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| ringo182 |
Posted on 12-08-2020 16:04
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World Championships in danger of being cancelled.
UCI have announced they will not be held in Switzerland and are looking for an alternative venue for the same dates and with a similar profile.
Updates to follow I am sure.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2020...trictions/
Edited by ringo182 on 12-08-2020 16:09
"Ringo is exactly right", Shonak - 8 September 2016
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 12-08-2020 16:25
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Same dates and similar profile will make it kinda hard to find a replacement.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 12-08-2020 16:36
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Ollfardh wrote:
Same dates and similar profile will make it kinda hard to find a replacement.
I could imagine it just going back to the French Alps for such a race, would make it easier for riders going to Le Tour to ride it.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 12-08-2020 16:41
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Croatia14 wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
Same dates and similar profile will make it kinda hard to find a replacement.
I could imagine it just going back to the French Alps for such a race, would make it easier for riders going to Le Tour to ride it.
Apparently Italy is the favourite to step in. I guess it's fairly close to the French and Italian border, so they will look for somewhere just outside Switzerland.
I bet Mads Pederson is hoping for a complete cancellation 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 19-08-2020 14:04
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World Champs might happen in Tuscan region. Yes please!! Some of the best landscapes for cycling <3 <3 <3
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 19-08-2020 14:11
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Great news. Hopefully there are conditions to go ahead there. Everyone remembers what happened last time a WC took place in Tuscany.  |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 19-08-2020 15:47
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Great news. Hopefully there are conditions to go ahead there. Everyone remembers what happened last time a WC took place in Tuscany.
Igor Decraene 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 21-08-2020 17:20
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Adam Yates signs for Ineos. Simon remains at Mitchelton. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 21-08-2020 17:29
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Simon officially wins. Got a GT, big new contract as absolute leader. Adam sulks off to Ineos to pace up the penultimate climb the rest of his career.
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 21-08-2020 17:59
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2014 Adam Yates told Cyclingweekly, "If I went to Sky then I’d end up working on the front like a slave, and I’m not a big fan of that. Get use to it Adam |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 21-08-2020 18:03
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But this is not the 2014 Sky. If they want the next British Grand Tour winner they'd definitely use him for that and not the train. Or maybe even the Next British TdF winner if Bernal decided he wants a Giro in his palmares as well.
If not, it's nothing more than a money move. Why work for others then when you can work for your twin brother?
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 21-08-2020 18:33
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alexkr00 wrote:
But this is not the 2014 Sky. If they want the next British Grand Tour winner they'd definitely use him for that and not the train. Or maybe even the Next British TdF winner if Bernal decided he wants a Giro in his palmares as well.
If not, it's nothing more than a money move. Why work for others then when you can work for your twin brother?
Idk, I'd feel it's probably worse ego wise to work for your twin brother. They came up together as equals and Simon had proven the better leader. it might be more humiliating to be relegated to a domestique role for him.
But I think after Froome and Thomas Sky are probably done caring about having the next British GT winner. They already have younger, better guys than Adam. I can't imagine them sacrificing chances at victory just because he's British when they've already produced 6 British TDF wins in the past decade.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 21-08-2020 18:45
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I think he's more likely to be their Giro/Vuelta GC leader than Tour Domestique. Froome is gone, Thomas is 34. They only really have Bernal and Carapaz as GT GC contenders, unless they hope the likes of Sivakov and TGH are going to step up in the next 12 months.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 21-08-2020 18:50
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Well it was bound to happen eventually, they are by far the biggest (natural) talents that Britain has brought forward in cycling, like ever. I remember that he was quite good in one TdF so he has the potential to do good there again. Luckily is far more exciting brother Simon will stay with MS, which will mean some more action packed raids and smack talk in the future. Lucky us.
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 21-08-2020 19:47
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Sivakov is not too far to lead in a GT imo...probably their 2nd/3rd best choice already now
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 21-08-2020 20:14
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The CCC team is on the verge of collapse as no sponsor has been found yet and they've recently announced that riders (even those under contract for 2021 and beyond) are free to negotiate with any team.
The same could've been said for Mitchelton - Scott as the aftermath of the kiboshed "deal" with Manuela Fundacion had the team lost Edoardo Affini, Daryl Impey, Jack Haig and now Adam Yates, but today they've signed Tanel Kangert.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 29-08-2020 08:17
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Evenepoel and Quickstep under investigation by UCI.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-...rash-video/
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 29-08-2020 08:32
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Seen the video few days ago very strange . |
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| MartijnVDD |
Posted on 29-08-2020 10:59
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So according to the UCI it's illegal to remove supplies from a severely injured rider's back pockets before he's placed on a stretcher? I think it's very considerate and human what Bramati did.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 29-08-2020 11:14
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MartijnVDD wrote:
So according to the UCI it's illegal to remove supplies from a severely injured rider's back pockets before he's placed on a stretcher? I think it's very considerate and human what Bramati did.
Only reason they're investigating Quick-Step is because Lefevre has always been very vocal in his criticism of the UCI.
It's illegal to send certain data during a race between rider + car, and Bramati's comments certainly give an impression there was some data being transmitted. If this is power data, heart rate data, that is not allowed to be shared in real time during the race. So the polite guess is he was removing some sort of HR monitor/data relay device.
The ugly guess is removing doping material. And given the way QS try to deny anything and fire back about CADF being involved... if it was just data transfer they would likely stay quiet and settle it with a fine. That and more chance for Lefevre to argue with the UCI.
I'd be shocked if it was some doping materials, because what team is dumb enough to do that in such a way mid-race? Best idea is to spike your own energy gels/bars for that.
Probably is nothing, but it should be investigated properly to establish if something was removed, and if so what. Any removeal of items should be handled my the medical professionals and not a DS.
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