Official Cycling Thread

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Unreal climb to finish that stage - at one point I thought they had tilted the camera to make it look steeper than it was - but they hadn’t. Big long stretches at 18%

It didn’t look like Eddie was going all out but he was - just to keep momentum going on that climb was hard enough. You could see the lads trying to attack behind him were making zero inroads.

Pog could soon be hiring him at this rate.

 

[J.R.R. hartley]

Eddie wins again, this time a mountain top stage.

Just watched the highlights. Absolutely phenomenal to win the queen stage.
I was bet looking at it.
Delighted for him.

 

[don]

looks like he is going to finish 11th in GC, as he is 3 mins behind Carlos Rodriguez in 10th,
he is now ahead of Adam Yates & Kuss who won the Vuelta last year!
would be interesting to see if he kicks on from here, he is with Jayco for another year,
he has never ridden in TdF, you would hope maybe podium in the Giro might be possible.
this is the owner of Jayco who was hugging him at the end today =

Gerry Ryan (businessman) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Bwana_Dik]

Well, Ben had a good cut at it! Incredible win for advanced nutritional planning and execution.

Not much in the news about Muriel Furrer's death in the women's junior road race.
I'm reading that she wasn't missed, over an hour before the emergency services got to her. If this turns out to be true there should be major heads rolling at the top of the UCI.

 

[Carmona]

I was thinking about that young girl. Fucking hell, how devastated would you be as a family. Your star kid taking part in the World Champs no less. Neighbours and friends wishing you all the best and the next thing she's dead. Hardly bears thinking about tbh. As for Ben, he gave it a lash. He wears his heart on his sleeve alright.

 

[van]

great race.. i was suprised that the shores on the sides of the roads hadnt been changed to make a right angle with the footpaths...less danger of a wheel snagging... we did it in cork when staging the tourdefrance stage i think.

 

[jeepers]

Fantastic ride by Healy. He should be targeting the classics again next season, he has some engine. I can definitely see him getting a monument victory or two, he'd be well able for the likes of Flanders and Lombardia, and obviously LBL

 

[jeepers]

Ben included in EF team for Il Lombardia. He wasn't listed earlier in the week, but they had left an empty slot so I was wondering if it was for him. He is capable of having a good go.

 

[jeepers]

Il Lombardia was just another procession for Pog. I'm finding it depressing, but I don't know if I'm just so cynical about someone being so dominant, or I'd like to see a bit more competition.