>Gesink >tfw he already lost 2:45 in the TTT feels bad man
Michael Cooper
I wonder if hes still going for GC or stage hunting. I was so sad he crashed in TdSuisse, he couldve podiumed this Tour easily.
Matthew Edwards
I feel you man, was really upset to see Gesink struck out _again_ due to bad luck..
He's probably just gonna sit with Kruiswijk the first two weeks, maybe attack on one of the harder stages I fear Gesink is not strong enough (yet) to really content top10 now anyways
David Hernandez
The honeymoon phase, before we hate all the stupid fucking repetitive finishes in the vuelta.
Should be a good one!
Colton Gonzalez
Is the cyclinghub strm screeching all over the place or is it just me?
Why does your country have so many monster hills
Jason Harris
how many bings until streams
Hunter Jones
Back in 2012, Galician former pro Ezequiel Mosquera recounted to the Faro de Vigo newspaper that "This climb has a segment of 300 metres which is more than tough, it's impossible."
Mosquera recounted that the first riders to tackle the climb was a local club, the CC Noia in the early 1990s, using a 39x23 gear. However "most of them went up on foot - on foot and backwards, because it was impossible to go up walking forwards!"
ayyyy
Jack Carter
Missed the first two days
>using pedals
Joseph Mitchell
Yea who knows, TTTs can be really harsh even if youre good, take a really hard pull on the front and have trouble for 1 second and you get dropped and lose 2,5 minutes.
He was near the front a lot yesterday though, he normally only does that when hes strong or has a good day. So im hopeful for some reason.
>The honeymoon phase, before we hate all the stupid fucking repetitive finishes in the vuelta. Honestly, these finishes are not too bad if it is a hard stage with some climbs before it. If its just a 200 km run in with this finish then the Vuelta is awful, but this Vuelta is hard and should be pretty good.
Michael Russell
H-H-Hello
Any tips to a vuelta newbie? Usually watch tdf and some spring classics
Jayden Wright
Hope your brought your granny gear and compact chainring.
Cooper Ortiz
Sit back and enjoy.
Vuelta is fun because all the riders are at very different levels of form and fitness. So it's often unpredictable.
Nathaniel Roberts
>sean kelly is back
oh baby it's torty tree degrees
makes me miss summer a bit
Carson Reyes
Based Sean Kelly has returned.
Owen Jackson
Hope you like +20% climbs, breakaway wins, Spanish teams fighting for Team GC and stages going a lot slower than the slowest time schedule.
Havent played since PCM 2012, has it become any better since then?
Grayson Gonzalez
I've always wondered what's it like to play it, is it fun? How easy/hard is it? how much spreadsheeting is it?
Owen Kelly
not for a few years.
i used to love spending hours setting up a young, pro-conti team, giving them all individual schedules and training. but then i'd be bored afer 3 races.
The fixed bugs like AI not attacking on descends. Still not a very good game, but the only cycling game afaik. They still don't have licenses for riders, so names are still Fabio Carbonara instead of Cancellara.
I have spend countless hours on it. It's easy because the AI is pretty dumb. Like almost always waiting for sprint finish even if you attack. There is an extreme difficulty though, and a modding community.
Samuel Gutierrez
i don't need no simulator, buddy
Lucas Clark
They have bought it they just only show it on tv2 play so you have to spend money on a subscribtion. They don't even have anything to send on tv2 they just show some random border patrol shit that literally no one wants to see.
I'm sure there weren't this many fucking adverts during tdf. I guess it helped being able to flick to ITV4
Jackson Murphy
>this bike race brought to u by some other bike race
ya ok
Hudson Morales
they're getting them done early.
Brody Johnson
The Qatar WCs?
I can understand them advertising a shitty no mark Tour of Norfolk on a bigger show but I think it's a given that if you're watching a Grand Tour live on a workday, you'll probably also watch the WC
Lucas Harris
The weather and terrain in spain kind of reminds me of australia a lot.
Although the trees are different.
Good point.
Adrian Bell
Do you ever get shit like bell ends running in front of the riders or letting off flares or throwing piss at Mr Skellington?
Caleb Ramirez
Kruijswijk is the GC guy for TLJ, with Gesink his premium slave. They said that a while ago. You never know for sure but Gesink dropping back early is a good thing, now he wont cheekily try to go for his own GC and will devote himself more to helping Kruijswijk. Both of them going for it would probably result in both of them getting a shit result.
Jose Miller
there should be a brown or a black jersey in grand tours for the person in last place
Henry Phillips
RIP Barguil
Daniel Gutierrez
...
Tyler Collins
Is he dutch?
Nathan Brooks
When Gesink rides for someone in support he wont go for his own cheeky GC though. See the Bau & Lau TdFrance.
Silly crash.
Luis Perez
Unfortunately no, but there is a lot of clipping through spectators and vehicles. Crashing is a thing though, can be very annoying
Angel Price
>39x23 >30% fuck that
Thomas Collins
>Fabio Carbonara ayy
William Turner
What kind of climber are you? Do you grind relentlessly while sat down or are you bouncing out of your seat as much as possible?
Colton Williams
I shit you not: Froome was called Vroome in the 2014 edition
Isaac Cox
>NOS stream finally started >no Dijkstra/Ducrot commentary fml
Oliver Russell
you talk really pretty, baby
Joshua Allen
Quality! Any other good ones?
Jackson Parker
>80kg/190cm I grind to a standstill on the first meters and consider suicide the rest of the climb
Juan Parker
I cannot stand Carlton Kirby. Is there anything we can do about him?
Christian Collins
Vuelta is part of the cycling grand slam right? Any portuguese team present?
Isaiah Hall
So this where Vroome came from >Feels newfag man
Dominic Hernandez
How can you hate based Joris vd Berg?! He actually knows what hes talking about and doesnt talk constant bullshit.
>66kg / 1,83 m Generally climb out of the saddle, but the most I can climb is the Brienenoord bridge lol. Long live the polders.
Ryder Lee
>compact, 12X25 >don't ride much >always roller hills >always unfit >grind, then stand up >then run out gears >go home >never get any better my bike career in greentext
Andrew Mitchell
Sat down with high cadence is my style, although some times there is not much of a choice when things get steep and you run out of gears.
I spent 13km at 9% at 70rpm average and it was suffering. If cadence gets
>short hill try to use momentum and power over it >long hill spin 2 win in the saddle until it gets too steep, of course. My lowest gear is 39x28 and I'd really like a lower one.
Zachary Ward
How does one even wipe sitting down? If the gap wasn't narrow enough, the angle would be a wrist snapper.
Cameron Russell
Mirko Civendash and Tonio Mertin.
Michael Wilson
Daily reminder it's all fun and memes until Switzerland comes.
Eli Scott
He is shit. He knows nothing. He's not funny. He won't shut the fuck up. He repeats the same incorrect things every day. He's a liar.
Brandon Johnson
No portuguese team since Sporting in 80's
Austin Bell
I think he provides comfy Englishman banter.
Benjamin Price
>'join the fun' He's already unbearable, then he says that five times in a row, and I mute
Jason Gutierrez
I think there was one on UCI sone years ago. But internationally relevant I dont think so Sporting is back to cycling this year but they made a very modest portuguese tour on 8th place Porto is back too and they won
Ayden Collins
>lose 7:0 in WC >get shot everywhere are you even trying?
Dylan Baker
Please, don't steal my cellphone, negro.
Matthew Parker
And yesterday he gave out the Hamburg result live on air without warning..
..with Eurosport showing the Hamburg race after the Vuelta.
Complete cunt.
Jack Mitchell
whats your point?
Daniel Gomez
Barguil ded according to CN updates.
Jack Morgan
Pellaud looking /comfy/ as fuck running the Vuelta as a solo ride
Ethan Sanchez
>barguil
Leo Cruz
(you)
Nathaniel Rogers
He dropped out due to sinusitis apparently.
Jose Foster
slide forward on the seat m8
Luis Hill
Lift one cheek?
Adam Long
His style sure isnt /comfy/ though.
John Allen
not having a fat ass helps
Henry Morris
Especially when you get to listen to Matt Keenan, having to make do with Carlton Kirby is fucking torture.
I have it on mute right now and I only watch the highlights the next day with Matt Keenan.
Grayson Brown
That's a cute excuse.
Nathaniel Ortiz
why wont you just stand up to wipe? If you wipe sitting down, do you not even look at your produce before covering it with toiletpaper? Do you not value your health?