Minor races 2022 *Spoilers*

[rich p]

He hasn't won me over yet !
Looking forward to the Vuelta though....once they get out of Utrecht 🙄
Wonder who Ineos will go for Carapaz or a youngster ?

I assume Carapaz but as he's leaving trhey may hedge their bets with Siv or Tao or Rodruigez?

 

[Adam4868]

I assume Carapaz but as he's leaving trhey may hedge their bets with Siv or Tao or Rodruigez?

Yea Sivakov deserves at least a chance I think...better had I've backed him. Guessing they'll go with there usual "let the road decide" or should that be Sir Dave
Be good to see Hayter and his grand tour debut.

 

[rich p]

Apparently you can get 1000/1 that a French bloke wins their home tour but that seems a bit stingy to me

 

[Adam4868]

Apparently you can get 1000/1 that a French bloke wins their home tour but that seems a bit stingy to me

Keep forgetting Sivakov is French 😁

 

[Mike_P]

Okay sit down and take a deep breath before reading any further - Guillaume Martin won stage 2 of Tour de l'Ain

 

[Dogtrousers]

Okay sit down and take a deep breath before reading any further - Guillaume Martin won stage 2 of Tour de l'Ain

 

[Mike_P]

Miracles continue with Guillaume Martin only losing enough time to still remain GC winner. I noticed The Inner Ring had an observation on him on their weekly relegation watch "Cofidis are performing à la Guillaume Martin, zagging and zigging when others zig and zag."
https://inrng.com/2022/08/uci-world-tour-9-august/

 

[Adam4868]

Ineos have said (I think ! ) That this will be Bernals return race ? Wondering if they'll replace Sivakov who I'd of thought was in the Vuelta squad ? Should be I think...
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...kobsen-ewan-kristoff-ganna-sivakov-and-bardet

 

[Mike_P]

European road race described so far as a slow burner by Rob Hatch, commentating solo and more subdued on BBC2

 

[Chislenko]

I notice from the Artic tour the electric vehicles are not big enough to have the spare bikes on top in the conventional front to back method.

Looks peculiar with them across the cars.

 

[Mike_P]

Jacobsen won the road race but Viviani who finished seventh has just won the elimination race

 

[Beebo]

There seems to be a fair bit of criticism about the track at the European championships.
It’s a temporary track in an exhibition centre built of boards not planks and is tighter than a usual track.

 

[Chislenko]

Fresh from success at the Tour D'lain, Cofidis manage to give away the overall win at Artic Norway!!

Why put a man in the breakaway and not use him to tow back the Yellow Jersey!!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Why no British team in the road race? I see Pidders is doing the MTB.

Hats off to VIviani.

 

[Mike_P]

Why no British team in the road race? I see Pidders is doing the MTB

Could it be to do with the limit on days in Europe? Riders at their full quota of days.