re: 2021 Pro Cycling Thread-Julian Alaphilippe is Your World Champ Again!

Jonas will win a GT in the next two years if he keeps riding like this. Dude is a bonafide stud

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Andy Hampsten going over the Passo Gavia in the 88 Giro. These were hard men in hard times.



OK, anyone sitting on their couch or thinking about not riding tomorrow because something hurts check out Rona, she is 74 and started riding at 70. She is out doing a WEDU segment challenge on Pilot Mountain in Brevard NC. I have ridden it many times and it is ~20 min of suffering for me and she is out there slaying. What the ever-loving frick is your excuse. Honesty these are the images that motivate me now, the pros are always going to be the pros but average people (like us) can always find an excuse. The next time you are sitting on the couch or soft-pedaling just think "Rona would go". For those that know the story of Eddie Aikau for those that don't you should.

Just thinking how Van Aert just won the ITT he may be the next Cancellara but with more climbing ability. I’m not sure if he’s Sagan mold as you never seeSagan leading people up hills, even though he can.

If you had a dream team with Fabian, Wout, Sagan, Hincappie, Diddier, G Thomas, and Sean Kelly, who do you pick as a team leader? I think I’m taking Contador or LeMonde

But you may seriously may have to put Pog in the elite of all time talk now

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Precession day in the tour. Only averaging 20 mph so far

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Trying to explain all the unwritten rules of the final stage to my wife is like trying to explain all the unwritten rules of baseball again

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Nothing hurts right now but another whiskey and it'll be my head in the morning

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Post-wedding hangover checking in.

Also, chose to watch The Open today instead of the tour.

Cofidis rider gets a bag in his gears only them

What a grab by that mechanic

Damn sad Cav didn't break the record. Wout is a freak though. Closest thing we have seen to Eddy M since he retired

A mistake for Quickstep for letting that break go on stage 19. That was his best chance to win #35. Van Aert is impressive!

Cav lost his lead out too far from the line and ended up getting himself boxed in.

Wout owes Jasper a nice Trappist ale. Cav is going to kick himself when (if) he breaks down that last K his positioning didn't let him come up to speed and at several points, he had to soft-pedal. Had Jasper not had to go around Wout's leadout as he dropped off he would have likely won.

Looking forward to Horner and Lanterne Rouge breaking down the sprint.

Wout is showing he is the definition of a rouleur. I imagine Eddie was grinning ear to ear when two Belgians came across to protect his share of the record from the Lordship of Mann usurper.

I haven't looked it up or heard it mentioned but have two U25 riders ever been 1&2 in a GT? Pogacar has THREE more years to ride for white.

Ineos has to be the most disappointing. 18 million is SALARY for just Froome, Thomas, Bernal, Carpaz, and Kwiatkowski this year and while they snagged a podium spot they had ZERO stage wins.

Vuelta starts on August 14th!!! See you in the douches.