Pro-cycling thread

@amey is right - can we let go of the Brailsford team obsession now it is made up of South American stars?

I assume this is a very pithy explanation of why Froome won't be going to France.

Wasn't @amey Also finding people showing excitement in Roglic??
Can someone just tell me who I’m supposed to like. Thanks

Pinot has been looking pretty good.

I know.

Isn't Froome about 45 now anyway? Well over the hill. Will be a Eurosport commentator for 2021.

Nibali, always Nibali.

They are a British registered team, with many British riders, including a one-time forumite, so I’d expect them to get discussed a bit in here. They are also the most dominant team of the past ten years, and are currently going through a succession challenge so even more reason to talk about them.

Doesn't everybody like Uran ?
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I mean, who, genuinely, expected them to name a Tour team without both Froome and Thomas? I didn’t. I thought Froome would be lucky to make it, but assumed Thomas would get a start even if his form was a bit off.

Isn't Brailsford's most defining characteristic ruthlessness?

I thought it was his big bald head.

Thomas seemed a bit put out in the vid posted last page, froome seemed more 'fair enough, i can't do the job'

Roglic is my hero

I love uran esp when he made the deal with Vino in 2012 olympics road race.

Thundercats are also british registered, i dont see you talk about them?!?!!!

Mixing sports, yellow is good right?

I’m only interested in domestic racing when I’m involved.

Carlos Betancur

The lack of racing has messed everybody up; Tao was going great in Feb but DNF his last three races :(

https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/tao-geoghegan-hart

more reactions coming in

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Annoyingly no BBC comments

The spirit of Wiggo's 2012 win died in a million chumps today. SAD

This is all gold. I wonder when Nigel Farage or Tommy Robinson will get involved.

Would the response be different if movistar weren't predominantly spanish? or groupama french? Genuine question

Carlos Betancur