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Meh. I hope they manage to put up a serious fight, even if it might not be realistic hope.

Plus two home matches I guess? Or neutral ground or something?

Africa's Team signs Spaniard Carlos Barbero and Austrian Michael Gogl, two riders with basically no significant experience who they call very exciting and experienced additions to their team! Nobody has a clue what on earth their plan is, stuffing Africa's Team full with second-hand dumped Europeans, but sure. It's just a little sad, there are quite a lot of actually African riders who would be able to perform just as much (as little, actually) or better and with whom they'd stay somewhat true to their completely abandoned philosophy...what a ridiculous joke of a team it has become, and every year they manage to make it worse.

Yeah, I was not saying 'realistic' Although POL or CZE somehow beating USA would make me laugh too

I'd find it incredibly funny if Poland and Czech Republic end up taking those

And I'm a little used to pro boxing, where at least one thing is simple: "Oh, heavyweights, the heaviest guys, how easy " Along comes amateur boxing: "No, wait, we have heavier guys than the heaviest guys, super heavyweights!" Uuugh. I'm waiting for the mega super heavyweights.

This is why every division in every sport with weight classes should just be called by it's weight rather than some sort of confusing name like bantam, feather or welter.

Seriously, bitching about a time violation when the shot clock is really clear and simple? Let's go Medvedev

Excellent top-10 for Petinna'.

Told you Forster was looking impressively strong

I don't wanna jinx anything but Forster looked like he was just chilling in Schurter's wheel there.

Sarrou onto the World Cup standings podium!

No Van der Poel, Schurter losing half a minute with a flat tyre...if Avancini doesn't win this, he won't ever win a XC World Cup.

"He has to go flat out now!"

Schurter with a flat tyre

@phelps What's with the ' at the end of the name of Nicholas Pettina'?

Bad timing of that post (but yeah)

Imagine how steep the uphills must be

Which, to be fair, is also more than excellent. And I missed Claudio for the downhills in Canada

I would like to add an exception: the final point being decided by such a fault What an anticlimactic end to a great final

Whoever ends up winning this: what a final

Am I seeing it right that there is not only one, but two women who are absolute world class in both canoe and kayak?

That is surprisingly logical

Terpstra vs PFP for the win, Courtney way ahead of Neff so she should get the World Cup title. Meanwhile Rissveds is trying to go into the final lap with a flat tyre.. Oh and: #5thIsNotAPodiumPosition

Draws can be found by changing the weight in the URL (so after the W): https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2019/09/C75W91.pdf One problem: how do I find the +91kg?