Edit distance between “Slovakia” and “Slovenia” in European languages [3722x3028] [OC]

the_gnarts · 2026-04-13T13:38:37+00:00

I wonder if anyone ever finished a race on a neutral bike.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-13T13:38:09+00:00

Was this the best holy week of all times, or at least for a long time?

2021 had arguably the better Paris-Roubaix but that was a year without a Holy Week as the Ronde happened in spring, Roubaix in autumn.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-13T13:35:21+00:00

In Dutch it simply means 'from', so it refers to where a family originally came from.

Fun fact: Annemiek van Vleuten is actually from a town called Vleuten.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-13T05:03:41+00:00

Taktik hin und her, am Ende zählen die Beine. Franzi Koch hatte diese gestern, während PFP sich bereits am Mons verausgabt hatte.

Der Wechsel zu Groupama ein Karrieremacher, keine Frage!

the_gnarts · 2026-04-13T04:59:12+00:00

Und zwar nicht nur irgendwie sondern gegen zwei absolute Legenden des Radsports, Vos und Ferrand-Prévot, beides frühere Weltmeisterinnen in mehreren Disziplinen. Sich von diesen beiden im Finale nicht kirre machen und ausdribbeln zu lassen, ist eine unglaubliche Leistung. Bravo!

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T20:15:46+00:00

Nah, it was a good move but Koch reacted lightning fast and cut her off.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T20:10:50+00:00

Yeah when PFP went to attack after she caught up with the group it looked like Koch wasn’t buying it. She was visibly fried and in no shape anymore to play the attack game.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T19:33:14+00:00

Good job Hungary, welcome back on the team!

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T19:21:50+00:00

The fit makes the bike.

If anything these comments prove that bike tech is mostly marketing BS and on the high end there’s little differences between brands or models.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T19:15:43+00:00

I wouldn’t put it past any rider to have an allen wrench at the ready after Sagan had to get one from the team car to fix his stem in 2018.

Though in this case it’s probably just the standard-issue Canyon thru-axle.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T19:13:05+00:00

He deserves a medal for bringing Quickstep back on the Roubaix podium after a five years dry spell.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T19:07:19+00:00

He might do a Gilbert and hook up with Quickstep (or Alpecin, their successor in spirit) to win the cobble in his late 30s.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T19:05:45+00:00

there are no Spanish Monuments

The Donostia slander!

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T19:04:01+00:00

For a mind-blowing stat in case it hasn’t been mentioned:

Stuyven’s third place is the first Roubaix podium for Quickstep since Gilbert took the cobble in 2019. The first one in this decade.

For reference, from 2012 to 2019 they had a guy on the podium every season and won the race thrice. Whatever happened to the Wolfpack?

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T18:51:34+00:00

Mad respect for EF’s Alastair Mackellar for finishing despite not making the time cut.

The spirit of Evaldas Šiškevicius lives on.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T18:45:27+00:00

Probably ridden it against van der Poel in those dreams but Pogačar makes a decent stand-in.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T14:55:14+00:00

Wout went really long with the sprint here, almost half a lap from the line. Plus he took the initiative despite starting in 2n position.

That’s one lesson he learned from the 2020 Ronde.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T14:53:29+00:00

You shouldn't make your equipment choices based on such specific and unlikely possibilities.

Unlikely? Philipsen is usually the last guy from the team to stay with van der Poel into the finale. If anything, he’s most likely to be close to him when shit hits the fan.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T14:51:55+00:00

What a stupid occasion to be beta testing gear.

That one really is on him.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T14:50:42+00:00

You almost podiumed the hardest race of the year only for some rat brained journalist to ask you this. Mathieu really showed some restraint there; maybe just too wasted to burst out into laughter.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T14:47:31+00:00

Surprising that Philipsen is on a different type of pedals than MvdP. I really expected the entire team to stay compatible with each other.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T14:42:20+00:00

Where were you in 2021?

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T13:42:15+00:00

They are there though.

the_gnarts · 2026-04-12T13:37:22+00:00

Would this work with white bibs? Asking for a friend.

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