2024 Races with Spoilers !

[Adam4868]

Final race..monument of the season tomorrow and weather is looking good !
Can anybody challenge Pog or is it just a case of how far out he goes from....50k and see the rest of you in the bar at Como 😁

 

[tarric]

Final race..monument of the season tomorrow and weather is looking good !
Can anybody challenge Pog or is it just a case of how far out he goes from....50k and see the rest of you in the bar at Como 😁

Of all the monuments it's probably the one where the parcours suits him best, hence the reason he's won it for the last 3 years.

 

[bitsandbobs]

Pidcock "deselected".

 

[rich p]

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Pidcock "deselected".

Probably confirms that he'll be elsewhere next season

 

[Adam4868]

Q36.5 or Bora next year it is then....

 

[Adam4868]

 

[Cathryn]

Those hair tufts are VERY effective!

 

[Cathryn]

And now we switch races to cheer on Zoe! She’s in second (I believe) but anything is possible!

 

[rich p]

Pog pogs the rest again

 

[MasterDabber]

I may have said this before but..... this isn't good for the sport. I like Pog and recognise that he is just doing what he does best, and what he is paid to do but.... this degree of dominance is unhealthy for the sport is discouraging people to watch. As it happens, I only have Eurosport which wasn't showing the race race live today... and do I care having read what happened, no not one bit. I want to see races where the result is in doubt until the end... not run away victories. But again... no criticism of Pog.

 

[Cathryn]

I may have said this before but..... this isn't good for the sport. I like Pog and recognise that he is just doing what he does best, and what he is paid to do but.... this degree of dominance is unhealthy for the sport is discouraging people to watch. As it happens, I only have Eurosport which wasn't showing the race race live today... and do I care having read what happened, no not one bit. I want to see races where the result is in doubt until the end... not run away victories. But again... no criticism of Pog.

I agree in principle…but it’s Pog! He’s so charming and joyful that I don’t feel that way. If it was anyone else, I would! His character mitigates the dominance!

One of the things I most love about women’s cycling is how tense it is right up to the end! The end of the Giro, the end of the Tour, the end of Paris Roubaix and the World Championships…nail biting stuff this year!

 

[Adam4868]

Great day out...for me an opportunity to see one of the all time greats at his peak !
It's tempting fate how long he can keep it up so for now I'll just enjoy the show 😁
Pog on his way to the bar in Como 😍

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I may have said this before but..... this isn't good for the sport. I like Pog and recognise that he is just doing what he does best, and what he is paid to do but.... this degree of dominance is unhealthy for the sport is discouraging people to watch. As it happens, I only have Eurosport which wasn't showing the race race live today... and do I care having read what happened, no not one bit. I want to see races where the result is in doubt until the end... not run away victories. But again... no criticism of Pog.

Can't agree with you there.

Many sports have a single dominant person at any given time and they still attract vast swathes of fans.

Plenty of people clapping & cheering TP on the road today.

I find it exciting to watch him attack and destroy the competition - fantastic to see tbh.

Long may it continue, too.

 

[MasterDabber]

Sure they like him.... I like him and admire his ability but I'd rather there were a few other riders with him at the finish that actually could fight with him for the win. This isn't to detract from what he achieves.

 

[rich p]

Sure they like him.... I like him and admire his ability but I'd rather there were a few other riders with him at the finish that actually could fight with him for the win. This isn't to detract from what he achieves.

Vingegaard could give him a run for his money but won't race him other than the Tour.