Pro-cycling thread

I like all those at the back trying to carry their bikes round the pile of riders without bothering to see if they can help at all.

Good to see early race.

http://hessenschau.de/sport/mehr-sport/sonntag-12-uhr-der-radklassiker-im-social-tv,radrennen-live-100.html

@skinny, brutal.

I have to say, I'm a big fan of Imlach's brown coat.

Incidentally, the last 6 or so km of yesterdays Yorkshire stage were great - filmed entirely from the helicopter so you could actually watch it develop rather than constantly switching to and from motos.

I'm assuming it was by necessity but it worked well.

62km to go in today's Tour of Yorkshire and it looks like there's about 20 people left in the race.

They've been racing from the gun, no big time splits between the GC contenders so it's been a massacre.

UCI should really have allowed them to go to 5 days.

Great ride from dreamy, sexist Pete

Powells reckons he can do everyone from 43km. These guys really need radios.

Or was he just after KOM, hard to follow the race from the Topshop boyfriend bench. At least the wifi is decent.

I liked the point made on Friday that it shouldn't be the tour de Yorkshire, but the three days of Yorkshire. Suits the racing a little better

Great racing, like a hilly classic

Haha, that was a great race. That last descent was crazy, Turgis' pavement hopping was impressive. Can't believe Roche let Voeckler get around him like that at the end...

Yeah, Tommy!

And fuck me there's a lot of people there.

Roche got proper mugged

@Jimmy_Fingers What's wrong with being sexy?

That looks like more than the whole population of Scarborough

Cameras don't show how rough the coast road is at the finish and considering Europecar direct energie need a big win i would say chapo to the french mugging the brits . I also noted gary verity in the official mustard trousers .

I was hoping for a Yates win, but it was a great race and I watched about 120k: such great country they were racing through, and all those shortish but nasty climbs, and the wind was a huge factor too. Sky were brutal, Kennaugh deservedly getting the combativity prize for doing nothing more than setting a ferocious pace for about 80k. And then when Roche looked the strongest he just didn't look over his shoulder! Gave Voekler a huge head start and the win, but I don't begrudge him that: he rode a brilliant race, a huge kick when he saw Nordhaug trying to bridge and getting close may well have been a decider.

More parcours like this please.

https://instagram.com/p/BE4CqwZDGck/

A brutal crash in the women's red hook Just popped up on my insta

As observed on Twatter, probably more entertainment today than the whole Ardennes week.

Echelons at the top of a climb whut?

Missed all the tour of Yorkshire. Highlights anywhere?

ouch. leader took 3 big hits to the head, looked like she was getting up though.

Two of those likely could've been avoided with brakes or like you know a velodrome where you can ride up the bank to knock off speed or avoid a fallen rider. But still, instagramfame bro!

https://t.co/POYFwcxDfi

Last 70 k of tour of yorkshire