Minor races 2019 (contains spoilers)

[Flying_Monkey]

Apparently Cav is riding in the Tour of Slovenia in a couple of weeks time - not sure why as the stages look hilly and not many opportunities for sprinters.

Training for TdF - he's got to get over some hills in that...

 

[brommers]

I get that, but you would think that being in a sprint or two could build his confidence (or maybe not)

 

[Adam4868]

Apparently Cav is riding in the Tour of Slovenia in a couple of weeks time - not sure why as the stages look hilly and not many opportunities for sprinters.

Hes used this race a few times before as training for the Tour I think ?

 

[brommers]

Ethan Hayter has won the prologue and stage 1 of the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia (2.2U) Under 23 race, and he's only 20.

 

[User169]

Tour of Belgium.

Neutral service refuses to give Nathan van Hooydonck a wheel. Watch to the end for context!

View: https://youtu.be/__PK8WqOH4w

 

[rich p]

Remco Evenpoel leading his home tour at the tender age of 19.
I was a day out and he wins the GC.

 

[rich p]

Cav starting ion the aforementioned Tour of Slovenia today.
Ackerman is there so we should get a clearer picture of where he's at.

 

[Slow But Determined]

Tour of Belgium.

Neutral service refuses to give Nathan van Hooydonck a wheel. Watch to the end for context!

View: https://youtu.be/__PK8WqOH4w

Can't get video to play, why wouldn't they give him a wheel?

 

[Adam4868]

I think he threw the first wheel at them,in their direction ? The neutral car must of thought feck you then !

 

[User169]

He's Eddy Bosberg's nephew by the way.

 

[Adam4868]

Cav starting ion the aforementioned Tour of Slovenia today.
Ackerman is there so we should get a clearer picture of where he's at.

Caught a bit of this race today and it wasn't looking too good for Cav,will he get picked for the Tour ?

 

[rich p]

Caught a bit of this race today and it wasn't looking too good for Cav,will he get picked for the Tour ?

Only in desperation by DD, I'd have thought. If he can't get over a 3rd cat climb in Slovenia, it doesn't look good.

 

[rich p]

Really minor but 4 out of 8 stages won by Brits.
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-ciclistico-d-italia/2019/stage-7/stages

Alf doesn't appear to have a team. How does that work? Do they enter as freelancers?

 

[Slow But Determined]

Only in desperation by DD, I'd have thought. If he can't get over a 3rd cat climb in Slovenia, it doesn't look good.

Did anybody else catch "the pot plant" incident in this race
As the riders went through a village a group of about eight people started holding their pot plants in the air as some sort of celebration.

I remember the Yugoslav brandies being strong so I guess these people had sampled a few!

 

[mjr]

Dries De Bondt takes Halle-Ingooigem after the accelerating Dee coo Nick train took itself out along with most of the field, by colliding with his decelerating lead out man. Looked like no serious injuries, which is good news for the Belgian national championships!