dcro 10,182 Posted August 21, 2020 #241 Share Posted August 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Small question of medical ethics there, though. I know. But it's not like this capitalistic approach of races having to go forwatd by any means necessary is that great either. Olympian1010 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,479 Posted August 21, 2020 #242 Share Posted August 21, 2020 6 hours ago, dcro said: They had so much time to give all pros coronavirus on purpose, wait for them recover, and finally have them race without this mindless approach in which tons of tests get wasted for each race. It should be noted that it’s not a guarantee that every rider would survive Covid-19 if they contracted it. The odds are most likely in their favor, but no medical professional could be 100% certain that every rider would be okay. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,757 Posted August 22, 2020 #243 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 21/08/2020 at 11:58, dcro said: They had so much time to give all pros coronavirus on purpose, wait for them recover, and finally have them race without this mindless approach in which tons of tests get wasted for each race. Looks like I was wrong & the Germans are taking #dcro’s robust approach. Three pop concerts are being staged on one day in Germany to enable scientists to investigate the risks of such mass indoor events during the pandemic. It’s German pop, so nobody cares what happens to the musicians anyway. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53875370 dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,267 Posted August 22, 2020 #244 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Juraj Sagan Champion of Slovakia, Adam Ťoupalík Champion of Czech Republic Ťoupalík won the traditional Czech-Slovak National championship race ahead of Zdenek Štybar and Petr Vakoč, Juraj Sagan was the only Slovak in the leading group so it was basically sure he´ll be again the national champion already some 10 km to go when the lead group was 3 and half minutes ahead of the chasing group including other Slovak riders Slovakian silver for Erik Baška and bronze for Lukáš Kubiš. Peter Sagan DNS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,757 Posted August 23, 2020 #245 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Horrible day for Jesus Herrada - was fighting it out with Luis Leon Sanchez for the Spanish title, but dropped his chain on the cobbles with 200m to go.....would have had Silver for sure, but ended up walking has bike over the line down about 15th or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,574 Posted August 23, 2020 #246 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Nizzolo won the sprint and his the new Italian champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,757 Posted August 23, 2020 #247 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Excellent last 10k in the French Nationals today, won’t spoil it, but worth the watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 24, 2020 #248 Share Posted August 24, 2020 22 hours ago, Grassmarket said: Horrible day for Jesus Herrada - was fighting it out with Luis Leon Sanchez for the Spanish title, but dropped his chain on the cobbles with 200m to go.....would have had Silver for sure, but ended up walking has bike over the line down about 15th or so. Oh well, does silver really matter in these national championships? Winners gets a cool jersey, the rest gets forgotten in terms of what they did there and to be fair, LLS was already on his way to obliterate him in the sprint If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted August 24, 2020 #249 Share Posted August 24, 2020 In the Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel, who said he wasn't in shape yet, destroyed a rather mediocre field - most of the best riders who could have had a chance here didn't compete because of the upcoming races. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,757 Posted August 24, 2020 #250 Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, heywoodu said: Oh well, does silver really matter in these national championships? Winners gets a cool jersey, the rest gets forgotten in terms of what they did there and to be fair, LLS was already on his way to obliterate him in the sprint Well, he seemed disappointed! I’m sure if I been pedalling under an August Andalucian sun for six hours I’d want something a bit better! heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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