Road Cycling 2021 Discussion Thread

[Agger 1,228]

[rybak 1,921]

Tadej Pogacar and 27 other riders from UAE Team Emirates with 32 people from team staff received first dose of vaccine. What is interesting, they gets vaccines from Chinese company Sinopharm CNBG.

 

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102775/team-uae-emirates-covid-19-vaccinations

[Olympian1010 3,549]

Vuelta a San Juan is a no go: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102978/vuelta-a-san-juan-2021-cancelled-covid

[hckošice 5,800]

 

[Grassmarket 825]

Team news for next month’s season-opening* UAE Tour

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/5575672

 

 

*Or first big event at least.

[heywoodu 9,770]

Last week Tom Dumoulin said he was looking forward to the season. Tour de France, Olympics and world championships were the main goals.

 

Today he announced he's going to take a break in his career for an unknown period of time, so that's most likely it for at least this year.

[Grassmarket 825]

If any of you are GCN Racing Subscribers, we get our first road cycling of the year.

 

Friday - Australian National Criteriums

Saturday - Australian National Road Race Champs

[heywoodu 9,770]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

If any of you are GCN Racing Subscribers, we get our first road cycling of the year.

 

Friday - Australian National Criteriums

Saturday - Australian National Road Race Champs

You're a little behind buddy  

 

Sunday the GP Marseillaise was already held and today one of the more well-known early-season stage races starts with the Etoile de Besseges.

[heywoodu 9,770]

 

 

Simon Geschke rightfully pointing out that weirdly enough the absolutely moronic finish in Poland is apparently still fine, despite years of warnings and a near-fatal crash last year.

 

 

[Grassmarket 825]

Peter & Juraj Sagan and Erik Baska all test COVID+ in training camp on Gran Canaria.  

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/55962302