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Dunno if anyone watches the cyclocross but the finish of the women's in Val De Sole was pretty tight and very interesting. I was a little disappointed in the course though. For travelling all the way to Italy I thought maybe the course would be a little more like the mountain biking they do in Val De Sole, but it was just a roped ff course covered in snow. Guess it didn't matter though as it was still good racing.
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I had stopped watching because I thought van empel had it in the bag, oops https://twitter.com/cxhelen/status/1470336954281697280?s=21
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Dec 13, 2021 22:47
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What races will he wind up missing for ~reasons~ now?
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noted clean cycling advocate vaughters must have seen his data and found out that all those climbs were real
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzzAuYgNjVc
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Pidcock unable to open his bubbly bottle at the end, sad.
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some personal news https://www.velonews.com/news/road/police-charge-man-with-break-in-of-home-of-mark-cavendish/
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Does anyone have a good rec or two for history books or memoirs that deal with pro cycling? I got into following this sport during the pandemic and would like to get some better context for why things are done the way they are
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Dec 21, 2021 04:43
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the monuments by peter cossins is good. tells the history of the five biggest one day races on the calendar.
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https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/it-takes-one-to-know-one-vaughters-sees-no-red-flags-in-mark-padun/ Guys it’s fine his Dauphine performance was just because he started eating carbs again. I also liked this quote:CN: So two of three things you did to try to ensure that any question marks could be wiped out were a) a spot check test b) delving into his bio passport as far as you can. How far back does that passport go?
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bradburypancakes posted:Does anyone have a good rec or two for history books or memoirs that deal with pro cycling? I got into following this sport during the pandemic and would like to get some better context for why things are done the way they are Depends how far back you want to go but for me, my favourites are: We were young and carefree by Laurent Fignon, a french pro who won the tour twice but was more famous for losing by 8 seconds to Greg Lemond. Rough Ride by Paul Kimmage, a young Irish pro dealing with reaching a level where doping becomes the norm and having to choose. In search of Robert Millar by Richar Moore, about a Scottish pro. Slaying the Badger by Richard Moore about Bernard Hinault and Greg Lemond and their battles and alliances They aren't so much about the history of cycling but give you good idea of cycling at the time. If you want older ones I can't remember the names but there is a good one about Fausto Coppi, and I remember another good one about Jacques Anquetil. Eddy Merckx has had some good books written about him also.
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bradburypancakes posted:Does anyone have a good rec or two for history books or memoirs that deal with pro cycling? I got into following this sport during the pandemic and would like to get some better context for why things are done the way they are Two essentials: “A dog in a hat” by Joe Parkin. Memoirs of an American pro who moved to Belgium in the mid80s and went full native, never had much success, but really cool stories. “The Rider” by Tim Krabbe. A fictional account of a single road race by a high-level amateur/semi-pro in the Netherlands. Written from the point of view of the racer as he progresses through the single race, what he’s feeling, the random thoughts going through his head, the tactics, musings on cycling history, etc. A wonderful book.
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tylertfb posted:Two essentials: “A dog in a hat” by Joe Parkin. Memoirs of an American pro who moved to Belgium in the mid80s and went full native, never had much success, but really cool stories. Oh yeah forgot about The Rider, probably because I only have it on Kindle. There was a little doco last year about it where two pros went and rode the route of the race in The Rider, and talked about it with the writer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiaitFPHtqw
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All sound very cool, thanks!
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Dec 21, 2021 22:38
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two late entries: Bob Roll’s 2 “Bobke”books are fun as hell I enjoyed Tyler Hamilton’s The Secret Race more than all those Lance books put together.
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Pedalare, Pedalare! A History of Italian Cycling is really recommendable too. Inrng recommended The War On Wheels as an excellent book lately, but it's about keirin, not road cycling. Feels Villeneuve fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Dec 22, 2021 |
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LoudPipesSaveLives posted:Oh yeah forgot about The Rider, probably because I only have it on Kindle. There was a little doco last year about it where two pros went and rode the route of the race in The Rider, and talked about it with the writer. That climb in the thumbnail looks like where he is debating whether to drop down a gear to keep up with his breakaway partner, agonizes over the obvious signal of his weakness, and finally decides to change gear, only to find he was already in the lower gear. The halcyon days of 6 speed drivetrains.
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Dec 22, 2021 03:35
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hey 42/21 worked as a bailout gear for years, why change it
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paddyboat posted:two late entries: I think Hamilton's book is probably the best one about the Lance era, but you can sense the bias it has in his favor. Hamilton is super open about the details of his own doping along with everyone else's, but it has a tone of "sure I was doping, but Lance was evil!" Which, maybe he was, but it all makes Tyler sound more sympathetic than perhaps he deserves. It is a good read though.
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kimbo305 posted:That climb in the thumbnail looks like where he is debating whether to drop down a gear to keep up with his breakaway partner, agonizes over the obvious signal of his weakness, and finally decides to change gear, only to find he was already in the lower gear. The halcyon days of 6 speed drivetrains.
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Rainbow Sherbet is in.
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tylertfb posted:“The Rider” by Tim Krabbe. A fictional account of a single road race by a high-level amateur/semi-pro in the Netherlands. Written from the point of view of the racer as he progresses through the single race, what he’s feeling, the random thoughts going through his head, the tactics, musings on cycling history, etc. A wonderful book. I just finished this book and loved it, it's a very engaging page-turner and quite unique. For rider autobiographies, I quite enjoyed Phil Gaimon's books and Jens Voigt's "Shut Up, Legs!"
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Angryhead posted:I just finished this book and loved it, it's a very engaging page-turner and quite unique. I think it's special because it has a literary style that no one else who knows cycling can match, and yet the routines and emotions of riding are still immediately relatable. I honestly have no idea how the tone is in Dutch, but it works in English translation.
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Krabbe also wrote the novel (the golden egg) that the _terrifying_ Dutch movie "The Vanishing" is based on. There is also an american remake of the movie but it sucks.
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tylertfb posted:Krabbe also wrote the novel (the golden egg) that the _terrifying_ Dutch movie "The Vanishing" is based on. There is also an american remake of the movie but it sucks. Can confirm that the Dutch version is fuckin terrifying. I never want to rewatch it ever.
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This is such terribly produced content. This is like the NFTs of a highlight reel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7pYhzcsO-U e: mayyybe they didn't have any video rights? But gently caress it, just do it and dare the UCI/IOC to takedown request it.
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TobinHatesYou posted:Rainbow Sherbet is in. Of all these teams, naturally UCI asked Schleck to change their colours. https://mobile.twitter.com/matmitchell30/status/1474141773458980864
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Qhubeka havent been able to get a sponsor after not getting a world tour licence and they're folding.
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Apparently one of their sponsors never paid up I wonder which one it could have been
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Apparently one of their sponsors never paid up I wonder which one it could have been Assos wasn't pleased either because they paid for title sponsorship and no wait, we're totally Qhubeka NextHash now.
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TobinHatesYou posted:Assos wasn't pleased either because they paid for title sponsorship and no wait, we're totally Qhubeka NextHash now. Sounds like the team asked too little for the title then had nothing to offer other sponsors they had to approach to cover the shortfall It was pretty obvious once they got sponsored by a cryptocurrency they were on the way out. Pretty sure I've seen crypto exchanges sponsoring football clubs, but those have much more sponsorship coming in generally, and more clout themselves.
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The Crypto sponsor never actually paid them.
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Yeah that too, but if Assos were the title sponsor you'd think it would be for enough to cover most of the team's budget, as that's the biggest thing the team can offer. So something went wrong there too.
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They probably negotiated it down because 'hey these guys are offering a load more to be title sponsors so if we ask Assos to drop to secondary for less we still come out way better'
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7HjsNadUig A very good video on the implications for the world tour teams from next year and the gamification of the UCI ranking point rules to get one of the 18 world tour licences. As it stands Lotto Soudal would not have a world tour licence next year.
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