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| cio93 |
Posted on 19-09-2021 11:48
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| AaB-ern |
Posted on 20-09-2021 09:21
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Shonak wrote:
Tragic loss for his fanily, friends and the wider cycling scene.
Fuck cars. I see it always when I go for a ride.. many drivers are reckless and inattentive towards cyclists. Such a shame.
Actually, to be fair, the technical inspections have revealed that the driver was not responsible for the accident: https://www.hln.b...~aa96c87e/
It does not make it any less tragic, but at least in this case, it was not the drivers fault.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 20-09-2021 09:29
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AaB-ern wrote:
Shonak wrote:
Tragic loss for his fanily, friends and the wider cycling scene.
Fuck cars. I see it always when I go for a ride.. many drivers are reckless and inattentive towards cyclists. Such a shame.
Actually, to be fair, the technical inspections have revealed that the neither the driver or the van itself were responsible for the accident: https://www.hln.b...~aa96c87e/
It does not make it any less tragic, but at least in this case, it was not the drivers fault.
Unfortunately in Belgium there are a lot of bike crossings where the cyclist has to stop and let the cars pass first. Maybe things are different in Denmark, I seem to recall they have excellent cycling infrastructure there?
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 20-09-2021 10:32
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All the legends from my early cycling days are now almost gone except the eternals Valverde and Rebellin. |
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 20-09-2021 17:44
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wait...Rebellin suffered a terrible crash, his career is over imo
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 20-09-2021 17:51
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df_Trek wrote:
wait...Rebellin suffered a terrible crash, his career is over imo
https://www.cycli...05969.html
Holy shit, I had no idea. Looks terrible, this is not how I wanted him to end his career but looks quite difficult to recover from at his age…. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-09-2021 22:09
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Terrible. I was rooting for Rebellin to go forever. He must have such a passion for cycling to have made it this far.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 20-09-2021 23:03
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Horrible news on top of horrible news. I'm truly hoping this is the last one I have to hear, as it seems like a lot of the names I was so dearly interested in back in 2010 when I started watching are just being raked over the coals.
"America. Show a nipple on television and the whole country goes ape-shit." -DubbelDekker
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 23-09-2021 09:33
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The 2025 Worlds will be held in Kigali.
They must use the Wall of Kigali here, should be brutal and create a spectacular race.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 23-09-2021 09:52
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If that will be the official font style, I'm not watching!
But this could be a good thing for cycling.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 23-09-2021 15:17
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MUR DE KIGALI! Some of the craziest cycling crowds out there. Let's just hope they don't renew the roads on Mur de Kigali 
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 25-09-2021 18:54
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Just pop up to morn the loss of Cris Anker.
Today some 500-600 people came to his old club in his hometown, to take part in a memorial cycling event.
Rest in peace, you meant a lot to many in the danish cycling community, both those at the bikes and those in front of the telly.
Good luck in the worlds tomorrow no matter who we may support.
Edited by Tamijo on 25-09-2021 19:02
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 30-09-2021 20:20
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Well, if Qhubeka didn't die last season, then it's almost likely that the team will meet its demise at the end of this season. NextHash turned out to be cheeky con artists.
But I'd blame Doug Ryder for this entire mess. He should've moved it down to ProTeam status (it works out all well for Alpecin - Fenix), but nope...because muh World Tour.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 12-10-2021 19:00
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Petr Vakoc retires. A shame he had that serious accident in 2018, his career was never the same again and I think it has contributed for this outcome. |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 14-10-2021 11:22
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Finaly there is an (8-day) Tour de France for women! Unfortunately too late for riders like Van der Breggen, Blaak and D'hoore, but better late than never!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 14-10-2021 12:50
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Ollfardh wrote:
Finaly there is an (8-day) Tour de France for women! Unfortunately too late for riders like Van der Breggen, Blaak and D'hoore, but better late than never!
Kicking off with the classic Champs Elysees will feel a bit strange as a Stage 1, even stranger for it to have a QoM point. Stage 2 is simple flat, want a more detailed close up of the finish as it could be opportunistic. Stage 3 is nice and punchy towards the end, should be ideal attacking terrain especially for the womens peloton. Stage 4 has dirt roads & lots of bumps, this could be a sensational one to watch. Stage 5 is notable for its 175km distance, a full 40km longer than anything else this far in the race, but fairly flat day (i foresee a long range breakaway here between the lumpier stages). Stage 6 is begging for attacking racing. Stage 7 diving into the Voges and the Grand Ballon, this will be terrific to watch. Stage 8 ending the race atop La Planche des Belles Filles (would have liked the penultimate climb ~10km close to Planche) will be epic.
This does genuinely feel like ASO are trying to make Le Tour de France Femmes feel like it's own fully support event, and not a TdF Hommes add-on. This is especially true with the Start here being on the End of the TdF Hommes, a great choice. Proper mountains, and multiple of them, mirroring some of the TdF Hommes route with unpaved roads on one stage. Some lumps, some sprints. Feels like an excellent test of the peloton.
Hopefully the support on the ground from ASO matches this excitement, as does the prize money! Not on par with the Giro Donne as the top end of women's GT substitute but a strong step. Can't wait, looks and feels amazing!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 14-10-2021 13:17
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Sounds like an amazing route, can only echo your sentiment when it comes to the prize money, I don't any can expect equal splits but the split from PR should never be repeated.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 14-10-2021 19:28
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whitejersey wrote:
Sounds like an amazing route, can only echo your sentiment when it comes to the prize money, I don't any can expect equal splits but the split from PR should never be repeated.
Prize money @ 250k. Equivalent split for 8 days of the Tdf Hommes is about 750k. So it's better than PR but still about 2/3 of the way short of where it should be.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 14-10-2021 20:07
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I’m so tired of La Planche des Belles Filles, not sure if this time they will climb from a different side or not but it ain’t that much of a spectacular summit. Plus, being so early in the race and considering the following stages it doesn’t seem like it will be an exciting one. Hope I’m wrong though.
BTW, nice course for the Women’s edition, should be quite exciting and unpredictable (if AvV or Demi Vollering allow it  ) |
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 14-10-2021 20:18
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TheManxMissile wrote:
whitejersey wrote:
Sounds like an amazing route, can only echo your sentiment when it comes to the prize money, I don't any can expect equal splits but the split from PR should never be repeated.
Prize money @ 250k. Equivalent split for 8 days of the Tdf Hommes is about 750k. So it's better than PR but still about 2/3 of the way short of where it should be.
Looking at what they make in sponsorship return I couldn't disagree more. In sports where women generate more money they should be paid more, in jobs where they do equally they should be paid equally and when they generate less it's only reasonable that they receive less. Equality does not equal equity in my opinion.
It's nothing against women's cycling, it's just the same logic as why football players are paid more. They do not "do more" or are "better", but sports is a place where this public attention dictates the salaries/prize money and that is fair to me.
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