Pro-cycling thread

I panic and always end up with 8/10. Maybe I'll be the next Carlton Kirby?

You lot are rubbish at this, I got 11/10.

You’re right.

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Total Direct Energie have said they won't ride the Giro despite the guaranteed invite. L'Equipe suggests they were asked not to ride it so I can only assume they've been paid to not ride or at least guaranteed specific races in 2021 if they dont finish #1 Pro Conti again.

bravo @andyp! a bow from the 'never above 8/10' crowd over here

another, slightly easier, one to have a go at

https://cyclingtips.com/2019/12/can-you-guess-the-bike-from-the-silhouette/

Loud

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Nice to see Pidcock really mixing it with the big boys like Toon Aerts, Laurens Sweeck and Eli Iserbyt @ CX Zonhoven today

Ineos confirm the signing of Rohan Dennis, the worst kept secret of the off season.

I wonder if Shane Perkins is ruing his decision to switch nationalities?

Oh dear .... would I be right in thinking Bahrain Merida have gone from fairly classy colourway kit ... to dogs dinner kit ..... ? Poor old Fred ....

It's not the absolute worst but I'm surprised Le Col has the cash to sponsor them
https://twitter.com/Bahrain_Merida/status/1204039164305518595

It would look pretty smart without the blue flashes.

Although, not sure that Rod Ellingworth's Steve Jobs impression is doing it for him (further down the stream)...

Behold the Mclaren miracle biek

More colours is more betterer?

What a coincidence http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/bahrain-mclaren-cycling-kit-2020/

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Blimey that's shameless.

From one side or the other.

Shameless from the left side. Not sure quite where they have stolen it from as it's been pretty well kept but has obviously been in work for some months with a number of manufacturers.

Who nicked who's and how?

That kit on the left is the 2020 design for a spanish women's team. I'd guess that as @villa-ru says it's the knock off (of the Bahrain McLaren kit) but why?

How did they rip it off if the McLaren kit has only just come out?

Can't go into too much detail, but there are some linked sponsors through the Bahrainis and someone decided doing a 'version' of the Mclaren kit would be OK. There will probably be a statement from the Spanish team fessing up at some point.

Not pro related as such but it was on the Stickybottle site linked above so...(not for the faint hearted btw):

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/cyclist-suffers-gruesome-penis-injury/

winces

"The BBC reported that Freeman’s lawyer, Mary O’Rourke, said her client had been prescribed a skiing holiday by his doctor and wouldn’t be able to attend the tribunal if it were extended in to the New Year"