Speaking of, hard man stuff in Gran Camino. Just pulled the plug on the day.
I'm waiting until it hits 60 f to head out. No one is paying me to do this.

UAE race is always fascinating to me, getting a superficial tour around this world.

Today’s Dubai stage was a bit of a snooze, but a major flex of wealth and opulence. Capped off by a sprint win for the home team.

Yeah, I also have a fascination with the desert, and also the utopia/dystopia of the oil-a-garchy states.

But even my fascination was tested on my trainer ride. I ended up caving in and forwarding to 10K to go. Which was mildly entertaining with the very wide roads preventing any control. Which eventually resulted in the somewhat unexpected podium. Then I switched to the blizzard in southern Spain, which was interesting until it wasn't.

Stuyven, van Baarle, Pidcock
Mohoric, Teunissen

where to find womens' start list ??

lots of storms sliding south, maybe Sat will give a window to ride in

And yes. It is Omloop week!

Alright peeps. Here is your official season kickoff!

MEDIA DAY will be Thursday 2/23. Spackler has a reveal, and then as defending champ will be vague and formulaic discussing his preparation for this season. McNulty will mix sage advice and metaphors to amuse and confuse. e-chappy will have detailed course breakdowns. trail will tell us how his Winter Wonderland altitude camp has prepared him. Clay Davis will be Tadej-esque awe shucks, and then throw down. And artist formerly known as turdburgler will be setting up his post race Strava file spreadsheets. eb, HeyMartin, Sullisbrew and trener1 will be in tent 2 signing autographs.

Race Calendar this year:

Omloop 2/25
KBK 2/26
Strade 3/4
MSR (or wherever it starts this year) 3/18
Brugge De Panne 3/22
E3H 3/24
Gent 3/26
Dwars 3/29
De Ronde 4/2
Roubaix 4/9
DB Pijl 4/12
Amstel 4/16
La Fleche Walone 4/19
LBL 4/23

You should know the rules. But for extra incentive this year, Commisioner is offering up a purse. Giftcard arranged via PM.

https://mybeersoftheworld.com/ (or somehwere similar near your home course)

Follow-up question

Men’s events only, correct?

Just five picks per event, correct?

Thanks in advance

UAE race is always fascinating to me, getting a superficial tour around this world.

Today’s Dubai stage was a bit of a snooze, but a major flex of wealth and opulence. Capped off by a sprint win for the home team.

Piddles, LaSporty, Wellens

Billy Kristoff, Dave Baller

This is almost exactly what I was thinking (subbing in De Lie for Kristoff)

'Loop:
Pidcock, Laporte, Wellens
De Lie, Ballerini

For the women:
ELB, Kopecky, AvV
Vollering, Niewiadoma

i'll be curious to see how puck goes. i think fem will also make her major road debut a bit later this spring, and shirin should be back in action with trek soon too. that new generation of 'crossers could also be mixing things up on the road soon enough . . .

I was surprised to read that Sagan's never won the Loop.

i'll be curious to see how puck goes. i think fem will also make her major road debut a bit later this spring, and shirin should be back in action with trek soon too. that new generation of 'crossers could also be mixing things up on the road soon enough . . .