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Can someone explain the #critbeef to me?
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no, but I have these delicious pog-wiches for the thread to enjoy while we wait
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Jun 19, 2021 03:47
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accipter posted:Can someone explain the #critbeef to me? Justin Williams was amateur crit champ in 2019. Travis McCabe was pro crit champ in 2019. McCabe had a contract with ISN for 2020, Williams runs his own team, L39ion. Neither raced much in 2020 due to COVID, McCabe ended his ISN contract and now races for the (Amateur) Best Buddies squad. L39ion moved up to ProConti for 2021 but Justin isn’t actually signed to the team so he could maintain his amateur status and keep wearing the amateur us champ jersey. Because COVID cancelled the 2020 champs, both racers got to keep their jersey until this year. Shortly before the season started, Best Buddies posted a pic of a new signing to Instagram with the caption “This changes everything”. Justin replied in the comments: “lol, it changes nothing “ and it started a lot of trash talking in the comments, with McCabe insinuating that Justin’s national champs jersey was a fake since McCabe was the pro champ. It’s mostly internet trash talk and a little bit of pro-wrestling style hype. On the cycling tips podcast last week they said that the engagement on all their crit posts were through the roof, so that’s good. L39ion dusted everybody in last weekends Tulsa Tough races, and were looking good to take the win at Pro Nats just now but a last lap crash wrecked the field and some pro mtb guy won and is now the national crit champ.
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Jun 19, 2021 03:58
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Luke Lamperti isn't a pro MTB guy. He's an 18 year old U23 from NorCal who previously raced road for Lux Development. He's insanely strong.
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Jun 19, 2021 05:05
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tylertfb posted:L39ion dusted everybody in last weekends Tulsa Tough races, and were looking good to take the win at Pro Nats just now but a last lap crash wrecked the field and some pro mtb guy won and is now the national crit champ. Thanks! L39ion was looking unstoppable coming out of Tulsa, which was fun to see. I tried to watch the races this weekend only to find that they were only carried by Flo. The crash looked awful from the Twitter videos.
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Jun 19, 2021 05:09
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TobinHatesYou posted:Luke Lamperti isn't a pro MTB guy. He's an 18 year old U23 from NorCal who previously raced road for Lux Development. He's insanely strong. Thank you for the info. Good job by the kid!
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Jun 19, 2021 05:12
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Ganna came 4th in the national TT??????
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Jun 19, 2021 07:37
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serious gaylord posted:Ganna came 4th in the national TT?????? I figured he wasn't bothered because he has rainbows and the Olympics is coming up but apparently he want to win the ITT and the road race. Sobrero was climbing super well in Slovenia so vlasov might be about to have competition for GC lead. Also re: #critbeef the idea of a national champs jersey for a road race that is laps is dumb. Is Lou Lou technically world crit champ or were those laps too long?
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Jun 19, 2021 07:41
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I'd laugh at the drama of the US amateur cycling but then we have national champs for time trialing on the road and on race tracks so....
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Jun 19, 2021 07:54
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Watching the Belgian nationals and it’s a 3 way fight between WvA, Remco, and Edward Theuns. Come on big Eddy.
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Jun 20, 2021 15:45
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drat https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1406626139087511557
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Jun 20, 2021 16:00
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Cool seeing all the new champs, meanwhile I don't think there's even a date set for the British one.
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Jun 20, 2021 16:26
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The most important news is that Toms Skujins is back in the Latvian jersey.
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Jun 20, 2021 16:57
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Do any teams even do proper national champion jerseys anymore?
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Jun 20, 2021 19:11
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African AIDS cum posted:Do any teams even do proper national champion jerseys anymore? It's only UAE that does the hilariously poor ones. DQS in particular do proper full flag ones.
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Jun 20, 2021 19:35
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African AIDS cum posted:Do any teams even do proper national champion jerseys anymore? FDJ does ones without sponsor logos, even (definitely a Marc Madiot decision)  
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Jun 20, 2021 19:42
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It also depends on the national association. Some like the Belgians are very protective of what they will allow.
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Jun 20, 2021 19:47
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Even Movistar and Astana started using a white jersey base for the Spanish kit rather than putting stripes on a blue jersey which always looked so bad
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Jun 20, 2021 19:54
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Feels Villeneuve posted:The most important news is that Toms Skujins is back in the Latvian jersey. He's the only world tour guy that will come on the local group rides when he's in town. So I'm a fan.
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Jun 20, 2021 22:59
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Lauren Stephens and Joey Rosskopf won the USA national champ RR jerseys today. No one could catch Stephens in her race and Rosskopf had the best timing on his attack out of everyone there. Both well-deserved wins.
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Jun 21, 2021 00:53
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Jun 21, 2021 14:19
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If Cavendish wins stages and the Tour turns out to be as much as a 2012 repeat as it's looking, I will go fully Joker. Seriously though that Ineos lineup is idiotic. Can not wait for that team to get Festina'd, complete with police raids and TGH crying on French TV with bleached hair or something.
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Jun 21, 2021 14:29
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:
Holy poo poo
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Jun 21, 2021 14:39
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I think Cavendish might actually get me to watch the US coverage. Like it's horrible but there is nothing to compare to how loving awful Eurosport coverage of cycling was when Cavendish and Froome were winning everything. I'd rather listen to Phil's senility and whatever poo poo Chris Horner says.
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Jun 21, 2021 14:40
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Cav Cav Cav  I see such little chance of Ineos winning the Tour. Yes it's an absurdly strong team, but a strong team just can't change the fact that at the sharp end Roglic/Pogacar are stronger than all of them in everything that matters. The most ruinous mountain train imaginable makes no difference if Roglic just sits on the back of it then crushes all of them in the last kilometre. They will probably end up with 5 riders in the top 10 though.
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Jun 21, 2021 14:42
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Hell yeah Cav
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Jun 21, 2021 14:43
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Before start of Tour: "Cav only needs 4 stage wins to tie the legendary Eddy Merckx!" After his first crash: ...
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Jun 21, 2021 15:12
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:
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Jun 21, 2021 15:28
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Colbrelli is a loving freight train at the moment so my moneys on him for the sprint wins tbf, but Cav will get one. The power of friendship wins all. Also the Ineos team looks strong on paper but 3 of the top riders there are liable to crash out every single stage due to their idiocy so...
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Jun 21, 2021 18:54
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Cav won't even get a top 5
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Jun 21, 2021 19:20
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https://twitter.com/MarkCavendish/status/1406976887994335239
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Jun 21, 2021 20:08
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Cav v greipel on the champs, tasty.
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Jun 21, 2021 20:08
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Someone get Kittel on the phone. Also they're broadcasting Race Radio at the tour online this year. serious gaylord fucked around with this message at 20:30 on Jun 21, 2021 |
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Jun 21, 2021 20:27
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serious gaylord posted:Also they're broadcasting Race Radio at the tour online this year. Niiiiice
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Jun 21, 2021 21:03
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Niiiiice Gonna see if I can put it on during the stages I'm at work. Treat it like TMS.
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Jun 21, 2021 21:38
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https://twitter.com/Cyclingnewsfeed/status/1407250608910897152?s=19 Extremely funny if true
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Jun 22, 2021 09:35
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I see Mark Padun didn't get picked. Did he go a bit too OTT for the Tour?
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Jun 22, 2021 11:22
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Of the riders racing, Cavendish has more wins than any other team, as many as the next three riders put together (Sagan, Greipel, Froome), and as many as the bottom 13 teams put together - which includes Ineos, Movistar and Team Bike Exchange. We all know he has a lot of wins, but that's a lot of wins.
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peanut- posted:I see Mark Padun didn't get picked. Did he go a bit too OTT for the Tour? It makes me wonder if that team got a very stern letter, or if they decided he was a liability.
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