Pro-cycling thread

I’d prefer them to just put all the old races up on their on demand service. Then can stick to the calendar, but watch the classics through the years. I suppose there is always cyclingtorrents.nl

They refunded me

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Nice one. I emailed and they refunded me too.

Thank @skinny

They must have changed their protocol. Last year when it auto renewed, at twice the new offer sale price, I emailed and asked for a refund. Had to fight tooth an nail for it.

Yeah it was surprising to say the least.
I had just told them in another email how annoyed I was that they auto renewed as I wanted to change back to Danish Eurosport for non Kirby commentary and they said that I could change geo next year.
But then your post gave me confidence to get my money back and they did that without arguing. So a bit weird they didn't just offer to cancel my UK sub and change to Danish

Since we all have a bit of time on our hands, here's a chance to enjoy the 1989 Tour again.
https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1ngdc

I just got an email that they have autoextended my yearly subscription for a month, so for now it seems that they plan to compensate the time without racing in this way.

Sporza is replaying Milano-Sanremo 2011 on Sunday

Lefevre: “Organizer ASO can take a beating, the teams can't. If there is no Tour de France, the whole model of cycling can collapse. ”
They had better be ready; by July what are the chances? Riding up mountains with fans running 6 inches away from their faces, screaming and shouting? Even if they, somehow, get fans to stay back, in a few months it's all going to be ok for large crowds and whole road systems and towns to be closed for days? It's not going to happen. I would put money on the Vuelta not going ahead too.

Eurosport is replaying Milano-Sanremo 2018 today at 15:00 CET (with NL commentary, online, dunno if UK Eurosport is joining)

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1LyxBNDZrpoxN?fbclid=IwAR2Da5ZDR7zX0lKW6G_wsPh_OHoo8nb0cj4ktxTRb2w_kwWF8MXyASzO5Go

On YouTube

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Is Mads Pedersen going to be famous for being the world champ that wore the jersey for the fewest ever race days?

Tom Simpson had (i think) 25 race days in WC jersey. Mads has 16 this season, +3 last (all DNF though)
Could be close

I’d be surprised if the World Champs take place at this rate.

It'd be interesting to see if they would give mads a second year then or just have no WC for a while.

this could be fun, you know, when we can start having fun again:

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That's not a bad idea.

Wonder if you could combine the best bits of Roubaix and Flanders for a super-classic

LOL

I don't think he's given it much actual thought!

I think it's a great idea. Start in Rome, head to the Alps, across Southern France to the Pyrenees and then down to the Costa del Sol.

7 stages in each country and minimise transfers. Doing it that way would also give the best chance of good weather given that it would have to be late season.

Tour de Trentin, at least it's something to hope for.

It would be lovely if that idea happens.

It’s the sort of idea that an eight year old comes up with. You pat them on the head and erase it from your mind.

Just realised that the postponement of the Olympics means we get another spring of GVA on his horrific gold Giant.

I think the helmet is worse tbh