Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2023 Road to Paris 2024

[Rafa Maciel 1,259]

12 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

There is a nations ranking?  

 

Damn, I've been an avid follower of cycling since I could walk, but didn't know this  

To be honest after October 17th I will go back to ignoring the rankings but until then, I'll be trying to figure out what  need to do to get a full team in Paris. 

[NMQ 222]

Congratulations already to Vingegaard for winning another Tour de France 

[heywoodu 13,560]

2 hours ago, NMQ said:

Congratulations already to Vingegaard for winning another Tour de France 

Nah, Pogacar will be back in time  

 

At least let's hope so from a perspective of wanting to see a battle  

[Rafa Maciel 1,259]

With Adam Yates winning the Tour de Romandie, it's been another good week for the GB cyclists as they fight for a top 5 ranking to get the full team of 4 for Paris. I'm expecting them to net around 400-500 points in the next ranking release which should be enough for them to stay ahead of the Netherlands and would cut the deficit to Slovenia by around half.  

[Grassmarket 2,757]

Oi, heroic Belgian hardman Herregodts just comes up 10m short from an epic breakaway first stage in the Dauphiné. So close that he actually got third.  

[heywoodu 13,560]

Fellow Swiss riders Küng, Dillier, Bissegger and some others at the start of today's 6th stage of the Tour de Suisse, after hearing the tragic news of Gino Mäder's death

 

 

Stage has been more or less cancelled. They'll get on their bikes 30km before the original finish and from there ride in a neutralized manner towards the finish line.

[heywoodu 13,560]

By the way, I hope Magnus Sheffield gets serious professional help as well. He fell more or less together with Mäder and although the exact circumstances aren't known, there are photos showing Sheffield climbing back up while in the background they're trying to help Mäder....

[Grassmarket 2,757]

On 6/16/2023 at 12:49 PM, heywoodu said:

By the way, I hope Magnus Sheffield gets serious professional help as well. He fell more or less together with Mäder and although the exact circumstances aren't known, there are photos showing Sheffield climbing back up while in the background they're trying to help Mäder....

Out of hospital today & going home for a rest.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/65942944