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Guess the Cyclist - The Return
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 19-02-2022 16:19
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FreitasPCM wrote:
I would take a wild guess at saying he's not a pro cyclist but maybe another fellow Norwegian that knows how to ski professionally? 
I guess you're absolutely right, but you forgot to put down his name: Henrik Kristoffersen (if I'm not completely mistaken  )
However, no clue concerning your cyclist. Rune Herregodts? Should at least be the correct team  (and pretty much the only name I link to Vlaanderen - Baloise)
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 19-02-2022 16:58
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Kristoffersen it is indeed Herregodts is a good guess I think.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 19-02-2022 17:38
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Herregodts is correct.  Also one of the few names I know from that team nowadays! |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 19-02-2022 20:17
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Lucky guess
Obviously, finding out who this one is is easy, so I'd like to know the occasion on which the picture was taken as well. And no, it wasn't a cross race ^^
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-02-2022 20:32
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2003 TDF, Armstrong avoiding Beloki's crash on the descent into Gap by riding down the grass between the hairpins. Don't remember which stage it was.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 19-02-2022 20:56
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Obviously another free point for you
Absolutely correct. It was the 9th stage btw, on Bastille Day.
And history is what it is, but I definitely was (and still am) impressed by his bike handling in that situation! I'd never be able to stay on my (racing) bike there ^^
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-02-2022 21:17
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Haha, right in my wheelhouse. I was too young to see it live, but they used to have a whole series on Versus (old U.S. TV channel that would broadcast TDF) entirely dedicated to Lance Armstrong's "greatest moments." So I saw that stage quite a few times.
And yeah, setting everything else about his career, his behavior, and the sport aside, I would say Lance Armstrong was a pretty skilled bike racer.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 19-02-2022 21:34
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A young Igor Anton?
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-02-2022 21:42
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Not Anton
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 19-02-2022 22:29
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Beñat Intxausti? |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-02-2022 22:44
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Not Intxausti either.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 20-02-2022 04:57
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Now, I am pretty certain that is Pello Bilbao. Or I believe I'm pretty certain.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-02-2022 05:11
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DarkWolf wrote:
Now, I am pretty certain that is Pello Bilbao. Or I believe I'm pretty certain.
Correct! It is Bilbao. He's an especially interesting rider to me. He always became a top GT favorite in all my PCM 11 careers back in the day. Then he seemed to fade into irrelevance for a while, then reemerged and became a legitimate WT contender/superdomestique. And he's still somehow only 31.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 20-02-2022 05:38
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baseballlover312 wrote:
DarkWolf wrote:
Now, I am pretty certain that is Pello Bilbao. Or I believe I'm pretty certain.
Correct! It is Bilbao. He's an especially interesting rider to me. He always became a top GT favorite in all my PCM 11 careers back in the day. Then he seemed to fade into irrelevance for a while, then reemerged and became a legitimate WT contender/superdomestique. And he's still somehow only 31.
I feel his career could have been better, but I still like the guy.
Let''s see who is this rider.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 21-02-2022 06:23
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All right, let's throw in some clues. The first image is when this rider won on Mont Ventoux in 2016. Last year she took the world by storm when she won against all odds another prestigious race.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 21-02-2022 07:26
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Kiesenhofer?
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 21-02-2022 08:15
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It is correct.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 21-02-2022 09:03
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The second photo and tips definitely helped
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 21-02-2022 09:38
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Tadej Pogacar? |
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 21-02-2022 09:45
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Correct Apparently he used to be way smaller than everyone else his age, and he/his team was unable to find a bike that fit him.
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