ToC Domestique to cheer for...
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ToC Domestique to cheer for...
I'm going to be on the sidelines for a few Tour of California events.
I'd like to vociferously cheer for some domestique that has no chance of winning anything. Someone who no one else will cheer for.
Things I'm looking for:
Very new to the pros (close second: very close to retirement (35+))
No pro results to speak of
Doesn't speak English
BIG PLUS: first time visiting the United States
Recommendations?
I'd like to vociferously cheer for some domestique that has no chance of winning anything. Someone who no one else will cheer for.
Things I'm looking for:
Very new to the pros (close second: very close to retirement (35+))
No pro results to speak of
Doesn't speak English
BIG PLUS: first time visiting the United States
Recommendations?
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The race has announced the teams, the teams haven't announced their rosters. The neo-pros and almost has-beens will probably be the last ones to get picked. Ask again in about 3 weeks.
In your search for a no-hoper though, I'd concentrate on the French guys.
In your search for a no-hoper though, I'd concentrate on the French guys.
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Alexandre Pliushin
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...n09/jan23news2
he seems to meet the requirements if he makes the trip.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...n09/jan23news2
he seems to meet the requirements if he makes the trip.
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Find some skinny little Dutch kid on Rabobank to cheer for, or some Frog on AG2R.
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Valeriy Kobzarenko of Team Type 1...
not a bad rider, has raced in the US, and not that old either.
So, on second thought consider this a plug for TT1 rather than a response to your request.
not a bad rider, has raced in the US, and not that old either.
So, on second thought consider this a plug for TT1 rather than a response to your request.
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He lives in morristown, my usual stomping grounds for training. +1 for NJ riders
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I just want to say that this is the coolest idea on bikeforums. If I were a run-of-the-mill kind of pro that never wins or gets any recognition, that would be the coolest thing ever.
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I'd offer up BISSELL'S Frank Pipp. He's a Yooper, so his English isn't so good, eh?
He almost didn't have a team this year.
He almost didn't have a team this year.
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I'm going to be on the sidelines for a few Tour of California events.
I'd like to vociferously cheer for some domestique that has no chance of winning anything. Someone who no one else will cheer for.
Things I'm looking for:
Very new to the pros (close second: very close to retirement (35+))
No pro results to speak of
Doesn't speak English
BIG PLUS: first time visiting the United States
Recommendations?
I'd like to vociferously cheer for some domestique that has no chance of winning anything. Someone who no one else will cheer for.
Things I'm looking for:
Very new to the pros (close second: very close to retirement (35+))
No pro results to speak of
Doesn't speak English
BIG PLUS: first time visiting the United States
Recommendations?
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I wouldn't call him a domestique but Rory Sutherland seems like a great guy. I watched him all of last year and he had a great season...I kept up with his diary during the ToC and he seemed very real about it all.
Seems like a great guy to route for...
Seems like a great guy to route for...
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Grrrrreat idea!!!!
about 10 years ago (or longer) I was at the start of Gent-Wevelgem. Museeuw, Van Petegem and all the big names of that era were there, and a massive crowd gathered around them, so I decided to have a chat with a less known rider. I soon noticed a guy standing on the side in a US postal jesey. I started a conversation with the man, who turned out to be real friendly. It was George Hincapy and a couple of years later he wasn't unknown anymore.
The younger guys are (almost) always friendly and very easy to approach.
about 10 years ago (or longer) I was at the start of Gent-Wevelgem. Museeuw, Van Petegem and all the big names of that era were there, and a massive crowd gathered around them, so I decided to have a chat with a less known rider. I soon noticed a guy standing on the side in a US postal jesey. I started a conversation with the man, who turned out to be real friendly. It was George Hincapy and a couple of years later he wasn't unknown anymore.
The younger guys are (almost) always friendly and very easy to approach.
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If they have an internet diary or blog that people read they're automatically DQ'ed from this selection.
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Go to the course the evening before and chalk his name somewhere on the road.
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I say we make them the official BF domestique for the season and collectively cheer him on at all events. Why stop at the ToC ??
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Fan site, heck how bout a sticky thread? Just post pictures of different BF'ers at events cheering him on.
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Pick a neo-pro that does not look the part.
Someone who fits no bill of TT'er, sprinter, or climber.
Basically a kid that got there because he had just enough mental strength to do something more than be an IT drone at the local Euro Corp.
Someone who fits no bill of TT'er, sprinter, or climber.
Basically a kid that got there because he had just enough mental strength to do something more than be an IT drone at the local Euro Corp.
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Grrrrreat idea!!!!
about 10 years ago (or longer) I was at the start of Gent-Wevelgem. Museeuw, Van Petegem and all the big names of that era were there, and a massive crowd gathered around them, so I decided to have a chat with a less known rider. I soon noticed a guy standing on the side in a US postal jesey. I started a conversation with the man, who turned out to be real friendly. It was George Hincapy and a couple of years later he wasn't unknown anymore.
The younger guys are (almost) always friendly and very easy to approach.
about 10 years ago (or longer) I was at the start of Gent-Wevelgem. Museeuw, Van Petegem and all the big names of that era were there, and a massive crowd gathered around them, so I decided to have a chat with a less known rider. I soon noticed a guy standing on the side in a US postal jesey. I started a conversation with the man, who turned out to be real friendly. It was George Hincapy and a couple of years later he wasn't unknown anymore.
The younger guys are (almost) always friendly and very easy to approach.
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I really like this idea. I hope to watch at least the Palomar stage, so I should be in a position to cheer for someone.
I started looking at teams, and I think AG2R has the highest possibility of having such a rider. Other teams include Astana (if they bring some new Kaz rider), Cervelo, Saxo Bank, and Liquigas. But AG2R seems to be a good one.
I'll see if I can't figure out a good rider to follow.
cdr
I started looking at teams, and I think AG2R has the highest possibility of having such a rider. Other teams include Astana (if they bring some new Kaz rider), Cervelo, Saxo Bank, and Liquigas. But AG2R seems to be a good one.
I'll see if I can't figure out a good rider to follow.
cdr
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I am in with the concept.
I will participate, despite my reservations about potentially cheering for a French dude.
Just, please, no Euro-mullets?
I will participate, despite my reservations about potentially cheering for a French dude.
Just, please, no Euro-mullets?
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How about Kiel Reijnan. Moved from the development Waste Management squad last year to Jelly Belly this year, put up a great performance at the Tour of Hainan (5th on GC), and might just make the ToC squad.
Plus, I raced against him all last collegiate season. Me and him in a break, I'm 1st wheel he's 3rd:
Plus, I raced against him all last collegiate season. Me and him in a break, I'm 1st wheel he's 3rd:
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I'm going to be on the sidelines for a few Tour of California events.
I'd like to vociferously cheer for some domestique that has no chance of winning anything. Someone who no one else will cheer for.
Things I'm looking for:
Very new to the pros (close second: very close to retirement (35+))
No pro results to speak of
Doesn't speak English
BIG PLUS: first time visiting the United States
Recommendations?
I'd like to vociferously cheer for some domestique that has no chance of winning anything. Someone who no one else will cheer for.
Things I'm looking for:
Very new to the pros (close second: very close to retirement (35+))
No pro results to speak of
Doesn't speak English
BIG PLUS: first time visiting the United States
Recommendations?
Cheers
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