Pro-cycling thread

I think that you could do far worse than having David Millar as a mentor.

So quite close...

Dammit. Has anyone else noticed that Kristoff's helmet is almost always crooked?

I thought the Rapha £1300 Girona breaks were pricy but this is crazy

Agreed. Although he did retire and then chose this/was paid to choose this to ride. Pukes on EPO

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Should all ex-pro's who rode through the EPO years not have jobs in cycling post retirement ? Plenty of ex-pros run training camps and lend their name to bike/accessory companies.
Or is it ok if the ex-pro didn't get busted and didn't spit in the soup ?

A lot of the vitriol directed at Millar is nothing to do with his past, seems more to do with a personal dislike.

Yeah, he's a melt

In other news Betancur's looking lean! His face and ankles anyway from what I can tell from instagram.

I said fair play to him. I've got no personal issues with Millar.

Cav spotted today helping a girl out with a puncture in Tottenham

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Upsidedownbike. Fail.

DTM.

Eurosport have Rut del Sud (sp?) and that one in the desert by the looks of it
http://tv.eurosport.co.uk/tvschedule.shtml

I'd prefer it if they showed the Volta ao Algarve. Landa is out of the Ruta del Sol, so Oman is possibly the only decent viewing this week...

Eurosport 2 is showing highlights from all three of last year's grand tours. At home sick, so this is pretty great. Although will probably give the Tour a miss.

This. Want to see Pistolero firin' on all cylinders. There is a good field in general. Annoying.

Bob Jungels wins Stage 1 of Tour of Oman

Spoiler alert

lols

Eddy B climbing like a beast as well?

Jungels in the desert, whatever next.

He reconed it and told the mechanics to put a 55 tooth on to get away on the descent, good plan well executed

Latest secret pro is out: http://cyclingtips.com/2016/02/the-secret-pro-mechanical-doping-sketchy-finishes-and-katusha-dodges-another-bullet/

Dreamy Pete does not get a good write up...

“Whinger of the Week” award goes to that Pete Kennaugh, but most of us in the peloton have already have known this for a long time. He has a massive yappy mouth, but when an Aussie sledger like Pat Shaw has a crack at him, Pete has a cry about it. Imagine if he met a real Aussie mongrel, who would straight take his block off. Grow a set, Pete. And quit acting like your shit doesn’t stink.

The Secret Pro complaining about someone else being a whinger is a bit pot/kettle...

Yup. These days, it seems to be the Secret Journalist who still knows some (mostly Aussie) riders and probably never made it as a pro himself. There's no way all his doping butthurt, especially since last season's Giro, is written by any current rider.

Cunningly fitted a 55T especially. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/bob-jungels-fitted-55-tooth-chainring-specifically-to-win-tour-of-oman-stage-212179

'Bryan Coquard, team leader Direct Energie was hospitalized Tuesday in Spain following a fall in training. We await further tests to precisely communicate the severity of the injury, but it unfortunately seems relatively serious. The participation of Bryan in the Ruta del Sol and Paris-Nice is naturally compromised. We will keep you informed of the result of its reviews.'