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Offline Jon Crofts

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Spring Classics 2018
« on: February 25, 2018, 01:39:28 PM »
In all the excitement I forgot that Spring is here, almost.

Yesterday was Het Omloop, today is Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne & then it all really starts properly next weekend......

Strade Bianche Mar 3

Milan - San Remo Mar 17

E3 Harelbeke Mar 23

Gent - Wevelgem Mar 25

Tour Of Flanders Apr 1

Paris Roubaix Apr 8

Amstel Gold Apr 15

La Fleche Wallone Apr 18

Liege Bastogne Liege Apr 22

Looking forward to Paris Roubaix, I'm riding it again on the Saturday (why do I do this shit?) & hope to see Geraint Thomas win it on the Sunday, also going to Liege Bastogne Liege.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2018, 01:51:55 PM »
I'm currently re-reading Peter Cossins' The Monuments in readiness.   

I have to say that anyone who chooses to voluntarily spend their weekend riding of over pavé in freezing and/or wet weather is just a little bit mad...

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2018, 02:16:06 PM »
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Looking forward to Paris Roubaix, I'm riding it again on the Saturday (why do I do this shit?)

Me too, the 145km version. I fancied the velodrome twice :)) I take it as you've done it twice it's a good 'un?

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2018, 04:47:27 PM »
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Looking forward to Paris Roubaix, I'm riding it again on the Saturday (why do I do this shit?)

Me too, the 145km version. I fancied the velodrome twice :)) I take it as you've done it twice it's a good 'un?

I did it in 2016 it was glorious weather, the pave was even dusty in parts, just hit the cobbles as fast as you can and keep turning the cranks, when you slow down and start trying to pick your way you’ll fall off, ride the gutters if you can and remember every move you make needs full commitment, half arsed moves to leave or enter the gutters will see you crash. Fit wider tyres if you can, I’m running 32mm front and back and drop pressures to 85/90 psi, some people fit 2 rolls of bar tape, I didn’t think it made any difference to be honest and get your bike serviced before you go, Roubaix will find a faulty part and break it.
Last year I did Flanders, the cobbles were smoother but riding cobbles hills at 25% is a a much fun as drowning, Paris Roubaix is flat for 140km, Flanders was 1600m of cobbled climbs in 140km, brutal.
It’s a great weekend and the bars and the beers are epic.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2018, 06:48:46 PM »
Strade Bianche today was absolute nails and it also turns out the following day there's a Strade Bianche sportive, definitely interested in doing that next year.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2018, 08:26:42 PM »
Brilliant performance by Benoot today at Strade Bianchi.  He looks as if he could replace Tornado Tom Boonen as the Belgium big hope in the Spring Classics.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2018, 09:47:51 AM »
The game's up. The entire sport is full of cheats.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2018, 06:20:30 PM »
Or it’s full of people exploiting the very limits of legality.

And what makes you think it’s just cycling? When curlers at the Winter Olympics get pinged for doping where will it end?

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2018, 10:25:25 AM »
It’s a good job football is absolutely squeaky clean and nobody has ever taken performance enhancing drugs.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2018, 10:29:19 AM »
It’s a good job football is absolutely squeaky clean and nobody has ever taken performance enhancing drugs.

If any of our players took performance enhancing drugs in the last seven years I'd be absolutely gobsmacked. And I'd hope they kept the receipts.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2018, 08:42:56 PM »
Milan - San Remo tomorrow, must be Sagan this year, must be.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2018, 08:42:51 PM »
Have you seen Cavs crash?  How did he not break anything?

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2018, 08:47:37 PM »
Milan - San Remo tomorrow, must be Sagan this year, must be.

Sanremo, please. Unless, of course, you hold a torch for Mussolini.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2018, 09:53:57 PM »
Have you seen Cavs crash?  How did he not break anything?



He's not had the best of luck of late to put it mildly.  The fast finishers let it slip today, all dozing when Nibili made his move.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2018, 10:15:37 AM »
Tour of Flanders today, , be interesting to see if Sagan or GVA csn beat the QuickStep riders, anyone of 4 of them seem to be capable of victory.

 


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