Pro-cycling thread

Talk about hedging your bets. I've put £1000 on Bling.

High roller.

In other news, Kristoff will pay each of his 5 Norwegian team-mates €10k each if he wins on Sunday.

Who do we want to win?

Feck.
That's a gazillion kroner at our current crisis rate.

My betting strategy is aimed at me having the biggest chance of getting a bit of added excitement. So just trying to have a man for every scenario.

Stannard

Because I'll get rich.

Jokes. Not bets from me. Can't be bothered.

My betting strategy is aimed at me having the biggest chance of getting a bit of added excitement. So just trying to have a man for every scenario.

Essentially this. Two of my bets won't pay enough back to cover the actual bet. Although I've also just remembered that I'm going to be on trains all day Sunday... On the continent so no mobile either... Fuck.

The race will finish around 9 pm CET I think.

Ah, that'll be perfect! A couple of pils and the end of the race sounds awesome.

Nothing like bosching an E and watching the last 20k of a road race

Or some friesisch herb.

Do we have a transfer sthread? Clarke to GC. Bit of a graveyard team like MTN really. Shame.

Can't find that story anywhere. Simon Clarke has signed for GC though

Yes. My brain was being mush.

Don't let @dubtap 's negativity about MTN get you down.

They've had a very successful season for a pro-continental team. A lot of WT teams would sign up for stage wins at the Tour and the Vuelta.

Yeah, very successful year for a pro-Conti team. In contrast I'd be concerned if he was heading to Europcar or whatever it's going to be called next season.

Yeah you are very right. They've had some BIG wins for a pro conti team. More than GC recently.

GC need a bit of a shakeup and to get their act together. Perpetual underachievers since Millar left (not suggesting the two are connected).

Golas to Sky which I would suggest confirms that Kwiatkowski will be there too.

Kris Boeckmans walking and out of the hospital.

https://twitter.com/krisboeckmans/status/647015470143533056

#fridaysmiles

I've seen more than one leisure F-MTN-KW in the last couple of months. I think their rise to prominence has been pretty impressive.

I saw a guy in FKW Garmin cannondale the other day. Even had the shoes, helmet, bidons, and bike too.

If he wasn't a larger guy he might have fooled some...

Old news confirmed.

I think it's a good move, he'll be the boss and can do what he wants there. Will bring a lot of money with him. So he'll be able to aim for Rio. Makes sense.

http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/wielersport/24536391/__Cavendish_naar_MTN-Qhubeka__.html

And I'm out

Eisel too

What's the backstory on that gif? It's much more interesting than transfer chatter.