Competitive Cycling

[Nickslikk2112]

Watching Il Lombardia did a good job for the Italian tourist board. I see my local airport does flights to Bergamo, I'm sorely tempted to go.

And it's farewell to Thibaut Pinot. He sure has some devoted fans, love the way the painted an arrow on the road for him to follow and one pointing the other way for Team JV

[Nickslikk2112]

A good weekend for Slovenian cycling, Matej Mohoric is now World Gravel Champion.

Plucky Brit Connor Swift got bronze.

[David L]

A good weekend for Slovenian cycling, Matej Mohoric is now World Gravel Champion.

Plucky Brit Connor Swift got bronze.

What on earth is World 'Gravel' Champion. Are you making this up?

[Nickslikk2112]

A good weekend for Slovenian cycling, Matej Mohoric is now World Gravel Champion.

Plucky Brit Connor Swift got bronze.

What on earth is World 'Gravel' Champion. Are you making this up?

He's the World Champion of riding on Gravel tracks, even if half of it was tarmac.
Gravel riding is the new thing to sell people bikes they don't need. Think a road bike with knobbly tyres or a 90s Mountain bike with dropped handle bars.

[David L]

A good weekend for Slovenian cycling, Matej Mohoric is now World Gravel Champion.

Plucky Brit Connor Swift got bronze.

What on earth is World 'Gravel' Champion. Are you making this up?

He's the World Champion of riding on Gravel tracks, even if half of it was tarmac.
Gravel riding is the new thing to sell people bikes they don't need. Think a road bike with knobbly tyres or a 90s Mountain bike with dropped handle bars.

The only thing they've not tried is square wheels

[Nickslikk2112]

Great ride from 20yo Thibau Nys in the first round of the CX World Cup series. Rode up just about everything. His dad will be proud. Be interesting to see how he goes against MvdP and WvA.

[Nickslikk2112]

That was some CX race in Overijse today. Eli Iserbyt won it, but Thinau Nys made a great recovery from a crash and fought back from 24th to gain the lead near the end then crashed out again.

Plucky Brit Cameron Mason came in 5th.

Cyclo Cross, much better than the F1 car procession.

[Thenop]

Watching van der Poel demolish the rest of the field in Belgium 

[Nickslikk2112]

Bum. I've missed it! Have to watch on catch up on Discovery+, if GCN+ was still going I'd have seen it.

MvdP demolished the rest last Saturday - and Pidcock did on Sunday. Pidcock got a second last Saturday and tried to do his interview in Dutch!

[Nickslikk2112]

Watching van der Poel demolish the rest of the field in Belgium 

And didn't realise WvA was riding it too!

Be more interesting tomorrow when most of the CX regulars will be back. Have to watch on catch up though due to too much Xmas shopping 

[Thenop]

Watching van der Poel demolish the rest of the field in Belgium 

And didn't realise WvA was riding it too!

Be more interesting tomorrow when most of the CX regulars will be back. Have to watch on catch up though due to too much Xmas shopping 

Yep, WvA was gone in no time. MvdP ploughing through that sand like it was fresh tarmac. Unreal.

[Nickslikk2112]

And MvdP pisses it again today. Didn't think WvA would even get second for most of the race. Much higher class field than yesterday,

[Thenop]

4 in a row.
Wow.

[Nickslikk2112]

MvdP's on another level. At least Puck managde to put an end to Fem's winning streak - was 11 from 11 - today.

The regular CX riders must hate the "Big Three", yes good to see Pidcock work his way up to third.

[Nickslikk2112]

And MvdP wins again...

If Pidcock could ride through sand it might - might - have been different.