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‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
Bradley Wiggins is just about a Transwyrearian - he lives over Dolpinholme way - goes in the Fleece Inn apparently. His kids went to same school as young spud; I occasionally saw him there. I remember thinking he was very tall - probably still is...
After the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, British Cycling moved to the Velodrome there. It's why you see so many top British Cyclists in the North West as they live in and around Manchester.
After the 2012 Olympics in London British Cycling (with pressure from the Government) wanted to move to the new Velodrome in London. Most of the Elite riders refused, big row broke out, but the riders got their way in the end.
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
Without being a member of the elite, he's a very, very good rider and won the Giro a couple of years ago.
Since lockdown was lifted in April, he's been the big form rider and has some decent wins under his belt.
To stick my neck out, I'll say he's not going to challenge. While pre race form is important, the serious guys generally have a policy of coming into the race under cooked. Roglic is at his peak now and will fade in week 3.
Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
Does the race go anywhere close to where you live, Spell?
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
It went about 100 ya ards away from my front door once.
I went to see a time trial over in Bergerac about 4 years ago.
I'm starting to hear whispers, French hopes for Thibaud Pinot. I'm not so sure, especially after his bad fall on the first day. That must have knocked the stuffing out of him.
We don't see the fall here but you can see the state of Pinot in the aftermath, badly shaken up. It'll take a bit to bounce back from that.
Pinot No.51 Groupama / FDJ top. Fast forward to 55 seconds:
Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
No one will win the race here but it's possible to have a catastophe and lose it.
Yates to keep the yellow.
Bernal won't make a move. He'll just sit there in the leading bunch.
In fact, Bernal might just sit there for the entire 3 weeks without making a move, I don't think he has to. I'm not sure he's got a rival good enough to push him. He could even win the tour withoug winning a single stage.
Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
Watching the British Athletic Championships from Manchester on the BBC this weekend. Really great venue that British Athletics need to use more often.
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
Yates is an accomplished climber and I thought he'd make it through the Pyrenees unscathed.
I think the fact that the in form Roglic has made a move so early in the race shows he doesn't think he can ultimately win it.
He's going for the glory of a couple of stage wins plus a few days in yellow.
Bernal to sit there and win the whole thing without either making a move or winning a single stage.
If he really has to stretch his legs, he'll do it in the final week - in the Alps - somewhere like the Grand Colombeier (13th Sept) or the Col de la Loz (16th Sept).
Bernal'll probably back himself to beat anyone, by a decent margin, on a tough mountain stage and wait until the last big test - Col de la Loz. But only if he has to.
Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
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