Minor Races Thread 2015 - [SPOILERS]

[smutchin]

Dammit, missed the race but great to see Cav top of the heap.

Brilliant weekend for the Brits in Belgium.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Yay !

 

[oldroadman]

"MINOR Races thread". How come Het Nieuwsblad and KBK are in this. On that basis, what constitutes a MOJOR race? It's not just about monuments and three week races. Most profis would be very happy to win any of what some posters think of as "minor" races!
Maybe there should be a simple "professional races" thread, they are all hard to win.

 

[just jim]

Funnily enough, after Stannard's victory yesterday, I was thinking that, then I thought, life's too short.

 

[raindog]

.....they are all hard to win.

I think we all agree on that, but there probably aren't enough posters in here to justify a separate thread for each semi classic.
Anyway, personally I daren't start race threads, because I had major bollockings in the past for not putting "spoiler" in the title.

 

[Andrew Br]

"MINOR Races thread". How come Het Nieuwsblad and KBK are in this. On that basis, what constitutes a MOJOR race? It's not just about monuments and three week races. Most profis would be very happy to win any of what some posters think of as "minor" races!
Maybe there should be a simple "professional races" thread, they are all hard to win.

My thoughts as well.
Shame I was too lazy short of time to start new threads .

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[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'm guessing Omloop Het Nieusblad is minor enough and goes in here rather than it's own thread:
8 riders have just over 6 minutes on the peloton after 35km, Matt Brammeier part of that leading group

"MINOR Races thread". How come Het Nieuwsblad and KBK are in this. On that basis, what constitutes a MOJOR race? It's not just about monuments and three week races. Most profis would be very happy to win any of what some posters think of as "minor" races!
Maybe there should be a simple "professional races" thread, they are all hard to win.

Given that you or nobody else had started an OHN thread by the time the race was underway yesterday I imagine you had decided it not important enough.

You are free to start a thread at any time. Just as much as you are free to moan.

 

[raindog]

You are free to start a thread at any time. Just as much as you are free to moan.

can't argue with that, orm, now can you?

 

[dan_bo]

"MINOR Races thread". How come Het Nieuwsblad and KBK are in this. On that basis, what constitutes a MOJOR race? It's not just about monuments and three week races. Most profis would be very happy to win any of what some posters think of as "minor" races!
Maybe there should be a simple "professional races" thread, they are all hard to win.

With ya bra.

 

[Apollonius]

Nothing like the drama, pain and all-out fascination of the Saturday race, for me. Even the peloton seemed to be snoozing a bit at times before the sprint finale. Well done Cav though (and Viviani) (and Kristoff too then). A good weekend for British cycling. Indeed a pretty good start to the season.

 

[raindog]

 

[iLB]

 

[rich p]

Who cares where they're discussed as long as they are. FFS

 

[rich p]

Cav always manages to surprise whenever I start to rite him off!
He was pointedly saying that his DS didn't expect him to feature today either, so he's proved a larger point today.
Bring on the MSR!

 

[jarlrmai]

Hmm I need a bigger beard...