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Postby foo on patrol » Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:24 am
Postby MichaelB » Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:49 pm
Postby ironhanglider » Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:38 am
Postby find_bruce » Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:01 pm
Postby warthog1 » Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:47 pm
Good postironhanglider wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:38 amOf course he is past his prime. Even he would admit that.
However he still believes that he can win races, and I suspect that he will. In the meantime Astana is learning how to be at the pointy end of a flat stage, which will serve them well in the future. I expect that there is some kid in the wings who will step up to take over the sprinter role in the next 12 months.
If winning was all about Watts and drag coefficients, then there would be no reason to race. People would just submit their numbers to the officials and the result could be declared. The beauty of the sport is that the race doesn't always go to the fastest.
Cheers,
Cameron
Postby MichaelB » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:23 am
Had to laugh at the above post, as in the middles of ironhangliders post, I got an ad for "15% pensioner discount".warthog1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:47 pmGood postironhanglider wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:38 amOf course he is past his prime. Even he would admit that.
However he still believes that he can win races, and I suspect that he will. In the meantime Astana is learning how to be at the pointy end of a flat stage, which will serve them well in the future. I expect that there is some kid in the wings who will step up to take over the sprinter role in the next 12 months.
If winning was all about Watts and drag coefficients, then there would be no reason to race. People would just submit their numbers to the officials and the result could be declared. The beauty of the sport is that the race doesn't always go to the fastest.
Cheers,
Cameron![]()
Postby warthog1 » Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:56 am
Postby MichaelB » Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:05 pm
Fixed it for youwarthog1 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:56 amAs posted above, Cavs team still believe he can win stages.
That is a far more likely prospect than Froomewinning a GCcracking the Top 10 in anything.
Will Cav win more? Dunno, he is surely past his best. It is however far more plausible than Froome winning anything imo.
Postby warthog1 » Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:35 pm
Postby find_bruce » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:50 pm
Postby twizzle » Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:43 pm
Postby fat and old » Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:32 pm
Postby MichaelB » Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:52 pm
5 for mefat and old wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:32 pmoooo....my two favorite world tour subjects to hang shite on now that The Boo has slid off the bike!![]()
Froomay is like owning Australia. Always was, always will be. Shiznit. Got lucky with the Sky koolaid but the crash put him out for good. How he wrangled that deal from the Isreali team gets me but good luck to him.
Cavendish...he's another matter. I bagged him for not leaving 5 years ago.....and lookit what he did last year. The dude thrives on the big occasion, has the knowledge, craftiness and rat cunning that comes with old age and I would not be surprised to see him jag one more stage. And good on him, he deserves it for sticking it up me and the millions of other mes out there last year.
Both of them would leave me in the dust after 200m.![]()
Postby MichaelB » Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:37 am
Postby fat and old » Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:29 pm
Surely the isrealis won’t take the bum to the TDF???? I reckon their celebration when rid of him will be bigger than a TDF winners!MichaelB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:37 amGonna miss the last attempt at MSR as Astana chasing UCI Points.
Per PCS, next races so far are ;
Upcoming participations
13.03 Milano - Torino
20.03 Classic Brugge-De Panne
03.04 Scheldeprijs
08.05 Tour de Hongrie
29.06 Tour de France
At least he's going to races, Froomedogs list is much shorter ...
Currently : Tirreno Adriatico
29.06 Tour de France
Postby MichaelB » Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:22 pm
Maybe dangling a withered carrot ....fat and old wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:29 pmSurely the isrealis won’t take the bum to the TDF???? I reckon their celebration when rid of him will be bigger than a TDF winners!MichaelB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:37 amGonna miss the last attempt at MSR as Astana chasing UCI Points.
Per PCS, next races so far are ;
Upcoming participations
13.03 Milano - Torino
20.03 Classic Brugge-De Panne
03.04 Scheldeprijs
08.05 Tour de Hongrie
29.06 Tour de France
At least he's going to races, Froomedogs list is much shorter ...
Currently : Tirreno Adriatico
29.06 Tour de France
Postby foo on patrol » Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:32 am
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:39 pm
Postby elantra » Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:30 pm
And Froomey is also out because his injured wrist (Crash on Stage 2) actually is a fracture in the small wrist bone (Scaphoid)foo on patrol wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:39 pmAnd he has missed the time cut off in the present Tour.How the hell does he think he'll make it through the TDF then?
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Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan Team) has been eliminated from Tirreno-Adriatico after missing the time cut on stage 5.
Foo
Postby find_bruce » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:16 pm
Stage 1 of the Tour of Türkiye was consistent with this - Cavendish was 15th, well back from winner Jakobson
Postby AUbicycles » Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:12 am
Postby fat and old » Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:48 pm
Postby MichaelB » Wed May 01, 2024 9:56 am
At least he's racing unlike Froomedog.fat and old wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:48 pmWell, I'm looking forward to watching Cavendish race the TDF. A lot actually. Unless Pogacar wins the Giro by a mile and is looking just as good early stages in the TDF, what else is there? The Danish Froomay won't be there. Watching Roglic is like watching a glacier....steady, steady, oops, broke off at the end....Sky is still bringing Thomas out to play. Jay Vine is now a super dom for Pogacar. At least the Cavendish show provides entertainment one way or the other.
Postby fat and old » Wed May 01, 2024 1:56 pm
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