Minor races 2019 (contains spoilers)

[rich p]

Mas won it ! Maybe Valvliti will be fetching the bottles.....nah

Talking of 'ex-dopers', did you notice that the evergreen Francisco Mancebo came 4th in the Japan Cup at the ripe old age of 43. Operacion Puerto lives on!
https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/francisco-mancebo

 

[Adam4868]

Talking of 'ex-dopers', did you notice that the evergreen Francisco Mancebo came 4th in the Japan Cup at the ripe old age of 43. Operacion Puerto lives on!
https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/francisco-mancebo

Is that the one Mollema won...competitive 43 year old ? Yeah right.

 

[rich p]

Is that the one Mollema won...competitive 43 year old ? Yeah right.

Oscar Sevilla is still riding for a Colombian team at 43 but they pale into the shadow of the the positively ancient David Rebellin still doping going at the ripe old age of 48!

 

[Adam4868]

Oscar Sevilla is still riding for a Colombian team at 43 but they pale into the shadow of the the positively ancient David Rebellin still doping going at the ripe old age of 48!

48 is the new.....whatever.I find it hard enough just getting up at 51 !

 

[rich p]

48 is the new.....whatever.I find it hard enough just getting up at 51 !

At 65 I find the little blue pills invaluable!

 

[Adam4868]

At 65 I find the little blue pills invaluable!

Them days have long gone.....I prefer cough syrup lately

 

[mjr]

I am scared of what race you two are discussing!

 

[Adam4868]

I am scared of what race you two are discussing!

We PM secrets....well Rich does

 

[Adam4868]

Maybe not for this thread ?
Anyway no Tour of California next year..no big loss I guess.

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1189293081524346881?s=19

 

[rich p]

It's always been a less good race than it should have been but it's still sad when races fall by the wayside.
It must be tough to make races pay for themselves without any state or national assistance, as Jonathan Vaughters pointed out comparing the ToCal to Dubai and Qatar etc

 

[Adam4868]

It's always been a less good race than it should have been but it's still sad when races fall by the wayside.
It must be tough to make races pay for themselves without any state or national assistance, as Jonathan Vaughters pointed out comparing the ToCal to Dubai and Qatar etc

Yes shame it wasn't the tour of Dubai instead.Money talks...

 

[Adam4868]

It's always been a less good race than it should have been but it's still sad when races fall by the wayside.
It must be tough to make races pay for themselves without any state or national assistance, as Jonathan Vaughters pointed out comparing the ToCal to Dubai and Qatar etc

Mmm California or Saudi ?....must be the stunning scenery in Saudi that swung it.

View: https://twitter.com/velonews/status/1189577784860925953?s=19

 

[rich p]

Mmm California or Saudi ?....must be the stunning scenery in Saudi that swung it.

View: https://twitter.com/velonews/status/1189577784860925953?s=19

My money's on Tosh Van der Sande doing well...

...or Sander Armee...

 

[rich p]

Not sure why this poipped up on Twitter yesterday but I'm with @theclaud in shorts about 30 seconds in.
Getting very wet!
I'm in shorts, for clarification!

View: https://twitter.com/TourofBritain/status/1189595822049988608?s=20

 

[Adam4868]

Not sure why this poipped up on Twitter yesterday but I'm with @theclaud in shorts about 30 seconds in.
Getting very wet!
I'm in shorts, for clarification!

View: https://twitter.com/TourofBritain/status/1189595822049988608?s=20

It was wet and @theclaud stood and watched....with so many drinking establishments around ? How she's changed !