2024 Cycling Thread

[Captain Slackbladder]

Liege-Bastogne-Liege today......anyone see beyond Pog, VDP or possibly Pidcock?

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

A look at the route and the possible winners of Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024, including Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel

www.rouleur.cc

 

[errant]

today......anyone see beyond Pog, VDP or possibly Pidcock?

I assume mvdp is the bookies favourite?

 

[Walter Ego]

MVDP won’t be in the top 10.

Haway the Pog. Then two from Pidcock, Skjelmose, Healy and Hirschi for the rest of the podium. Unless the weather goes mental. Pog will still win though.

 

[Cee Jay]

I assume mvdp is the bookies favourite?

Yes and a big favourite
I’d be amazed if barring a crash Pog doesn’t win. Love to see someone stay with him as long as possible but likely he’ll just ride everyone off his wheel.

Weather could make it interesting

Got two huge names and one big name but apart from that a thinnish field.

VDP 8/13 to finish top 10

8/1 to win which is far too skinny
Just back...any reason pidcock not in main peloton?
Miss a break or something else

 

[Walter Ego]

Mechanical.

 

[Cee Jay]

Mechanical.

Ta

 

[Walter Ego]

Ta

There was a crash too

 

[Cee Jay]

There was a crash too

Just wondering how much any chase back on will have cost him…not that there’s much chance of beating pogacar in any case

 

[Walter Ego]

LFG.

Hindlay was who I meant earlier, not Hirschi.

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

Here we go....

 

[Walter Ego]

That did not go anything like I thought. Except Pog being a class above.

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Great to see Bardet back to his best

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

That did not go anything like I thought. Except Pog being a class above.

Some boy like...bang average.

 

[Cee Jay]

Some boy like...bang average.

Not bothered about it being his 6th monument, he’s more concerned his “ entry to win ratio” is improving

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

1-2 for AG2R in Romandie they have been flying this season

 

[Cee Jay]

1-2 for AG2R in Romandie they have been flying this season

It's those van rysel bikes

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

It's those van rysel bikes

Tempted on Gall e/w for the Tour if he’s improved as much as the others given all the injuries to others

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

Nice ride out this morning....55miles from mates house in Killingworth out up into Northumberland....Cafe stop at Capheaton. Still chilly mind....

 

[Cee Jay]

Nice ride out this morning....55miles from mates house in Killingworth out up into Northumberland....Cafe stop at Capheaton. Still chilly mind....

Aye chilly...did gravel bike ride to consett way aaand barely warmed up