tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10915240227072039342024-03-18T13:45:14.769-07:00CYCLING ART BLOGRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.comBlogger3876125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-23876955149418075282024-03-18T13:44:00.000-07:002024-03-18T13:44:16.908-07:00Catalunya stage 1 surprise<p> </p>
<div style="text-align: center;">''.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JjBpcFAxx8PeZFLu6nN5pKIplm60dsoivDbYnwKhT9yOxtK72YlrPRSl9A1_WJZVBbJ-x2Dydn0uolwX6mO3M-FxaquJOoJ5GRGa_Ci6PpVWVMEDb1nZ9UFzmueboAH66i9Yw59Fey3arGGhuySc8nRmUF5em4UHJebgn_UlupRycBMVmeOUaP-uX0g/s1927/IMG_1563.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1927" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JjBpcFAxx8PeZFLu6nN5pKIplm60dsoivDbYnwKhT9yOxtK72YlrPRSl9A1_WJZVBbJ-x2Dydn0uolwX6mO3M-FxaquJOoJ5GRGa_Ci6PpVWVMEDb1nZ9UFzmueboAH66i9Yw59Fey3arGGhuySc8nRmUF5em4UHJebgn_UlupRycBMVmeOUaP-uX0g/w640-h442/IMG_1563.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">"I think I was on the finishing line asking 'what happened?' I never once thought about winning the stage today, I was only thinking about the team. He was on my wheel just before the final corner and he yelled at me to keep going. I got a pretty gap and knew I had to keep going as hard as possible."</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Nick Schultz surprises the favourites to take stage 1 of the Volta Ciclista a Catulunya in Sant Felix de Guixols.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "barlow semi condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 21px;"> </strong></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wMZcWHJ0Avs?si=Sc3mbS_5sUA7D_Pg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> ,</div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-8388490337589326782024-03-16T10:27:00.000-07:002024-03-16T10:27:12.488-07:00Milano-Sanremo: Bling for Philipsen<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KK5YMgCGb7BOxa_DhthwOnoJZYC2fbAgDh1lPK8ANhYk7RqtHAmlDNSyZpH7htQ2BwzZPTFOlQThw4o2GRC47IOnX5gcsJmlor0FbB1xgEWkBiXAyd8KsGoSGcZmbmZJQ_eT3ucsxcNWztB1G4hyphenhyphenwWI7Qcqs00Wv0DyrG_sILqckXWew6xqHgouYTNs/s3902/IMG_1554.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3902" data-original-width="3861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KK5YMgCGb7BOxa_DhthwOnoJZYC2fbAgDh1lPK8ANhYk7RqtHAmlDNSyZpH7htQ2BwzZPTFOlQThw4o2GRC47IOnX5gcsJmlor0FbB1xgEWkBiXAyd8KsGoSGcZmbmZJQ_eT3ucsxcNWztB1G4hyphenhyphenwWI7Qcqs00Wv0DyrG_sILqckXWew6xqHgouYTNs/w634-h640/IMG_1554.jpeg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxuDXrU5WBHHs0yUbUwbxm4ippVR8s1oxc97Qxcl49kZgF2rg-DvqkgGXwnknmurEuuLv4GC0XKPVBWqxQY4aObvm8oABLNFuafNHRlIWLNcqiPIYTDDVmDrcoxPeJm3ApRz8Ncue9fFJsPNVB5Rk3ogJjHgsvFc7l9PVhXoMkHDS39xaz_soRUiOIco/s1126/IMG_1553.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1126" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxuDXrU5WBHHs0yUbUwbxm4ippVR8s1oxc97Qxcl49kZgF2rg-DvqkgGXwnknmurEuuLv4GC0XKPVBWqxQY4aObvm8oABLNFuafNHRlIWLNcqiPIYTDDVmDrcoxPeJm3ApRz8Ncue9fFJsPNVB5Rk3ogJjHgsvFc7l9PVhXoMkHDS39xaz_soRUiOIco/w640-h430/IMG_1553.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbBj-HcRLUztA1Q9JEAuKMTvKXJ7o9mG-VpRlAd3jHVVlwSi5MW6Z24vy6RzJUEeySvXstGl0P8XlVIn8i3x8527YJdPIpZBdU0L3YV6Ko0_pgrcFtNA8U_ghXG1F9rHJTOw85_gXXeJGqjeavQvqzkEG3rWRCNUl_S0Tmv4Y7gbGA7ics4Ixv9mq6xI/s1990/IMG_1552.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1990" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbBj-HcRLUztA1Q9JEAuKMTvKXJ7o9mG-VpRlAd3jHVVlwSi5MW6Z24vy6RzJUEeySvXstGl0P8XlVIn8i3x8527YJdPIpZBdU0L3YV6Ko0_pgrcFtNA8U_ghXG1F9rHJTOw85_gXXeJGqjeavQvqzkEG3rWRCNUl_S0Tmv4Y7gbGA7ics4Ixv9mq6xI/w640-h490/IMG_1552.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">The bike throw on the Via Roma</span></b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4Esl8Dd94Eg8xggCtC_x5-ubF_YLw9qM-WLGMih8mOqxex-1iZq0uMQx0D6azVbb5KqMIwDvVJG5Ky07oU0qpZMRsHegci4dDwr9Ny9rHlpU4rPL2fv7virTlB45k3uc_3q0TVxLd6yKyPBgSn7syG4BgdayYxfX2hdgsZAiZepPyex2pWyuM6TG3EI/s1071/IMG_1555.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1071" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4Esl8Dd94Eg8xggCtC_x5-ubF_YLw9qM-WLGMih8mOqxex-1iZq0uMQx0D6azVbb5KqMIwDvVJG5Ky07oU0qpZMRsHegci4dDwr9Ny9rHlpU4rPL2fv7virTlB45k3uc_3q0TVxLd6yKyPBgSn7syG4BgdayYxfX2hdgsZAiZepPyex2pWyuM6TG3EI/w640-h398/IMG_1555.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/milano-sanremo/2024/result">Final results</a></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nI8dcOwXC9E?si=TJ-zmC4PQrzKSauN" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-54662845298038540692024-03-15T11:55:00.000-07:002024-03-15T11:55:00.947-07:00Milano-Sanremo: Ready for the first Monument of the year<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUjL6egnEpolwul896uLQpdpNajsRcJkuR-oUu150y4bQdyd-X0FShkwlLOamO_reP3yxg1YUCNXXBKHxYYWtIZxUAGQ7auYo7V5jNidh0zGLNaYmIlL0wUvRe5MnTboqJniUqhOryOzqI-A4jBqgcOesbY1Jw-vXuimiCr0Y1Q8lWsQ9PzdquHLmOBU/s1152/IMG_1540.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1129" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUjL6egnEpolwul896uLQpdpNajsRcJkuR-oUu150y4bQdyd-X0FShkwlLOamO_reP3yxg1YUCNXXBKHxYYWtIZxUAGQ7auYo7V5jNidh0zGLNaYmIlL0wUvRe5MnTboqJniUqhOryOzqI-A4jBqgcOesbY1Jw-vXuimiCr0Y1Q8lWsQ9PzdquHLmOBU/w628-h640/IMG_1540.jpeg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">After 288kms of winning 1973 Milano-Sanremo, Roger De Vlaeminck @6hr 53min</span></b></i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPIVRI2vGM5temTMSKAzlEplRTwZ_YIYePGFNx0PYw-jS4oPiqMcXf-j1Avd_4P4qWAIYClM3-tQtZF2fcKhdWiQjPGQT2n7MiI2GtINBDmjOCV3aXEjq-wmE2vRO6BJVph-C7VVAVisGryKY9_UOhW1pmdcbeYVl1szW4_Fw07mXSE6Uettyknpmd0w/s1152/IMG_1548.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1118" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPIVRI2vGM5temTMSKAzlEplRTwZ_YIYePGFNx0PYw-jS4oPiqMcXf-j1Avd_4P4qWAIYClM3-tQtZF2fcKhdWiQjPGQT2n7MiI2GtINBDmjOCV3aXEjq-wmE2vRO6BJVph-C7VVAVisGryKY9_UOhW1pmdcbeYVl1szW4_Fw07mXSE6Uettyknpmd0w/w622-h640/IMG_1548.jpeg" width="622" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>"Milano-Sanremo has always been a race that excited me. I enjoyed my first edition in 2023. This year, I'm hoping to learn from the mistakes I made last year and fight for a result with a strong IPT team. Tirreno-Adriatico was great preparation with some long days and technical finishes. I feel familiar with the European style of racing and I'm ready for the first Monument of the season."</div><div>-Corbin Strong. Israel Premier Tech</div><div><br /></div><div>"We need to maximize the number of riders we have in front over the Cipressa climb and then bring Corbin to Poggio in a good place. It's not rocket science really. We just need to put him where he needs to be and we've got experienced guys like Clarke, Fuglsang, Houle and Boivin to do that. Then it's up to Corbin to follow the and fight for a top result in the end."</div><div>-Steve Bauer. DS IPT</div><div><br /></div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "barlow semi condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 21px;"> </span><br /><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: barlow semi condensed, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 21px;"><i><br /></i></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/milano-sanremo/2024/startlist">115th Milano-Sanremo</a></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f-mG0h5z8p4?si=nZoYGoodkvY8YmbE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-11611691528869574552024-03-13T11:31:00.000-07:002024-03-13T11:33:49.474-07:00Milano-Torino, Nokere Koerse <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDGHwjPvKQv8Xd0hjHOeuppOw3Ze2kXjkyEsYrHbSP5XrycMFZJ7RzkA1Twp11DYFzIXAr6ev2DvYfRTmzxnwc9QV5Q3QK6Q2dz9dhtxMayYfqmRh-HbC_0IZhUlCmMG7vRYTZq_tHW6lGwM6BLjodlX9nBs_ZJGQnXsY5a1xqf11BLmh3BgAhVTCLWY/s921/IMG_1536.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDGHwjPvKQv8Xd0hjHOeuppOw3Ze2kXjkyEsYrHbSP5XrycMFZJ7RzkA1Twp11DYFzIXAr6ev2DvYfRTmzxnwc9QV5Q3QK6Q2dz9dhtxMayYfqmRh-HbC_0IZhUlCmMG7vRYTZq_tHW6lGwM6BLjodlX9nBs_ZJGQnXsY5a1xqf11BLmh3BgAhVTCLWY/w502-h640/IMG_1536.jpeg" width="502" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">The Tuscan wins Milano-Torino, time to celebrate with Prosecco!</span></b></i></p><div style="text-align: left;">Alberto Bettiol, Giro d'ltalia stage winner and Tour of Flanders champion, adds Milano-Torino (since 1876 is the oldest race) to his palmares!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHB7dazGyI5UepdUrrRC9XUhgCGwcGt_52BdUI63ZyHjL4k5PDsNOY-jcBehq713LYL0bzD5B3PYn55o5Y1yKZtgTwH-h7S0ORQ7jWxa1CHLQVPbLyHjv4eo-XBmHuSxXSXtA4yj6tfyGa4LSsAzGzqf1XW-fDjqUSpW4svmdPa7wVNyG4qq-GUhIPQQ/s3886/IMG_1539.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="3886" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHB7dazGyI5UepdUrrRC9XUhgCGwcGt_52BdUI63ZyHjL4k5PDsNOY-jcBehq713LYL0bzD5B3PYn55o5Y1yKZtgTwH-h7S0ORQ7jWxa1CHLQVPbLyHjv4eo-XBmHuSxXSXtA4yj6tfyGa4LSsAzGzqf1XW-fDjqUSpW4svmdPa7wVNyG4qq-GUhIPQQ/w640-h450/IMG_1539.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">"I didn't expect to go so fast for so long. I expected a bunch of riders behind (to follow my attack) but in the end it was really tough. I didn't plan to suffer so much in Milano-Torino but I'm really proud to win today. For the team, it's important because it sends to my teammates and to the staff an extra motivation for the upcoming races."</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Alberto Bettiol </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">"That was one of the plans, for Alberto to go solo. We wanted a hard, hard race to get rid of the real pure sprinters."</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Charly Wegelius. DS EF Education Easypost.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/milano-torino/2024/result">105th Milano-Torino results</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/nokere-koers/2024">78th Nokere Koerse results</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""EF Circular", Helvetica, "Open Sans", "Gill Sans MT", "Gill Sans", Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #fbf9f2; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: #191919; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>
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I could barely sleep last night I was so nervous. To ride with such a champion like Remco, next to my house, is a very special moment.”</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Matteo Jorgenson becomes the third American to win Paris-Nice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJuPIO8PcAwIdD8WFXBicDgI61Rwve2o2ncnQONIqXM7Ekp5rlspkMVEDkX7VZdWv22F-fu4kUn3gYhc7feA_TKKMRmWG5-ro7j44USydG-VUXavkq7Bfavu_hFWBscONw760VHJKrsai4-UVsaBMB2l8QSoDM5H-2fOHQ7qqYWBTTGP-WQ5BaDtyu38/s996/IMG_1531.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="996" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJuPIO8PcAwIdD8WFXBicDgI61Rwve2o2ncnQONIqXM7Ekp5rlspkMVEDkX7VZdWv22F-fu4kUn3gYhc7feA_TKKMRmWG5-ro7j44USydG-VUXavkq7Bfavu_hFWBscONw760VHJKrsai4-UVsaBMB2l8QSoDM5H-2fOHQ7qqYWBTTGP-WQ5BaDtyu38/w640-h438/IMG_1531.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Tops with the Trident</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6myq5xNIhNJHYGGWtPa9UbYmpTJIQrlBh1XHW_awTBxFWa8Sr9D9LiuOh6KKp3_cmms0D4iy267Ynbjs8b3nJbKgwBGW16keZd-Wvk4BNEHxAeuv_A-kHmv9S8H8rIRhcNlTNHvJw5jUIP23pJBhEugJVJGbc5n3gHp22JxACWNU_w7-QafbG8nS_LwY/s1111/IMG_1532.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1111" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6myq5xNIhNJHYGGWtPa9UbYmpTJIQrlBh1XHW_awTBxFWa8Sr9D9LiuOh6KKp3_cmms0D4iy267Ynbjs8b3nJbKgwBGW16keZd-Wvk4BNEHxAeuv_A-kHmv9S8H8rIRhcNlTNHvJw5jUIP23pJBhEugJVJGbc5n3gHp22JxACWNU_w7-QafbG8nS_LwY/w640-h442/IMG_1532.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Picturesque in Paris-Nice</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uq-7mC8v5xo?si=ehpZ6EeR8PqzP0-d" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-70558119028799697942024-03-08T13:16:00.000-08:002024-03-08T13:21:01.601-08:00Paris Nice: American’s fighting for the overall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0GPXGSrYFUgKcqDNQ5ShMnRr6qrOD-Sjbn5GZ5HiBEhEet7vAPqoLy5X83kH3S0jcawQjkg2rJwWxagzZaUeRu24Z2h9dgWraaVvrxBCLX7FDUwYQZzkqF6eR0BQdnZwcNqnY-pXJ8PY5NYjhGKSK76pFk1BeORF442Q4r1WEnPJOvyrLjNDZ91cOqw/s1055/IMG_1524.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1055" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0GPXGSrYFUgKcqDNQ5ShMnRr6qrOD-Sjbn5GZ5HiBEhEet7vAPqoLy5X83kH3S0jcawQjkg2rJwWxagzZaUeRu24Z2h9dgWraaVvrxBCLX7FDUwYQZzkqF6eR0BQdnZwcNqnY-pXJ8PY5NYjhGKSK76pFk1BeORF442Q4r1WEnPJOvyrLjNDZ91cOqw/w640-h466/IMG_1524.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Winners of the stage: Mattias Skejelmose, Matteo Jorgenson and Brandon McNulty</span></b></i></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">"At the end there I was holding on for dear life, just to cross the finish line."</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Luke Plapp. Third overall Paris-Nice.</p><p style="text-align: left;">"If there's one guy I work really well with in a break like this, it's Matteo. It was fun as juniors we were doing the same. I wasn't expecting to take yellow back. We're in a good position now, but you can't get ahead of yourself. There are two hard days coming probably with bad weather. We'll take it day by day, but we'll go tomorrow as hard as we can."</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Brandon McNulty takes a 23-second Paris-Nice GC advantage.</p><p style="text-align: left;">“Brandon is a good friend but the race is on now. I definitely won't hold anything back. That's the position I wanted to be in."</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Matteo Jorgenson</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pWL-GX6vzkw?si=dFbsPF7TfKyKJafw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uandvcewi-4?si=4GfavJdK8576Cu-H" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-73324205049351329222024-03-04T09:16:00.000-08:002024-03-04T09:16:17.680-08:00Swiss Timing, Tirreno Adriatico ITT<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RUTp3dmazB9qLoQziympzsPFxF_n1o5_ZwSnrp0qKnqQ37Ehygi2iPp2iaen-oTvuhFn5Zx9wNejF-7HAwdB5Hk5DKytcxsPu47joP4rTspE3qJim0yEY1bnCTYs8Oy0yPQd1Ww-4g1_BUwvMhSpeOOMove3KmGd1zj4bdEZQ7_hKJqtlPRuLXt2eq4/s1775/IMG_1510.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RUTp3dmazB9qLoQziympzsPFxF_n1o5_ZwSnrp0qKnqQ37Ehygi2iPp2iaen-oTvuhFn5Zx9wNejF-7HAwdB5Hk5DKytcxsPu47joP4rTspE3qJim0yEY1bnCTYs8Oy0yPQd1Ww-4g1_BUwvMhSpeOOMove3KmGd1zj4bdEZQ7_hKJqtlPRuLXt2eq4/w520-h640/IMG_1510.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><div><br /></div>“I think I’ve been close a couple of times and I was chasing a WorldTour victory. Everybody could see it was a great team performance. He (Matteo Trentin) knew exactly what to do. He said we had to stay clam until the end and then he did an amazing pull and then I have the two Dutchies in front of me and they did an incredible job. Today was all in for me and it was nice finish it off.”<div>-Arvid de Kleijn gives Tudor Pro Cycling its first victory at WorldTour level in just their second season as a ProTeam.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Before I started, I saw the times and the average speed was much less coming back than going due to the headwind. So I knew I had to save the legs and then when I turned around, I knew I was going to do a good time because I still hadn’t gone full gas, and I was already at the same time in the intermediate. I didn’t know in that moment that I could win against the GC guys, I didn’t know that I was going to do a good time. Coming back I just gave my all until the finish.”</div><div>-Juan Ayuso<br /> <div><p class="paywall" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 602px;"><br /></p><p></p>
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There were no more resources left in the group, it was only 25 riders. It was a moment where you couldn't see anything because it was so muddy, and I decided to go on the attack there. I knew it was going to be long, but I knew when I had a gap I just went to the end."</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Tadej Pogacar puts everyone in the hurt locker.</p><p style="text-align: left;">“You always have to go for a victory. Otherwise don’t start a race and you better stay in bed.”</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Elisa Long Borghini. Second place.</p><p style="text-align: left;">"He attacked and it felt like we were in the grupetto to be honest."</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Tom Pidcock</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf8as5nlicizNVPcEhChj5NNzdToVolOsKKmtcSKHzeIQJnuG0fc0-8FE0RV7aShhY1ccxjHjhw11FFr4N7Gl0pnWBrvusz4_8Pk7_pBWyHTlKzROoSlJ4K04RYXn69ftsA4cQ1lhrmzXispNBujhaJkD7OOY-xAPXjM3ziWt1jd1ZU9zdJVplQ45Cuk/s4096/IMG_1495.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf8as5nlicizNVPcEhChj5NNzdToVolOsKKmtcSKHzeIQJnuG0fc0-8FE0RV7aShhY1ccxjHjhw11FFr4N7Gl0pnWBrvusz4_8Pk7_pBWyHTlKzROoSlJ4K04RYXn69ftsA4cQ1lhrmzXispNBujhaJkD7OOY-xAPXjM3ziWt1jd1ZU9zdJVplQ45Cuk/w640-h426/IMG_1495.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fg85GgAs41A?si=qFUxuxjLJwefIwSy" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-52513726303619177642024-03-01T11:13:00.000-08:002024-03-01T11:14:08.627-08:00Strade Bianche: D-1<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVuude23T8v0hOjq3krTHWbSfjUS0v2Ylz9W-QbD7ZOuk0e9QPPiWbPuwdG_io2kJCys6u84qhXMt2JI-EDQ40rQZnk9-FUY7Z2PmNl5NET53pqJfHqvgzVWaN6aWpcVDWXC5Jatrt3psj2c_vmDyJWmxmZMlg17BLvQ83KwfdWosTmpDWFNi4xDvp8o/s4096/IMG_1493.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="4096" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVuude23T8v0hOjq3krTHWbSfjUS0v2Ylz9W-QbD7ZOuk0e9QPPiWbPuwdG_io2kJCys6u84qhXMt2JI-EDQ40rQZnk9-FUY7Z2PmNl5NET53pqJfHqvgzVWaN6aWpcVDWXC5Jatrt3psj2c_vmDyJWmxmZMlg17BLvQ83KwfdWosTmpDWFNi4xDvp8o/w640-h434/IMG_1493.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Richard Carapaz on the sterrati </span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSBIJrBtzcSpD4cpLL5Q3g_PfiK8WAUIJ_MHXQ3r8tww0Rcv94jq4XRJMrZ76Z2uJBUHlvDQpVTFdWfsw42u5s29oXYkNpXSQpvz3ZxMiyVOqzFM6TfBJUO30h_AZuYPWwit18XJeefBti7jDHxWLP5UoaVUcnTlkOWYe3y1JFje9V04SPgfSVNGsubc/s1956/IMG_1488.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1956" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSBIJrBtzcSpD4cpLL5Q3g_PfiK8WAUIJ_MHXQ3r8tww0Rcv94jq4XRJMrZ76Z2uJBUHlvDQpVTFdWfsw42u5s29oXYkNpXSQpvz3ZxMiyVOqzFM6TfBJUO30h_AZuYPWwit18XJeefBti7jDHxWLP5UoaVUcnTlkOWYe3y1JFje9V04SPgfSVNGsubc/w640-h446/IMG_1488.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Lenny Martinez</span> </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I38Bbkh6h9GVnecdjQbp0vd74WSPh7_s6k4jN4kzIWxqejerjxfWUEAZ4CP7iYRPcyQuybQQ9teC0CkIfuzt13_VELrIF5qXhyphenhyphengCGjLWqySPvTuOkX7-hp_YmFfg_jaiABNv8sYKAogCD6Q8Bft18HQH2gImIQPBGxkdFGlK_7AfBFJYsOHzwYE7XH0/s2030/IMG_1489.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="2030" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I38Bbkh6h9GVnecdjQbp0vd74WSPh7_s6k4jN4kzIWxqejerjxfWUEAZ4CP7iYRPcyQuybQQ9teC0CkIfuzt13_VELrIF5qXhyphenhyphengCGjLWqySPvTuOkX7-hp_YmFfg_jaiABNv8sYKAogCD6Q8Bft18HQH2gImIQPBGxkdFGlK_7AfBFJYsOHzwYE7XH0/w640-h466/IMG_1489.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsTWOQ0FyC7piV_0XoQjm_B8Cbk6qn9f8vLYs1lno-OAHmf6redmhwHJXozZq8YypKVov1PJn_JXOVo7j3lkSZAxPKtzw6LefIoVK1iaUw3ufgiO6P10V6Md0Uhw8sfZXOEBYfgg7Nsz7n6zaLUbqShC82kVIl-_rU0DYHPWgFKGf6oZouB8vDSWCerU/s1152/IMG_1487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsTWOQ0FyC7piV_0XoQjm_B8Cbk6qn9f8vLYs1lno-OAHmf6redmhwHJXozZq8YypKVov1PJn_JXOVo7j3lkSZAxPKtzw6LefIoVK1iaUw3ufgiO6P10V6Md0Uhw8sfZXOEBYfgg7Nsz7n6zaLUbqShC82kVIl-_rU0DYHPWgFKGf6oZouB8vDSWCerU/w630-h640/IMG_1487.jpeg" width="630" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Saturday is Strade Bianche, today is recon day for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale!</span></b></i></div></i><p></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-38499026767138155192024-02-28T09:02:00.000-08:002024-02-29T03:45:00.047-08:00Lenny!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbrtzNMZTguV441eu__puLhn2Jn-osbmTckvihx5a0aozuHkc8JlY5RBHBzlDXJJ86BSgnsA8G1gP-C_BXnVImCUZPsXgy6E-IIwYtASTTO739eaJrbzUgtBHW5zI2FpgNojO_EzI_4pUn4jgjZiyHUe4Sq3gz-uOu9N04AXp8O_lxzVRWvvJwurWmqY/s1127/IMG_1484.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1127" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbrtzNMZTguV441eu__puLhn2Jn-osbmTckvihx5a0aozuHkc8JlY5RBHBzlDXJJ86BSgnsA8G1gP-C_BXnVImCUZPsXgy6E-IIwYtASTTO739eaJrbzUgtBHW5zI2FpgNojO_EzI_4pUn4jgjZiyHUe4Sq3gz-uOu9N04AXp8O_lxzVRWvvJwurWmqY/w640-h436/IMG_1484.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“It’s unbelievable, I can’t believe it. I rode a good final and needed a time trial to finish it. I didn’t think it would work, because I’m not yet a strong time trialist. When it became clear that that group would not come back, I gave it everything in the last round. I was just able to make the difference compared to Christen, after which I took ten seconds in the descent. Luckily I kept that up on the Capo Mele. It was very difficult, but I made it and took the victory for my team. The team did a great job, as usual."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Lenny Martinez. The twenty-year-old Frenchman scores his second emphatic victory of the season after winning the Classic Var.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMDDPeGKUHBiAqHeaMwaqm5hj6ZsIwP4PA1O5xQyQFzAlZ3BA2I08Y8RC5xsESbFh2Z-ancdoJzNV-SjbNfsAcpKwkC_Ll_1wLuTsqb85AU-XH5SpYkLqrtHlZrmCz36vpMaxeS8_KI80UJJYaKS6yGWiWc22dVd4fdQfEgFEm0-cgFF2fyrDRVcKD9c/s1659/IMG_1485.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="1151" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMDDPeGKUHBiAqHeaMwaqm5hj6ZsIwP4PA1O5xQyQFzAlZ3BA2I08Y8RC5xsESbFh2Z-ancdoJzNV-SjbNfsAcpKwkC_Ll_1wLuTsqb85AU-XH5SpYkLqrtHlZrmCz36vpMaxeS8_KI80UJJYaKS6yGWiWc22dVd4fdQfEgFEm0-cgFF2fyrDRVcKD9c/w444-h640/IMG_1485.jpeg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="paywall" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 602px;"><a href="https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-laigueglia/2024/result">Full results</a></p><p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kdD1y48ZS6w?si=ki2AXtgTDYR3YVSB" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-63462543561494057802024-02-27T09:54:00.000-08:002024-02-27T09:59:13.819-08:00Le Samyn<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp2eCllmJEBavR_EJAn8cLCVkAqfv9nsiZaXJg_kOM9XelRBYz80sVgZwjAkt1CJBu83io_mN1ZbcrYf_yReHn1-reozvzXWF-q4N-nBsytMjpjGpn_ZQReo0xO9sba0srsxwqOTM99w8quqTnDEdQssp5ONWl5NXXSQKeeyCkJOvq2SWY1ea2TlZLpk/s1457/IMG_1481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1457" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp2eCllmJEBavR_EJAn8cLCVkAqfv9nsiZaXJg_kOM9XelRBYz80sVgZwjAkt1CJBu83io_mN1ZbcrYf_yReHn1-reozvzXWF-q4N-nBsytMjpjGpn_ZQReo0xO9sba0srsxwqOTM99w8quqTnDEdQssp5ONWl5NXXSQKeeyCkJOvq2SWY1ea2TlZLpk/w640-h362/IMG_1481.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Riders had to wait anxious minutes after crossing the finish line.</span></b></i></div></i><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">“It’s always a bit hard to cooperate because if you wasted too much energy, you are tired for the sprint but I didn’t want to risk it. I was confident, knew the final and just wanted to push until the end.”</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ Suez) wins from the break.</p><p style="text-align: left;">“-Do you like these Belgian races with cobbles?</p><p style="text-align: left;">“No.”</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Antonio Morgado. Portuguese rider (UAE Emirates) takes second Le Samyn.</p><p style="text-align: left;">“I actually cheered a little too early. But I didn’t see anyone next to me in the sprint, that’s why. I felt very good during the match and had a lot of confidence.”</p><p style="text-align: left;">-Laurenz Rex grabs victory in a photo finish in Dour.</p><p class="paywall" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 602px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQeWg2g1lJwZlFDyQolINQKVaohcyBWzvyRQGolA0tWS8RBFrIJGtPMpLXb-Ewhcab8kjmT67lAjeT3TP-tuXayZCtq-kRAydQk_bnF1StRGY_GsaIPuTIkuyY-SjCLSjKR30d3o4cyPeKwI0DFmSweDeINwIHHOgHhdz0PPv9dVcR_cor5SNqSz6ydw/s1536/IMG_1479.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQeWg2g1lJwZlFDyQolINQKVaohcyBWzvyRQGolA0tWS8RBFrIJGtPMpLXb-Ewhcab8kjmT67lAjeT3TP-tuXayZCtq-kRAydQk_bnF1StRGY_GsaIPuTIkuyY-SjCLSjKR30d3o4cyPeKwI0DFmSweDeINwIHHOgHhdz0PPv9dVcR_cor5SNqSz6ydw/w480-h640/IMG_1479.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Belgian sunshine for the riders</span></b></i></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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The men’s race over the white roads of Tuscany is both beautiful and exciting to watch and noteworthier for 2024. This year’s edition is the longest, from 184km to 215km and four added gravel sections. 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-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #454545; font-family: "DIN Neuzeit Grotesk", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.2em; margin: 2.2em 0px 1.2em; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; font-weight: 400;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; font-weight: 700;"></strong></span></h3><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; caret-color: rgb(28, 27, 27); color: #1c1b1b; 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font-size: xx-small;">Defending champion, Tom Pidcock will be back</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWbe6q7vnw1Y5ypKVOCvHztorrx4lV0Hb4qQnidRqDCcJzHpAMkElMmYA_AsZqACmtZ-FvopDmItlpHXI0jqwXI1bh63hplkjao97D-6AunKjPIlD2693x2lE15RiT2_E96PMRFCL7zw3AxO4IkjwlCCzSm6PHc3wBRdYGJ4xPd-czonkF0nTS4BvHaE/s1159/IMG_1473.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1109" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWbe6q7vnw1Y5ypKVOCvHztorrx4lV0Hb4qQnidRqDCcJzHpAMkElMmYA_AsZqACmtZ-FvopDmItlpHXI0jqwXI1bh63hplkjao97D-6AunKjPIlD2693x2lE15RiT2_E96PMRFCL7zw3AxO4IkjwlCCzSm6PHc3wBRdYGJ4xPd-czonkF0nTS4BvHaE/w612-h640/IMG_1473.jpeg" width="612" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Champion over the cobbles was Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle; Paris-Roubaix 1992-93.</span></b></i></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-64301472683538827492024-02-25T09:43:00.000-08:002024-02-25T09:43:09.611-08:00UAE Tour, KBK, Camino, Faun Drome Classic<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomnMeQ9ymnZLoO_fZzn2ilVZ1903bCEraXsf1aeer3nhBIlMqzaeCNVGFPVXHFhavxfaK_EzDFccmZq4L_CJ5wIIhWGIk9kGymhcofxIJlYm5G4lZmoWbIzyxU9s_KbKMMwD0sjDdFyUxE16frgEzYqyDcTXqLCwNoKXDnVgyC1a8zy_ODgIAe5H_2Jo/s1000/IMG_1472.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomnMeQ9ymnZLoO_fZzn2ilVZ1903bCEraXsf1aeer3nhBIlMqzaeCNVGFPVXHFhavxfaK_EzDFccmZq4L_CJ5wIIhWGIk9kGymhcofxIJlYm5G4lZmoWbIzyxU9s_KbKMMwD0sjDdFyUxE16frgEzYqyDcTXqLCwNoKXDnVgyC1a8zy_ODgIAe5H_2Jo/w606-h640/IMG_1472.jpeg" width="606" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Final podium UAE Tour: 1. Lennert Van Eetvelt 2.Ben O’Connor 3.Pello Bilbao</span></b></i></div><div><br /></div>“I’m a bit disappointed. It would have been a great moment for me to win the overall. I won a stage, I did a good time trial, and today I finished third in the stage and second overall. In spite of everything, we’ve had an excellent week.”<div>-Ben O’Connor.</div><div><br /></div><div>“I attacked with two kilometers to go, as I didn’t want to have any regrets afterwards. I really couldn’t believe it when I saw the gap was growing. Taking home the victory is unbelievable. After the finish I also heard I won the general classification with only two seconds, it’s just fantastic.”</div><div>-Lennert Van Eetvelt wins his first WorldTour race.<p><br /></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tuSMkdIuzkk?si=1G8nZyK9hq-aDpPj" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-9986353280810860952024-02-23T09:36:00.000-08:002024-02-23T09:36:38.528-08:00On holy ground, UAE Tour, O Gran Camino<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUVk2TXOdamSgLxmGTsghtKkwS9JQrDc-yQWiy3V69XGTW7yQ1_LQUjr6JxxWPDNlw4FwLRIBSeyD5foymv0DbkmLfqM6rJjW6qYjc8eZBQNvrybAURC7qtmWkgCwiYUjczp4Csv63yzwvBZqIIG3EpZQ7ZrBh1ea2DCKL46XdadctPW4u4CSwL3Vafg/s2930/IMG_1456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="2380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUVk2TXOdamSgLxmGTsghtKkwS9JQrDc-yQWiy3V69XGTW7yQ1_LQUjr6JxxWPDNlw4FwLRIBSeyD5foymv0DbkmLfqM6rJjW6qYjc8eZBQNvrybAURC7qtmWkgCwiYUjczp4Csv63yzwvBZqIIG3EpZQ7ZrBh1ea2DCKL46XdadctPW4u4CSwL3Vafg/w520-h640/IMG_1456.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">1 day to go: Biniam Girmay (one of the favourites) and company scouting the </span></b></i></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">cobbles before OHN (Saturday and KBK (Sunday).</span></b></i></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>“</i>They are races that satisfy the built-up excitement of fans for the classics after the winter break.”</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Charley Wegelius. 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<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JopvbVP7mmQ?si=W-uOBcdXOeiR4_po" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-38495368452241185112024-02-22T09:22:00.000-08:002024-02-22T12:12:12.033-08:00Opening Weekend, UAE Tour and O Gran Camino <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTmkXDbrrrgEaID5Nt6g6B5QSpHJpDZ1qW5-f_8BGurBLbjmn5VEe9VDMykL_Wn7JrExQ1fzc24MC-yBur4uNoBK79r2cd5N1UziIrJcONFyRKpdkpAHChr3QzvI_LQ4TzoVbtxwBxAjsro7Mwf_41k53LkewzfUSCDwmdOWjttfcMG2hmnPgmk7okiY/s1153/IMG_1453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1153" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTmkXDbrrrgEaID5Nt6g6B5QSpHJpDZ1qW5-f_8BGurBLbjmn5VEe9VDMykL_Wn7JrExQ1fzc24MC-yBur4uNoBK79r2cd5N1UziIrJcONFyRKpdkpAHChr3QzvI_LQ4TzoVbtxwBxAjsro7Mwf_41k53LkewzfUSCDwmdOWjttfcMG2hmnPgmk7okiY/w640-h418/IMG_1453.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); color: #2f2f2f; font-size: 16px;">The countdown is almost over, and the legendary Opening Weekend is upon us, kicking off with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday, then </span><span face="proxima-nova, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); color: #2f2f2f; font-size: 16px;">Kuurne-Brussel-Kure on Sunday. The racing calendar may be already well underway, but for the traditionalists, this is where the cycling season really kicks into gear, as the Spring Classics begin in earnest. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMnLbJMy3aJZugNB6emIlK6x44IdFAidFrUiPkP-Yu4BfEioYMko8yoqjJx_U7ZLLQOrJNXdPwG1EsorAXgGCyVW7255KtjD295b9MLr8vxOkvkblq__xZ0UWd6hODlCmyE9t63b4kVN1q1NUylD_2TI4DFNRkXGQKVRmq9HQ7aNdv4kMB0rzABoCQ8w/s1135/IMG_1452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1135" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMnLbJMy3aJZugNB6emIlK6x44IdFAidFrUiPkP-Yu4BfEioYMko8yoqjJx_U7ZLLQOrJNXdPwG1EsorAXgGCyVW7255KtjD295b9MLr8vxOkvkblq__xZ0UWd6hODlCmyE9t63b4kVN1q1NUylD_2TI4DFNRkXGQKVRmq9HQ7aNdv4kMB0rzABoCQ8w/w640-h562/IMG_1452.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Danger cobbles! 1984 Omloop Het Volk</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkpzu-oxxIw0wqP6tZoLMbb84iS7-Rols8NsTR_2NsxsDhBZO5EMXBeZVrX3-oK3VCLBoga40RCKvVvGGRhVEHAHwrIzgtBO7O58cHN0jDpj1zVgQj1ymTaK2bWU8Yt41sdlrGVlmApU-mCjHaGkSVLmW0rj4nqdgccbqgzBNkzmjfcR6CuNk3gqvYXE/s3625/IMG_1455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="3625" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkpzu-oxxIw0wqP6tZoLMbb84iS7-Rols8NsTR_2NsxsDhBZO5EMXBeZVrX3-oK3VCLBoga40RCKvVvGGRhVEHAHwrIzgtBO7O58cHN0jDpj1zVgQj1ymTaK2bWU8Yt41sdlrGVlmApU-mCjHaGkSVLmW0rj4nqdgccbqgzBNkzmjfcR6CuNk3gqvYXE/w640-h436/IMG_1455.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">The windy Galician ITT: Irish rookie Darren Rafferty took second place.</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The opening stage of O Gran Camino did not count for the overall classification as due to high winds, organisers neutralized the GC results and having riders complete the 14.8km course on normal road bikes.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28MV-ZSkBpz4HQOF7loSkMkzqizmqhQ5s2WsgQsZzXOLqY33Zt6FO9tptIy0mi8V5XhdOp7IVXy4JMs7fgdpGITdHs_SPccVcSS6IYkaMdTa2Bh5l1ZOBG7Cz_fhgFW_2XQoUsbO95IEIBPDxR9s5THSfQglWc1RfFT5ig3PG1oeeQpx_g6mdxHq-NGo/s2022/IMG_1463.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2022" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28MV-ZSkBpz4HQOF7loSkMkzqizmqhQ5s2WsgQsZzXOLqY33Zt6FO9tptIy0mi8V5XhdOp7IVXy4JMs7fgdpGITdHs_SPccVcSS6IYkaMdTa2Bh5l1ZOBG7Cz_fhgFW_2XQoUsbO95IEIBPDxR9s5THSfQglWc1RfFT5ig3PG1oeeQpx_g6mdxHq-NGo/w640-h432/IMG_1463.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xD_a5rOYCL4?si=D-ppFhqcJ_7YZmJ9" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00688834275406810014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091524022707203934.post-38114239104569251712024-02-21T07:53:00.000-08:002024-02-21T07:53:32.657-08:00Perfectly timed attack<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb-J6rJj7MIASj3Vyt7aQGMbGmrQ0dJYOC_2hHWzY2GBfVBFupQ04iaV86qs5tgvQD3SGrWtbXw_IqdzIPsnG35Xhr_xHb_r-S_I1xH7GEA6nzi3_ZOh40nsFrGSSrq120_ZK8Av8IQ6-mraFjnPdoeG7OSCHfNRQRYay0HB5-RDNk1nSHRVTgUoEDgs/s1000/IMG_1451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb-J6rJj7MIASj3Vyt7aQGMbGmrQ0dJYOC_2hHWzY2GBfVBFupQ04iaV86qs5tgvQD3SGrWtbXw_IqdzIPsnG35Xhr_xHb_r-S_I1xH7GEA6nzi3_ZOh40nsFrGSSrq120_ZK8Av8IQ6-mraFjnPdoeG7OSCHfNRQRYay0HB5-RDNk1nSHRVTgUoEDgs/w628-h640/IMG_1451.jpeg" width="628" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">“It’s been a long time since I’ve won a mountain race. The boys were very good today. It’s my second win of the year, which is really good. I wasn’t confident about a sprint finish, so we decided to give it our all in the last kilometer. Valentin Paret-Peintre almost took me out of his wheel when he attacked, but we managed to pull ahead and I kept going right to the end. I felt really good all day, even with the win. It’s good to be in the race for overall victory before Jebel Hafeet.”</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Ben O’Connor gives Decathlon AG2R its first World Tour win.</div> <p></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #381a0a;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(56, 26, 10); font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/uae-tour/2024/stage-3">Full results</a></span></span></p>
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