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Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-17-24, 03:47 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

Wow. Only 44 finishers. I still haven't finished...

Wow. Only 44 finishers. I still haven't finished P-R! Really have no clue what's going on. :thumb:
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-17-24, 02:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 172
Posted By slcbob

It's not like we want everything to be slower....

It's not like we want everything to be slower. Just in select spots. Technical downhills, choke points, etc. Rather than some gross spec change that hinders everything, what can be done at those...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-10-24, 02:51 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

Oh, yeah. There was a race today. D'oh. ...

Oh, yeah. There was a race today. D'oh.

Strong work by The Bounty and Pulling Faces narrowing the gap to the leader today in both contests.

Interesting how Benoit Harry Potter Cosnefroy scored...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-04-24, 03:27 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

The Giro-Tour double just got a whole lot less...

The Giro-Tour double just got a whole lot less unlikely. For all the wrong reasons.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-04-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

In other, hopefully more safe news, what do y'all...

In other, hopefully more safe news, what do y'all think of the Arenberg chicane?

Lots of commentary out there, from Adam Hansen's steady hand to Jorgenson's vigorous +1 to Van der Poel's "is this...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-04-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

Yikes. Carnage in the Basque country. A dozen...

Yikes. Carnage in the Basque country. A dozen riders down, a half dozen to hospital. All of the big three DNF.

I saw the news on the PCS ticker then went over to look at the feed.

It looked to...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-03-24, 10:48 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

A surprise winner in Itzulia who could have been...

A surprise winner in Itzulia who could have been ripe for a central Io-way deep pick, but I guess the corn needed planting.
...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-03-24, 05:34 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,266
Posted By slcbob

You Peacockers are lucky ASO bought La Vuelta....

You Peacockers are lucky ASO bought La Vuelta. And unlucky RCS is still independent.

It's a pity Flo still has a flohold in the classics.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-02-24, 11:44 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,266
Posted By slcbob

Peacock or Max are easiest but you miss a lot of...

Peacock or Max are easiest but you miss a lot of events and the far better commentary.

If you can pay with European coin of the realm, set up a Discovery + or Eurosport account and VPN to it. It's...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-01-24, 07:52 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

I'm surprised neither of us picked Tom Pidcock....

I'm surprised neither of us picked Tom Pidcock. Ugly DNS.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tom-pidcock-out-of-itzulia-basque-country-after-crash-in-time-trial-recon/
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-01-24, 03:27 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

It worked so well for GrainBrain at de Ronde I'm...

It worked so well for GrainBrain at de Ronde I'm going to pa$$ on the favorites and aim to get an extra pair in the top few.

Also McNulty in for C Rodriguez in a last fateful roster move.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-30-24, 05:35 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

Great idea. It's only an extra 85km over double...

Great idea. It's only an extra 85km over double the hills at a higher pace. Pithie looks a bargain, too. They've got this.

BTW, I saw Arnaud De Lie was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Glad they...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-29-24, 07:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 459
Posted By slcbob

They have very different engines. "Stronger" is a...

They have very different engines. "Stronger" is a tricky word and a bit one dimensional for those beasts. WVA bests MVDP in a TT (not prologue), proper mountain stage, or bunch sprint. MVDP comes out...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-28-24, 10:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 272
Posted By slcbob

BTW, I heard come commentary on GCN+ last year...

BTW, I heard come commentary on GCN+ last year about the helicopter camera operators, the cost of camera pod, etc. It was interesting and I did a little poking around. Spoke with some drone folks,...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-28-24, 08:58 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

Oh, duh. Yes, France. I see that now. Very...

Oh, duh. Yes, France. I see that now.

Very big shoes to fill but Jorgenson sure is stepping up. And he seems to be a bit more of a killer than Kuss when it comes to playing or threatening to play...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-28-24, 07:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 459
Posted By slcbob

No, that's bike racing. And hyperbole. If...

No, that's bike racing. And hyperbole.

If that was a Cat 4/5 field, 30 of them would have been on the deck.

BREAK

Interesting to read that the women's race was neutralized for 15 min and two...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-28-24, 07:02 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

^ that's a lot of ribs. Ah jeez. ...

^ that's a lot of ribs. Ah jeez.


Jorgenson is wearing the _1 bib in the new startlist. I looked at PCS yesterday at one point and there were only 4 or 5 names in the Visma roster, but it's...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-27-24, 01:56 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

It was the best of times, it was the worst of...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For Visma Lease a Bike and for our little leagues.

In Superclasico, diphthong takes a commanding stage victory (top 2%) and is riding at the...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-27-24, 09:18 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

20k to go in Dwaars as I type this. I looked...

20k to go in Dwaars as I type this.

I looked at all the teams in our little Superclasico league just now. I see everyone else picked WVA. I did not, but the last roster move I made was to swap out...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-27-24, 08:22 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

Fingers crossed for Jorgenson and Benoot. Visma...

Fingers crossed for Jorgenson and Benoot. Visma certainly not wasting any good karma on anyone else. Yikes.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-26-24, 03:29 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

Very formidable. Healthy? I'm half surprised to...

Very formidable. Healthy? I'm half surprised to see Tratnik in the startlist; he crashed and abandoned Gent-Wevelgem, I thought it was for a concussion but may be mixing that up with someone else....
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-26-24, 01:40 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

I was just thinking about pushing back on that,...

I was just thinking about pushing back on that, since it's not such a hard race and may be more conducive to the sprinters than the races it is in between. Then I looked back at the past winners and...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-25-24, 08:00 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

Lidl-Trek is practically the new Wolfpack.

Lidl-Trek is practically the new Wolfpack.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-24-24, 04:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 272
Posted By slcbob

The devil is in the details. And air space safety...

The devil is in the details. And air space safety regulations. And live feed capability. And dwell time. And pilot location. And...
...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-24-24, 01:26 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

More racing to come next week, but a quick recap...

More racing to come next week, but a quick recap of recent goings on.

Wow. To no one's surprise except in magnitude, Pogacar tore up Catalunya. Lots of news about others in disbelief and racing...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-23-24, 07:49 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

Not sure what to make of E3. MVDP crushing it....

Not sure what to make of E3. MVDP crushing it. WVA closing to 10 sec after his Paterberg faux pas. He's taking Gent Wevelgem off but De Ronde and Roubaix may be interesting. What a duo.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-22-24, 03:22 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

The (s)pokes are crushing Superclasico. Head and...

The (s)pokes are crushing Superclasico. Head and shoulders above the riff raff in our league, 15th overall at E3 pushing to top 12% overall. No pressure. Abrahamsen? Oh yeah.

Matteo Jorgenson is...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-22-24, 07:33 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

Sad to see Luke Rowe abandon E3. Iron man. That...

Sad to see Luke Rowe abandon E3. Iron man. That doesn't happen much. And Danny Van Poppel.

4 of the 6 teams in our little league feature the dynamic WVA MVDP duo. GrainBrain went with WVA, Mads,...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-21-24, 11:35 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

Dang! 2nd overall for Stage 4. Go me!! Oh...

Dang! 2nd overall for Stage 4. Go me!!

Oh well. My fast men won't like the lumps in the road tomorrow and the smart money says canam73 will reel me in before the end. This year he's worse than our...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-20-24, 04:17 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,266
Posted By slcbob

Yup. User error. I just didn't dig deep enough...

Yup. User error. I just didn't dig deep enough through the lists. The organization in the Roku app is pretty sketchy.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-20-24, 01:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

I hope that things are so good in the heartland...

I hope that things are so good in the heartland of 'Murica that GrainBrain has better things to do than dabble in fantasy cycling, rather than they are so bad he can't get around to it. He continues...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-20-24, 11:16 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

The run-in to Brugge-de Panne was packed tight...

The run-in to Brugge-de Panne was packed tight and IDK how they avoided more disaster. Danny Van Poppel went off the road 10k or so out and the cameras followed him for a long time as he tried to...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-20-24, 09:12 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,266
Posted By slcbob

I was in Max the other day and couldn't find...

I was in Max the other day and couldn't find anything cycling. Maybe user error. Maybe because I don't have the add-on package. I think there was some freebie cycling for a bit a while back. Did that...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-20-24, 08:38 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,344
Posted By slcbob

I think one of Pogacar's main competitors at Le...

I think one of Pogacar's main competitors at Le Tour will be what he left at the Giro. I'll put him as the favorite on the Corsa Rossa for sure but am suspicious he can hold on for a lap of France,...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-18-24, 03:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

Kuss said Landa can drink on his tab for life 🍻...

Kuss said Landa can drink on his tab for life 🍻 but I hope we see a shoot out on the two stages. Pog, Kuss, Uijtebroeks (or thereabouts), maybe Lenny Martinez (picked by some of my foes).
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-18-24, 11:17 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

Everyone went for Nick Schultz. It was a magic...

Everyone went for Nick Schultz. It was a magic moment. Sad you missed it, buddy. ;)
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-17-24, 07:55 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

MSR was a gunfight. Too bad UAE left some of the...

MSR was a gunfight. Too bad UAE left some of the guns back at the OK Capi.

I wouldn't bet against Pog in Catalunya.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-15-24, 11:33 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

I forgot about the Fantasy Spring Classics. That...

I forgot about the Fantasy Spring Classics. That pesky high maintenance thing with 12 riders and 24 transfers that does a great job of pitting apathy against OCD on top of all the rest of the...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-14-24, 05:21 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,266
Posted By slcbob

Perhaps FloBikes has reformed and is not the...

Perhaps FloBikes has reformed and is not the mi$erable $uckfe$t that it was a few years ago. IDK. But if you're going to put VPN in the mix, the ONLY reason I can think of not going all in to the UK...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-13-24, 04:04 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

A young Kaiser Jan is looking pretty trim there...

A young Kaiser Jan is looking pretty trim there in front of Il Pirata. Do you know if that was that before the return of his mono-balled nemesis?

Yes, I stumbled into luck in Torino. Still a long...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-13-24, 07:44 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,012
Posted By slcbob

Yes. Didn't this forum used to have a...

Yes.

Didn't this forum used to have a warning about PEDs? Heck, I think there used to be a Drugs forum here at BF for a while, and all that talk got moved over there. Which would make this Pro...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-13-24, 07:22 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By slcbob

BF Velogames ghetto for 2024

Here's a thread to talk about our little fantasy league of misfits (nobody likes a Charlie in a box) and/or the race action that will be coming hot and heavy now. As I type this, Milano-Torino is on...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-10-24, 05:13 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,908
Posted By slcbob

And for just generally crushing the early season....

And for just generally crushing the early season. Well played, sir.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-08-24, 02:34 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 8,227
Posted By slcbob

IDK whether to +1 your testosterone fueled rage...

IDK whether to +1 your testosterone fueled rage and intolerance, Iron Chuck, or tell you to lighten up because it ain't that simple.

I sort of think it should be that simple, but that's not where...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-08-24, 12:13 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,908
Posted By slcbob

Welcome to the Lake Woebegone bike forums, where...

Welcome to the Lake Woebegone bike forums, where all of the children are above average.

I am tootling along in the middle of the pack in the general population, looking at the rest of you riding...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-03-24, 02:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,908
Posted By slcbob

Cosnefroy is a force when I don't pick him.

Cosnefroy is a force when I don't pick him.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
03-02-24, 07:57 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,908
Posted By slcbob

Just to make the year a little more interesting,...

Just to make the year a little more interesting, I'll spot y'all Strade Bianchi and be chasing Superclasico all season.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
02-25-24, 05:36 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 8,227
Posted By slcbob

Eh, luck favors the bold and prepared. Lance...

Eh, luck favors the bold and prepared.

Lance was all that in spades, and doped to the gills. He needed to be not unlucky, and he was[n't?]. Is that the same as lucky? IDK.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
02-18-24, 06:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 515
Posted By slcbob

Congratulations, diphthong . Cream of the crap by...

Congratulations, diphthong . Cream of the crap by FAR and a commendable top 15% in the GenPop.

I thought I might had wrangled a first to worst performance here but semroc embraced the suck...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
02-18-24, 10:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 515
Posted By slcbob

Del Toro. :( I picked the young bull and got...

Del Toro. :( I picked the young bull and got the horns. Among other poor fringe pics.

Well done diphthong or whoever won.
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