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Soooo another year another cycling season. Here's Sir Bradley Wiggins with 3 predictions for 2020 to get us started. https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1211950390754914312 |
Cyclissimo 2020
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Salaman 23,893 posts
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askew 21,971 posts
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Registered 15 years agoWhat have we got first: Tour down Under (provided Australia stops burning)? -
Salaman 23,893 posts
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Registered 16 years agoGood question. I think I'm going to mark a few of these in my calendar:
Jan 21-26 Tour down under
Feb 11-16 Tour of Oman
Feb 29 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Mar 7 Strade Bianche
Mar 8-15 Paris- Nice
Mar 11-17 Tirreno-Adriatico
Mar 21 Milan -San Remo
Mar 29 Gent_Wevelgem
Apr 5 Rond van Vlaanderen
Apr 12 Paris Roubaix
Apr 19 Amstel Gold race
Apr 26 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Apr 30- May 3 Tour of Yorkshire
May 9-31 Giro d'Italia
Jun 27-Jul 19 Tour de France
Jul 25 Olympic men's road race
Jul 26 Olympic women's road race
Jul 29 Olympic time trials
Aug 3-8 Olympic track events
Aug 14-Sep 6 Vuelta d'Espana
Sep 6-13 Tour of GB
Sep 20 WC time trial
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grey_matters 5,345 posts
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Registered 15 years agoAnd bookmarked. Thanks Salaman! -
mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoFound this online, if anything it’s a bit too comprehensive, but:
http://inrng.com/2020/01/2020-pro-race-calendar/ -
askew 21,971 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI've been enjoying the TDU coverage on YouTube, via GCN – not just highlights, but [replayable] live streams. Phil, Robbie, and Jens on comms. Been a good race too!
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mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoYeah, it’s been well done. I think there was a deal with Eurosport and GCN and you can tell there’s a bit more money about. It hilarious how little McEwan and Voigt agree on stuff, though they always keep it amicable. -
askew 21,971 posts
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Registered 15 years agoJens being snippy yesterday when they were chatting about when the break would be caught: "since _your're_ the experts" -
Salaman 23,893 posts
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Registered 16 years agoJens Voigt? I wouldn't mind watching that. Thanks for the tip. -
grey_matters 5,345 posts
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Registered 15 years agoDeceuninck-QuickStep continuing as they left off. After a middling Tour Down Under, Sam Bennett has added the Torquay Race and if he can pick up the Cadel Evans race too, it's an excellent start for him. Morkov is a monster and deserve most of the praise for the wins/podiums.
Evenepoel got a bit lucky with the jury in the 1st stage at the Vuelta a San Juan. Got caught in a crash 3.5km from home caused by a spectator but given the same time as the winner. And then crushed the TT. Overall win in the cards there too.
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mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoSan Juan looks like the Wild West of tours, stray dogs causing crashes too. -
mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI wonder if this’ll get buried by the Spanish authorities too...
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/spanish-civil-guard-dismantles-massive-epo-trafficking-network/ -
askew 21,971 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHave we seen pro-triathlete Cam Wurf has joined Ineos as a super-domestique? Did a decent job in the Cadel Evans race!
Cyclocross world champs are on Red Bull TV (https://www.redbull.com/int-en/events/uci-cyclocross-world-championships-switzerland/live/uci-cyclocross-world-championship-men) and the BBC. Tom Pidcock currently in second; MvdP up front. -
grey_matters 5,345 posts
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Registered 15 years agomothercruncher wrote:
The Spanish bits might. They claim they are sending the international stuff to WADA. Hopefully.
I wonder if this’ll get buried by the Spanish authorities too...
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/spanish-civil-guard-dismantles-massive-epo-trafficking-network/
A few years back, I was shitting up the cycling thread with drug stuff so a thread was created to keep some hopes and dreams alive in the racing threads. Dunno if that's still how people would like it.
Here's the link anyway:
Drugs in Sport -
mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThat is an incredible result for Pidcock, basically a win given MvdP was always going to be in full hulk smash mode. Bright future there *
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Registered 14 years ago80 secs down on MvdP today is pretty damn good, and I'd forgotten he's only 20. -
mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoJust needs to ditch that earring.
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mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoVdP’s early season schedule.
Volta ao Algarve (February 19-23)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (February 29)
Strade Bianche (March 7)
Milano-Sanremo (March 21)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (March 23-29)
Dwars door Vlaanderen (April 1)
Ronde van Vlaanderen (April 5)
Paris-Roubaix (April 12)
Brabantse Pijl (April 15)
Amstel Gold Race (April 19)
Flèche Wallonne (April 22)
He doesn’t have the best team behind him and is going to get the shit marked out of him, isn't he? Might grab a win or two still. -
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Registered 15 years agoEvenepoel again.
Wins hilltop finish on stage 2 of Volta ao Algarve
Some good scalps including Thomas, Nibali, Mollema, Dan Martin, and VdP. Steeper hilltop on Saturday with an ITT Sunday. -
mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThat was great. Bloody 20. It’s crazy he’s got the endurance to dig in at the end there after so few years cycling. He interviews like he’s 10 years older too.
Maybe I’m just hankering after the road season starting, but I’m really enjoying the Tour of the Algarve, it seems the teams and riders have taken it more seriously than Eurosport were expecting- it’s just highlights at odd hours so far rather than the full coverage it’s turning out it deserves. -
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Registered 16 years agomothercruncher wrote:
Here's Van Aert's schedule:
VdP’s early season schedule.
Volta ao Algarve (February 19-23)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (February 29)
Strade Bianche (March 7)
Milano-Sanremo (March 21)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (March 23-29)
Dwars door Vlaanderen (April 1)
Ronde van Vlaanderen (April 5)
Paris-Roubaix (April 12)
Brabantse Pijl (April 15)
Amstel Gold Race (April 19)
Flèche Wallonne (April 22)
He doesn’t have the best team behind him and is going to get the shit marked out of him, isn't he? Might grab a win or two still.
07/03 Strade Bianche
Head to head in the Strade Bianche, Milan- San Remo, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.
21/03 Milaan-Sanremo
27/03 E3 BinckBank Classic
29/03 Gent-Wevelgem
01/04 Dwars door Vlaanderen
05/04 Ronde van Vlaanderen
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mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoReckon we can probably wave goodbye to Strada Bianche and the Giro this year, more than 150 cases of Corona Virus in Italy apparently. -
Salaman 23,893 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMy colleague was just mentioning they're likely to cancel Milan-San Remo, so I assume that's Strade Bianche out as well. We'll have to wait and see how it goes by the time the Giro comes around. It's still a few months away. -
askew 21,971 posts
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Registered 15 years agoFroome's been finding it hard going at the UAE Tour 
I've put a sad face, but he's doing incredibly well considering the circumstances!
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askew 21,971 posts
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Registered 15 years agoUAE tour has been abandoned :/
No MvdP this weekend as he has ‘flu (the good one) -
mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThe whole thing? Wow. They’re all staying in one huge hotel I think, half the peloton quarantined for the monuments, I might enter a couple myself now. -
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Registered 14 years agoI can't see Milan San Remo going ahead, in what, 3 weeks? -
mothercruncher 18,130 posts
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Registered 14 years agoProbably not. Interesting year- there are going to be some big holes blown in various pro training programs. -
askew 21,971 posts
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Registered 15 years agomothercruncher wrote:
Heh. Perhaps they will televise the gran fondo version.
The whole thing? Wow. They’re all staying in one huge hotel I think, half the peloton quarantined for the monuments, I might enter a couple myself now. -
Anybody spotted any Eurosport player deals? Mine's set to renew Monday, and pretty sure I missed out on getting it for less than £39.99 last year…
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