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Offline Jon Crofts

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #360 on: July 03, 2018, 03:53:59 PM »
Loosely connected with cycling but more connected with Ironman, Terenzo Bozzone has been hit by a truck while out training on his bike today and has been seriously injured. Truck that hit him drove off as well. Hope they find the scum bag. 

He was in great form as well, similar happened to Tim Don and he's back smashing it a year after breaking his neck the day before the IM World Champs in Kona when he was knocked off his bike on the Big Island.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #361 on: September 05, 2018, 08:08:06 PM »
I popped down to Kenilworth and then onto Leamington for the Tour of Britain today. They go through so fast that I was glad they did a South/North so could see them more then once.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #362 on: September 06, 2018, 12:09:43 AM »
I was on Burton Dassett - great to watch.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #363 on: September 11, 2018, 05:49:39 PM »
I missed this story when it came out, but I have just read that Kristina Vogel has been left paralysed as a result of her accident on the track in June.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #364 on: September 13, 2018, 06:43:50 PM »
Did I hear right?  Just caught the end of the sports news and I'm sure the reporter said that if Simon Yates succeeds in winning the Vuelta then it will be the first time that three different riders of the same nationality have won the three Grand Tours in the same year.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #365 on: September 13, 2018, 07:50:58 PM »
Wouldn't surprise me, although strictly Thomas is Welsh and Froome's Kenyan! ;)

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #366 on: September 14, 2018, 02:26:50 PM »
Did I hear right?  Just caught the end of the sports news and I'm sure the reporter said that if Simon Yates succeeds in winning the Vuelta then it will be the first time that three different riders of the same nationality have won the three Grand Tours in the same year.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #367 on: September 18, 2018, 11:18:00 AM »
Great ride by Yates in the Vuelta.  Both he and his brother might be a reasonable bet for the Worlds.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #368 on: September 28, 2018, 06:12:12 PM »
Mens Worlds Road Race this Sunday on what looks like a really tough course.  Yates boys for us but I would be putting my money on Alaphilippe.  Anyone but Valvarde.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #369 on: September 30, 2018, 03:39:36 PM »
Oh balls the unrepentant doper will be wearing the rainbow jersey next season.

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #370 on: October 02, 2018, 08:07:08 PM »
Me, emptying it at Ironman Portugal at the weekend.


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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #371 on: October 03, 2018, 08:28:04 AM »
Me, emptying it at Ironman Portugal at the weekend.



Great photo Jon

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #372 on: October 03, 2018, 12:19:20 PM »
Me, emptying it at Ironman Portugal at the weekend.



Great photo Jon

FinisherPix mate, I very rarely buy them but that picture sums up Sunday pretty well for me, in the hurt locker on a beautiful day in a beautiful place.


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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #373 on: December 12, 2018, 09:22:48 AM »
Sky pulling out of funding cycling

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/46535894

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Re: The cycling thread
« Reply #374 on: December 12, 2018, 08:53:30 PM »
Sky pulling out of funding cycling

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/46535894

No big surprise to be honest, new owners at Sky won’t want to be associated with the doubt surrounding the team.

 


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