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Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-30-23, 11:36 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 2,000
Posted By slcbob

I rewatched it to make sure I wasn't...

I rewatched it to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. It was less of a Cav moving up, and more of a making others work hard to move up while allowing Cav to pick and choose.

Towards the end, Luis...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-29-23, 03:47 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 2,000
Posted By slcbob

Thomas pulling for Cav & Astana in the final...

Thomas pulling for Cav & Astana in the final ~1500 meters was the stuff of yesteryear. Damn good to see it.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-29-23, 03:45 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 938
Posted By slcbob

That was Hugh's last chance. Carthy is dead to...

That was Hugh's last chance. Carthy is dead to me.

I've had a warm spot for Almeida in the past and, as long as his cost in VeloBucks doesn't go through the roof, he'll be one of the usual...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-27-23, 04:22 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 2,000
Posted By slcbob

Yes, the silence has been deafening. Despite...

Yes, the silence has been deafening.

Despite lots of yellow in the maglia rossa group toward the end, I'm reminded JV has their B team here. They seem present but not quite accounted for. Ineos...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-24-23, 07:22 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 938
Posted By slcbob

Keka 76 is truly crushing it. My one shred of...

Keka 76 is truly crushing it. My one shred of pride was that, until a stage or two ago, I was clinging to a lead in the season-to-date stage race GC. But no more. That has been inexorably slipping...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-25-23, 03:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 632
Posted By slcbob

I keep tripping over acorns in the stage races. I...

I keep tripping over acorns in the stage races. I am relishing the moment being in the top 20 of the overall stage race comp. But I will eventually have a tour sans and wind up in the autobus. I just...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-23-23, 11:43 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 632
Posted By slcbob

VG Spring Classics are over. They never got their...

VG Spring Classics are over. They never got their own thread, unlike Superclasico (not here) and Stage Race series (here). There was a FIERCE sprint for last place in the overall resulting in LBL...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-15-23, 09:07 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,169
Posted By slcbob

Good luck to all the competitors tomorrow, real...

Good luck to all the competitors tomorrow, real and fantasy. Superclasico is just getting warmed up. Yikes.

The VG Spring Classics will be over soon. I squandered my final wad of transfers with an...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-26-23, 02:24 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,297
Posted By slcbob

Re Pogacar at E3, Sean Kelly wasn't commentating...

Re Pogacar at E3, Sean Kelly wasn't commentating on GCN but must have been in the house doing another feed. 20 or 30k to go, Rob Hatch and Adam Blythe credited him with saying "yes, well, I guess...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-24-23, 12:28 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,169
Posted By slcbob

Well the results are up for Superclasico and that...

Well the results are up for Superclasico and that far more evil vexing Spring Classics game. Kudos to those usual suspects who are running amok on the stage and GC podiums (podii?).

My...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-21-23, 07:31 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,297
Posted By slcbob

Favorites? That's tough. As much as I like to...

Favorites? That's tough. As much as I like to watch a masterclass in team tactics and/or a crushing display of awesomeness by the beasts in the sport, I do love those days when someone comes out of...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-20-23, 12:05 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,297
Posted By slcbob

Powless is having a heckuva season already. ...

Powless is having a heckuva season already.

87 > 86, aye. I'm losing my edge, ooga-booga .

That gap sure did open up quickly in front of Trentin. IDK about the UAE maybes beyond that. If...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-17-23, 01:03 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,297
Posted By slcbob

Mads has been having a mad mad spring. Strong...

Mads has been having a mad mad spring. Strong pick. But I have a tough time going against Pog on the Poggio.

With Pog, WVA, and MVDP, I don't think little Caleb has a chance of hanging on over the...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-17-23, 11:55 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,169
Posted By slcbob

Keka76 / Team Poetovio/sLOVEnia is crushing it....

Keka76 / Team Poetovio/sLOVEnia is crushing it. GrainBrain is almost hanging on to his wheel. There are some points to be had in San Remo. Some, including yours truly, will be looking to bridge but I...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-16-23, 11:15 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 726
Posted By slcbob

I don't think that's too controversial. Though...

I don't think that's too controversial. Though I'd split a hair and say that he is absolutely a top tier competitor, he just isn't the tippity top.

We're talking about racking and stacking at most...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-14-23, 10:20 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 632
Posted By slcbob

Belated congrats to semroc for getting to Nice...

Belated congrats to semroc for getting to Nice first. Vitor Barsocchi's Iron Butterfly was recovered and gently beating its wings when the rest of us made it to the Adriatic, and he leads the Stage...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-14-23, 10:11 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,169
Posted By slcbob

It's time to make the donuts. Milan-Torino...

It's time to make the donuts. Milan-Torino tomorrow. And MSR this weekend.

P.S. races Wed, Th, Fr, Sat this week. Strap in, Superclasico.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-13-23, 07:52 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 915
Posted By slcbob

King Kelly! A cycling friend of mine has...

King Kelly!

A cycling friend of mine has heard him broadcast in French and says he's much easier to understand than in English.

Next time I see her, I'll have to ask if he does his trademark...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-05-23, 03:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 632
Posted By slcbob

Stage Race Championships -- VG / Spoliers

I was looking for someplace to comment on the Paris-Nice team choices of our little cabal of frequent offenders. Found none. Hence this thread.
...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-03-23, 11:28 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,169
Posted By slcbob

Well played, sir. Well played. In a flurry...

Well played, sir. Well played.

In a flurry of team picking this morning, I saw this for Paris-Nice. I could sense ooga-booga shivering several time zones away.

Good luck to all who enter the...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
02-07-23, 02:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 853
Posted By slcbob

Are they talking about NY for the worlds or just...

Are they talking about NY for the worlds or just a race in the series? I saw the coverage in VN and CN and it was a little foggy. Wikipedia shows venues for the CX world championships already...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
02-07-23, 06:47 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 853
Posted By slcbob

From that same link The deck was stacked...

From that same link

The deck was stacked against Darth van Aert! I wonder if they had the drone pilot in on it, too. 🤔🤡

What a rivalry and pair of class sportsmen.

The spring classics will...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-29-23, 09:23 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,191
Posted By slcbob

Another dominant show of force by GrainBrain ....

Another dominant show of force by GrainBrain . Feel free to get that out of your system!

Nice to some of the usual suspects trickling in.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-28-23, 06:04 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 321
Posted By slcbob

Don't be surprised to see Sagan in Leadville....

Don't be surprised to see Sagan in Leadville. Watch for Sara to break the story.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-27-23, 09:17 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,191
Posted By slcbob

GrainBrain , you're crushing it. Top 3% of this...

GrainBrain , you're crushing it. Top 3% of this race, top 1.5% of the early season rolling tally.

Eat more chickin.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-27-23, 12:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 373
Posted By slcbob

I was there, too. I was maybe ten yards ahead and...

I was there, too. I was maybe ten yards ahead and to his left when he threw his helmet into the crowd to his right. It looks like we were pretty close to each other. That was a good race.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-24-23, 03:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 321
Posted By slcbob

Hoogerland is back!

Sort of. But go, Johnny, go!

https://www.procyclingstats.com/article/johnny-hoogerland-returns-to-uci-racing
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-24-23, 03:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 318
Posted By slcbob

No announcement until next week. I think there's...

No announcement until next week. I think there's still time in there for Miguel Angel Lopez to pull off some heroics that shake this up.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-18-23, 11:31 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 494
Posted By slcbob

Another stage victory for GrainBrain ! We haven't...

Another stage victory for GrainBrain ! We haven't seen dominance like this since back when George Santos was riding for Radio Shack.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-17-23, 09:21 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 494
Posted By slcbob

Some impressive pantos dropping by Grain Brain....

Some impressive pantos dropping by Grain Brain. Let's see how this goes. It's not such a long way to Mount Lofty, but maybe there's still time to reel back a few hundred points.

Hayters gonna...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
01-15-23, 11:38 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 494
Posted By slcbob

It seems Caleb was! That little rascal did OK in...

It seems Caleb was! That little rascal did OK in the preview crit down under. May he stay on his bike some more, and let's hope the antipodean teen fan girls let the lads sleep.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
12-22-22, 04:32 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,121
Posted By slcbob

Great riders went to Ineos to toil well paid but...

Great riders went to Ineos to toil well paid but semi-anonymously in the trenches. Sort of a Ben Hur, row well and live scene.

Then every now and then, the GC guy would crash out and we'd get to...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
12-12-22, 09:57 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,121
Posted By slcbob

Per CN, the IPT roster was full at 30 two days...

Per CN, the IPT roster was full at 30 two days ago. Of folks not going to Le Tour.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
12-12-22, 08:17 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,395
Posted By slcbob

I was thinking of the argy bargy pugilists rather...

I was thinking of the argy bargy pugilists rather than proper sprinter chops. Basically, GCN meets Rollerball.

I'm a fan of Robbie McEwen and would expect him to magically slice through the fog to...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
12-11-22, 02:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,395
Posted By slcbob

Only if it is a steel cage match. Perhaps...

Only if it is a steel cage match.

Perhaps him, Sagan, Groenewegen, Bouhani, with Renshaw doing a few head butt leadouts.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-14-22, 06:46 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,384
Posted By slcbob

Interesting observation on Cofidis. Imagine...

Interesting observation on Cofidis.

Imagine what a scramble it would have been if Ewan stayed on his bike. Only 400 points separate 14th to 18th place, on the lip of the precipice.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-10-22, 06:49 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

I feel like we were worked over by Tadej...

I feel like we were worked over by Tadej Semročar. Or was is Semco Rocenepoel?

That Cannibal even pipped my claim to the Siempre Segundo consolation prize by soft pedaling over the line to gift...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-09-22, 05:17 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

I have returned the favor today. Unintentionally....

I have returned the favor today. Unintentionally. Paris-Tours is not the only race I missed in my dotage, but one of them.

I'll keep the 2nd step of the season podium warm for you for a few hours...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-06-22, 11:35 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

Another convincing stage win by those refugees...

Another convincing stage win by those refugees from Pitcairn Island. And another segundo para mi. Semroc gliding in to round out the podium, well on his way to take the GC soon, immune to the...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-04-22, 10:06 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

Valverde and Herrada, too! :roflmao: :eek: :bang:...

Valverde and Herrada, too! :roflmao: :eek: :bang: :crash:
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-03-22, 03:34 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

So much for Siempre Segundo yo. OTOH, my crushing...

So much for Siempre Segundo yo. OTOH, my crushing victory today netted me only 180 points over semroc in this piddling little Cat 3 race. If there were 20 more races left in this little liga, that...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-03-22, 07:02 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

Oops! I spoke too soon. Juju is back off the...

Oops! I spoke too soon. Juju is back off the front again. Points scored at 20k to go!

He dragged Covi and Hirschi up, too, so I'm going backwards again compared to some of you. C'est la vie.
...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-03-22, 06:57 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

Always a bridesmaid, but even with my 67 dresses...

Always a bridesmaid, but even with my 67 dresses they frown at me at those "support lady riders" events.

All that work at the front from Alahphilippe today was deftly slotted between the breakaway...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-02-22, 08:15 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

Monday fun day. Don't miss out on the next round...

Monday fun day. Don't miss out on the next round of frustration.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-25-22, 09:42 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 3,114
Posted By slcbob

You were never sure who's blood he was putting to...

You were never sure who's blood he was putting to use, but it was usually to good use.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-25-22, 03:27 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,179
Posted By slcbob

Quite a year for the young lad. And he's going...

Quite a year for the young lad.
And he's going to tie the knot this winter.
New Skittles spokesman? Taste the rainbow.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-24-22, 03:48 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 6,926
Posted By slcbob

Since Sunday's race is going on Down Under, it's...

Since Sunday's race is going on Down Under, it's going down in a little more than 2 hours.

VG rosters lock at 8 eastern.

Saturday night's all right for racing. Get a little action in.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-24-22, 03:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 904
Posted By slcbob

That must have been harsh for you to have such a...

That must have been harsh for you to have such a meager ration of your most beloved GT.

I don't recall there being any sense of Carapaz gone rogue. I think there was a big sigh as he fell off the...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-20-22, 10:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 904
Posted By slcbob

Our Adam signed the contract, so he clearly feels...

Our Adam signed the contract, so he clearly feels OK about it.

Maybe he'll make a good super domestique for Ayuso. ;)
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-20-22, 04:43 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,384
Posted By slcbob

From the cheap seats here, I, too, agree with...

From the cheap seats here, I, too, agree with Surak.

The flawed implementation detail that's a bridge too far for me, though, is the grossly skewed points distribution that has teams scrambling...
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