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Mind your words, young man, it's the EBERSPÄCHER World Cup-season!

Start lists: http://zagreb-meeting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SL_ZAGREB_20_0913_14.38_a.pdf Really curious what Michael Obasuyi will do, considering the great showings of Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert so far!

Ugh, stupid intermediate sprint screwing a good breakaway attempt.

Right, the attacking has started, let's see who will finally get non-climber Cosnefroy out of the climber's jersey

Bouchard and Pironkova need wildcards?

[hide] Tour De France - Week 3 - Stages 16-21 Stage Top 3 Riders La Tour-Du-Pin - Villard-De-Lans Stage 16 September, 15th 1st: Primoz Roglic 2nd: Tadej Pogacar 3rd: Enric Mas Egan Bernal Daniel Felipe Martínez Nairo Quintana Richard Carapaz Julian Alaphilippe Emanuel Buchmann Adam Yates Tom Dumoulin Pavel Sivakov Enric Mas Primoz Roglic Tadej Pogacar Marc Hirschi Pick a Non-listed Rider Grenoble - Col De La Loze Stage 17 September, 16th 1st: Nairo Quintana 2nd: Egan Bernal 3rd: Adam Yates Richie Porte Egan Bernal Miguel Ángel López Nairo Quintana Rigoberto Uran Thibaut Pinot Adam Yates Tom Dumoulin Mikel Landa Enric Mas Primoz Roglic Tadej Pogacar Pick a Non-listed Rider Méribel - La Roche-Sur-Foron Stage 18 September, 17th 1st: Julian Alaphilippe 2nd: Alexey Lutsenko 3rd: Matej Mohoric Egan Bernal Miguel Ángel López Daniel Felipe Martínez Nairo Quintana Rigoberto Uran Julian Alaphilippe Adam Yates Tom Dumoulin Mikel Landa Primoz Roglic Tadej Pogacar Pick a Non-listed Rider Bourg-En-Bresse - Champagnole Stage 19 September, 18th 1st: Peter Sagan 2nd: Bryan Coquard 3rd: Matteo Trentin Caleb Ewan Wout Van Aert Mads Pedersen Bryan Coquard Sam Bennett Niccolò Bonifazio Matteo Trentin Elia Viviani Cees Bol Alexander Kristoff Peter Sagan Luka Mezgec Pick a Non-listed Rider Lure - La Planche Des Belles Filles Stage 20 September, 19th 1st: Primoz Roglic 2nd: Tadej Pogacar 3rd: Tom Dumoulin Richie Porte Wout Van Aert Egan Bernal Daniel Felipe Martínez Rigoberto Uran Julian Alaphilippe Rémi Cavagna Lennard Kämna Tom Dumoulin Primoz Roglic Tadej Pogacar Marc Hirschi Pick a Non-listed Rider Mantes-La-Jolie - Paris Stage 21 September, 20th 1st: Sam Bennett 2nd: Peter Sagan 3rd: Cees Bol Caleb Ewan Jasper Stuyven Wout Van Aert Mads Pedersen Bryan Coquard André Greipel Sam Bennett Niccolò Bonifazio Matteo Trentin Elia Viviani Cees Bol Alexander Kristoff Peter Sagan Luka Mezgec Pick a Non-listed Rider [/hide]

With 'big masses' I meant the people who casually watch some sports sometimes, not really people who follow tennis. Just your average Joe. Or Jürgen, in this case.

No worries, I'm starting preparations at the end of the month and have already been in touch with our Grand Master from Ireland

Well yes, his coaches and so on, but I mean there's no need for him to change plans to chase the biggest prizes in his sport just because the big masses think the Olympics is the main thing in every sport - which it simply isn't. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of these players skipping the Olympics, but don't have that much of a problem with it neither.

Whether or not his reason is valid really is just a matter of opinion. "Austria doesn't have many other medal chances" certainly doesn't seem like a valid reason to go to the Olympics (after all, he'd go for himself, not the country), although that's of course also just an opinion.

Not only Western, no. The Grand Slams are the major prizes in tennis, that's just how it is and how it's seen by most - except for someone like Monica Puig of course

Also the first man to win the US Open final after losing the first two sets since 1949, for what it's worth.

Which tournament is he planning to enter over the Olympics? Also, why would one not care about his titles in (in this case) the biggest events, just because he doesn't go to the Olympics? Plus what does Austria not having many medal chances have to do with that?

And if they don't get it, there's always the combativity award, just make sure you're the only Frenchman in a lead group

And none of them being fantastic time trialists (assuming Thomas isn't nearly what he was for a few weeks once), that's gonna be interesting indeed. Impressive stage wins by Ackermann, Yates and Van der Poel so far, especially Ackermann somehow finding a way within 10 centimeters in stage one was impressive (and a reason why sprints are dangerous, but fine )

The 'Follow topic' button was selected as turned on by default after the last thread, but that should only mean following a topic right after posting there, since this button is right under the reply box. But yeah, it was annoying for a bit, until Sindo showed how to turn this following thing off in the settings (or at least turning off getting notifications of it).

Yeah, thank the lord Richard Virenque isn't there anymore. Isn't he the confessed doper who's always been super welcome in the Tour de France whereas other, also confessed (but non-French) dopers have been banned to even get near it?

The best climber would be the most deserving winner Which in my opinion is Pogacar, definitely not Hirschi. I've never been much of a fan of riders who always attack early just to get the points on the early climbs and that way go for the jersey, but I do like attackers who are actually able to make it to the end (like, indeed, Hirschi, but also Lutsenko or Alaphilippe).

Considering he has been one of the main guys to fight for the overall win since long before the Tour even started, I highly doubt a secondary prize is anything more than just a sideshow for him

Jungels being hit by an ambulance.

Oh and Darryn Binder doing what Darryn Binder does. I'd say unbelievable, but it's Darryn Binder.

Morbidelli is the 4th first-time winner in only six races so far this year, after Quartararo, Binder and Oliveira, what a fun season And first podium for Bagnaia as well

Tiny bit surprising but mostly good to see everyone who was still on the bike finished inside the time limit

Van Aert pulling apart the field on a major climb and then barely breathing during his cooldown in Bernal's wheel, Sky/Ineos is getting some lessons