2025 Races with Spoilers.

[Adam4868]

Team Management..
"It's not enough to live for your sport at 90 percent. Cycling requires 110 percent."

Tough times for Belgium's hottest prospect:

Arnaud De Lie benched for Tour of Flanders.

 

[Pross]

Speaking of Belgians, where is Remco? Hasn’t raced yet this year but seems to be down for the Ardennes. Did he have another crash?

 

[Adam4868]

Speaking of Belgians, where is Remco? Hasn’t raced yet this year but seems to be down for the Ardennes. Did he have another crash?

I miss Remco ☹️
Talk of him returning for Liege in late April...he had that crash in training in December where he went into the door of a Post van and bashed himself up pretty bad.Fingers crossed though he seems to be on the mend.

 

[Adam4868]

Dwars door Vlaanderen today,warm up for Flanders at weekend...forecast sunny but windy.Fancy Jasper for this today.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

The Dwars startlist is packed. Only MvDP and Pog missing as far as the can see.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Jasper is definitely a strong pick for today, he was a little unlucky at Gent-Wevelgem, Though Mads was in incredible form.

But my main interest in the race is Wout. Bugger all racing - just Algarve then OHN (11) and KBK (75), skips MSR, all to be in best possible shape for Flanders, does his altitude training and pops up at E3 (15) where he's entirely anonymous and didn't race GW. Has he nailed the form prep with this under the radar approach? Is he sandbagging? Will he give Boonen an aneurism?

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Also on today is Paris-Camembert, which has a less than stellar startlist - Guillaume Martin and Remy Cavagna probably the biggest names - and will be won by a Frenchman (this seems historically baked-in to the race)

 

[Dogtrousers]

Also on today is Paris-Camembert, which has a less than stellar startlist - Guillaume Martin and Remy Cavagna probably the biggest names - and will be won by a Frenchman (this seems historically baked-in to the race)

You calling my boy Guillaume Martin, le grimpeur philosope, "less than stellar"?

(Writes name in notebook)

 

[Adam4868]

Also on today is Paris-Camembert, which has a less than stellar startlist - Guillaume Martin and Remy Cavagna probably the biggest names - and will be won by a Frenchman (this seems historically baked-in to the race)

My sort of race where the winner gets his own bodyweight in cheese as the prize.

 

[BrumJim]

My sort of race where the winner gets his own bodyweight in cheese as the prize.

What sort of cheese? 🧀

 

[No Ta Doctor]

You calling my boy Guillaume Martin, le grimpeur philosope, "less than stellar"?

(Writes name in notebook)

Oh I'm a big fan, he comes from a long line of Martins I like - Tony, Dan, Keown, Ødegaard, House, Sand.... Not that twat from 'Spoons though
I'd even buy Guillaume's book if they translated to English.

 

[Adam4868]

What sort of cheese? 🧀

Cathedral City....aim high !

 

[No Ta Doctor]

My sort of race where the winner gets his own bodyweight in cheese as the prize.

Blimey, I'd consider getting off the sofa for a bash at that!
I'm assuming that "woke nonsense" means there are "thank you for participating" cheeses?

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Cathedral City....aim high !

More Village Church I think

 

[BrumJim]

My sort of race where the winner gets his own bodyweight in cheese as the prize.

Paris - Liverot failed to gain many entries, so only lasted one year. Locals could never understand the reluctance to enter.