Pro-cycling thread

Hope he's ok, he went flying over that barrier and it looked a long way down the other side

Holy fuck

He's ok. No serious injuries.

No serious injuries. He needs to go out and buy a lotto ticket.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3jb1lo5_8Ls

even the french commentators sounded surprised by that one.

10th pro victory, not bad.

that'll polish out... : /

Pretty sure I saw Moscon thump a small child in the face on the way to third

Thought it is a shame they only showed the last fifty k of a monument

Bakelants bike parked in a tree

Four riders crashed in that spot: de Plus, Bakelants, Petilli and Martinez.
Bakelants and Petilli are seriously injured :(

Shit that's awful :(

They only mentioned one during the race IIRC, heal up fast boys

Neck and spinal fractures. Sounds bad. Hope they all recover fully.

The Alpe expected back on the 2018 Tour route: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alpe-dhuez-to-return-as-details-of-2018-tour-de-france-mountains-emerge/

David Millar film that’s been in the works for bloody ever is finally coming out: http://www.timetrialfilm.com/its_time

Good news for Betancur fans, he's signed on for two more years with Movistar.

Hammer Time!

Gravel, but they wimps my top 25 is still save.

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Strong.
https://rouleur.cc/editorial/giro-ditalia-2018-jerusalem-grande-partenza/

Phil Gaimon's new book Draft Animals is out

Need to read. Glad he pulls some punches. Respect that.

I think you mean he doesn't pull any punches? (To pull a punch means to soften the blow on the recipient).

You can see why Slipstream don't win many races, if they are doing petty things like that all the time. (You can argue the EPO era ended in 2007/08 with the advent of the biological passport, Andy Schleck won the Tour in 2010, so it's bullshit anyway).

Indeed. Thanks for the correction.

What’s your theory behind Schlecks rapid decline then? I always assumed he was on the sauce and once he stopped he wasn’t at all competitive.