http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The clay men of Paris Roubaix en Tue, 26 May 2026 06:05:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355341 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:07:27 +0000 crowriver 355341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm, "some people grumble about other cyclists not having mudguards".</p> <p>That'll be me.</p> <p>Didn't catch the women's race, will see if they're repeating highlights on Eurosport... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355334 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:14:48 +0000 gembo 355334@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Was a season ender for VV</p> <p>Blood on Lizzie D’s bar tape </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355331 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:08:09 +0000 paddyirish 355331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Those were two awesome races. Kudos to Lizzie Deignan who rode without gloves- her hands were in a real state afterwards. She was probably one of the cleanest as she didn't follow anyone's wheels for all of the pave. </p> <p>The only downside is the number of riders who had major injures- Annemiek Van Vleuten has a serious injury - at 38 how many more of these can she come back from? Van Dijk and Niewiedoma are both out of future races. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355328 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:00:31 +0000 gembo 355328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had my winter bike with mudguards om Saturday out to Humbie hub but back to summer on Sunday to Carnwath</p> <p>Tricky changeable season at the moment.</p> <p>No one bothers with mudguards at Paris Roubaix </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355325 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:34:13 +0000 fimm 355325@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think it was actually raining more in the men's race than in the women's race. So there was more mud coming up from the tyres of the bike in front (they were much muddier on their fronts than backs).</p> <p>(This is way some people grumble about other cyclists not having mudguards, or good enough mudguards, because it is unpleasant to cycle behind them in the wet.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355323 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:07:03 +0000 gembo 355323@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wet wipes?</p> <p>The men have a sweepstake on who can stay dirtiest? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355319 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:49:40 +0000 acsimpson 355319@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Women's race was also entertaining but despite the mud they stayed clean. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355317 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:15:03 +0000 gembo 355317@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great complexions too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20753#post-355316 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 23:44:08 +0000 crowriver 355316@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cracking Paris Roubaix race this year. Just watching the highlights. These guys are tough as nails! The riders are so caked in mud, they reminded me of the Clay People from the old 1930s Flash Gordon serial starring Buster Crabbe. </p>