Pro-cycling thread

Yeah, just more cyclist dopers... meanwhile in soccerball...

If you're going to say it, say it with balls.

You do have a point!

I say that as I had just opened sky news iphone app, and it was there. Never seen giro in the mainstream news here before.

Jesus what a terrible parcours

Back in the day the only reason you'd get paid a cool two mill before a race would be a Binda type scenario. I suspect there are quite a few people who'd be happy if Froome agreed to a similar deal...

Ah sorry I only saw one. Presumably he had the same problem.

Froome is bandageless. Repeat, bandageless.

Taking "being a cunty fan" to new levels here too

What an advert for Yorkshire #godsacre

World Tour grovelling at 7 km/h is brutal. Looks like me on Westerham.

Yawn a boring stage. Betancur getting dropped on flat roads lol.

Tour de Yorkshire was exciting today, much better than the Giro.

The Aqua Blue rider giving everyone a run for their money on the climbs was my fave bit.

Eddie dunbar

biggest talent going.
He needs to move on from Aqua. And with his performance in Amstel and in TdY I don't doubt he will have a few offers.

Riding his bollocks off to get a move to a team that rides bikes with two chainrings.

Impressive by the Cofidis rider. That was a proper hard stage to be away solo for 120km

Astana's tactics in meme form

https://twitter.com/BBCLookNorth/status/993172025463267328

Shit.

He was probebrly on the radio, or phone. Or looking at the route map.

Time for designated drivers.

You only have to watch some of the ‘behind the scenes’ vids from team cars on YouTube to see how many distractions there are when they’re racing full gas.

Doesn’t really mix well with 10-deep crowds.

Am I completely blind or is there not a thread for this years giro?

Doesn't start until Tuesday.

Top bantz.

Snap

Not really been watching the Giro but saw this before. Naughty naughty...

https://twitter.com/jeroenswart/status/993142551577231361?s=21