2014 Pro-cycling season thread

Sagan saw an attractive spectator at 12km to go and rolled in 43rd with a grin on his face.

Great win. I thought for a second he'd sat up too soon but the camera tends to deceive.

Massive respect for Gilbert trying to pull him back.

Only Lombardia and Paris-Tours left now. Booooooo.

I can't believe Kwiatkowski has escaped criticism on here for those shorts.

Rapha they ain't.

Surely the big question is whether he will go for the matching white bibs next season?

Ha, those baggy leg grippers probably cost him a few watts from the wind break effect.

Surely being WC should give him amnesty?

yep, he really fought for it, but stage 6 was a really hard hit.
Hope he'll be luckier at the Worlds!

from the ToB thread, I definitely felt it! And consider that he said that he wasn't counting on winning it!
Top guy, well deserved!

Kwiatkowski's strava file: http://www.strava.com/activities/200661439

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Wasn't criticising Sagan as much as asking where he was, didn't see him all race.

Surely being WC should give him the curse of the Rainbow Jersey?

Fixed.

For a little while Sagan was in the chasing group along with the main field. At least he was until just after Tony Martin got caught and spat out the back.

New Sky riders announced:

Team Sky has signed five new riders for the 2015 season – Andrew Fenn, Leopold König, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Wout Poels and Nicolas Roche.

http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/255686/#comment11856964

^ meh,

Knickerless Roach or Neekola Rosh?

You decide.

Poels to take on a new job as B or C locomotive on the train. König will be A?

Who's leaving Sky, apart from Boasson-Hagen?

JTL will be off the rota for one.

I think quite a few riders are at the end of their contracts, the likes of Dombrowski, Bothwell, Sutton, Cataldo and Wiggins.

I'm running out of time to win those stripes. I blame Brailsford.

Isn't there a rumour of Wiggo leading some type of Sky affiliated development team next year?

Wiggins leaving after P-R I think.

They still look woefully short of one day riders considering the amount of resources available. I know that's not a priority, but it does mean they risk ending the season with very little to show if the grand tours don't go their way.

Heyyy Nico! Awesome.