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  1. 44 minutes ago, G650 said:

    Man this race is so ridiculous, apparently now a team car and a commissaire car wrecked and blocked the road. The women's race has been neutralized behind.

     

    But on the plus side go Matteo!

    Someone had to be the beneficiary of that mess. Good for Matteo. ‘Merica!

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  2. What spectacular views on the descent of the Col de Pradell in Catalunya today! Also many sightings of GC KUSS clothing and signage.  Unfortunately, the gestation period of his form must not mature until grand tour season. Poor Tadej must be bored at this point. 

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    That looked interesting for a moment when Kuss took off like a rocket to catch Landa, but he obviously burned everything on that effort. None of them have an answer for Pogacar. What a beast  

     

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  4. 5 hours ago, G650 said:

    Nick Schultz!!!

    Man, if Schultz doesn’t make that head check at 100m to go to see Pogacar in full acceleration, he gets caught. Never assume assume you’ve got that guy beat. Great finish!

  5. 1 hour ago, G650 said:

    So UAE couldn't even manage to drop the sprinters

    You also have to wonder if the last minute replacement of McNulty for Del Toro messed with UAE’s prep or race day results. Maybe McNulty could have driven harder on Cipressa. 

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  6. 1 hour ago, G650 said:

    So UAE couldn't even manage to drop the sprinters

    Tadej said they didn’t go hard enough on the Cipressa and left too many strong riders leading up to the Poggio. 
     

    That was a diverse group in the last few km. Mohoric’s move looked good for a moment, but didn’t hold. Pidcock’s blow up was something to see. Seemed like he had flown the coop with a few hundred meters to go, then got swept up and dropped by the winning group. Finished outside the top 10. Lol.  Nice sprint for Jasper to pip Mathews with the throw at the line. 

  7. 1 hour ago, Captain Ron said:

    I gotta ask, how much did HBO(max) pick up this year? I see a ton of cycling on there these days.

    Flipped on MSR this morning. 

    Max picked up a handful of early season races. The Giro will be the last race available for 2024. 

  8. 1 hour ago, G650 said:

    Damn Bettiol, somehow held on! G2 did some serious G2 ing.

     

    I fell like we are due a group sprint, but after Strade how does anyone chase down Pog?

    That’s the big question for sure. With MSR, it could be sprinters day or a breakaway depending on the day. It’s always interesting to see the start list and how each team is approaching it.  Plenty of great sprinters and their lead outs, breakaway and one-day race specialists, agitators & tv attackers, and then complete lunatic on two wheels competitors like Pogacar. How can you bet against that guy? So many riders capable of winning this race that I didn’t name. Hell, even before todays performance, Bettiol’s name showed me that EF was serious about MSR when I looked at the start list to see who they were sending. 

  9. Milan San Remon is just a few days away, and despite once again not starting in Milan proper, it looks to be a fun one. The starting field has 7 winners from the last 10 years, as well as numerous runners up and podium finishers. The past winners starting on Saturday are VdP, Pogacar, Alaphilippe, Demare, Morohic, Kwiatkowski, and Kristoff. 
     

    I think most people are expecting a Pog\VdP duel. Who ya got? 

  10. 22 minutes ago, G650 said:

    Jorgenson just told Remco he'd give him the stage for help

    And Remco still celebrated at the finish line like he fought for the win. Lol. Great win for Jorgenson. 

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  11. On 3/2/2024 at 7:17 PM, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

    Paris-Nice starts tomorrow. Seven stages.  I think Matteo Jorgenson stands a very good chance of winning. 

    With 20k to go, this is looking like a great call!

    McNutty blew up, and who figured Vlasov would be a bigger factor for Bora than Roglic? Interesting to see how this finishes. It’s known that Remco has no love for TVL, so let’s see how hard he tries to attack Jorgensen for the win. 

  12. 1 hour ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

    After the Super Bowl my friends were like "oh, shit ... now we have the long dark tea-time of our souls with no sports of consequence until September."  I said "no so fast, my friends, I have the Tour de France, which takes up the month of July."  Then I started trying to convince them how they should watch and how it's a great break in the summer doldrums. But, no. They're not going to watch skinny ladyboys in tight pants ride bicycles. One of them said "you know how I know you're gay?  Not that there's anything wrong with that."  Another said "I was thinking I'd just dig up the corpse of Margaret Thatcher and have sex with it. That seems like it would be a lot more fun."

     

    I wonder if I would have turned into one of those narrow minded dipshits if I didn’t grow up playing soccer and racing BMX (and later MTB) along with the other American team sports. I’ve lost count of the number of mind numbing conversations I’ve had about following cycling racing, with much of the opposition to it having to do with the apparel. “You actually want to watch a bunch of Euros with shaved legs in skin tight “spandex” ride their stupid bicycles?  I didn’t realize you were gay.”  Whatever. I have of sports to keep me entertained pretty much year round. It would be entertaining to see a rowdy bar full of fat, belligerent redneck cycling fans watching races and taking their shit about team and rider rivalries like they do with NASCAR and college football. 

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  13. 4 minutes ago, G650 said:

    Phenomenal racing at Paris Nice today, but got damn that weather was nasty.

     

     

    That was great racing. Matteo positioned himself well despite just not having a kick today. McNutty hanging on by a thread. Meanwhile in Tirreno, Jonas continued to do Jonas things and casually destroyed Ayusa and Hindley to fly away for another solo to the finish.  And those guys are great climbers and bike racers. He just decided to go. 

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  14. 6 minutes ago, South Austin said:

    Forget concept album.  One of the greatest albums of all time

    When I was a little kid, my parents granted me access to their record collection and the phonograph on the condition that I didn’t scratch any of the records or fuck up the needle. Sitting on the floor listening to records with big ass 70’s headphones on, for literally hours at a time, is where my obsession with music was truly born. I discovered this album in 1973, and has remained in regular rotation to this day. The production and songs are just immaculate. Both timeless and a time machine simultaneously. 
     

    As others have already submitted, Pink Floyd has to be considered near the top of the mountain in concept albums. To create three concept albums with the quality and lasting relevance of Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall, is an incredible artistic achievement. 

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