Pro cycling thread

[yermum]

Don't think I've ever seen something quite as punishing as yesterday's finale Looked like a standard Cat 1 finish for about 14km, with the Hardknott Pass thrown at the top for a laugh.

Vlasov's face chasing Castrillo at the end was a picture

Some performance from Castrillo, Ineos may have found their new GC man with those types of efforts

I love the bonkers goat finishes.

Vaslov looked like he was about to burst out laughing at one point

[Jim Lahey]

Hard to see past Roglic at this point.

I always had Mas down as the Spurs-iest rider of the current global peleton, always good but never having the bollocks to actually win something. But been really impressed by him so far. A standard fuck up/crash from Roglic, which is usually a decent bet, and its Mas' to lose.

I took a punt on Carapaz at some crazy odds before the race started. Still holding out hope but he hasn't looked aggressive enough to actually do something in the last week.

Love the Vuelta though. My favourite GT. Always carnage and ludicrious climbs/temperatures.

[clydecloggie]

Hard to see past Roglic at this point.

I always had Mas down as the Spurs-iest rider of the current global peleton, always good but never having the bollocks to actually win something. But been really impressed by him so far. A standard fuck up/crash from Roglic, which is usually a decent bet, and its Mas' to lose.

I took a punt on Carapaz at some crazy odds before the race started. Still holding out hope but he hasn't looked aggressive enough to actually do something in the last week.

Love the Vuelta though. My favourite GT. Always carnage and ludicrious climbs/temperatures.

For me, Kelderman is Spurs on wheels. Well over 100 World Tour top-10s, not a single win. A Pluto-ite outlier.

It's funny how both the Vuelta and Giro are always far more interesting GTs than the Tour de France. Those idiotic Spanish climbs that reduce even the top pro's to crawling bugs are on the edge of acceptable road cycling but they do make for great pictures.

Roglic looking well in control though, so not sure we'll get an exciting finish for the Rojo jersey.

[SaintK]

So Cav wins his last ever race.
loved watching him over the years
Good luck to him in his retirement.

Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, ended his career with victory in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.
The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man, who said on Saturday that this would be his final race before retirement, triumphed in a sprint finish to end a 19-year career.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/a ... 4l7p7z5vo

[Big D]

So Cav wins his last ever race.
loved watching him over the years
Good luck to him in his retirement.

Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, ended his career with victory in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.
The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man, who said on Saturday that this would be his final race before retirement, triumphed in a sprint finish to end a 19-year career.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/a ... 4l7p7z5vo

He's a legend.