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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3312   
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The Tour has been a disaster for Ineos Grenadier. Hopefully not an omen. WARNING.
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16th Sep 2020 7:16pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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4.6km from the finish today, spotted the Orange nosed one parked on the inside of one of the loops.
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16th Sep 2020 7:32pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2644  
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I wanted to say 'the wheels have come off' blah blah However i am not surprised. When i saw the original team rota i felt that this was very much a changing of the guard. Frome leaves the team at the end of the season and Thomas was looking to leave the other year, and won that years TDF. How much longer will Thomas stay i don't know. Like all dominate teams they ride the crest, then have to start again and rebuild. It will be interesting to see Thomas in the Giro, will he go for it with a grin on his face to say 'you should have picked me.....' Lets wait and see..  |
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16th Sep 2020 7:51pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829  
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G looked strong all round in the Terreno Adriatico. Loneger time trial and three week event and he might pip Yates. If both make the Giro it could be a corker. And Froome always said he loved the racing of the Vuelta more, so that will be an interesting swan song, assuming they don't parachute in Bernal. Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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16th Sep 2020 8:12pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Well a good day for them today.
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17th Sep 2020 8:25pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3312
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What a day! Pogacar was magnificent. WARNING.
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19th Sep 2020 7:40pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Beyond epic ~ very entertaining to watch.
I can't get my head around not racing tomorrow, same in Le Man's with the last lap ~ is it entirely a French thing. And is there another elite sport in the world where competitors will drink champagne & smoke cigars whilst still competing? |
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19th Sep 2020 8:03pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829
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Wow. That’s all I can say. Wow. I sensed throughout that he could do it. Sorry for Roglic. At 30 he’s now looking old compared to these young guns. I personally don’t think they pushed Pogacar hard enough, he had almost no team around him throughout the Pyrenees and Alps. Could have really hurt him. I’m wondering how good Sepp Kuss could be in TTs to make him a real GC contender and Jumbo Visma’s next hope. He was by far their strongest climber. Hard to say if his 7-minute slower TT time was fatigue, bothered or ability.
As for drinking Champagne and not competing, it’s a relatively new thing and nothing to do with the organisers. It’s become tradition amongst the riders. They’ve only actually been finishing on the Champs Élysées since 1975 and many occasions the stage has been won by a breakaway. And of course you had the Individual Time Trial of 89 (compared to regularly during yesterday’s stage) that decided the final GC standings for that year. Certainly the Vuelta and Giro still race. Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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20th Sep 2020 7:42am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Hey, did you manage to get over for a look? |
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5th Oct 2020 7:40am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2644
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Looked to be a blue Grenadier in the last 3k of the Giro today....
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5th Oct 2020 7:20pm |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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Looks like they had a “Land Rover” moment yesterday getting a water bottle in the cycle’s spokes...... Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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6th Oct 2020 7:45am |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3312
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G suffered a fractured hip. Poor sod. He looked in great shape up til the crash. WARNING.
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6th Oct 2020 9:51am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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 and he completed the day in the saddle! |
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6th Oct 2020 11:27am |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3312
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Yep. Road cyclists are hard as nails. Whether at the front or the back the sport is basically a test of suffering.
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6th Oct 2020 1:06pm |
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