blunder is better than a guy putting me to sleep.

 

My favourite chirp and I'm too lazy to accurately quote it was Carlton Kirby saying the guy who came 5th might as well claim that as his first pro victory because the first 4 don't count as they are in a different league

 

Uninspired commentary turns off non cyclists as well as fans

[dsw]

Nice to see Geraint Thomas there too.

 

Indeed, I wonder whether Alaphalippe thanked him for the early lead out 

 

G seems on track to do a good TdF. As long as he can stay upright he has as good a chance as any other rider to win the Tour.

 

It was also nice to see "new" stars like Sivakov and Almeida riding so well yesterday.

['Dale]

Paris-Nice may not finish on its usual sea promenade area due to the gogga.

Rerouting likely.

[Gen]

Paris-Nice may not finish on its usual sea promenade area due to the gogga.

Rerouting likely.

Actually not in the way some might think

 

https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1369770133133156352?s=19

 

You'd just have to translate it but a bit of clarity in this thread.

 

https://twitter.com/cestrosi/status/1369746895887826944?s=19

Edited March 12, 2021 by Gen

['Dale]

 Very cool 

Sauce: CyclingTips

 

 

SCENE: ‘Bicycle Boyz of Belgium’ WhatsApp group chat.

O. Naesen: Tomorrow’s gonna be a snooze. Want to get the boyz together?

J. Stuyven: YES

V. Campenaerts:

T. De Gendt: I don’t make the breakaway, I AM the breakaway.

E. Theuns: I’ll come, but only if you don’t invite Dylan.

D. Teuns: Bro, I’m right here.

Y. Lampaert: Brb looking at tractors.

[D. Teuns has left the group]

E. Theuns:

O. Naesen: Sounds like we’ve got a crew. Just move to the front and hit it at 70 km left?

P. Gilbert: Don’t you think that’d be a bit obvious?

V. Campenaerts: 11 Belgians, all friends, just spontaneously riding away from the peloton in unison?

P. Gilbert: Uh, yep.

J. Stuyven: There’s no way that they can prove it was planned.

O. Naesen: Nah it’s cool. It’s totally plausible that we’d all just drop the hammer at the exact same moment, on an otherwise boring-as-batshit day of Paris-Nice.

T. Declercq:

D. De Bondt: Enough with the wolfpack **** already, my dude.

T. De Gendt: g2g soigneur’s here. See you at 70 km.

V. Campenaerts: Yeah the boyz.

[Vetplant]

“Just screenshot that, use it as your screensaver; you’ve got the best in cycling right there” ~ Carlton Kirby

https://twitter.com/GcnRacing/status/1370059822943645696

 

"Every time that Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe have all been in a road race together, one of them has won it."

 

Surely, surely... this trend can not continue through to the end of Tirreno Adriatico...?

[Jewbacca]

 Very cool 

Sauce: CyclingTips

 

 

SCENE: ‘Bicycle Boyz of Belgium’ WhatsApp group chat.

O. Naesen: Tomorrow’s gonna be a snooze. Want to get the boyz together?

J. Stuyven: YES

V. Campenaerts:

T. De Gendt: I don’t make the breakaway, I AM the breakaway.

E. Theuns: I’ll come, but only if you don’t invite Dylan.

D. Teuns: Bro, I’m right here.

Y. Lampaert: Brb looking at tractors.

[D. Teuns has left the group]

E. Theuns:

O. Naesen: Sounds like we’ve got a crew. Just move to the front and hit it at 70 km left?

P. Gilbert: Don’t you think that’d be a bit obvious?

V. Campenaerts: 11 Belgians, all friends, just spontaneously riding away from the peloton in unison?

P. Gilbert: Uh, yep.

J. Stuyven: There’s no way that they can prove it was planned.

O. Naesen: Nah it’s cool. It’s totally plausible that we’d all just drop the hammer at the exact same moment, on an otherwise boring-as-batshit day of Paris-Nice.

T. Declercq:

D. De Bondt: Enough with the wolfpack **** already, my dude.

T. De Gendt: g2g soigneur’s here. See you at 70 km.

V. Campenaerts: Yeah the boyz.

I actually played a very similar conversation through my head when I watched it yesterday! hahahahaha

[shaper]

Another win for SD Worx at Healthy Agening Tour stage 3 - Lonneke Uneken

[Gen]

TA[emoji102]

Pace is hot.. There is wind.. They are trying to force the split.

[Gen]

Shame Caleb Ewen will abandon soon.

[Gen]

Oh a few splits there..

[Gen]

Lols that Nonno just on his walk back from the shop

['Dale]

Stage 6 PN

Prime Primoz, wow, what a win against desperate sprinters

[Gen]

Stage 6 PN

Prime Primoz, wow, what a win against desperate sprinters

Cool as a cucumber