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Well. 12 states still pretty much in play in the presidential election with about half a week to go and 10 senate elections looking pretty tight as well (RCP ratings) (though we'll most likely be looking at a runoff in the Georgia special election). That's really gonna be one heck of a election night (and week while the last votes are counted) not to mention that both presidential candidates are certainly preparing to fight for recounts. The polls are looking better for Biden than Clinton at this point, but nothing is over

No doubt, but still expectations are at 150 millions. That's pretty massve comparing to former elections (in % as well)

And 10 other states at more than 80 % of the turnout in 2016. No wonder that a major turnout is expected. We'll be at close to 2/3 of the total turnout just during early voting.

It's not unusual though a lot of countries do have it in the weekend. It's usually Tuesday or Wednesday in Denmark as well.

I would have prefered giving the songs one last go, but no time... My votes have hereby been sent!

Going for the all-nighter as well and taking wednesday off. Can't way to see if the polls are as much off as the right wing people say

Got through the songs for the first time. Have to admit that I'm not all too overwhelmed this time.

[hide] Week 1 - Stages 1-6 Stage Top 3 Riders Irun - Arrate. Eibar Stage 1 October, 20th 1st: Primoz Roglic 2nd: Michael Woods 3rd: Thibaut Pinot Michael Woods Esteban Chaves Daniel Felipe Martínez Rigoberto Uran Ricardo Carapaz David Gaudu Guillaume Martin Thibaut Pinot Chris Froome Dan Martin Davide Formolo Alexey Lutsenko Tom Dumoulin Wout Poels Rui Costa Aleksandr Vlasov Primoz Roglic Enric Mas Mikel Nieve Alejandro Valverde Sepp Kuss Pamplona - Lekunberri Stage 2 October, 21st 1st: Richard Carapaz 2nd: Dan Martin 3rd: Primoz Roglic Tim Wellens Michael Woods Esteban Chaves Daniel Felipe Martínez Rigoberto Uran David Gaudu Guillaume Martin Thibaut Pinot Chris Froome Dan Martin Davide Formolo Alexey Lutsenko Tom Dumoulin Wout Poels Rui Costa Aleksandr Vlasov Matej Mohoric Primoz Roglic Alex Aranburu Enric Mas Jesus Herrada Mikel Nieve Alejandro Valverde Lodosa - La Laguna Negra Stage 3 October, 22nd 1st: Primoz Roglic 2nd: Michael Wood 3rd: ALeksandr Vlasov Tim Wellens Michael Woods Esteban Chaves Daniel Felipe Martínez Rigoberto Uran David Gaudu Guillaume Martin Thibaut Pinot Chris Froome Dan Martin Davide Formolo Alexey Lutsenko Tom Dumoulin Wout Poels Rui Costa Aleksandr Vlasov Matej Mohoric Primoz Roglic Alex Aranburu Enric Mas Jesus Herrada Mikel Nieve Alejandro Valverde Soria - Ejea de los Caballeros Stage 4 October, 23rd 1st: Sam Bennett 2nd: Jasper Philipsen 3rd: Pascal Ackermann Alexandr Riabushenko Jasper Philipsen Dylan Teuns Magnus Cort Lorrenzo Manzin Emmanuel Morin Pascal Ackermann Sam Bennett Jakub Mareczko Matteo Moschetti Alberto Dainese Dion Smith Jon Aberasturi Huesca - Sabiñánigo Stage 5 October, 24th 1st: Rui Costa 2nd: Dan Martin 3rd: Tim Wellens Tim Wellens Michael Woods Esteban Chaves Daniel Felipe Martínez Rigoberto Uran David Gaudu Guillaume Martin Thibaut Pinot Chris Froome Dan Martin Davide Formolo Alexey Lutsenko Tom Dumoulin Wout Poels Rui Costa Aleksandr Vlasov Matej Mohoric Primoz Roglic Alex Aranburu Jesus Herrada Mikel Nieve Alejandro Valverde Biescas > Col du Tourmalet Stage 6 October, 25th 1st: Primoz Roglic 2nd: Thibaut Pinot 3rd: Ricardo Carapaz Michael Woods Esteban Chaves Daniel Felipe Martínez Rigoberto Uran Ricardo Carapaz David Gaudu Guillaume Martin Thibaut Pinot Chris Froome Dan Martin Davide Formolo Alexey Lutsenko Tom Dumoulin Wout Poels Rui Costa Aleksandr Vlasov Primoz Roglic Enric Mas Mikel Nieve Alejandro Valverde Sepp Kuss General 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-6) Primoz Roglic Ricardo Carapaz Aleksandr Vlasov Points 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-6) Dan Martin Tim Wellens Ricardo Carapaz Mountains 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-6) Primoz Roglic Ricardo Carapaz Thibaut Pinot Young Rider 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-6) Aleksandr Vlasov Ivan Sosa David Gaudu [/hide]

[hide] Week 3 - Stages 16-21 Stage Top 3 Riders Udine – San Daniele del Friuli Stage 16 October, 20th 1st: Thomas De Gendt 2nd: Valerio Conti 3rd: Daniel Navarro Patrick Konrad Harm Vanhoucke Thomas De Gendt Tao Geoghegan Hart Valerio Conti Fausto Masnada Vincenzo Nibali Diego Ulissi Giovanni Visconti Wilco Kelderman Joao Almeida Ruben Guerreiro Ilnur Zakarin Pello Bilbao Larry Warbasse Bassano del Grappa – Madonna di Campiglio Stage 17 October, 21st 1st: Wilco Kelderman 2nd: Rafal Majka 3rd: Tao Geoghegan Hart Jai Hindley Patrick Konrad Jakob Fuglsang Tao Geoghegan Hart Fausto Masnada Vincenzo Nibali Domenico Pozzovivo Wilco Kelderman Rafal Majka Joao Almeida Pello Bilbao Pinzolo – Laghi di Cancano Stage 18 October, 22nd 1st: Wilco Kelderman 2nd: Tao Geoghegan Hart 3rd: Rafal Majka Jai Hindley Patrick Konrad Thomas De Gendt Jakob Fuglsang Jonathan Caicedo Tao Geoghegan Hart James Knox Giulio Ciccone Fausto Masnada Vincenzo Nibali Domenico Pozzovivo Giovanni Visconti Wilco Kelderman Sam Oomen Rafal Majka Joao Almeida Ruben Guerreiro Ilnur Zakarin Pello Bilbao Morbegno – Asti Stage 19 October, 23rd 1st: Arnaud Demare 2nd: Alvaro Hodeg 3rd: Elia Viviani Fernando Gaviria Alvaro Hodeg Arnaud Demare Ben Swift Davide Ballerini Davide Cimolai Andrea Vendrame Elia Viviani Peter Sagan Alba – Sestriere Stage 20 October, 24th 1st: Wilco Kelderman 2nd: Rafal Majka 3rd: Tao Geoghegan Hart Jai Hindley Patrick Konrad Jakob Fuglsang Jonathan Caicedo Tao Geoghegan Hart Fausto Masnada Vincenzo Nibali Domenico Pozzovivo Giovanni Visconti Wilco Kelderman Rafal Majka Joao Almeida Ruben Guerreiro Ilnur Zakarin Pello Bilbao Cernusco di Naviglio – Milan Stage 21 October, 25th 1st: Filippo Ganna 2nd: Rohan Dennis 3rd: Brandon Mcnulty Rohan Dennis Victor Campenaerts Josef Cerny Mikkel Bjerg Alex Dowsett Filippo Ganna Matteo Sobrero Wilco Kelderman Joao Almeida Chad Haga Brandon Mcnulty General 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 3 (Stages 16-21) Wilco Kelderman Tao Geoghan-Hart Rafal Majka Points 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 3 (Stages 16-21) Arnaud Demare Peter Sagan Joao Almeida Mountains 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 3 (Stages 16-21) Giovanni Visconti Tao Geoghan-Hart Wilco Kelderman Young Rider 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 3 (Stages 16-21) Tao Geoghan-Hart Joao Almeida Jay Hindley [/hide]

Well. It's a pretty normal thing that the party of the president struggle in the midterm (except for Bush the president has lost in at least one chamber in every midterm election since 1934), that's the way the system is. But looking at the map for the 2022 senate elections nothing seems certain. There are some pretty good chances of flipping seats for both parties.

[hide] Week 2 - Stages 10-15 Stage Top 3 Riders Lanciano - Tortoreto Stage 10 October, 13th 1st: Diego Ulissi 2nd: Peter Sagan 3rd: Fabio Felline Simon Clarke Jai Hindley Michael Matthews Mikkel Honoré Enrico Battaglin Matteo Fabbro Fabio Felline Andrea Vendrame Diego Ulissi Joao Almeida Peter Sagan Porto Sant'Elpidio - Rimini Stage 11 October, 14th 1st: Arnaud Demare 2nd: Fernando Gaviria 3rd: Ben Swift Michael Matthews Fernando Gaviria Alvaro Hodeg Arnaud Demare Ben Swift Davide Ballerini Davide Cimolai Andrea Vendrame Elia Viviani Peter Sagan Cesenatico - Cesenatico Stage 12 October, 15th 1st: Lucas Hamilton 2nd: Thomas De Gendt 3rd: Simon Pellaud Lucas Hamilton Michael Matthews Ben O'Connor Thomas De Gendt Valerio Conti Giovanni Visconti Diego Ulissi Simon Pellaud Mark Padun Lawson Craddock Cervia - Monselice Stage 13 October, 16th 1st: Fabio Felline 2nd:Michael Matthews 3rd: Peter Sagan Michael Matthews Fernando Gaviria Sebastian Molano Mikkel Honoré Arnaud Demare Enrico Battaglin Gianluca Brambilla Fabio Felline Andrea Vendrame Diego Ulissi Peter Sagan Conegliano - Valdobbiadene Stage 14 October, 17th 1st: Filippo Ganna 2nd: Rohan Dennis 3rd: Alex Dowsett Rohan Dennis Victor Campenaerts Mikkel Bjerg Tony Martin Alex Dowsett Filippo Ganna Jos Van Emden Steven Kruijswijk Wilco Kelderman Joao Almeida Chad Haga Rivolto Air Base - Piancavallo Stage 15 October, 18th 1st: Wilco Kelderman 2nd: Vincenzo Nibali 3rd: Jakob Fuglsang Patrick Konrad Harm Vanhoucke Jakob Fuglsang Giulio Ciccone Fausto Masnada Vincenzo Nibali Domenico Pozzovivo Steven Kruijswijk Wilco Kelderman Rafal Majka Joao Almeida Pello Bilbao General 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 2 (Stages 10-15) Vincenzo Nibali Wilco Kelderman Jakob Fuglsang Points 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 2 (Stages 10-15) Arnaud Demare Peter Sagan Michael Matthews Mountains 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 2 (Stages 10-15) Ruben Guerreiro Domenico Pozzovivo Wilco Kelderman Young Rider 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 2 (Stages 10-15) Harm Vanhoucke Tao Geoghan Hart Joao Almeida [/hide]

Even without the gold I feel pretty satisfied. We're in a tough period with Sverri seeming like the only real contender (W4 on a good day). Several others showed pretty good progress (Fie Udby getting back to a good level and decent showings from both W2- and M2-). Just missing the M4- back at the level they showed in the beginning. We aren't the strong rowing nation that we used to be (well, the ongoing slaughter of lightweight rowing doesn't help) but things are going the right way again.

Strong Danish day in cycling with Mads' win, a win for Casper Pedersen in Paris-Tours (though it's really not the race it once was) and a 3rd place in the Giro.

The fight for the win not interesting at all, but the battle for the next places was great for all the race.

Some problems with Wloszczowska's timing. Out for a short while but now it's back with her in 8th

Malene Degn slowly moving up the rankings even being one of the riders losing the least in parts of the route. With a bit of luck top 10 could even be within reach!

Paris-Roubaix is next in line!

Texas that's getting closer and closer to being a battlegrond state?

2 days, two 3rd places. Decent Danish start though Birdie will be pretty much alone in the toughes mountains.

Disasterous start for Astana. That's the 2 strongest climbers along Fuglsang out of the race!

[hide] Week 1 - Stages 1-9 Stage Top 3 Riders Monreale - Palermo Stage 1 October, 3rd 1st: Filippo Ganna 2nd: Rohan Dennis 3rd: Victor Campenaerts Rohan Dennis Cameron Meyer Victor Campenaerts Remi Cavagna Tony Martin Alex Dowsett Geraint Thomas Edoardo Affini Filippo Ganna Jos Van Emden Patrick Bevin Maciej Bodnar Chad Haga Alcamo - Agrigento Stage 2 October, 4th 1st: Peter Sagan 2nd: Diego Ulissi 3rd: Michael Matthews Michael Matthews Fernando Gaviria Arnaud Demare Ben Swift Davide Ballerini Gianluca Brambilla Enrico Battaglin Valerio Conti Fabio Felline Andrea Vendrame Elia Viviani Diego Ulissi Peter Sagan Enna - Enna Stage 3 October, 5th 1st: Joao Almeida 2nd: Giulio Ciccone 3rd: Wilco Kelderman Patrick Konrad Miguel Angel Lopez Ivan Sosa Jakob Fuglsang Geraint Thomas Simon Yates Giulio Ciccone Fausto Masnada Vincenzo Nibali Domenico Pozzovivo Steven Kruijswijk Wilco Kelderman Rafal Majka Joao Almeida Alexander Vlasov Marc Soler Catania - Villafranca Tirrena Stage 4 October, 6th 1st: Michael Matthews 2nd: Peter Sagan 3rd: Diego Ulissi Michael Matthews Fernando Gaviria Alvaro Hodeg Sebastian Molano Arnaud Demare Ben Swift Davide Ballerini Davide Cimolai Andrea Vendrame Elia Viviani Diego Ulissi Peter Sagan Miletus - Camigliatello Silano Stage 5 October, 7th 1st: Tony Gallopin 2nd: Valerio Conti 3rd: Fabio Felline Jack Haig Michael Matthews Tony Gallopin Enrico Battaglin Valerio Conti Fabio Felline Giovanni Visconti Diego Ulissi Sam Oomen Patrick Bevin Joao Almeida Ilnur Zakarin Lawson Craddock Castrovillari - Matera Stage 6 October, 8th 1st: Michael Matthews 2nd: Peter Sagan 3rd: Gianluca Brambilla Michael Matthews Fernando Gaviria Sebastian Molano Arnaud Demare Ben Swift Davide Ballerini Enrico Battaglin Gianluca Brambilla Fabio Felline Elia Viviani Diego Ulissi Peter Sagan Matera - Brindisi Stage 7 October, 9th 1st: Arnaud Demare 2nd: Fernando Gaviria 3rd: Alvaro Hodeg Michael Matthews Fernando Gaviria Alvaro Hodeg Arnaud Demare Ben Swift Davide Ballerini Davide Cimolai Andrea Vendrame Elia Viviani Diego Ulissi Peter Sagan Giovinazzo - Vieste Stage 8 October, 10th 1st: Peter Sagan 2nd: Diego Ulissi 3rd: Michael Matthews Michael Matthews Fernando Gaviria Arnaud Demare Davide Ballerini Gianluca Brambilla Fabio Felline Andrea Vendrame Elia Viviani Diego Ulissi Peter Sagan San Salvo - Roccaraso Stage 9 October, 11th 1st: Simon Yates 2nd: Geraint Thomas 3rd: Steven Kruijswijk Patrick Konrad Miguel Angel Lopez Ivan Sosa Jakob Fuglsang Geraint Thomas Simon Yates Giulio Ciccone Fausto Masnada Vincenzo Nibali Domenico Pozzovivo Steven Kruijswijk Wilco Kelderman Rafal Majka Joao Almeida Alexander Vlasov Marc Soler General 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-9) Geraint Thomas Steven Kruijswijk Simon Yates Points 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-9) Michael Matthews Peter Sagan Diego Ulissi Mountains 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-9) Rafal Majka Giulio Ciccone Geraint Thomas Young Rider 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-9) Aleksandr Vlasov James Knox Joao Almeida [/hide]

Just typical. Liverpool going to Denmark and we'll by all means be unable to go as away fans

FC Midtjylland qualifying! What a present from the VAR room giving them an extra penalty kick after the foot of the keeper just leaving the line. If that's gonna be the way now, I feel like we'll see a bunch of retaken penalties in the future!

Really says it all! I'll just say that I'll never complain about Danish debates again. Biden dodged the traps that Trump tried to put out (especially trying to make Biden seem like a part of the radical left). No doubt that he didn't seem all too strong. He didn't make major gaffes (though he was a bit incoherent from time to time) and I do to some point like his way going into the debate, but a stronger debater would have destroyed Trump today (but the again, Clinton did very well in the debates and that didn't help at all)