Competitive Cycling

[Nickslikk2112]

Another JV 1-2-3

GCN+ think Vingegaard and Roglic are disrepecting Kuss' Red Jersey and being rather unfair towards him. Their interview answers point that way. Cycling's a team sport and with the position Kuss is in, his teammates should pay him back for all the work he's done for them.

Pogacar wants UAE bosses to open their chequebook and sign Kuss!

[Thenop]

Well, they all have their reasons to win. I suppose TJV would like to either Roglic or Vingegaard win it, they are already among the highest earners so they should deliver.

I think that if Kuss wants to win, he needs to be better than those two. And I doubt he is. Simple as that. In fact, if they would let him win he'd feel disrespected. I know I would..

[Nickslikk2112]

It's all about respecting the jersey. JV have let others win who probably wouldn't have, WvA gifted Gent-Wevelgem this year. In an (W)out and out sprint WvA would flatten Laporte.

Maybe it's a British thing, fair play and supporting the underdog .

[Thenop]

Fair play is universal I think, but it depends on the stakes. Being able to win a Vuelta, Giro or Tour it takes a special kind of person. I am not sure Kuss is that.
But I'll probably eat my words sooner than later when he actually wins it.

[Nickslikk2112]

If Tao Geoghegan Hart can win a Grand Tour then I'd let Kuss have one and I'd say Kuss would be a more worthy winner than Chris Horner.

Roglic certainly owes Kuss one, Kuss dropped back on the Angliru to help Roglic in 2020 to limit Roglic's losses to Carapaz on the day, Kuss helped him big time in the Giro this year too. Lizard Lips couldn't give a shit.

[Thenop]

So Kuss it is, they clearly chose at the TJV office. No more attacks, just defend the jersey.
Good choice.

In hindsight it is unreal: winning all 3 grand tours in one season with three different riders.

[Nickslikk2112]

Back to the Remco show today and the JV shitshow calmed down.

Well done to young Max Poole, coming in fourth on a stage like that isn't bad for a lad from Scunthorpe.

[Nickslikk2112]

Sprint stage with a long straight finish and still there's a crash. Alpecin rider looked behind and that's enough to deviate and cause a domino effect.

Would have liked to see Ganna win, but Dainese did well with his lead out train wiped out. Nice to see them still getting up all covered in blood, then celebrating when they heard Dainese had won!

[Thenop]

Yeah that was a bit unreal, you'd think at 60 kph you'd look where you go.
Ganna is no sprinter that much is clear, he went off too early. Dainese has the timing and the instinct, that made the difference today.

[Nickslikk2112]

True, Ganna's no sprinter, but he can go very fast for a long distance. He should start from about 4,000m out!

[Nickslikk2112]

String bean Wout Poels outsprinted Remco. Who says nice guys don't win. Barring a disaster Kuss has won the Vuelta.

[Thenop]

Yessss, Third Week Wout strikes again. Did it in the Tour and now the Vuelta. Well done!

[Nickslikk2112]

Wow! That was some processional stage!

Evenepoel/Ganna/Groves in the breakaway plus two more stage winners. Who would have thought it.

Great end to a great Vuelta.

Soon be Cyclocross season

[Thenop]

Didn't get to see it, figured it'd be like all final stages. Oh well.
Euro championship first I believe now, over here in Holland.

[Nickslikk2112]

Euro championship first I believe now, over here in Holland.

Yes, GBR are sending a team this year. Not enough money last year, allegedly.  And they ascend the VAM berg in the road race, a true "mountain" or former rubbish tip!

And Il Lombardia is still to come.