Pro-cycling thread

Race? I just turn up and go round these days

You lot kept harping on about "British winners" when the "British" riders have never even lived here. Garfoot moved to Oz and has lived there for years. Haussler was born in Oz.

So cool!

Brab

Is it wrong to want one of those 3T bikes now?

Wellens looking good ahead of the Ardennes races (and Amstel Gold). Classy celebration too.

Perfect timing and a strong effort in Brabantse Pijl indeed. Although I think (fear?) we will see something like this image on top of the Cauberg this Sunday, he's been giving away victories like it means nothing ;)

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Bouhanni getting slated by his own team:

"We wouldn't enter him in a sportive"
"I don't have trust in him"
"He's not in the top 10 in the team [physiologically]"

https://amp.timeinc.net/cyclingweekly/news/racing/wouldnt-enter-sportive-cofidis-boss-slams-nacer-bouhannis-poor-form-376202

#fknburn

Bouhanni is someone who could leave the world tour and you wouldn't notice.

Mind you, you could say the same for Cofidis.

Bouhanni is someone who could leave the world tour and you wouldn't notice.

Mind you, you could say the same for Cofidis.

You wouldn't notice, because they're Pro Conti.
(I only realised this a couple of weeks ago.....)

I stand corrected.

Name me three other Cofidis riders without looking it up.

That’s there problem, the roster is full of French journeymen and their only rider who’ll consistently win races is Bouhanni. Alienating him is pointless, he’s their only hope of a Tour stage win.

Cofidis are pro-Conti? Who knew

Loic Chetout.
err.......

I knew, but I had to look up to name ONE other rider.

Jeff Soup.

Daniel Takemehomeornot

Isn't the point that he's not winning races?

What's he cost compared to the rest of his teammates? Maybe they'll be content getting guys in the break each day..

Chef Free Soup?

Turgis x 2.

I’ve just been reading this to be fair: http://inrng.com/2018/04/2018-cobbled-classics-revelations/

With all the shite he's pulled off the bike and his amateur boxing it's surprising the guy still has a team.

He wins races. Lots of them. He’s tenth on the active riders victory ranking that PCS maintain, ahead of riders like Vivianni, Demare, Dengenkolb etc.

Those wins aren’t just in shitty little races either, he’s won Giro and Vuelta stages and consistently wins at WT level.

Cofidis should treat him like the asset he is, not publically shame him via the press.

Perhaps he's signed a contract for a WT team for '19?

No still down with confidis on pcs.

He's an asset that missed the tour in '16 because he broke his hand in a punch up, and had as many fights with fellow cyclists last year as he did stage wins.

Sounds like they're sick of his shit and not placated by winning a stage of the tour de Yorkshire instead of turning up at the tour de france in good shape and without bringing more headlines for punching people or flipping out at his own team car...

Didn't FDJ let him go because of his sheer bellendness? And because they had Demare and they preferred him because he wasn't a complete bellend?

He has got form for pissing off his team. Mind you Cofidis are massive under-achievers, which is what I was alluding to.

Just had to look up Sylvan Dillier as I had a sudden doubt that he rode for Cofidis, but phew it is AG2R La Mondiale. He's a handsome chap, lovely eyes.

Now that Dreamy Pete is having a break.