Yes, another good win from the breakaway and there is too much concentration on the injured, let them got sorted, but there have been an awful lot of cyclists ending up in ditches this tour.

Normally the Col d'Aspin would suffice for a women's stage, but the Tourmalet as well, there could be an awful lot of riders outside the time limit tomorrow.

Quite the battle that.. So it's Vollering this year, not surprising after all. Niewiadoma was  very strong, well deserved for the podium.
Let's see what the TT brings tomorrow, Kopecky can push van Vleuten off of the podium if she does well.

Gutted for Katia Niewiadoma, would have loved to see her win the stage after taking off down the Col d'Aspin whilst Vollering and and AvV faffed around. Kopecky was really given some oomph by the Maillot Jaune. I expect she will get to the podium tomorrow, but that will probably show why I don't bet.

I say this through clenched teeth, but well done Remco Evenepoel for winning the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa - just watched on catch-up.

Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on July 29, 2023, 11:36:15 PMI say this through clenched teeth, but well done Remco Evenepoel for winning the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa - just watched on catch-up.

Yes, yes. Let's see if he left something for the world's....
I am liking WvA and MvdP for that one though, with Pidcock being close.

Quote from: Thenop on July 30, 2023, 06:00:51 AM

Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on July 29, 2023, 11:36:15 PMI say this through clenched teeth, but well done Remco Evenepoel for winning the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa - just watched on catch-up.

Yes, yes. Let's see if he left something for the world's....
I am liking WvA and MvdP for that one though, with Pidcock being close.

I'm off to watch it in Glasgow next week, with it being a circuit race at the end I'll get to see them 10 times

I think it's between WVA, MvdP and Remco. Pidcock's not doing the road race, think he's just doing the Mountain Biking. Fred Wright's the best bet for GB and he's not at the level he was at last year. The Belgian road squad is stacked with talent.

Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on July 30, 2023, 11:09:48 AM

Quote from: Thenop on July 30, 2023, 06:00:51 AM

Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on July 29, 2023, 11:36:15 PMI say this through clenched teeth, but well done Remco Evenepoel for winning the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa - just watched on catch-up.

Yes, yes. Let's see if he left something for the world's....
I am liking WvA and MvdP for that one though, with Pidcock being close.

I'm off to watch it in Glasgow next week, with it being a circuit race at the end I'll get to see them 10 times

I think it's between WVA, MvdP and Remco. Pidcock's not doing the road race, think he's just doing the Mountain Biking. Fred Wright's the best bet for GB and he's not at the level he was at last year. The Belgian road squad is stacked with talent.

Oh great, enjoy that!
Did not check the starting lineup for the road, seems like Pidcock will be no1 fav for the MB then.

Looking at the lineup for the road, the Belgians have a very strong team. So do the Danes and the Aussies. I think we are OK as well.
I could see Pedersen get far, maybe if he does it right, Ben Healy. Well impressive the the Giro.
Would be surprised is Alaphillippe amounts to something, he has been out of it quite a bit.

Quote from: Thenop on July 30, 2023, 12:46:39 PMLooking at the lineup for the road, the Belgians have a very strong team. So do the Danes and the Aussies. I think we are OK as well.
I could see Pedersen get far, maybe if he does it right, Ben Healy. Well impressive the the Giro.
Would be surprised is Alaphillippe amounts to something, he has been out of it quite a bit.

Yes, could be a good one for Pedersen and Healy, with the world championships being a one off you can get a surprise winner.

Gutted for Niewiadoma again today, just being pipped for second place, but good that the three big jerseys were shared out.

Yes, not so exciting of an ending. Good lesson for the organization, never end a tour on a TT.
Mens tour ended on a TT a couple of times. The one I remember best was Fignon vs Lemondin Paris, that was exciting though.

But clearly van Vleuten passed on the torch to Vollering.

Quote from: Thenop on July 30, 2023, 05:04:10 PMYes, not so exciting of an ending. Good lesson for the organization, never end a tour on a TT.
Mens tour ended on a TT a couple of times. The one I remember best was Fignon vs Lemondin Paris, that was exciting though.

Next year's men's tour ends on a TT in Nice, thinking of going, not a big TT fan, but at least you get to see everybody.

QuoteBut clearly van Vleuten passed on the torch to Vollering.

Yes.

Ah yes, that's right. The Olympics are in France next year. I wonder how many of the cycling community will stay on to do the Olympics.

Picking at scraps today with stage one of the Tour de l'Ain.

Highlights were two of the three man breakaway crashing together on a speed bump and an English man winning the stage for a French team - wouldn't have happened a couple of years back!

All action on the final descent today, someone, can't recall who came off into a barbed wire fence; Hugh "Pob" Carthy came off on a corner, then Michael Storer crashed after hitting Jefferson Cepeda on the finish line, his own stupid fault.

Well done Will Tidball for winning Gold in the Scratch Race at the Track World Championships.

Can't say I'm a fan of disabled sport, but watching a bloke with one leg cycling puts me to shame, as did the Spanish bloke with two arm stumps and a prosthetic leg - built in cleat on the end, nice!

Watched the Junior Downhill Mountain biking this afternoon. The women's race was a 1-2-3 for the Kiwis, I'll accept that, they were a part of Empire.

Thankfully a Kraut and a Canuck prevented a Froggo 1-2-3 in the men's. That would have stuck in the craw, they all belong in the FFL