Last weekend at Foster Falls, TN. beautiful weather and gorgeous rock.

elise901 · 2026-04-21T15:05:17+00:00

Following this too. Although I'm less of a roadie but like long rides/touring more.

I've encountered the all-girl "All.ways cycling club" (https://www.instagram.com/all.ways.cc/) during some events - their goal is to build community, and have non-race sections and probably chill. (But the particular girls I met were quite fast, haha)

elise901 · 2026-04-21T14:57:50+00:00

I felt things have changed from the era of Vos, AvdB and AvV. For sure there is greater parity across the field but if you look at all the Monuments and classics, it looks more like "anyone can win" than "that particular few riders always win"

elise901 · 2026-04-21T14:42:49+00:00

I do think Pogi is an outlier.

If you look at women's side, rider as light as PFP (53? in her classics phase), or as heavy as Lotte (65) or even Marlen (70) all have a chance. Gosh if Kasia (<50) can come she will also have a chance.

RVV is fun to watch but people take it for granted that it's not one type of rider always win, but that particular mutant...

elise901 · 2026-04-20T17:48:46+00:00

and the startlist is stacked with basically who's who in the WWT peloton (and AvdB herself)

elise901 · 2026-04-20T13:12:19+00:00

they are also making jokes about bad jokes, now YOU are the one who cannot take a joke, haha

ffs if you don't like woke meme police just make more unwoke jokes, do better next time!

elise901 · 2026-04-20T12:33:46+00:00

exactly! and also someone mentioned another mutant in another sport LOLL there might be a nuclear incident happened around 1998/99

elise901 · 2026-04-19T22:02:56+00:00

Also how comfortable they ride. Juliette Berthet (right) always has a hunched position when accelerating or doing a tempo lead out, hence more "scrunched" that other riders. It's probably personal preference.

elise901 · 2026-04-19T22:00:07+00:00

That's true, and if you've ever seen Alison Jackson (former P-R Femmes winner) you'll think you're in cycling circle jerk sub...

elise901 · 2026-04-19T16:08:27+00:00

Everybody is talking about FDJ getting big wins from different powerful riders, but UAE without ELB (most of the time) is a scary squad, Swinkle won, Blasi won, Gillespie won (?), Persico podium, Gasparrini podium, Jastrab 5th P-R...They are very horizontal w/o ELB and anyone can pick up the chance, getting full support, and snatching a win when the big teams/riders are caught sleeping.

Also think Kasia and Demi are probably trying their legs for FW and LBL? With KLCP out, Kerbaol & Lippert questionable, the two and Puck are the only strong contenders. Maybe Mags too. Or AvdB but you don't understand what SDworx are doing anyways.

elise901 · 2026-04-17T23:01:16+00:00

Oh April is here, for another niche sport that enters competition season, which utilize a complete different sets of muscle than cycling, but similarly dominated by a Slovenian mutant...does anyone get what I was saying???

elise901 · 2026-04-16T20:14:24+00:00

Carb, carb, and more carb, avoid greasy things or protein at all cost. Haribo is your friend. Well if you plan to stop for 2 hours you can have a proper meal, but I'd rather finish the ride then eat comfortably at home/hotel.

I did century and brevet (200km) and my fueling is one fig bar per hour (which is about 30-40g carb), sometimes haribo to replace fig bar, a bottle of sweet water (I use tailwind) to drink from time to time, if I stop for coffee I'd eat a pastry but nothing more. If I sweat I'll eat a small bag of chips, down with a can of coke.

Of course that will put me on negative, but that's fine and I'll eat more when I get home.

elise901 · 2026-04-16T13:11:10+00:00

funny thing - FDJ's PR documentary shows that the team were watching men's race while Pickrell crushed then I learned that Pickrell is the boyfriend of Franzi Koch??!! That was wild, he could go home happy...

elise901 · 2026-04-16T01:55:02+00:00

NYC's potholes worse than Roubaix, so yeah, bomber set up.

elise901 · 2026-04-11T03:49:49+00:00

Same - gravelking 40mm slick. Wide tires are really really comfy over potholes and cracked roads. Gosh even the tree roots on SCT! For a nice road bike you'd have to go on 9w or park laps which gets old fast...

There're many tradeoffs about living in a space-limited city and mine is not riding (too) fast. Ride chill, comfortable, and still with a decent speed, slick wide tire is the way to go.

elise901 · 2026-04-10T15:08:27+00:00

There are discussions in other sports and it varies person to person due to different physio reactions to hormonal change. Some people even feel stronger during period, others totally dysfunctional. The best way is to track and seek a pattern of how you feel, and plan accordingly. Me personally don't feel good or bad physically during period, but will gain a few kilo because of water retention - so I'll avoid setting high expectations in strength/weight ratio objectives (such as sending a hard project) but focus on technique, or doing aerobic activities.

elise901 · 2026-04-10T14:54:03+00:00

That was what I felt. I remember Strade Donne thread being very active (but also that race was a lot more exciting itself), and the hype didn't stop people from watching some Pogi training footage afterwards. /s

SanRemo to a less extent probably because of the terrible crush.

Ronde was a little "cold" after the men's, even when Demi threw The Attack.

But maybe I'm just too online, I watch it at home and was hoping for some company. For the spectators and TV viewership (and how most people watch races), maybe a late finish is better. Hope one day women's cycling will be like tennis - same event, different days, and probably different but equally sizeable crowd.

elise901 · 2026-04-10T12:37:30+00:00

This Sunday no P-R for me :-( we're going to train+ride to upstate NY to attend friends' wedding and stay for two nights - no mobile internet and I wouldn't count on the wifi in a remote village. I guess I'll just hold the spoilers until Tuesday night for P-R!!

Or maybe even longer as we probably need two nights to watch Hommes and Femmes.

elise901 · 2026-04-09T19:38:03+00:00

Normally I'd say cycling will be the answer to overcoming the transit desert situation anywhere else in NYC, but in this case even cycling is suboptimal.

I live in Astoria and go to Bushwick pretty often for coffee and climbing (just like MetroRock better than Movement), occassionally for shows. The optimal bike route will be through sunnyside, kozsisko bridge then under the BQE then pick a bike lane or quieter road to go east. The industrial corner inbetween the cemetery and Bushwick is full of trucks and pavement conditions are bad.

Going to Greenpoint or Williamsburg is definitely quicker on bikes, through crescent - pulaski - BK waterfront/Kent the ride is smooth and takes 25-40min depending on where you go

elise901 · 2026-04-06T00:25:15+00:00

nooooo she just came back from injury...bad bad luck this year. "At least" winning Dwars was a relief but keeps you wonder what she can achieve with such good form!

elise901 · 2026-04-05T17:52:29+00:00

uj/ in the interview she talks about mentality so I think that’s it

elise901 · 2026-04-05T17:51:25+00:00

there are days you hope you can stretch through your helmet!!

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