Minor races 2018 (contains spoilers)

[Adam4868]

Viviani has hit the ground running in his new team. Cav was blocked in the finale so no chance in the melée.
Kittel seemingly off the pace again.
It's a classic year for a bunch of old and new sprinters, if you like that sort of sideshow.

Glad he won,seems like a nice bloke aswell.I hope he gets to ride some of the classics

 

[bpsmith]

Viviani did very well. He still had to work very hard, even though others were no longer in the mix.

Kittel is a great rider, but he doesn’t seem to have the same talent for finding the gaps through the pack and timing his final attack perfectly. Cav is the best at that. Sagan also very good. Viviani showed this perfectly yesterday. Kittel relies on pure strength.

 

[smutchin]

Egan Bernal wins the Colombia Oro y Paz ahead of Nairo Quintana and Uran. He really does look the business.

Quintana won stage 6. That's Dayer Quintana. Big bro didn't take any stage wins himself but was a close second place on stages 4 and 5.

Gaviria won the first three flat stages.

Hugh Carthy finished 18th. Only other Brit in the race was Tao GH who finished 52nd.

 

[brommers]

Yousef Mohamed Mirza of UAE won the Asian Cycling Championships - can't wait to see what his new racing jersey will look like.

 

[rich p]

Tour of Oman S1

1. Coquard
2. Cav
3. Nizzolo

 

[brommers]

Coquard must have been up for it.

 

[rich p]

That tit Carlton Kirby is commentating on the Ruta del Sol today after I heard him talking his usual shite on the short track speed skating yesterday in Korea. He sure gets about.

 

[roadrash]

they should have kept him at the skating ......I don't watch that

 

[roadrash]

well that was bloody close between modolo and boudat

 

[smutchin]

Looked to me like Modolo had it easily - until they showed the wide-angle shot with Boudat coming up fast on the right... way to snatch a win!

 

[bpsmith]

Very sneaky, but hard earned win. That’s what racing is all about. Cameraman clearly thought Modolo had it all the way.

 

[roadrash]

so did modolo

 

[bpsmith]

Indeed. Celebrating is always a risk.

 

[rich p]

Poels wins stage 2 with the asthmatic coming 7th

 

[bpsmith]

Doh!

Just tapped on the alert for @roadrash liking the above post, only to read @rich p ’s post about today’s stage. PMSL!