Author Topic: Pro Cycling 2023 (Read 1463675 times)

Pheeny · « **Reply #29040 on:** May 11, 2019, 01:12:31 pm »

If you have a VPN you could always get a Belgian IP and watch on https://sporza.be/nl/

Or a UK one if its on UK TV?

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29041 on:** May 21, 2019, 04:51:01 pm »

Off to watch some pro racing around Hamilton square tonight. Going straight after work, will miss the women's race, but the men start later.

Chig · « **Reply #29042 on:** May 31, 2019, 10:10:20 am »

Carapaz or Nibali??

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #29043 on:** June 12, 2019, 01:20:17 pm »

Froome has crashed out of the Dauphine.

ArcticRed · « **Reply #29044 on:** June 12, 2019, 02:47:28 pm »

Reports of a fractured femur, but still unconfirmed.

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #29045 on:** June 12, 2019, 03:47:09 pm »

Brailsford has ruled him out of the Tour.

Statto Red · « **Reply #29046 on:** June 12, 2019, 06:27:05 pm »

Quote from: ArcticRed on June 12, 2019, 02:47:28 pm

Reports of a fractured femur, but still unconfirmed.

Now confirmed, fractured right femur, a fractured elbow and fractured ribs.

Trada · « **Reply #29047 on:** June 13, 2019, 11:31:31 am »

Sky News saying he's in intensive care and hit the wall at 30 mph but thankfully no head injuries.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29048 on:** June 13, 2019, 11:51:01 am »

Apparently he took his hand off the bars to blow his nose and crashed into a house.

I don't quite know why he had to take his hands off to blow his nose (he must be well more polite about these things than I am), and I also don't know why he did it in a place where he could crash like that. 30mph isn't actually that fast for a pro. But in cycling, crashes can come very quick.

monkeyharris · « **Reply #29049 on:** June 13, 2019, 09:37:01 pm »

Sounds bad that crash on Froome
Hope he’s back on the bike ASAP
Tough fuckers the pros aren’t they.Have the maddest breaks and they’re up and riding again in seemingly no time

Chig · « **Reply #29050 on:** June 14, 2019, 01:32:09 am »

Are there any footage of the crash?

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29051 on:** June 14, 2019, 08:39:26 am »

Quote from: Chig on June 14, 2019, 01:32:09 am

Are there any footage of the crash?

Not seen any or heard of any. By all accounts it was horridic and left two riders shaken.

Chig · « **Reply #29052 on:** June 14, 2019, 10:27:23 am »

So much respect to riders, tough fuckers. Hopefully he will recover from this.

monkeyharris · « **Reply #29053 on:** June 14, 2019, 12:05:23 pm »

Quote from: Chig on June 14, 2019, 01:32:09 am

Are there any footage of the crash?

There is some footage of a few mins before where hes putting his rain jacket on no hands and no shit the rider alongside him tells him to be careful and not take risks...

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #29054 on:** June 14, 2019, 03:04:38 pm »

They need more scouse riders, once saw a lad on Windsor street cycling no hands uphill, smoking a cig and eating a butty at the same time. You wouldn't catch him crashing while blowing his nose

Ziltoid · « **Reply #29055 on:** June 14, 2019, 08:13:01 pm »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on June 14, 2019, 03:04:38 pm

They need more scouse riders, once saw a lad on Windsor street cycling no hands uphill, smoking a cig and eating a butty at the same time. You wouldn't catch him crashing while blowing his nose

Bet he was riding a chopper as well? Not THE Chopper I hasten to add.

The Naby Keita fan club · « **Reply #29056 on:** June 29, 2019, 09:08:49 pm »

Sagan going to win Czechoslovakia title tommorow, Stybar and co will by against it. They are finishing near my crib in Trnava. Ill make some picks. We all Love You Peter Sagan. Just do it.

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #29057 on:** June 29, 2019, 09:12:22 pm »

If Ineos give Bernal every chance I think he'll win the Tour. If not this year, definitely in the future.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29058 on:** June 30, 2019, 06:45:52 am »

Quote from: Gerry Attrick on June 29, 2019, 09:12:22 pm

If Ineos give Bernal every chance I think he'll win the Tour. If not this year, definitely in the future.

Yep, would agree with that. This year might be a bit early, but if it goes like the giro, why not.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29059 on:** June 30, 2019, 06:47:05 am »

Quote from: The Naby Keita fan club on June 29, 2019, 09:08:49 pm

Sagan going to win Czechoslovakia title tommorow, Stybar and co will by against it. They are finishing near my crib in Trnava. Ill make some picks. We all Love You Peter Sagan. Just do it.

Nice, yeah go and watch it.

Isn't there a Slovak jersey, and a Czech jersey? And a combined title?

mabbympb · « **Reply #29060 on:** July 4, 2019, 09:59:34 pm »

Right what's going on here. Letour website has the final 500m of stage 1 as uphill, to my calculations as 5%. B365 have some of the following as odds for this stage

Sagan 9/2 (11/2 on sky); wva 40/1; gva 250/1

Needless to say I have bets on those 3 at those odds, ew for wva and gva

Phil M · « **Reply #29061 on:** July 5, 2019, 09:14:17 am »

https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=343233.0

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29062 on:** July 27, 2019, 09:01:28 pm »

Quote from: Gerry Attrick on June 29, 2019, 09:12:22 pm

If Ineos give Bernal every chance I think he'll win the Tour. If not this year, definitely in the future.

Hope you got good odds on that!

Pheeny · « **Reply #29063 on:** July 27, 2019, 11:36:02 pm »

I was hoping for a second win for G,but having followed QuickStep for a number of years I was leaning towards a first French victory for a number of years.

Not sure what I think about Bernal to be truthful ...

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29064 on:** March 13, 2020, 02:42:15 pm »

Last stages of Paris-Nice cancelled, and the Giro postponed. Wonder if we'll be over it in time for the Tour?

Pheeny · « **Reply #29065 on:** March 26, 2020, 04:08:29 pm »

Quote from: redbyrdz on March 13, 2020, 02:42:15 pm

Last stages of Paris-Nice cancelled, and the Giro postponed. Wonder if we'll be over it in time for the Tour?

Tour with no fans...

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #29066 on:** March 26, 2020, 04:08:57 pm »

Right now, I'd snap your hand off for that. I need something, anything!

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #29067 on:** March 26, 2020, 04:13:24 pm »

Quote from: Gerry Attrick on March 26, 2020, 04:08:57 pm

Right now, I'd snap your hand off for that. I need something, anything!

Like to see a sprint finish with social distancing

Statto Red · « **Reply #29068 on:** March 26, 2020, 04:32:22 pm »

Quote from: Pheeny on March 26, 2020, 04:08:29 pm

Tour with no fans...

No chance of that TDF with no fans will be impossible to police especially in the rural & mountain areas, TDF will either be on with fans present or cancelled.

Pheeny · « **Reply #29069 on:** March 27, 2020, 09:44:30 pm »

Quote from: Statto Red on March 26, 2020, 04:32:22 pm

No chance of that TDF with no fans will be impossible to police especially in the rural & mountain areas, TDF will either be on with fans present or cancelled.

I'm only saying what is being reported here in Belgium & France.

Statto Red · « **Reply #29070 on:** March 27, 2020, 10:41:32 pm »

Quote from: Pheeny on March 27, 2020, 09:44:30 pm

I'm only saying what is being reported here in Belgium & France.

Fair enough, but doesnt take much to work out a TDF with no spectators present is going to be impossible to police especially as stages are 160 to 200 kms average in length, one stage is scheduled to take 218 kms, the TDF will either be on or cancelled

Pheeny · « **Reply #29071 on:** April 4, 2020, 11:41:45 am »

Quote from: Pheeny on April 4, 2020, 11:05:48 am

If anyone is interested and has access to Sporza or EEN here in Belgium then they are showing a Virtual Ronde Van Vlaanderen tomorrow with 13 pro riders...

https://sporza.be/nl/2020/04/01/13-profrenners-rijden-ronde-van-vlaanderen-zondag-op-rollen-live-op-sporza~1585738300116/

Link for Sporza is https://sporza.be/nl/ might need a VPN though.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29072 on:** April 4, 2020, 04:56:26 pm »

Didn't watch it. Any wet slippy cobbles involved?

Pheeny · « **Reply #29073 on:** April 5, 2020, 02:19:51 pm »

Quote from: redbyrdz on April 4, 2020, 04:56:26 pm

Didn't watch it. Any wet slippy cobbles involved?

Its not started yet.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29074 on:** April 5, 2020, 02:56:39 pm »

Quote from: Pheeny on April 5, 2020, 02:19:51 pm

Its not started yet.

It's live on GCN racing, at least in the UK. Sporza might have put restriction on for Belgium.

I dunno. It just makes me miss the real classics more.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29075 on:** April 5, 2020, 08:15:10 pm »

I watched the last 5 min of that....erm...somewhere between shite and shit?

Pheeny · « **Reply #29076 on:** April 5, 2020, 09:41:45 pm »

Quote from: redbyrdz on April 5, 2020, 08:15:10 pm

I watched the last 5 min of that....erm...somewhere between shite and shit?

It was funny on Sporza the two commentators making jokes etc.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29077 on:** April 6, 2020, 07:33:00 am »

Quote from: Pheeny on April 5, 2020, 09:41:45 pm

It was funny on Sporza the two commentators making jokes etc.

I watched the GCN youtube later. The commentary was the only good bit about it, but the 'racing'....nah.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #29078 on:** April 14, 2020, 05:05:05 pm »

Tour de France postponed now too.

Rosario · « **Reply #29079 on:** April 15, 2020, 03:54:36 am »

Quote from: redbyrdz on April 14, 2020, 05:05:05 pm

Tour de France postponed now too.

Probably end up getting cancelled to be honest. Not exactly a large window in which to fit the grand tours because of weather.