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Aug 21, 2022 12:49
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Hooray.
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Aug 21, 2022 12:50
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I'm being patriotic and watching the last 30k of the Baltic Chain Tour. Yesterday was Estonia's Re-independence Day (well, back in 1991) so the symbolism of this tour is neat: quote:Three Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – demonstrated their solidarity in their quest for independence by forming a human chain on August 23, 1989. Approximately 2 million people joined their hands that day. The extraordinary event drew global attention and finally led to the Baltic States regaining their independence. The human chain spanning over 600 kilometers was registered in The Guinness Book of Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g8-xoojKH4 Fun to see roads that I actually cycle on/next to frequently! Angryhead fucked around with this message at 12:59 on Aug 21, 2022 |
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Aug 21, 2022 12:55
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Smirr posted:Three races on today, all of them bad I usually don't mind grand departs, usually adds a bit of excitement when whatever nations no hoper rider wants to get on TV. There should be a minimum amount of elevation in the course selection though. Or a promise to build giant fans.
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Aug 21, 2022 14:49
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if you're going to do Belgium or the Netherlands you really should have at least one classics parcours in there they did it for the Yorkshire depart, Idk why they seem to love going flat when they do the Netherlands. like i'm not asking for the AGR but you can't at least have a finish on the Cauberg?
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Aug 21, 2022 14:55
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Feels Villeneuve posted:if you're going to do Belgium or the Netherlands you really should have at least one classics parcours in there My gut feeling is it's the Dutch organisers turning their noses up at Limburg, despite it having the best places to hold a race, but could be more to it than that Watched the break and peloton come by at around 60k to go, was a pretty nice spot for the 10 seconds it took for them to come by
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Aug 21, 2022 15:47
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Feels Villeneuve posted:what a stage
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Aug 21, 2022 16:01
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At least have the respect for people's times by shortening these stages to 3km. Mass sprint from start to finish 
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Aug 21, 2022 18:20
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in all honesty i dont mind the occasional sprint day i just wish they made the novelty of seeing a country without a GT more interesting by showcasing climbs you normally wouldn't see in a grand tour
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Aug 21, 2022 18:33
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Or at least ride along the coastline in a mostly straight line. The 2015 TdF grand depart wasn't even that bad (and even before they got to the Mur de Huy). With these two non-TT stages, they looped around so much that it really seemed like the organizers wanted to avoid echelons, which is just 
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Aug 21, 2022 18:37
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wtf rest day, ok whatever
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Aug 22, 2022 15:36
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I managed to take a picture of Wout attacking on the Waseberg yesterday! Also it is very comforting to see pro cyclists suffering on this loving hill 
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Aug 22, 2022 16:33
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Peggotty posted:I managed to take a picture of Wout attacking on the Waseberg yesterday! Also it is very comforting to see pro cyclists suffering on this loving hill That’s a sweet photo! Cycling can be so dynamic and dramatic on film
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Aug 22, 2022 17:14
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Nobody watching the Vuelta huh?
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Aug 23, 2022 17:12
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I had to work, but also now that I'm looking at the top *running finger down the GC list until I find someone I don't dislike or even hate* 8 makes me actively not want to watch it. Luckily I will continue to be able to watch only on the weekends
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Aug 23, 2022 17:23
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My eurosport sub lapsed so I'm just watching the "highlights" on youtube.
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Aug 23, 2022 17:24
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the Basque stages are usually fun though they have a weird lack of hard mountain stages this year Sierra Nevada is always nice to see though
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Aug 23, 2022 17:28
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Classic Roglic bonus seconds kind of stage today, Sam Oomen looking close to tears because he lost his turn on the Red Jersey Carousel was a mixture of sad and patheticSmirr posted:I had to work, but also now that I'm looking at the top *running finger down the GC list until I find someone I don't dislike or even hate* 8 makes me actively not want to watch it. Luckily I will continue to be able to watch only on the weekends What's Joe Kiss ever done to you
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Aug 23, 2022 17:48
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MrL_JaKiri posted:What's Joe Kiss ever done to you He's the the one I felt most bad about for lumping in with the rest (despite being an Anglo!), but at any rate he's riding for a team that is starting to get on my nerves
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Aug 23, 2022 18:29
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they can win every grand tour for ten years and i wouldn't hate them as much as I hate Ineos
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Aug 23, 2022 18:32
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Feels Villeneuve posted:they can win every grand tour for ten years and i wouldn't hate them as much as I hate Ineos True. But that's what the other half of the GC top 8 is for
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Aug 23, 2022 18:47
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I'll There's even an Estonian for me to cheer on again!  But he isn't all that happy.
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Aug 23, 2022 20:01
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Cowardice. Nobody's died descending for ages*. *I have not looked this up
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Aug 23, 2022 20:08
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Pretty sure it's less the materials and more that there are just too many insane descenders these days
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Aug 23, 2022 20:20
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I distinctly remember Taaramäe hitting the (then new-ish to the TdF) cobbles in 2014 and/or 2015 and looking like an epileptic deer on ice. I realize that descending is an entirely different skill set, but still: git gud
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Aug 23, 2022 20:30
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L.H.O.O.Q. posted:Nobody watching the Vuelta huh? Anything worth watching happened yet?
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Aug 23, 2022 22:31
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Skarsnik posted:Anything worth watching happened yet? Not been watching it. Coincidentally just started a Skarsnik campaign in TWW3 IE lol it’s a hectic start
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Aug 23, 2022 23:28
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Skarsnik posted:Anything worth watching happened yet? First day today in a country worth racing a grand tour in, so give it a day or two.
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Aug 24, 2022 05:10
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I've been watching it, but so far only to have something on while I fold the washing as it hasn't been exciting yet.
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Aug 24, 2022 09:56
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Vando posted:Pretty sure it's less the materials and more that there are just too many insane descenders these days The design will help - aero frames + wheels now will save a lot of watts at 100km/h, and that'll translate into higher top speeds. It's the long straightish non-technical ones that you get those speeds on anyway.
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Aug 24, 2022 11:00
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nice igor anton on a hybrid
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Aug 24, 2022 15:08
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love races in the Basque country. It's going to result in a weird route but really happy the next TDF is doing a grand depart in San Sébastien
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Aug 24, 2022 15:24
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MrL_JaKiri posted:The design will help - aero frames + wheels now will save a lot of watts at 100km/h, and that'll translate into higher top speeds. It's the long straightish non-technical ones that you get those speeds on anyway. And 10x more effect from skin suits, helmets, socks and just actually testing and refining an aerodynamic position on the bike. The rider is way more important.
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Aug 24, 2022 15:30
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Chunkier boys being at the business end on mountain stages. More meat goes downhill faster, the grupetto has always been notorious for suicide descending.
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Aug 24, 2022 15:35
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nice guggenheim museum bilbao.
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Aug 24, 2022 15:42
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Sucks that NBC/Peacock only has their American commentary. I miss Anthony
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Aug 24, 2022 15:55
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ohhyeah posted:Sucks that NBC/Peacock only has their American commentary. I miss Anthony its so bad op
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Aug 24, 2022 15:57
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curious to see how soler fucks this up
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Aug 24, 2022 16:11
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its more down to whether that chase group fucks it up, i think
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they got him in sight, i think it's gonna come down from the chasers unless they seriously gently caress around e) they're loving around
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