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Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:13 pm
by BenSiskri
If he's carrying on racing, then he's not really retiring - merely switching disciplines. If he wants to go the Olympics on the MTB, then he'll need to rack up the points before then....And he's not the only one.

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:13 pm
by Weenie

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Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:44 am
by UpFromOne
Dan Gerous wrote:
Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:35 pm
Unbound 2024 to come down to a sprint for the win between Peter Sagan and Tom Boonen! :mrgreen:
Folks you heard it here first! :wink:

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:52 pm
by tymon_tm
is gravel bound to become a memory lane for all of us ...uhm... mature fans? TBH it would be kinda cool to cheer for current champs on the road, and former ones on them dusty tracks

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:46 pm
by tymon_tm
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/filipp ... -san-juan/

fine a millionaire a couple hundred francs - that'll teach him :lol:

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:23 am
by robbosmans
Did they fine the organization too for organizing such a shit race?

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:48 pm
by spartacus
robbosmans wrote:
Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:23 am
Did they fine the organization too for organizing such a shit race?
Lol

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:55 pm
by Mr.Gib
Marianne Vos out with illiac artery endofibrosis. Assume she will have surgery soon. Fingers crossed for her, most come back just fine, but not always. Ferrand Prevot was out for two years. More and more the consensus seems to be that the condition is caused by cycling.

spartacus wrote:
Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:48 pm
robbosmans wrote:
Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:23 am
Did they fine the organization too for organizing such a shit race?
Lol
Maybe plant a few trees in the countryside? Ugliest race I've seen.

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:35 am
by C36
It was great to see Audrey Cordon Ragot smiling after the health problem she had and the BnB shit show.
First race and a podium (and great national jersey where the sponsors integrates well and doesn’t look like a stupid billboard)

Image

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:22 pm
by robbosmans
Aero cover for aero helmet? Image

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:59 pm
by BdaGhisallo
I have to hand it to Giant. They make some nice looking bikes but their helmets have always been hideous looking - with or without an aero fairing on them.

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 11:07 pm
by TobinHatesYou
BdaGhisallo wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:59 pm
I have to hand it to Giant. They make some nice looking bikes but their helmets have always been hideous looking - with or without an aero fairing on them.
The last Propel was one of the ugliest bikes in the pro peloton. Luckily Sunweb only used it for one season before swapping to Cervelo. CCC pretty much never used it and neither did BikeExchange last year.

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:47 am
by OnTheRivet
robbosmans wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:22 pm
Aero cover for aero helmet? Image
Giant keeps trying to make themselves into the image of Specialized but unless they open a Design studio someplace other than Japan (too insular) and actually listen to their sponsored pro riders (their shoes are a shitshow because the pro riders have no input) they will always be playing catch up.

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 1:23 am
by TobinHatesYou
The Evade 3 and TT5 aren’t exactly lookers either.

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:23 pm
by RDY
Mr.Gib wrote:
Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:55 pm
Marianne Vos out with illiac artery endofibrosis. Assume she will have surgery soon. Fingers crossed for her, most come back just fine, but not always. Ferrand Prevot was out for two years. More and more the consensus seems to be that the condition is caused by cycling.

spartacus wrote:
Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:48 pm
robbosmans wrote:
Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:23 am
Did they fine the organization too for organizing such a shit race?
Lol
Maybe plant a few trees in the countryside? Ugliest race I've seen.
Being an elite athlete is a risk factor, rather than cycling specifically. But the biggest risk factors are AAS and EPO, and, it's postulated, more so in a cocktail together. Both cause endofibrosis.

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:55 pm
by ave
What is aas?

Re: 2023 Pro thread

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:55 pm
by Weenie

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