2013 Pro-cycling season thread

What a ride. Can't really see past him for P-R as well on this form.

Except I can't see Canc actually ever beating Sagan, unless he manages to gap him, which is unlikely

Twice in a fortnight. Not bad for an unprofessional outfit like RLT.

Very clever from Roelandts. Best result he could get on the day.

Whammy
The ease with which he left Sagan for dead is astonishing

Object lesson in road cycling. Sagan has much to learn,
RadioSlack tactics were spot on, Cancellara timed his attack to perfection
all good experience though..

Cancellara took him to his anaerobic limit and cracked him. Arguably Sagan should have ridden at his own limit, limited his losses over the top, but then what? Try to get back on to Cancellara's wheel?

Even on last years form, Boonen would have been smashed today I think. He almost lost Ballan and Pozzato on Paterberg last year.

You could argue the rest of the bunch should have made the race harder, but I'm really not clear how anyone could have stopped Cancellara from winning.

Twice in a fortnight. Not bad for an unprofessional outfit like RLT.

Yeah yeah, but he only won because he managed to gap him. You see, had there not been a gap between them, Cancellara would never have won!

Yes, being ahead of everybody else was definitely a contributing factor.

Right, who will beat Sagan into second in Roubaix and Liege?

Cancellara

Twice in a fortnight. Not bad for an unprofessional outfit like RLT.

Ok but both times he did it by gapping him, which at the time seemed unlikely. Oops

Effing impressive from Canc, almost too good. Favourite quote from Harmon: 'the only way to beat Sagan....is to kill' as Canc rode away from him on the Paterberg

winner and winner

Sagan is a proper lad

Bringing up Cancellara's rear again... anyone?

I'll show myself out.

Dick move

Dick move

With you there on that one...

Nice race. It truly delivered the duel we've been waiting for.

^^ having podium girls is a dick move IMO. Did Vos get a peck from a bimbo?

Dick move

Not in those Knicks.

Nice race. It truly delivered the duel we've been waiting for.

^^ having podium girls is a dick move IMO. Did Vos get a peck from a bimbo?

At least cycling is more enlightened than F1 with only two girls against about 50

Nothing wrong with podium girls... even if it is a "dick" move.

There is everything wrong with them. Insidious objectification.

It's tradition.

Fuck tradition.

...particularly in cycling.

Rep to skinny and adroit. Podium girls make the sport look unprofessional. Sagan has damaged his image today.