Pro-cycling thread

Fuck yeah!

Armistead! Amazing!

Nicely done!

Yeah, a much reduced peloton would be my bet for tomorrow.

Wonderful sprint from Armitstead.

well done Liz, clearly the strongest. Anna will be pissed off at herself, but her time will come when she gets a bit more race smart i.e. not giving the favourite a nice lead out

Will she sing the national anthem?

Impressive ride, and good nous to let it all come back together at the end without burning herself out

^^why?

If she doesn't she's a traitor and a threat to National Security. Probably.

Corbyn hysteria

If i had children i would make them all ride up the nearest hill right now screaming with delight even though its 10pm. A fantastic result for womens cycling .

Were you surprised a woman won?

Ha

Ah. Well she's already riding a bike, which is pretty suspicious behaviour unless you're doing it sarcastically (like Dave or Boris, who are clearly good sorts)

Gripping last 20km. Great result. This thread needs pics:

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Lizzie for SPOTY yeah?

Not with the rugby world cup in England this year I guess.

She totally deserves it though.

Has anyone got a video link for the last couple of laps?

last km here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/34370755

last 5 here
http://www.steephill.tv/players/720/streamable/?title=Last+5+Km+of+the+Elite+Women%27s+RR&dashboard=road-cycling-world-championships&id=3em2&yr=2015

Great on-the-line reaction!

Beer on the last lap
untitled-473.jpg by Matt S, on Flickr

Lizzie Armitstead at Richmond 2015 by Matt S, on Flickr

You can spot the forum cap on the final cobbled climb

Just watched it after waking up on the sofa, birthday yesterday, superb veggie curry out early, then watched the rugby in the pub, then stayed in the pub, then home to pass the fuck out, First thing done on rousing is put on the women's RR. I called it anyway but watching Lizzie win brought tears to my eyes, in the rainbow hoops after such a dominant season and her reaction was amazing, hand over her mouth, floods of tears as she realises what she's done. Best female rider on the planet, World Cup now World champ, so deserved. Best birthday present.