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Colbrelli did ride the Tour, was 4th in the green jersey comp last TdF, 9th the year before, 5th in 2017 so he's always there in the mix, just never as the first to cross the line.

Super sad about that, I was really curious as to how well their strategy with the 3 possible podium-worthy riders/super domestiques would work out. Grøndahl-Jansen will take Kruijswijk's place.

In other wonderings, how's Wout Poels doing? And Landa? Bahrain-McLaren still to cut the team down to 8 riders.

cheers for the insights @mashton

maybe retract comments like these as well, regarding the future career?

Is there a section about 'fair play' in the rules? Needlessly taking second third and fourth thoughts over a shot that only can be done one way? Because I thought Selby was being just as much of a [insert whatever] trying to grind the game down to a standstill.

Only when they do it for a couple of years in a row ;-)

Meanwhile, this WVA really is on a roll! Legs of gold. Good for him after last year's misery.

That seems pretty non-negotiable indeed. There will be a UCI press release in a couple of minutes

Edit: the statement

https://fal.cn/39Hfi

"The UCI will look for a host city that would be able to provide a route as challenging as that in Aigle-Martigny and which would therefore suit the same type of riders who had initially planned to participate in Switzerland."

Just heard in the Sporza Dauphiné coverage: no World Championships this year in Switzerland

Ineos have their work cut out for them with a Jumbo team like this.

Very much liked the fight today in the Tour de l'Ain, bit of machismo from Roglic dropping back to Bernal a couple of times to size him up, look him in the eye, then effortlessly reeling him back in after Bernal's attack in the last km.

So when's the 1st head-to-head of Evenepoel and Roglic, Bernal et al?

making hard work of going in a straight line

ha, indeed, he rides a couple of kms extra every race because he's zig-zagging all the time

MVDP not good enough or just took a wrong bet on JA & WVA to get caught before the line?

MVDP for MSR.

On ordering from Japan, I just got these from Grand Bois. The most expensive coffee cups in my cupboard by about 1000% (€40 for cups & postage, €43 customs & VAT...)

Here within 4 days though ;-)

Doctors confirm: Jakobsen is awake, can move his limbs, is breathing independently and can communicate

Jumbo Visma/Groenewegen statement is here:

https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/news/news/statement-team-jumbo-visma-crash-tour-of-poland/

I believe @peter_v made a testdrive for a magazine?

Correct! Although that was a prototype which was later destroyed :-(

I suspect it's the usual playbook, yes. We'll see when the team is presented ;-)

5 even, counting the Worlds which was her last race before the Omloop. What a champ indeed. There's talk of a Jumbo Visma women's team, they're eying Vos and Van Vleuten. And if they can convince Van der Breggen not to retire... that will be some squad to beat.

#3 is in the pocket too. And on Sunday there's Durango-Durango

And then, next up: Strade Bianche!

so much looking forward to the pro races, but at the same time, covid is flaring up again everywhere... let's hope the organisations and spectators will do a good job at keeping things safe/socially distanced.

argh. convert to jpg first. no time now, will edit later

Cheers! It was easier than it looks, funny to say but true...

@hippy

ha! didn't take the time to properly cut off the steerer and fit the lfgss approved @mdcc_tester top cap yet :-/

you know how nice it can be here!

https://www.strava.com/activities/3645150069

5 of us of the 'Paulaner Radverein Tilburg' used up all but 2 hours of daylight last Saturday. We saw a nice bit of NL, in perfect conditions! Almost all of the Dutch Mountain Gradient Indicators were smiling, with their noses pointed toward us, the way we like it.

No wind in the early hours, some mashing from where we entered the province of Zeeland, turning North with a tailwind and then smooth sailing all the way to the right turn towards Culemborg to go South again, where the wind had almost diminished in the meantime. Finished off with a large glass of Paulaner to celebrate this beautiful day, already making plans for next year.

For anyone seeking to customise their Gazelle, kontour.cc does nice things!

cheers! it's still evolving... this was the previous version. That stem was too short and bars/levers too uncomfy and a bit bothersome with the cables over the bars. Triathlon water bottle holder was not very suitable for off road riding either, lots of dropped bottles. Found a bottle cage double mount, which is funky but nice, only have to watch out when I get out of the saddle to accelerate.

@Ifonlyiwerebelgian nice! good to know for future projects