Pro-cycling thread

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Wout as in 'out'

Van as in 'on'

Aert as in a Yorkshireperson saying 'fart'

Wowt van Arrt

"Wout Van Art" seems to be the most common. Where's @peter_v and his Pronunciation Posse™?

EDIT: Too slow, he's been. :)

Close then, save for the "von" bit.

Benoot is out though .

Every single teammate Terpstra has seems to like him, I've not seen a bad quote from any of his team.

Seems to be a bit of Michael Schumacher - fiercely competitive, generally disliked, thinks quite a lot of himself (though does back it up [not warrant it mind]), but if you're "in" with him, he'll do whatever you need him to do.

Was never in, his plan was always to leave Roubaix and then go to the Ardennes classics, which as he develops, seem to suit him more

Wowt On Fart? Sounds like a village in Kent.

I’m Wout van Aert...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=bLLNiPTXw5M

Only on very few races, 99% of the times he's on Di2.
It was different when he was racing on Campagnolo, mechanical most of the times.

Sagan was riding mechanical in Flanders also.

Roglic and Alaphilippe descending in Pais Vasco was quite a spectacle. Roglic is going to win a biggie this year I reckon. Seriously talented.

Probably remembering the time his Di2 shifter borked in P-R 2(?) years ago

https://slipstreamsports.com/hammer-series-expands-asia-hammer-hong-kong/

Having lived in HK for three years, I know they could do something absolutely incredible and unique with this event but suspect it’ll be a flat crit circuit.

He won a stage at last years tour. Can't get much bigger.

"Fucking dreamy"

Yep but I can see him taking a monument or the worlds.

Those are biggies. He's very good though, and transferred very quick from skiing.

Just checked, he was second to Tom D in world ITT last year. Still, a whole minute back!

On the schnozzle no doubt.

Wired.

and Alaphilippe booking victory no. 22 for QS this season... uncanny

...aaand another one. Classy win today, and looking good for the Ardennes. Enric Mas was great as well.

I wasn’t sure the wolf pack nonsense could get any more embarrassing. But it has.

https://twitter.com/brianholm1962/status/981205419648606208?s=21

Brian Holm is a bit of a tool with a good haircut though.

what, will Valverde finally have some comptetition up the Mur de Huy?! ;-) Love the close racing of Roglic and Alaphilippe

Hope the Ardennes races won't be as boring as erm, always.