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Other Races 2021
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| Shonak |
Posted on 07-08-2021 16:48
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Landa, Aru, Padun. mythical podium _O_
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Posted on 21-11-2024 21:39
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 07-08-2021 17:14
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In more relevant news, the biggest day of the season is under way. The peloton has just started the climb to Torre, with W52 already down to just 6 riders.
Insane stuff!
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 07-08-2021 18:41
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What a colossal fuck up from W52. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 07-08-2021 18:45
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I still can't understand exactly what everyone was thinking. Just... no tactics. Everyone racing for themselves all around |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 07-08-2021 20:52
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And now the flying Uruguayan, Mauricio Moreira, along with Abner Gonzalez, have been penalised with 40 and 20 seconds respectively for illegal feeding. If Efapel still dreamt of winning, now I guess these are shattered. Welcome to the Grandissima shitshow, where a 39 and 41 year old Galicians are leading this year’s edition.  |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 08-08-2021 15:56
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After yesterday's debacle there's a 3v3 (W52 and Efapel) group ahead of the Tavira-led peloton. You just don't see this sort of stuff elsewhere 
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 10-08-2021 17:46
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JOÃO ALMEIDA
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 10-08-2021 17:47
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That was a cool finish. Huy of eastern Europe  |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 11-08-2021 12:41
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Grandíssima is turning into a full on shitshow and for even worse reasons than Maurício Moreira being the new Alarcon.
Daniel Freitas, the current race leader, has been sent home as his team has gotten a second positive covid-19 test. It's the third team, after Caja Rural and Euskadi, to be sent home because of covid positives, with Tavira also having sent two riders home already. Something here isn't right as I can't remember so many covid positives in a race since the pandemic started |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 11-08-2021 20:08
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Mauricio Moreira is the new Tadej Pogacar. Would like to see the Slovenian beat him up Larouco and Senhora da Graça.  |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 11-08-2021 20:41
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The funny thing is, no one said the name of the race, but we all know which one it is
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 12-08-2021 02:08
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Miguel98 wrote:
Grandíssima is turning into a full on shitshow and for even worse reasons than Maurício Moreira being the new Alarcon.
Daniel Freitas, the current race leader, has been sent home as his team has gotten a second positive covid-19 test. It's the third team, after Caja Rural and Euskadi, to be sent home because of covid positives, with Tavira also having sent two riders home already. Something here isn't right as I can't remember so many covid positives in a race since the pandemic started
vaxxed moment
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 12-08-2021 05:19
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Alberto Contador was unable to finish a race. 
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 12-08-2021 17:49
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Bota Lume x2 |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 15-08-2021 19:10
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Even if Amaro Antunes won his second consecutive Volta a Portugal, I'd rather say Mauricio Moreira just lost the victory. 40 second penalty on stage 4 (absurd since he accepted a water bottle from the crowd when feeding had closed), plus a crash on a slight descent (his main weakness) today when he was flying to both stage and GC victory, in the final time trial.
Once again, W52 remains unbeaten, although this year they were far from the strongest team - just questionable tactics from all around. However, had Moreira won, I wouldn't be surprised if in a few years we would also pretend to be shocked if the Volta was given back to Amaro Antunes. |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 15-08-2021 20:44
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MM wasn't there to win the Volta, he did just enough to be true to these words!
Definitely the most weird and therefore interesting Volta of the last decade. Efapel won 6 stages, Reis alone won 4, while W52 won 0 and were in shambles to nick the overall.
As to Almeida, a legend in the making. On his way to take a 'Big Lap' in the future. Just hope his move to UAE doesn't get in the way of that goal.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 18-08-2021 04:57
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Damn, damn, damn... 
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 20-08-2021 14:05
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Tobias Halland Johanssen is such an exciting prospect, great win in today’s first mountain top finish in Tour de l’Avenir. His twin brother Anders won yesterday’s stage, both will definitely be on the lookout for a WT contract soon. |
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 23-08-2021 08:28
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A shame Ayuso crashed out of the race, but an awesome last stage and GC battle in Tour de l'Avenir. |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 23-08-2021 10:20
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One of the most exciting finishes to the Tour de l’Avenir I remember. Great panache from Rodríguez, Ineos got themselves a real gem there, just afraid he will succumb to their traditional pace-setting tactics when they pledge to rAcE mOrE agReSsIVeLy.
Edited by FreitasPCM on 23-08-2021 10:27
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