Pro-cycling thread

"non-negative" tests...

https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1299384274567786499

Chiming in: Dutch 'radio Tour de France' tune. (All sports program tunes have trumpets in them here)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TWdKrQO4DA

I'd like that as a ringtone.

going forward people will have to clarify whether positive tests are for corona or doping otherwise things could get very confused / slanderous

Every year I forget there are threads for the tour:
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/323786/#comment14347096

In case anyone else hasn't realised

is that why lotto soudal were talking about 'non-negative' results

'cyclist tests positive...' is not a good look

Especially as the reaction to a positive test seems to have fast become denial of the possibility of having the virus. Although Larry Warbasse, Silvan Dillier and Inge Van der Heijden have just proved that can indeed be a thing and the sheer amount of testing going on around the Tour bubble increases the risk of false positives.

ASO's policy is to require any rider or staff member testing positive once to leave the Tour, even if a subsequent test is negative and they have no symptoms. So it's going to be interesting to see what happens if a rider gets a false positive, has to leave the Tour then subsequently tests negative.

Especially if they're wearing yellow!

Have we had that the UCI have ordered a CADF investigation into the Evenepoel pocket incident yet?
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-orders-cadf-investigation-after-evenepoel-lombardia-crash-video/

Prudhomme just told the radio ministers advised back to original two in bubble plan.

The current and two former World Champions in the break should be a great finish.

What a finish to La Course!

Lefevre said it was a finish bottle, nothing to see. “We don’t use Tramadol”

Bit late, but this here is just in, form the Brussels Cycling Classic. He's in the breakaway.
Edit: also upgraded to di2

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Descending Col Turini,,,, memories, did it in a car rally in the rain, years ago

^BCC put the finish line on a corner and it rained and two of the top 3 went down trying to slow down after the sprint

https://mobile.twitter.com/McLAYDan/status/1300073024591474689

That helmet is isn't straight...

Kirby, something like: 'anacona often soars like an Eagle, but often lays an egg before doing so'

Words sans meaning

Good old ITV missing Alaphilppe’s attack for an ad break.

Great stuff. Love alaphillipe

Bling is leaving Sunweb halfway through two year contract prompting the most overwrought press release ever.

https://teamsunweb.com/good-luck-michael/

The writing was on the wall when he didn't make the Tour team. Given the course this year you'd think his name would be the first on the list.

I would slag off their Tour team as being the wrong team for the race, but they've had a third and a second place so far so what do I know?

Probably the most aero position at that exact moment ;)

i wonder if it had something to do with Sunweb's approach to classics and sprints.

Ned mate you don't need to say ON-TONN-ee turgh-JEESE just say Anthony Turgis