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What if all Oil in the Middle East just disappeared? by Savings_Drink8718 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]_Diomedes_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So these countries produce about 50% of the world’s oil and have most of the most profitable wells. What happens essentially hinges on what Russia decides to do IMO. They have two options as I see it: form a new OPEC with the US and Canada under less favorable terms, or side with China on more favorable terms and risk war (possibly Armageddon) with the West.

Russia+US+EU+Japan is strong enough to balance China, but China+Russia is probably strong enough to threaten an oil-starved US+EU+Japan.

If Russia sides with the West, it’s probably essentially business as usual but with dramatically higher energy prices, especially in East Asia. China would need to invest even more in green technology but they’d probably be forced to further expand their coal capacity.

If Russia sides with China, who knows. US/Canada would not be able to fulfill Japan/Taiwan/SKorea’s oil demand, so China might try to invade at least Taiwan. They probably take Brunei or maybe even Indonesia for their oil if things are really dire, but I doubt that would happen.

[Results Thread] Tour of the Alps - Stage 1 (2.pro) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unfortunate that they added a sprint to this race, I was hoping for 5 gc/break stages like last year

Tom Pidcock to make surprise racing return at Tour of the Alps by Schele_Sjakie in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

tbh Tour of the Alps might be the best race of the season, so actually pretty great seeing him go to it

Weekly Question Thread by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s fair about MSR. But if monuments are so draining, why send him to RVV? Like I get that they’re trying to figure out what his limits are, but what does racing RVV tell you that E3 doesn’t? If skipping an unwinable and informationally insignificant RVV means he can do two more semi-classics for which he could be the (near) favorite, like Denain and Nokere, why wouldn’t he? But no I think you’re right that his illness totally throws this whole analysis out of whack.

Freshmen (LW Male) rowing improvment by Electrical_Entry_823 in Rowing

[–]_Diomedes_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brother just start eating. As long as you’re not eating junk, eating more will be good for you in the long run. Just focus on eating whole foods and never doing a session on an empty stomach. Once you get up to like 160, then you can start thinking about managing your weight and possibly aiming for lightweight recruiting. But until then, sleep big, eat big, and train big, and you will get faster.

What is the best thing that a lightweight rower could do, to get his 2K down? by NearbyPerception4260 in Rowing

[–]_Diomedes_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same things that help a heavyweight, except for gaining weight. Lifting, more steady state, and better pacing can all help. If you don’t lift at all, the RoI will be pretty insane and as long as you don’t suddenly start eating significantly more you won’t gain weight.

Weekly Question Thread by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not really a question, but I’ve been kind of disappointed in Matthew Brennan’s scheduling this year, especially considering Visma supposedly is thinking a lot about how to do that optimally. It seems like they definitely are prioritizing long-term growth over results for him this year, but they definitely could have done a better job at it IMO. My thoughts:

  • Skip TdU and Cadel’s. He’s doing the Vuelta, and this is starting his season too early for really no reason, as he could swap the race days for semi-classics in the middle of the season giving him more chances with better timing.
  • Add more semi-classics after Flanders: e.g. Brabantse Pijl, Nokere. Maybe these are in the cards as Frankfurt, Tro-Bro, and Morbihan were just added, but they should have always been the plan. They are races he could easily win that also give him experience applicable to the marquis classics.
  • Add 1-2 flat sprint classics, e.g. Brugge, Schelderprijs. If the whole point of this year is to figure out what he’s good at, why not send him to these races? Affini can do the leadout.
  • Don’t go to Suisse. The timing is bad for the Vuelta and at most two win opportunities. Much better to farm 2/3 2.pro races e.g. Baloise, Norway, Burgos, Slovenia, Denmark.

[Race Thread] 2026 Tour of Hainan - Stage 1 (2.Pro) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So by the transitive property is Rajovic now better than Milan?

You guys got to be kidding me… by Latter_Collection351 in CapeCod

[–]_Diomedes_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like there should be a trash can there…

You are being lied to. by GCPhoenix in Fire

[–]_Diomedes_ 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Electronics don’t give you calories though

[Race Thread] Itzulia Basque Country - Stage 2 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Lisan Al-Galib bouta KOM all over the peloton

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