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Last stage of this years Okolo Slovenska from Topolčianky to Skalica was won by Rudy Barbier :FRA  (Israel Start-Up nation) ahead of Alvaro Hodeg :COL (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Martin Laas :EST (Bora-Hansgrohe)

 

The :GER Jannick Steimle (Deceuninck-Quick Step) is the overall winner ahead of Nico Denz :GER (Sunweb) and Shane Archbold :NZL (Deceuninck-Quick Step)

 

 

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Did you know that Chris Froome lost the 2007 'B' World Championships Time Trial to :CHN Ma Haijun? :lol:

 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/b-world-championships-itt

 

And in the road race, he placed 69th. Behind the almighty :SYR:LIE:MRI:LBA etc. :roflmao:

 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/b-world-championships-road-race

 

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3 hours ago, dcro said:

Did you know that Chris Froome lost the 2007 'B' World Championships Time Trial to :CHN Ma Haijun? :lol:

 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/b-world-championships-itt

 

And in the road race, he placed 69th. Behind the almighty :SYR:LIE:MRI:LBA etc. :roflmao:

 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/b-world-championships-road-race

 

Cool to see some familiar names there like Eugen Wacker, Adrien Niyonshuti, Dan Craven and Elchin Asadov, who went into the attack a little bit today if I'm not mistaken :d 

 

But yeah, not surprising about Froome, before his magic appearance at the Vuelta he was just not very good :p 

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3rd place for Yakob Debesay :ERI in Il Piccolo Lombardia :cheer: 

 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/piccolo-giro-di-lombardia/2020/result

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Very interesting read about/from former cyclist Robbie Hunter, about how (mainly black) Africans are simply worked against in the pro peloton. Sure, teams can't just solve visa problems and so on, but they're barely even giving them a chance. Two of the main young Eritreans who are definitely not unknown among cycling fans - Henok Mulubrhan and Biniam Ghirmay - are some of the most blatant examples. If you're an Italian or Spanish or Dutch or Belgian C-level rider: here you go, World Tour contract. If you're an Eritrean rider wiping the floor with those riders: .... (not even an answer from most teams)

 

https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/transfer-mechanics-the-struggles-facing-african-riders-trying-to-break-into-the-worldtour/

 

I wish every team who wore these kind of masks during the Tour de France puts their money where their mask-covered mouth is and signs themselves a talented young African or two. There's more than enough of them who only need to learn some peloton skills and such.

 

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25 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

I too wished a C-level rider like Robert Hunter had given his contract to a more talented Eritrean rider, than him.

Difference is they weren't really there yet in his time. There are plenty nowadays, and riders who don't do much more than finishing 150th in most GT stages get contracts left and right.

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