The Cycling Thread - Page 57

fordprefect739 · August 5th, 2016, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinceprince

He's not racing, course maybe to hilly for him and doesn't have much of a national team to help him. He's doing the mountain biking instead which is where he started his career.

It probably is a bit much.

It's a 237km (147mi) course with three climbs (in a circuit) in the last half of the race on Canoas/Vista Chinesa (530m - 1730 ft) starting the climb from sea level. Average gradient is 9% but parts are as much as 17.8%. That's a bit much for Sagan while racing against other top racers. The women are doing the same course but only one circuit over Canoas/Vista Chinesa.

I can't find anything on the MTB course. He's been mostly out of MTB racing for a while. I kind of doubt he can win but maybe he can get on the podium.

fordprefect739 · August 6th, 2016, 05:10 AM

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fordprefect739 · August 6th, 2016, 06:27 AM

Looking at the start list and the profile, if I was a betting man, I'd probably bet on Froome.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/...ce-start-list/

It's going to be someone who's a strong climber, regardless.

Valverde. Porte. Nibali. Alaphilippe. Costa. Majka. Bardet?

I'd love to see Taylor Phinney do it and if it was only one circuit for that climb, he might even have had a chance to make up time on the descent (he's a fantastic descender) but I don't see it after three. The first time up that climb is going to sort a lot of riders out and the third is going to sort almost everyone else out. Only the strongest climbers will be left after 3.

**the flu** · August 6th, 2016, 07:25 AM

Maybe one of these:
Dan Martin
Geraint Thomas
Simon Geschke
Tanel Kangert
Zdenek Stybar
Jarlinson Pantano very impressive in TDF
Richie Porte

My main bets are Steven Kruijswijk he did not ride in TDF,
and,if he can come up over the last climb in the top group,
Andrey Amador
Amador showed us in the Giro D'Italia what a brilliant downhill racer he is.

**the flu** · August 6th, 2016, 06:46 PM

My word,what a fantastic race.
Bad luck for Nibali,Heinao and Thomas,but that´s the name of the game.
Van Avermaet
Fuglsang
Majka
Great medalists

Entertainment at the top level

More to come tomorrow in the ladies race,and then the timetrials.

**Athanatophobos** · August 6th, 2016, 06:59 PM

Greg van Avermaert won the god medal in cycling. Since he's 30, he won several great courses. What a rider!

Sadly, for the French I am, Julian Alaphilippe did some mistakes and I hope in the future he will be able to win races like the Belgian.

**vinceprince** · August 8th, 2016, 06:15 AM

Van Vleuten's crash was horrific, though thankfully she will be OK despite suffering 3 broken vertebrae and concussion. That road with a trench each side was far too dangerous for such a descent and the organisers were lucky no-one was killed.

Here's an alternative video of it, if you really want to see it again.
Just horrible! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyxgToqzKR0

**countjimmoriarty** · August 8th, 2016, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinceprince

Van Vleuten's crash was horrific, though thankfully she will be OK despite suffering 3 broken vertebrae and concussion. That road with a trench each side was far too dangerous for such a descent and the organisers were lucky no-one was killed.

Here's an alternative video of it, if you really want to see it again.
Just horrible! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyxgToqzKR0

It was exactly the same place where Geraint Thomas crashed in the mens' race. There were no warning flags or other effective safety measures. As Chris Boardman said on TV yesterday, simply dangerous. Whoever signed off that course at the UCI/IOC should be ashamed of themselves.

fordprefect739 · August 10th, 2016, 07:34 PM

Some smallish but still a bit nasty climbs made the time trial a bit less predictable.

Cancellara had one more ITT win left in his legs. Getting an Olympic gold in one's final season of racing has to feel good. Dumoulin and Froome are no surprise but some of the gaps back are. Tony Martin was 3:18 back? Wow. Taylor Phinney was 5:10 back?!

**countjimmoriarty** · August 11th, 2016, 12:20 PM

Brilliant that Spartacus had one more great ride left in him. Flanders and Roubaix won't be the same without him next year.

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the flu Eternal Hibernation Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malmö,Sweden Posts: 6,831 Thanks: 108,938 Thanked 163,043 Times in 7,323 Posts	My word,what a fantastic race. Bad luck for Nibali,Heinao and Thomas,but that´s the name of the game. Van Avermaet Fuglsang Majka Great medalists Entertainment at the top level More to come tomorrow in the ladies race,and then the timetrials. Last edited by the flu; August 6th, 2016 at 07:20 PM..

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August 6th, 2016, 05:10 AM	#562
fordprefect739 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 911 Thanks: 1,672 Thanked 5,436 Times in 866 Posts	'Shoot the cyclists': Ryanair CEO threatens commuters & elected officials with violence https://www.rt.com/viral/341953-ryan...hoot-cyclists/

August 6th, 2016, 06:27 AM	#563
fordprefect739 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 911 Thanks: 1,672 Thanked 5,436 Times in 866 Posts	Looking at the start list and the profile, if I was a betting man, I'd probably bet on Froome. http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/...ce-start-list/ It's going to be someone who's a strong climber, regardless. Valverde. Porte. Nibali. Alaphilippe. Costa. Majka. Bardet? I'd love to see Taylor Phinney do it and if it was only one circuit for that climb, he might even have had a chance to make up time on the descent (he's a fantastic descender) but I don't see it after three. The first time up that climb is going to sort a lot of riders out and the third is going to sort almost everyone else out. Only the strongest climbers will be left after 3.

August 6th, 2016, 07:25 AM	#564
the flu Eternal Hibernation Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malmö,Sweden Posts: 6,831 Thanks: 108,938 Thanked 163,043 Times in 7,323 Posts	Maybe one of these: Dan Martin Geraint Thomas Simon Geschke Tanel Kangert Zdenek Stybar Jarlinson Pantano very impressive in TDF Richie Porte My main bets are Steven Kruijswijk he did not ride in TDF, and,if he can come up over the last climb in the top group, Andrey Amador Amador showed us in the Giro D'Italia what a brilliant downhill racer he is.

August 6th, 2016, 06:59 PM	#566
Athanatophobos Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: France Posts: 6,877 Thanks: 42,835 Thanked 130,218 Times in 6,985 Posts	Greg van Avermaert won the god medal in cycling. Since he's 30, he won several great courses. What a rider! Sadly, for the French I am, Julian Alaphilippe did some mistakes and I hope in the future he will be able to win races like the Belgian.

August 8th, 2016, 06:15 AM	#567
vinceprince 13th Duke of Wybourne Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Me, Here? In a sixth-form girl's dormitory? At 3 in the morning? With my reputation? Posts: 2,089 Thanks: 8,082 Thanked 21,964 Times in 2,076 Posts	Van Vleuten's crash was horrific, though thankfully she will be OK despite suffering 3 broken vertebrae and concussion. That road with a trench each side was far too dangerous for such a descent and the organisers were lucky no-one was killed. Here's an alternative video of it, if you really want to see it again. Just horrible! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyxgToqzKR0

August 10th, 2016, 07:34 PM	#569
fordprefect739 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 911 Thanks: 1,672 Thanked 5,436 Times in 866 Posts	Some smallish but still a bit nasty climbs made the time trial a bit less predictable. Cancellara had one more ITT win left in his legs. Getting an Olympic gold in one's final season of racing has to feel good. Dumoulin and Froome are no surprise but some of the gaps back are. Tony Martin was 3:18 back? Wow. Taylor Phinney was 5:10 back?!

August 11th, 2016, 12:20 PM	#570
countjimmoriarty Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,982 Thanks: 6,384 Thanked 22,666 Times in 2,911 Posts	Brilliant that Spartacus had one more great ride left in him. Flanders and Roubaix won't be the same without him next year.