Minor Races 2023 / 2024 Spoilers !

[rich p]

Wow, big wow.
ING certainly do seem to have a pile of young up and coming talent. How many will stay with ING, we shall have to wait and see.

Yes and there's a fair bit sprinkled around the peloton too these days

Askey, Stewart, Donovan, Watson, Poole, Onley etc

 

[Adam4868]

Wow, big wow.
ING certainly do seem to have a pile of young up and coming talent. How many will stay with ING, we shall have to wait and see.

You'd hope they can...just been reading the rumour that Tao is going to Trek on a three year deal !

 

[matticus]

You'd hope they can...just been reading the rumour that Tao is going to Trek on a three year deal !

Wow - that actually seems to make perfect sense! Tao needs to move on soon or not at all - either go all-out to be a true contender (with decent fulll-team backing) for another GC win, or just sit in the safe environment where he'll only get a chance when Thomas someone falls off.

 

[Adam4868]

Wow - that actually seems to make perfect sense! Tao needs to move on soon or not at all - either go all-out to be a true contender (with decent fulll-team backing) for another GC win, or just sit in the safe environment where he'll only get a chance when Thomas someone falls off.

I wish they'd just let Jim get on with it and buy United before he sells all the family jewels.

 

[matticus]

Mayhem in Albania champs:

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...-oddly-enough-his-strava-data-has-disappeared

 

[rich p]

In a tantalisingly close finish, Tadej Pogacar won the Slovenian time triel by a mere 5 minutes...!!!!

And his partner won the women's race - sweet!

 

[matticus]

And his partner won

Suggest you run and hide now Rich!

 

[rich p]

Suggest you run and hide now Rich!

Their partner won?

 

[matticus]

There was a recent news story reporting Urska (sp?) in a race, described as "partner of Tadej ... " and not giving her actual name!!!

Much hilarity has resulted on Twitter etc ...

Of course you're not a sports journalist, so it's fine.

 

[rich p]

A bit niche but Miguel Angel Lopez, late of Astana (sacked), Movistar (left in a huff) but opened up a space in a WT team for Cav...

...has won 7 out of 8 stages in the Tour of Colombia and second in the other.

Big fish, small pond or less stringent dope controls

 

[Adam4868]

Yea watched a few of the clips of him racing in Columbia..he didn't just win he flattened the competition !
Superman and Nairoman to Ineos 🙄

 

[Shadow]

And in unsurprising news, Derek Gee-ro retains his national champion ITT jersey.

 

[Adam4868]

And in unsurprising news, Derek Gee-ro retains his national champion ITT jersey.

Decent second place for this youngster.

View: https://twitter.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1672505693578854402?t=rFmzwpBDo9zPfUR9pEwPjA&s=19

 

[rich p]

Decent second place for this youngster.

View: https://twitter.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1672505693578854402?t=rFmzwpBDo9zPfUR9pEwPjA&s=19

Did I know he was a Grenadier?

 

[Shadow]

Did I know he was a Grenadier?

Depends what what your memory is like after a few sherbets on a sunny June day on Madeira drive...here.