Road Cycling 2019 Discussion Thread

[dcro 10,211]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Pretty much the only rider with some half decent experience (except for good old Samoilau) and still he doesn't win the sprint

 

And even Samoilau is enjoying his retirement package.

[heywoodu 16,465]

30 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

And even Samoilau is enjoying his retirement package.

A retiring rookie, in the eyes of Davide Rebellin

[hckošice 16,630]

Highlights from this mornings opening half stage 1a of the Okolo Slovenska 2019. Alexander Kristoff won infront of Morkov, Viviani and Baška.

 

 

 

This afternoon was schediuled the 2nd part of the 1st stage. Stage 1b the short Individual Time Trial in Bardejov won by Stefan Kueng ahead of Yves Lampaerts and Bob Jungels, Highlights to come later

[heywoodu 16,465]

Stage races where they have a road race and time trial on the same day (as stage Xa and stage Xb) are way too rare in my opinion. I like it.

[Olympian1010 8,305]

10 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Stage races where they have a road race and time trial on the same day (as stage Xa and stage Xb) are way too rare in my opinion. I like it.

I want to see a road race stage done as an elimination stage. Race 200km and eliminate the last rider to cross at each km. Or I just want an insanely long stage, like 300km followed by a 50km time trial the next day, and then a 25km Mountain stage the next day, and then a good ole’ sprint stage to finish it off.

[heywoodu 16,465]

Just now, Olympian1010 said:

I want to see a road race stage done as an elimination stage. Race 200km and eliminate the last rider to cross at each km. Or I just want an insanely long stage, like 300km followed by a 50km time trial the next day, and then a 25km Mountain stage the next day, and then a good ole’ sprint stage to finish it off.

Or just go back to the good old time when 300km was just an average stage and you'd have to cross 400km to even call it an especially long stage  

[heywoodu 16,465]

Also: no more mechanics and riders have to fix their own problems and have an inner tube carried around their necks for 8 hours on the bike just in case.

[hckošice 16,630]

The 1b stage highlights ITT in Bardejov

 

 

The photogallery and full results from the stages are here just scroll down

 

1a  https://www.cycling-info.sk/spravodajstvo/cyklistika-slovensko/8207-okolo-slovenska-na-konci-sa-padalo-vitazom-prvej-etapy-sa-stal-kristoff-baska-stvrty

 

1b https://www.cycling-info.sk/spravodajstvo/cyklistika-slovensko/8208-okolo-slovenska-kung-vyhral-casovku-po-uprave-vysledkov-je-lidrom-baska-deviaty

 

 

btw really impressive performances from Erik Baška so far, including a top 10 in ITT

 

[Olympian1010 8,305]

11 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Also: no more mechanics and riders have to fix their own problems and have an inner tube carried around their necks for 8 hours on the bike just in case.

Sagan’s done it before. It would honestly make the race more exciting for better of worse. 

[heywoodu 16,465]

17 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Sagan’s done it before. It would honestly make the race more exciting for better of worse. 

It would actually not. Not much exciting about differences of 10+ minutes between positions in the GC.