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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 01-12-2018 20:30
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Well someone had to do it.. No big news today so I'll just mention the Tafi non-story is still hot with Dimension Data also confirming he won't ride with them.
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| Thatguyeveryonehates |
Posted on 02-12-2018 20:10
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real news unfortunately
paul sherwen died today rumours say suicide but nothing confirmed |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 02-12-2018 20:19
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Holy crap. Insane. he was only 62.
Ever since I started following cycling over ten years ago, some thing have been constant. The earth spins, the seasons change, and Phil and Paul call the TDF every year. Certainly they get criticism, but nobody can argue they are anything less than an iconic duo. And poof, he's gone.
Rest in peace.
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 02-12-2018 22:20
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RIP Paul Sherwen, born in my town, Widnes, hero in this part of the world, absolutely devastated, teenage years of listening to his commentary, what a brilliant person he was, huge loss to the Cycling community 
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 02-12-2018 23:01
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Just caught up with the news.. So sad.. I never got to be hearing him live but his and Liggett's voice brings all kinds of nostalgia. From when I used to see the filed 2011 Tour's highlights of every stage on ESPN which is something that I'll always remember for sparkling my passion in cycling, from the hundreds of times I've watched Tour highlights videos with his voice. Oh well, when I was born he was comentating the Tour for 15 years so I can't even express the sadness this may be to others RIP.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 03-12-2018 00:12
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Shit, what awful news. One half of cycling's voice for me my whole childhood. You will be missed Paul. Rest in Peace
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 03-12-2018 02:17
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The Santos Down Under will also not be the same next month, I have got so used to Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen's commentary on that race every January, it will never be the same again!
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 03-12-2018 11:24
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Very sad news grew up listening to him and liggett,through the 90s .
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| Champ_Armstrong |
Posted on 03-12-2018 13:28
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RIP
I'll miss him forever and always remembering him saying "...this afternoon..." every second sentence..
What a personality he was.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 03-12-2018 17:47
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Legendary voice. I remember watching older editions of the Tour on ESPN Classic with both him and Liggett commentating. Shame the network stopped operating in Portugal. May he rest in peace. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 03-12-2018 18:25
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Wow, I am shocked! RIP.
He was 1/2 of my favourite commentary team. He may not have been the most technical commentator but I loved listening to him and Phil growing up, as they just made the racing more exciting. Now that we dont get their coverage here in Canada the last few years, I've definitely missed them. I was recently just watching back a lot of the old TDFs on youtube and they truly are the voice of the Tour for me.
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 04-12-2018 02:48
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He was pretty much the only reason I still watched the Tour after Lance stopped cycling and americans sucked... damn... sad
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| Champ_Armstrong |
Posted on 04-12-2018 13:32
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Sad reading...
https://www.cycli...eve-401768
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 06-12-2018 15:42
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Here in Portugal some news state that Dani Moreno might join the W52/FC Porto armada for 2019, in what should be an exciting transfer as I can't really recall such laureate rider racing for a Portuguese team in a few years. |
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Posted on 06-12-2018 16:17
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Honestly I only remember seeing Moreno racing once this season.. It'd be "exciting" but even if it happens it's porbably the same as Arroio, Trofimov, Silin which I haven't even seen this season here.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 06-12-2018 16:24
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Ok, maybe “exciting” wasn’t the right adjective to use there.  Perhaps interesting, for the reasons stated previously, as his palmares is wider than those guys you mentioned. But no doubt that, considering he’ll be 38 next year, Moreno’s role will probrably be a supporting one for Alarcon.
And both Trofimov and Silin felt like sun bathing and partying last year, no wonder they have been missing.  |
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| Champ_Armstrong |
Posted on 07-12-2018 09:55
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Good with some experience to the smaller teams.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 11-12-2018 15:45
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List of UCI World Tour and Professional teams have been announced - W52/FC Porto one of them. 
https://www.ciclis...ntal-2019/
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Posted on 11-12-2018 15:55
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You missed the biggest one: Corendon-Circus
That's Mathieu van der Poel on the cobbles and/or Ardennes!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 11-12-2018 16:04
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*Van der Poel Ronde van Vlaanderen 2019 winner, easy. |
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