The london trick beef? a.k.a 5th Floor Fixie Crew Implosion

@chez_jay it's all good! I was being fairly sarcastic but I did still sort of mean it...I think the whole reason we're chatting about it is that GF or sportive people who ride them like they're on telly, that they'll be a photo finish, rushed by an adoring press and get a kiss on the cheek by a bored and incredibly overqualified woman are insufferable and self-absorbed. This dude is on the sociopathic end of this spectrum. But overspending hugely to go put on some tights and do some cosplay on the Continent for a holiday instead and calling it a 'race' is stupid, stupid, stupid.

But overspending hugely to go put on some tights and do some cosplay on the Continent for a holiday

literally flying tomorrow

Definitely agreed!

Back to the guy in question, no response yet from Alex 'used to be in Blur' James on why he hasn't pulled his finger out to sort out his 'artisan' cheeseboards for his 'concept creator' neighbour.. #NW3life

https://twitter.com/djshb/status/882682358461341696

you silly sausage I know you won't try and race anyone

There's a small scale pro scene around Italian Gran Fondos, as winning them gets enough publicity to be paid to ride them. It's the last refuge of the scoundrel generally, it's where disgraced pros end up, like Raimondo Rumsas, Tour de France podium finisher and convicted drug cheat.

The front group is seriously fast, augmented by the Italian Mamils who dope to the gills to finish in the top 500.

The start is something to behold, a peloton of thousands going at warp speed to the foot of the first climb. All on closed roads. It's fucking ace.

The start is something to behold, a peloton of thousands going at warp speed to the foot of the first climb. All on closed roads. It's fucking ace.

Cannot wait

Just caught up on this.
Chris Welham is Scorcher aicmfp.
https://generallucifer.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/69-blazing-saddles/

Got a suitably derisive epithet in there on your behalf so your twitter spirit can rest in peace.

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Hoorah!

The Etape is a different kettle of fish. Too many people worried about finishing for it to be a massive burn up like an Italian GF. Especially as the latter usually has a shorter route that 60% of the field opt for.

I think I've achieved the deletion of his twatter account. #stillgotit

You've ruined it for everyone, I hope you're happy.

I was just jealous. I secretly want to ride my bike in Italy to drink wine and eat antipasti with thousands of other pretentious arseholes and pretend I've been personally invited to 'compete' like I'm a pro whilst doing it, ok? I'm sorry. And not in a Bouhanni way.

to be fair it sounds really fun, apart from all the other people.

Haha a small win. Fighting the good fight

Ha-just seen this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3315701/Ex-manager-boyband-Blue-bars-800-members-community-group-pub-successfully-campaigned-make-harder-sell-off.html

Ex manager of Blue who bars 800 members of local residents association from his pub because they want to protect it from being developed. Lulz

@andyp go on then.

He’s back. And even better than before.

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@Señor_Bear 's corima in the background?

I'm confused. I thought he's always been a rider with Team GB?

His first Worlds I think.

But not his last, amiright?

Can't be, Señor_Bear's not in Team GB.

I'm competing for Palestine

There's a lots of flag involved.