Pro-cycling thread

Word on the street is he's going to One Pro.

EBH Norwegian win is so impressive.
http://cyclinghub.tv/post.php?id=1714

Worth a watch to get you in the mood;

http://cyclingtips.com/2016/06/cyclocosms-2016-tour-de-france-preview/

Bouhanni to miss the Tour due to a hand injury sustained in a punch up on the eve of Sunday's French National Champs.

ha!

and shame.

Not the cleanest sprinter from what others have said . Not as bad as cav and farrah but . Thats one french man down .

Bouhanni seems a bit overly aggressive to me. Throwing punches at his victory celebrations, head butts and now laying people out at hotels. All a bit roid ragey to me.

You'd think Cofidis might be asking for some of their money back if he has to miss the one really important race of the year because he punched someone.

will he throw bicycles at his opponents once he's healed up and switched careers to boxing?

The forecast for Saturday's opening stage looks interesting, gusty westerly wind with a large section of the course on an exposed coast heading due north.

I'm in Northern France until Friday evening. The weather looks cack.

wind, hm? which GC contender will end up in the wrong echelon? I think Quintana will be paying attention 110% the first couple of days...

(there's a TdF 2016 thread by the way >> )

Tbf his punchy boxing victory for Stage One of the Critérium du Dauphiné was a dedication for Muhhamad Ali. What came before in that sprint not so much.

According to the weather, we could be having winds of 60-80kmph, with the first 50km hugging the coast, it might cause some tough racing! Probably enough flat miles after for the peloton to come back together for a sprint finish though

Pinot signs a two year extension to stay at FDJ. Good move by Madiot, plenty of other teams would be keen on him.

Sagan will be riding for the Bora - Hansgrohe team as of next season (with brother Juraj, Majka, Baska and Kolar) part financed by Specialized

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bora-argon-18-sagan-is-too-big-a-rider-for-us/

Never not funny

Hansen is so dreamy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYfpXwzuKT0

just in: Alberto Contador is now Bauke Mollema's teammate @ Trek Segafredo

Opposite side of the story on bouhani punch-up provided by A. Kuntz

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/man-punched-nacer-bouhanni-gives-side-story-260123

On another note, Tim Wellens won Tour de Pologne stage 5, and half of the riders didn't make it to the finish.

ouch (peloton in Tour of Quinghai lake vs pedestrian)

https://www.facebook.com/ProCyclingStats/videos/1074377879347397/

Dreamy Pete out of Team GB, Cummings in!

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20160719-gb-cyclingteam-news-British-Cycling-confirms-final-Team-GB-squad-for-men%E2%80%99s-road-race-in-Rio-0