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Re: ***Spoilers*** Bike racing spectator thread 2024 [Engner66] [ In reply to ]
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Engner66 wrote:
My understanding is that the organizers did not want to shorten the stage, but the riders simply refused to race without a shortened stage. There is a video somewhere of Ben O'Connor bashing the organizers.

If they actually had freezing rain up the Umbrail, then it was the right call in my view.

Having said that, the last climb was exciting. After all the crap Thomas has talked, I was happy to see Dani Martinez dropping him.

Dani's got that dawg in him.
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Re: ***Spoilers*** Bike racing spectator thread 2024 [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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Dani has had a few great outing this year - Sadly Pogi is in another not-normal level

the tdf could be an amazing race this year with Pogi "a bit tire" and everybody else in form

Jonas won't be the same - pogi broke his hand last year way before the tdf and he still missed that "it" so I don't know how Jonas can get in his best shape after that crash.

The entire event (IM) is like "death by 1000 cuts" and the best race is minimizing all those cuts and losing less blood than the other guy. - Dev
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Re: ***Spoilers*** Bike racing spectator thread 2024 [ttusomeone] [ In reply to ]
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Looks like good conditions to ski https://www.instagram.com/...gsh=Z3RlbmE2ZjhtamZ4
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Re: ***Spoilers*** Bike racing spectator thread 2024 [Carl Spackler] [ In reply to ]
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Geez. No question the stage modification was the right choice then.
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Re: ***Spoilers*** Bike racing spectator thread 2024 [eb] [ In reply to ]
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Selection for the Olympics has always been *bullshit*.

When the national governing body of the sport is - by statute - designed to prioritize Olympic performance and selection above all other considerations, the incentives to manipulate the selection process toward a desired outcome are just too damn high.

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Re: ***Spoilers*** Bike racing spectator thread 2024 [RandMart] [ In reply to ]
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Hopefully Peacock does their ad-free stream with Anthony McCrossan again this year.

As for Eurosport, I'd love to hear more Robbie and Sean, and I think Luke Rowe has done well. Not sure if he had any previous broadcast experience? Adam Blythe has been pretty entertaining and occasionally insightful. I find Rob Hatch very difficult to listen to for any length of time and Lloydy is okay.. ...on GCN. The team has depth for sure. Maybe too much.
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Re: ***Spoilers*** Bike racing spectator thread 2024 [ttusomeone] [ In reply to ]
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Ferris should send a fruit basket over to the Movistar bus for today; he’s like a horse near the barn.
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