Minor Races Thread 2015 - [SPOILERS]

[Pro Tour Punditry]

How come that bloke who looks in his 60's doesn't have a biological passport??

As far as I know it's just Pro Teams and Pro Continental teams who are subject to the biological passport

 

[raindog]

Saturday sees the start of the Tour of Austria,

Didn't Geraint win this last year?

 

[rich p]

Didn't Geraint win this last year?

Kennaugh IIRC

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Meanwhile, it was the GP Cerami yesterday and Philippe Gilbert won over Danny Van Poppel. Interestingly for British fans, in 6th place and the front group of ten with the same time as Gilbert, was Chris Lawless of Team Wiggins. Nice result.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Adam Yates wins San Sebastian and gets to wear the dapper hat - although it appears there was confusion* on the line as he didn't realise he had won. Which is better than thinking he had and then finding out he hadn't I suppose.

*edit - the confusion arose as Van Avermaet was out in the lead but was taken out by a Moto

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The crash that deprived GVA victory

 

[coffeejo]

Very different weather for the women's RideLondon compared to last week's La Course.

 

[coffeejo]

It's become a duathlon with that sprinting for a spare bike, except they're in cycling shoes. I'm not sure I could walk in SLs let alone run.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Great win for Yates in San Sebastian, tough one for Van Avarmaet though, he could have taken it. Pity the plane or whatever transmitting the race failed.

 

[coffeejo]

Feck, half the peloton has gone down on the last lap.

 

[coffeejo]

Feck, half the peloton has gone down on the last lap.

Looked even worse in the replay. Proper pile up. Well done to Barbara Guarischi for taking the win.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The crash that deprived GVA victory

And with moving pictures

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKWDjzRf_G4

 

[robertob]

Adam Yates wins San Sebastian and gets to wear the dapper hat - although it appears there was confusion* on the line as he didn't realise he had won. Which is better than thinking he had and then finding out he hadn't I suppose.

*edit - the confusion arose as Van Avermaet was out in the lead but was taken out by a Moto

Does a second place at the San Sebastian pay so much that it s a legit compensation for being deprived of a famous victory by being knocked down by a motorbike? Just wondering because GVA looks full of joy.... the actual winner, not so much.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Does a second place at the San Sebastian pay so much that it s a legit compensation for being deprived of a famous victory by being knocked down by a motorbike? Just wondering because GVA looks full of joy.... the actual winner, not so much.

That's Gilbert, not GVA

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Does a second place at the San Sebastian pay so much that it s a legit compensation for being deprived of a famous victory by being knocked down by a motorbike? Just wondering because GVA looks full of joy.... the actual winner, not so much.

That Belgian is Gilbert, VA never finished.