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Road Cycling 2022 Discussion Thread


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Vollering is fine, as SD Worx communicated today. They could have done that earlier...

 

Anyhow, during the weekend Puck Moonen - who is totally not getting yearly contract renewals because of her semi-modelling but totally because of her results - actually finished an international race for the first time since 2019, instead of DNF'ing everything.

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/zlm-omloop-der-kempen-ladies/2022/result

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Another cycling training crash, :( this time :GBR / :SCO Katie Archibald. Big medal hope for the Commonwealths. 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61661522

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Louis Meintjes won the Giro dell'Appennino....with an attack :yikes: What's happening on earth? :d 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-del-appennino/2022/result

 

And cool 19th place in his comeback race for 50 year old Davide Rebellin :d 

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If you’re in need of either a cycling fix or a chance to practice your Italian, the PMG Sports YT Channel is another which shows races that don’t always turn up on ES.

In particular they have the Adriatca-Ionica live this week, which is highlights only on ES.

https://www.youtube.com/c/PMGSPORT

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Cycling only gets stories in the Daily Mail when something goes wrong.  Not the first time this has happened - I remember Lizzie Deignan doing it in the Tour of Britain a few years back.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10888941/Why-didnt-way-Cyclist-smashes-wife-finish-line-took-photos.html

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If only Laura Kenny retired none of this would have happened. But a transgender woman posing a threat to Dame of the Empire? So much for "no unfair advantage"? :p This will still go sideways. One of these days the "inclusion" nonsense won't be all that important. Let's hope we don't get another Semenya in cycling but your never know.

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:CZE has a junior champion from the Netherlands since this week :d 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/nc-czech-republic-wj/2022/result

 

Born and raised in the Netherlands, but competing for the country of her dad (just like her brother does).

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