Unfortunately my Max feed refuses to load, so I can’t watch it… at least it was cheap!

I don’t think Evenepoel will want to get to Huy with Pogacar withour trying something. I also think they want to get rid of Nys, make it hard, which I think would be to Skjelmose’s benefit - but if it’s cold and raining I am not so sure, last year he had to be carried off the bike. Granted, that was a special situation with sleet and 5 degrees and wind.

Every year I think to myself ‘I should watch tour of the alps!’ - but I never do 🤷

Skjelmose is a clever rider, and he knew that with those two in the group he could skip some turns. Doesn’t really work next time, though 😉

I think he rides with a maturity which is greater than his age. I was happy about his win and hope he does well in the other Ardennes classics.

I only caught the final, unfortunately. But the PCS live ticker says he was simply dropped with 54 to go, so probably just bad legs.

If you didn’t catch it, in this race Pogacar attacked and was then reeled in by Remco and Skjelmose about 8 km before the line. Skjelmose then beat them both in the sprint with about 8 cm.

Once in Italy my wife tried ordering a pizza with chicken and they just straight up laughed at her and said ‘Not in Italy!’, but like… not in a mean way.

I’ve been using Matrix for a couple of years and I’ve noticed to problem with battery drain. My kids use SchildiChat, I used to use Element but recently switched to Element X which is nicer, I think.

If he can avoid accidents, I think Mads Pedersen has a strong chance. This is much more his terrain than Flanders.

I don’t think Pog will play any significant role. Heard it here first.

They do in fact have a history of doping, yes, with Aderlass and Milan Erzen. I’m not going to say they are dirtier than other nations, but I also recall some youth level scandals a decade ago that I cannot find online now, such is the post google search era apparently.

It’s not even that strict. In Denmark you have to have been a resident continually for 9 years, with no long periods of travel abroad, before you can even apply for citizenship, as well as a ‘permanent residence’ permit.

You also have to have been employed continually for 3½ of the previous 4 years, have a clean criminal record, as well as pass several Danish exams and a citizenship test where you must demonstrate knowledge of Danish society, culture, history and so on.

After that, you have to participate in a ceremony where you shake hands with the mayor or alderman of your municipality, sign a declaration where you swear to comply with the Constiturion, respect Danish values and laws, and support democracy.

THEN your name is added to a formal law which must be passed by the parliament - as Danish citizenship is awarded by law.

Arguably, Afghanistan has never been united as a nation in the way we think about it, at least not for long. The cycle seems to be short decades of control under some power followed by decades of decentralization and local powers.

Maybe. Outlines how this whole tariff thing is dumb in a globalised economy.

Novo produces a lot of Wegovy/Ozempic in the US, in North Carolina specifically. But I don’t know if it’s enough to cover US demand, probably not.

Pretty much how I see it too. I think Ganna has lost a bit of form since SanRemo, though.

MvdP

Pog

Pedersen

Jorgenson

Ganna

We’ll see, these races can surprise, but for De Ronde it’s usually the strongest man wins. Pedersen is probably targeting PR rather than Flanders, I think he knows he can’t keep their wheel on Oude Kwaremont. It’s about 2 minutes too long for him.

DQS breathes a sigh of relief, finally we have something else to talk about when this type of situation comes up 😁

Did I mention that Novo also produces insulin? You’re basically a double menace, the king kindly asks you to take it down a notch… or else!

I deem you a threat to Ozempic/Wegovy maker NovoNordisk - we thought we had an engine for infinite growth when we decided to monetize fat yanks, but you had to go and stay thin, didn’t ya!

Don’t count on it

This is kind of hilarious in a dumb way. It’s going to hit american consumers like a goddamn hammer, and will be rewarded with tariffs going the other way, and we’ll all be poorer. Americans most of all.

If he keeps going like this you’ll end up with stagflation - high inflation and a stagnating or recessive economy. That shit is hard to get out of, good luck.