'Dale Posted September 26, 2021 Share 19 minutes ago, Frosty said: Chapeaux to JA, attacked; attacked again. Could he have been willing to lose it in the hope of staying away? Fear of losing invariably leads to a higher chance of losing. Frosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted September 26, 2021 Share "The legs felt great and in the final I made the cut. This wasn’t planned. I went all out, I have no words. I thought of my little one on the final. There were many supporters for Belgium and they asked me to slow down. They weren’t sympathetic words but it gave me more motivation.” ???? @cyclinglegend Jakkals. and Frosty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted September 26, 2021 Share I haven't been sure of how much I liked JA... Now I'm a huge fan. Those three attacks were daring, properly courageous, seizing his moment and it paid off big time. What a thrilling race Eldron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted September 26, 2021 Share On 9/24/2021 at 8:50 PM, 'Dale said: The UCI has confirmed that Kigali will host the 2025 Road World Championships, marking the first time Road Worlds will be held in Africa. Sauce: Cyclingtips I see Morocco also submitted a bid. It was earmarked for Africa. Did we (CSA) not even bother? A week of world class riding in the Winelands would be off the charts mazambaan, NickGM and Sid the Sloth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted September 26, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, Shebeen said: I see Morocco also submitted a bid. It was earmarked for Africa. Did we (CSA) not even bother? A week of world class riding in the Winelands would be off the charts Public here are apathetic in terms of cycling, yes there will be a few faithfuls but that will be it. Rugby and soccer are of course another story. Also big financial & state support needed, Even still Norway lost a lot of money. Try catch up on a few of the road races there in Rwanda: roads are mostly impeccable and the people go proper nuts over a road race, plus it will most likely be supported by the state to showcase the country, largely they got there $h!t together there although there is a strong arm style of leadership, which can be seen as a good & bad thing, Edited September 26, 2021 by kosmonooit typ0$ Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted September 27, 2021 Share 10 hours ago, kosmonooit said: Public here are apathetic in terms of cycling, yes there will be a few faithfuls but that will be it. Rugby and soccer are of course another story. Also big financial & state support needed, Even still Norway lost a lot of money. Try catch up on a few of the road races there in Rwanda: roads are mostly impeccable and the people go proper nuts over a road race, plus it will most likely be supported by the state to showcase the country, largely they got there $h!t together there although there is a strong arm style of leadership, which can be seen as a good & bad thing, Sure, obviously Kigame has an ego that needs stroking. You don't put Visit Rwanda on your favourite football team because of the ROI. BUT, this is the first I heard that Africa was allocated a definite hosting slot. Surely the conversation was had to submit a bid? Or was CSA to busy infighting at the time? Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted September 27, 2021 Share Who knows the process or or players... although it seems CSA are not the most together organisation right now to put it mildly. Remember that CSA fiasco that was the Tour of SA a few years ago? And nowadays more focused on 'national objectives' than doing anything meaningful for the top SA cyclists. If they did win a bid like this I would wince in dispair, as I did when SA got the FIFA World Cup. Only when the right people for the job get the job can we move forward. Rwanda is interesting, been called the Singapore of Africa. They do seem to have a functioning civil society. Corruption low for the continent, Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted September 27, 2021 Share How close is this. What a ride by Stuyven who was the co leader for the Belgium team, finishing an eina 4th out of the medals. The ride by Dylan van Baarle, humongous. Piccie: Kristof Ramon TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnekop Posted September 27, 2021 Share 25 minutes ago, 'Dale said: How close is this. What a ride by Stuyven who was the co leader for the Belgium team, finishing an eina 4th out of the medals. The ride by Dylan van Baarle, humongous. Piccie: Kristof Ramon I felt for Stuyven. His team had huge amount of pressure and they rode a stunning race. Even Remco did his part 110% and showed his is a star for the future. And then to finish 4 was a sad day I think. The racing was top notch yesterday! Vetplant, 'Dale and TheoG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted September 27, 2021 Share So of the 22 Safas 14 had DNF ( just over 60%)but hey,they gained invaluable experience and will aid in building and shaping the future of SA cycling.Go champs ✊????????????♂️????????♂️ Scary Rider and W@nted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted September 27, 2021 Share Meanwhile, Coryn Rivera to Jumbo-Visma in 2022. Very cool. FootballingCyclist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie NL Posted September 27, 2021 Share 2 hours ago, 'Dale said: How close is this. What a ride by Stuyven who was the co leader for the Belgium team, finishing an eina 4th out of the medals. The ride by Dylan van Baarle, humongous. Especially as he could not walk two weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted September 27, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, stringbean said: So of the 22 Safas 14 had DNF ( just over 60%)but hey,they gained invaluable experience and will aid in building and shaping the future of SA cycling.Go champs ✊????????????♂️????????♂️ Only 65 of 193 elite male riders finished (just over 60% drop out rate). The high drop out rate is because of the lap racing format. Edited September 27, 2021 by Eldron Vetplant, Sid the Sloth and Danger Dassie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsw Posted September 27, 2021 Share Nice to see that the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour Girls under 15 winner is the new junior ladies world champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokman Posted September 27, 2021 Share 2 minutes ago, Eldron said: Only 65 of 193 elite male riders finished (just over 60% drop out rate). The high drop out rate is because of the lap racing format. I was looking at these numbers and wondering why this would be acceptable to the UCI and the countries that send riders. A number of countries sent only one rider and then he cannot or does not finish. Russia 5/6 , Ireland 3/3, Colombia 6/8, South Africa 4/4 not making it to the end. Unless there's a crash or something just get yourself over the line. If I got sent to the world champs as a no hoper by my country , I would at least want to tell my friends, family and the cycling boss that I made it to the end. What am I missing ? SwissVan and Scary Rider 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted September 27, 2021 Share 10 minutes ago, Blokman said: I was looking at these numbers and wondering why this would be acceptable to the UCI and the countries that send riders. A number of countries sent only one rider and then he cannot or does not finish. Russia 5/6 , Ireland 3/3, Colombia 6/8, South Africa 4/4 not making it to the end. Unless there's a crash or something just get yourself over the line. If I got sent to the world champs as a no hoper by my country , I would at least want to tell my friends, family and the cycling boss that I made it to the end. What am I missing ? In lap racing you don't get to choose if you finish or not - if you're too far behind you get pulled off. Almost all forms of bike racing have time limits and I suspect the time limits on lap racing are much tighter than stage racing. Edited September 27, 2021 by Eldron Vetplant, Danger Dassie and SwissVan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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