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Old 18-04-2014, 10:23
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Three classics this week.....known collectively as the Ardennes Classics

Davide Rebellin won all three in 2004 and Philip Gilbert won all three in 2011

Di Luca, Bartoli, Merckx and Hinault have won all 3 but not in the same year

The races have a lot to live up to as Paris-Roubaix last week was epic !
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Old 19-04-2014, 20:28
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Davide Rebellin won all three in 2004 and Philip Gilbert won all three in 2011
Rebellin is riding again tomorrow for a Polish team. He appears to have first ridden the Amstel Gold way back in 1999. He tested positive for CERA at the 2008 Olympics so in many minds the source of his exceptional achievement will always have a question mark over it.
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Old 19-04-2014, 21:41
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Amstel Gold is on live on both Eurosport and Sky Sports 2........like the race a week or two ago

seems a bit strange.......
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Old 22-04-2014, 18:42
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Fleche Wallone tomorrow, 13:00 on Eurosport. There's also a women's Fleche Wallone - the UCI have been doing a good job this year of getting commentary and highlights of all the women's World Cup races onto the web and shown on Eurosport and the the BBC red button.
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Old 22-04-2014, 20:55
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Fleche Wallone tomorrow, 13:00 on Eurosport. There's also a women's Fleche Wallone - the UCI have been doing a good job this year of getting commentary and highlights of all the women's World Cup races onto the web and shown on Eurosport and the the BBC red button.
it's not on red button tomorrow.........it's snooker all day !
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Old 24-04-2014, 11:06
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Another great result for Lizzie Armitstead yesterday, 2nd in the women's Fleche, so retains her lead in the women's World Cup. The great thing is that she used to be considered a sprinter, but she has done fantastically well over all this season's tough one-days. Even better, she beat Marianne Vos, who has been the absolute dominant figure in women's cycling over the last 3-4 years.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/27130536
http://www.teamgb.com/news/armitstea...world-cup-lead
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Old 24-04-2014, 11:32
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Wiggins looked in good form yesterday at the Giro del Trentino, he is there in support of Caltaldo. I guess he is trying to secure is place in the TDF.

He did a fair amount of domestique duties and even had to slow down on the last climb when he noticed he had gapped the peloton.

Shame there are is no live coverage this year.
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Old 24-04-2014, 13:43
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Anyway, after a couple of lean weeks in terms of cycling coverage things pick up on Sunday with the first stage of the Tour of Turkey and the L-B-L. The Tour of Turkey continues through the week, and then the Tour of Romandie begins next Friday, so we will be a bit better served.
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Old 24-04-2014, 15:56
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Anyway, after a couple of lean weeks in terms of cycling coverage things pick up on Sunday with the first stage of the Tour of Turkey and the L-B-L. The Tour of Turkey continues through the week, and then the Tour of Romandie begins next Friday, so we will be a bit better served.
Romandie hasn't been on ES for the last couple of years.........but it is on Sky

Sky appear to have the rights to all the Swiss races but it's a bit hit and miss as to whether they bother showing them

If I remember rightly they showed Romandie live 2 years ago but didn't show it last year. I guess it depends what else is on .........

According to Radio Times it's live on Sky this year
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Old 25-04-2014, 10:04
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Team Sky team for the 2014 Giro d'Italia: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor), Dario Cataldo (Ita), Philip Deignan (Ire), Bernhard Eisel (Aut), Sebastian Henao (Col), Pete Kennaugh (IoM), Salvatore Puccio (Ita), Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr), Ben Swift (GB)

And Mark Cavendish says he will the doing the Tours of Turkey, California and Switzerland, but not the Giro.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/27141035
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Old 26-04-2014, 11:08
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With the three Irish stages of the Giro flat, and OPQS performing well in TTTs, Cavendish could have taken the pink jersey back to Italy for another short sprinter's stage. As some have pointed out, Belfast is closer than Leeds to IoM. http://www.girostart2014.com/

Turkey's Torku Seker have recruited former Vuelta winner Cobo as a credible competitor for the GC in their home race.

I hope there are not an assortment of animal costume runners on the final climb of the LBL. Dan Martin's panda was amusing last year but only as a one-off.
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Old 27-04-2014, 09:33
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Kennaugh and Froome DNS the LBL classic this morning due to unrelated illnesses.
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Old 27-04-2014, 13:10
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Great win for Cav in the Tour of Turkey, came out of the pack with 200 to go, hit the gas and nobody could touch him. Good to see after a month of illness and poor form.
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Old 27-04-2014, 13:13
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Great win for Cav in the Tour of Turkey, came out of the pack with 200 to go, hit the gas and nobody could touch him. Good to see after a month of illness and poor form.
yep............fantasic finish !

surprised me........
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Old 27-04-2014, 13:21
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L-B-L is on now...........98K to go

breakaway group has about 10 minutes
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Old 27-04-2014, 16:04
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Great win by Simon Gerrans
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Old 27-04-2014, 16:08
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Shame for Dan Martin looking to defend his title.........slipped up on the last bend and ended up on the deck

I think he was in 3rd and catching the 2 in front at the time......
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Old 27-04-2014, 20:20
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That LBL was so, so, dull!

Watched it a few times, still don't know how Dan Martin managed to bin it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubqFonqt7NI
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Old 27-04-2014, 20:56
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I think Martin simply took the corner too tight under power. The aerial shot shows him travelling much faster than Caruso but taking a similar radius. The riders behind move out to swans-neck the turn (and pass Pozzovivo).

Another viewpoint: http://youtu.be/lXYGPVw3JYk?t=30s
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Old 28-04-2014, 12:05
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Tour of Romandie begins next Friday, so we will be a bit better served.
The Tour of Romandie starts tomorrow, Tuesday !

It's on Sky Sports 2...........and it doesn't appear to clash with the Tour of Turkey which is on earlier in the day
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Old 28-04-2014, 18:40
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Another very smooth win for Cav today, great to see the team leadout working like it should at last.

Climber's day tomorrow, mountain finish, and still snow on the ground.
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Old 28-04-2014, 21:39
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Got a bit tetchy near the end with Cavendish using his head and Viviani nearly pushing Guardini off the road.
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Old 29-04-2014, 09:42
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Climber's day tomorrow, mountain finish, and still snow on the ground.
Should have mentioned also that unfortunately for Cav there are no time bonuses in this race, so there is no chance at all of him just hanging in to keep the jersey today.
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Old 29-04-2014, 10:42
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Women's Tour of Britain next week is being covered on a nightly one hour highlights package on ITV4.
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Old 29-04-2014, 19:50
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Great day for the young British rider Adam Yates of Orica in the Tour of Turkey in his debut year on the Pro Tour. He got into the decisive pair on the final climb of the day and finished second behind Taaremae, but well ahead of the rest of the field, so is now second overall in the race.
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