MidnightRider

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MidnightRider

While I understand his frustration, the last-minute nature of this isn't really relevant. The problem isn't the selection process, it's that Jens rides for a country with lots of outstanding riders. He is currently the 9th ranked cx rider from Belgium, and that is with Wout at 35th due to minimal participation. Disappointing for Jens, but the right choice for the team.

28-01-2025 20:10

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What I can't quite figure is why he didn't do Tour de Suisse this year. He only has two holes in his resume, and I thought his transfer to Bora was meant specifically to correct that. Yet he went to the Dauphine, which he had already won, while Adam Yates won TDS. Seems like the wrong choice to me.

04-11-2024 15:36

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Hooligans. Losers. I've been to cyclocross races, and most fans are not like this. I hope they identify the offenders and have them charged.

01-11-2024 16:14

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MidnightRider

Please go. You and the rest of the crowd that makes these posts are more bothersome than the articles about Lance.

01-11-2024 13:37

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I'm no fan of Lefevere, but the loss of the Wolfpack is a blow to the sport. It (the sport) is already too focused on just one event. A powerful Belgian team dedicated to the classics add to the richness of the sport as a whole, and extends the cultural and historical role of cycling in Belgium in particular.

25-10-2024 14:00

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MidnightRider

Well said. Consummate team player, dedicated family man, brilliant rider who has overcome some terrible injuries...and occasional poster of humorous videos on social media. Not a lot to be critical of, although that doesn't stop some of these old-timers.

24-10-2024 16:50

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Lots of data contradicts this: 1. Overall participation in cycling has been trending up since at least 2010. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191204/participants-in-bicycling-in-the-us-since-2006/ 2. The Covid boom skewed things considerably -- sales are down since 2020 -- but as a broad considertaion bike sales have trended up since the early 2000s 3. At the pro level, while there is no TDF contender like Greg Lemond or any of the doping-era riders, Americans are nonetheless doing better than ever. Sepp Kuss, Matteo Jorgensen, Neilsen Powless, and Brandon McNulty have all won big races. Quinn Simmons, Kevin Vermaerke, and Magnus Sheffield all placed in the top 50 at the recent WC. Two WT teams are sponsored primarily by American companies. To the bad: top racing events have largely gone away, including really great events like the Tour of California. But that isn't unique to America, and has nothing to do with Lance Armstrong. England, for example, is struggling to maintain its road racing schedule. But at the same time, mountain and gravel racing continue to grow here, and Arkansas is making a concerted effort to become a cycling hub. So say what you will about Lance Armstrong, American cycling has long since moved beyond those dark years and is doing well.

23-10-2024 16:03

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MidnightRider

I think you are taking this much too seriously. The title plays up the most provocative quote in the interview, but It's not"immensely misleading." Vasseur really did say it, and he did so after making other disparaging claims (i.e., that Zingle would not negotiate in good faith, that he was "lost," etc.). He was ungracious and frankly unprofessional, and I have no problem with the article headlined that way.

21-10-2024 13:53

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If they paid *me* millions of dollars to get caught by the broom wagon, I'd do it every year for the rest of my life. The problem here isn't Froome, who has clearly continued to train hard and pursue serious goals despite no longer being competitive. The problem is Sylvan Adams, who signed an aging, seriously injured rider to a ludicrous contract. It was a bad call from the start, and has no doubt impacted the team's ability to attract new talent and keep its place on the world tour. But that has nothing to do with Froome, and Rasmussen's dismissal of him as "clownish" is well off the mark.

15-10-2024 18:55