***Official 2025 Pro Cycling Thread*** - This year a Grand Prize!!! (3 Viewers)

[BassNBrew]

And damn, Remco just had another gear.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Dauphine competitors sorted by most pro victories this season.

#	RIDER	WINS

1	POGAČAR Tadej	7
2	MILAN Jonathan	5
3	VAN DER POEL Mathieu	4
4	WATSON Samuel	3
5	NARVÁEZ Jhonatan	3
6	CORT Magnus	3
7	BUITRAGO Santiago	3
8	MARTINEZ Lenny	2
9	SOLER Marc	2
10	VAN GILS Maxim	2
11	TULETT Ben	2
12	WÆRENSKJOLD Søren	2
13	MARTIN Guillaume	2
14	VINGEGAARD Jonas	2
15	EVENEPOEL Remco	2

 

[BobbyLayne]

And damn, Remco just had another gear.

Thing is, he had teammates bringing him up to the front, and as soon as you see him appear on the left (tv view, right side of the peloton), right after the last climb - Jonas attacks

MvdP reacts
Pogi reacts

those 3 immediately get a gap, Remco had to be near his limit after all the work to get up front, yet somehow he is able to bridge across (& the peloton is flying at this point)

he’s maybe the only other rider who could do that

feel bad for Buitrago, he was pulling hard with MvdP & Remco, and took the last pull before MvdP launched with 700 to go - ended up being the only one in the break who got caught, finished 18th

Jonas skipped a turn and took two short pulls - love how he & Pogi low key troll each other but then when they get asked about that it’s all love, there’s no rivalry, whaddayamean?

 

[BassNBrew]

And damn, Remco just had another gear.

Thing is, he had teammates bringing him up to the front, and as soon as you see him appear on the left (tv view, right side of the peloton), right after the last climb - Jonas attacks

MvdP reacts
Pogi reacts

those 3 immediately get a gap, Remco had to be near his limit after all the work to get up front, yet somehow he is able to bridge across (& the peloton is flying at this point)

he’s maybe the only other rider who could do that

feel bad for Buitrago, he was pulling hard with MvdP & Remco, and took the last pull before MvdP launched with 700 to go - ended up being the only one in the break who got caught, finished 18th

Jonas skipped a turn and took two short pulls - love how he & Pogi low key troll each other but then when they get asked about that it’s all love, there’s no rivalry, whaddayamean?

I don't want to demean what Remco did, but it looks as if the moment he gapped up the peleton eased and the front four were looking around. If that wasn't the case, he's at level above the rest.

Pretty please can we get a Roglic at the tour who can steer.

 

[BassNBrew]

Also I really like this pick 9 cyclists and not being stuck taking only so many from a category. I think you would get vastly different teams.

 

[Sand]

Glad to see these guys are friends too.

Pffft. These guys could learn something from Nascar. Give me a good helmet throw followed by a few punches. With these guys more comic relief rather than WWE, but I would totally watch that.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Glad to see these guys are friends too.

Pffft. These guys could learn something from Nascar. Give me a good helmet throw followed by a few punches. With these guys more comic relief rather than WWE, but I would totally watch that.

Have you guys seen the season 3Unchained trailer from 2024 TdF?

Pogi turns to Jonas on the gravel stage & says “**** you, man”

IIRC it was from Stage 9 of the 2024 TDF, Remco, Pogi and Jonas had gotten away from the peloton and both Remco and Pogi wanted to ride, but Jonas refused to pull.

TBF, Jonas had a teammate’s bike after a mechanical, plus he had VLaB guys in group 2, so tactically there was no reason for him to relay with them.

Last year Netflix is doing Unchained. Were S1 & S2 any good? Heard the hard cores didn’t like it but seems like a great gateway to draw new fans.

I never watched even though we have Netflix. A few seasons of manufactured drama from Drive to Survive (F1) was enough for me; presumably this was an attempt to recreate the same schtick with UCI?

 

[BassNBrew]

Glad to see these guys are friends too.

Pffft. These guys could learn something from Nascar. Give me a good helmet throw followed by a few punches. With these guys more comic relief rather than WWE, but I would totally watch that.

Have you guys seen the season 3Unchained trailer from 2024 TdF?

When would I find the time when I'm watching a pirated livestream of Tro-Bro Léon to get an inside edge for Duracell Dwars door het Hageland.

 

[cheeseypoof]

Glad to see these guys are friends too.

Pffft. These guys could learn something from Nascar. Give me a good helmet throw followed by a few punches. With these guys more comic relief rather than WWE, but I would totally watch that.

Have you guys seen the season 3Unchained trailer from 2024 TdF?

Pogi turns to Jonas on the gravel stage & says “**** you, man”

IIRC it was from Stage 9 of the 2024 TDF, Remco, Pogi and Jonas had gotten away from the peloton and both Remco and Pogi wanted to ride, but Jonas refused to pull.

TBF, Jonas had a teammate’s bike after a mechanical, plus he had VLaB guys in group 2, so tactically there was no reason for him to relay with them.

Last year Netflix is doing Unchained. Were S1 & S2 any good? Heard the hard cores didn’t like it but seems like a great gateway to draw new fans.

I never watched even though we have Netflix. A few seasons of manufactured drama from Drive to Survive (F1) was enough for me; presumably this was an attempt to recreate the same schtick with UCI?

I watched S1 & 2 and I enjoyed them, but I’m new to watching and paying attention to cycling.

 

[Sand]

Glad to see these guys are friends too.

Pffft. These guys could learn something from Nascar. Give me a good helmet throw followed by a few punches. With these guys more comic relief rather than WWE, but I would totally watch that.

Have you guys seen the season 3Unchained trailer from 2024 TdF?

Pogi turns to Jonas on the gravel stage & says “**** you, man”

IIRC it was from Stage 9 of the 2024 TDF, Remco, Pogi and Jonas had gotten away from the peloton and both Remco and Pogi wanted to ride, but Jonas refused to pull.

TBF, Jonas had a teammate’s bike after a mechanical, plus he had VLaB guys in group 2, so tactically there was no reason for him to relay with them.

Last year Netflix is doing Unchained. Were S1 & S2 any good? Heard the hard cores didn’t like it but seems like a great gateway to draw new fans.

I never watched even though we have Netflix. A few seasons of manufactured drama from Drive to Survive (F1) was enough for me; presumably this was an attempt to recreate the same schtick with UCI?

I watched S1 & 2 and I enjoyed them, but I’m new to watching and paying attention to cycling.

I wanted them to pay more attention to how these guys withstand the three weeks. Food/drink, massage, hyperbaric chambers, EPO, whatever. I still have no idea how they can go so damn hard day after day and perform.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I swapped out Milan for Martinez at the last minute. Really hoping remco and Jonas just use this as a tune up. But tadej gonna tadej. I just hope i don’t lose my 4 top riders like the giro

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Glad to see these guys are friends too.

Pffft. These guys could learn something from Nascar. Give me a good helmet throw followed by a few punches. With these guys more comic relief rather than WWE, but I would totally watch that.

Have you guys seen the season 3Unchained trailer from 2024 TdF?

Pogi turns to Jonas on the gravel stage & says “**** you, man”

IIRC it was from Stage 9 of the 2024 TDF, Remco, Pogi and Jonas had gotten away from the peloton and both Remco and Pogi wanted to ride, but Jonas refused to pull.

TBF, Jonas had a teammate’s bike after a mechanical, plus he had VLaB guys in group 2, so tactically there was no reason for him to relay with them.

Last year Netflix is doing Unchained. Were S1 & S2 any good? Heard the hard cores didn’t like it but seems like a great gateway to draw new fans.

I never watched even though we have Netflix. A few seasons of manufactured drama from Drive to Survive (F1) was enough for me; presumably this was an attempt to recreate the same schtick with UCI?

I watched S1 & 2 and I enjoyed them, but I’m new to watching and paying attention to cycling.

I wanted them to pay more attention to how these guys withstand the three weeks. Food/drink, massage, hyperbaric chambers, EPO, whatever. I still have no idea how they can go so damn hard day after day and perform.

It’s definitely more about the soap opera than it is the tactics. But enjoyable nonetheless.

 

[BassNBrew]

Well Milan was a wasted pick. Hopefully they boot him from the Tour for Mads. You can't pace that dead weight around France for 3 weeks.

 

[BassNBrew]

LOL, some guy is peeing on the way down a decent. That's got to be a freaking mess.

 

[Sammy3469]

Glad to see these guys are friends too.

Pffft. These guys could learn something from Nascar. Give me a good helmet throw followed by a few punches. With these guys more comic relief rather than WWE, but I would totally watch that.

Have you guys seen the season 3Unchained trailer from 2024 TdF?

Pogi turns to Jonas on the gravel stage & says “**** you, man”

IIRC it was from Stage 9 of the 2024 TDF, Remco, Pogi and Jonas had gotten away from the peloton and both Remco and Pogi wanted to ride, but Jonas refused to pull.

TBF, Jonas had a teammate’s bike after a mechanical, plus he had VLaB guys in group 2, so tactically there was no reason for him to relay with them.

Last year Netflix is doing Unchained. Were S1 & S2 any good? Heard the hard cores didn’t like it but seems like a great gateway to draw new fans.

I never watched even though we have Netflix. A few seasons of manufactured drama from Drive to Survive (F1) was enough for me; presumably this was an attempt to recreate the same schtick with UCI?

I watched S1 & 2 and I enjoyed them, but I’m new to watching and paying attention to cycling.

I wanted them to pay more attention to how these guys withstand the three weeks. Food/drink, massage, hyperbaric chambers, EPO, whatever. I still have no idea how they can go so damn hard day after day and perform.

One of the more enlightening videos I've seen is from Remco on his youtube channel. The eating for a day one is insane. https://www.youtube.com/@remcoev/videos

On this side of the Atlantic, Alexey Vermeulen does similar things: https://www.youtube.com/@alexeyandavery

Some of the Zwift guys (Virtual Cyclist) are equally insane (obviously not with the stages).

These guys are just super super super strong and eat a ton of sugar.

 

[Jaysus]

Well Milan was a wasted pick. Hopefully they boot him from the Tour for Mads. You can't pace that dead weight around France for 3 weeks.

 

[BassNBrew]

Well Milan was a wasted pick. Hopefully they boot him from the Tour for Mads. You can't pace that dead weight around France for 3 weeks.

FBG reverse curse works again.

STIAN EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM

Who is this guy?

 

[BassNBrew]

Da Raiders and I share Pogo, Martinez, Sheffield, Lipowitz which is 60% of our budget. Comes down to

Milan/MvDP/Tronchon/Rondel/Stewart

vs.

Mateo/Seixas/Doubey/Novak/Reinderink

My last change was a shuffle from Mateo 18 / Reinderink 4 to Milan 12 / MvDP 10. Still think it's going to be close. Milan donuting yesterday hurt. Mateo will 5 daily GC point collection days and Milan/MvDP combo will now have. Mateo will probably pick up 200-300 end of tour points more than Milan/MvDP combo.

 

[cheeseypoof]

Stellar performance by the Squeaky Wheels squad.

28-32-40-55-62-81-136-139-149.

My best points scorer today was a 4pt rider on a solo breakaway in the first half of the stage.

 

[Jaysus]

Da Raiders and I share Pogo, Martinez, Sheffield, Lipowitz which is 60% of our budget. Comes down to

Milan/MvDP/Tronchon/Rondel/Stewart

vs.

Mateo/Seixas/Doubey/Novak/Reinderink

My last change was a shuffle from Mateo 18 / Reinderink 4 to Milan 12 / MvDP 10. Still think it's going to be close. Milan donuting yesterday hurt. Mateo will 5 daily GC point collection days and Milan/MvDP combo will now have. Mateo will probably pick up 200-300 end of tour points more than Milan/MvDP combo.

I love Seixas, and really wanted to get him in... he has a great future. Tronchon was not even on my radar - I just looked him up and he is having a great year.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 2​

• 1 430 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
• 2 301 Late to the Party BrettDJ
• 3 210 The French Mistake Sand
• 4 167 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
• 5 165 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
• 6 97 Boerum Hill Big Ringing Bobby Layne
• 7 61 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
• 8 43 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders

Overall Race Standings

• 1 913 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
• 2 599 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
• 3 594 Late to the Party BrettDJ
• 4 500 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
• 5 409 The French Mistake Sand
• 6 396 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
• 7 346 Boerum Hill Big Ringing Bobby Layne
• 8 260 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders

 

[BobbyLayne]

Stellar performance by the Squeaky Wheels squad.

28-32-40-55-62-81-136-139-149.

My best points scorer today was a 4pt rider on a solo breakaway in the first half of the stage.

two days in a row!

IME 4 point riders are a total crapshoot

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I swapped out Milan for Martinez at the last minute.

Might change my team name to the broom wagon.

 

[BassNBrew]

I swapped out Milan for Martinez at the last minute.

Might change my team name to the broom wagon.

You'll be alright. Stage contest with the sprints front loaded, TT in the middle, and climbing at the end. Given that you didn't have to pick any sprinters, there will be huge swings on the leader board at the end of the week.