2014 Pro-cycling season thread

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/29/emma-pooley-retire-cycling-commonwealth-games

Last 2k of La Course as seen from Marianne Vos' handlebar cam. Gendarmes, watch yer toes.

http://blogs.bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/watch-the-pov-of-voss-win-at-la-course?cid=social_20140728_28633526

^http://www.bicycling.co.za/video/must-watch-pov-voss-win-la-course/

^ is what I posted, no? from mobile, but works for me anyway

I love these on the bike videos. I saw a few from the first few stages of the tour, anyone know where I can find more?

The rights belong to the teams the camera is attached too, so it's normally them, the teams, that release them.

at
http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/search/?q=video
they have more videos that were made that way during the Tour.

stages 9, 13 and 15 at the Giant Shimano homepage: http://www.teamgiantshimano.com/category/multimedia-video/

Regarding possible names on the Vuelta startlist:

The Tour de France's loss is the Vuelta a España's gain

Crashes, injury and selection decisions meant that several big names of the sport did not start, complete and figure in the results at the Tour de France. However the Tour de France's loss is the Vuelta a España's gain as many of them will ride this year's Vuelta, ensuring this year's third Grand Tour has one of the best casts for many years.

Chris Froome was left batter and bruised and with a fractured wrist and broken hand after his two crashes on stage four and five of the Tour. He's currently training in California and is likely to be the favourite for the Vuelta.

Alberto Contador has ruled himself of the Vuelta but Alejandro Valverde will ride with Movistar teammate and Giro d'Italia winner Nairo Quintana and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) but will back to his best in September after finding his form at the Tour.

Other riders who contested the Giro d'Italia but missed the Tour de France and are expected to target the Vuelta include Fabio Aru (Astana), Cadel Evans (BMC), sprinter Nacer Bouhanni (Fdj.fr) plus Ryder Hesjedal and Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp).

Further names to watch for in Spain include 2013 Vuelta winner Chris Horner (Lampre-Merida), Carlos Betancur (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) and Peter Sagan (Cannondale). (SF)

From here published yesterday.

I'm fairly sure Talansky is going as well.

Regarding possible names on the Vuelta startlist:

Alberto Contador has ruled himself of the Vuelta but Alejandro Valverde will ride with Movistar teammate and Giro d'Italia winner Nairo Quintana and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) but will back to his best in September after finding his form at the Tour.

From here published yesterday.

Valverde as super dom?

Is Nibali riding it?

2013 Vuelta winner Chris Horner

That's just never going to look right.

Jarred for me as well

Fuck sake. I've only watch half TdF on itv and been avoiding news / threads / etc to not find out, and just got served a banner with Nibali on it. Of course I knew he'd win, but still. Annoying.

Are you living under a rock?

More or less the last few weeks. Lots of travel makes it easier. Plus I don't read news anyway so not that hard to avoid

You heard that Hovis overcame his fear of descending and placed 3rd in the GC reigniting the love of cycling in the hearts of the french public?

Skinny was hotly tipped but uncharacteristically fell, whilst reaching into a pocket for a bar (not something he does often), sadly destroying a knee.

I wouldn't bother watching the rest, I think that covers it.

^his transformation from someone who was shit scared of descending to placing 3rd was very impressive. Looking forward to seeing more from him.

EBH to MTN Q'

Come in EBH this is MTN Q'.

Go to olegs twitter, do it right naow

He might be drunk

Amazing. Sanctions off?

Christ on a bike, that'd be a curve ball. Definitely drunk

Not sure if drunk or epic trolling