Pro-cycling thread

How come alex dowsett wasn't on team kit for worlds actually? I forgot to ask. Anyone know?

Don’t think you have to be on team kit for worlds and imagine non team kit was faster?

What happened to Dowsett today? I saw he was down in the 90s at some point but didn't hear why. Just not his course, or did he also do a Campenaerts?

Also, did a rider miss the time cut today?

Really miss the ITV4 highlights. Eurosport highlights are bobbins. They really need a narrator.

Quest highlights were far worse than itv4 but better than I remember Eurosport last time I looked. Had Dan Lloyd, Brian smith and wiggins. Commentator said Dowsett had some kind of mechanical that caused him to stop briefly... not his year for TTs.

Dowsett had a mechanical. Luca Covili missed the cut, 7.14 down. He spent more time packing his bags than he did on the race.

fuglsang shipped a minute+ to thomas over 15k pmsl

I think there is some exemption for worlds and euros that you can national kit...

Pretty sure he sent a tweet or insta post thanking team of his understanding for his “focus” on the event which I think was code for not using sponsored stuff...

Interesting given that the UK 10 mile tt record was set on a factor slick and giro Aero head... “inserttrollfacehere”

Lopez was pushing so hard not to miss the cut he crashed....

Covili is still showing on the GC in 175th, which suggests he might not have been kicked out of the race.

I read a tweet suggesting he had to change bikes twice due to mechanicals (though that alone surely can't explain a 7 minute deficit on a 15km stage).

Yeah just unusual I suppose. Their team kit looks decent, I wonder what the differences are if he found it was enough to source his own bits.

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@hoops I hope MVDP stays at AF as long as possible, he makes for a great twist in the plot each mtb and cx season when he appears and it’s impossible to gauge his form! I’m gutted Tom Pidcock is off to Ineos. Can’t believe that he will get any leeway to ride mtb but I could be wrong, maybe they’ll go all EF alternative calendar while their GT teams are useless!
It’s worth remembering, these lads like riding mtb. Pidcock and MVDP both choose to ride downhill and bike park on days off. Pidcock regularly, like more than once a week, spends a long ride on his mtb and includes lots of the real technical stuff in his local woods having a blast. It’d be a shame if he has to give that up, if only because my spaniel likes trying to race him in the woods- he finds me boringly slow

There was an interview with Adrie VdP 2 weeks ago on Belgian TV where he said AF is aiming to beat Arkea on the pro conti team ranking. Ending 1st there gives you starting right everywhere as opposed to starting obligations like the WT teams.

Upgrading to WT now might be stretching themselves too much as theyd need a bigger roster and could prove too costly (travelling to Tour of China etc).

They might be interested in taking over a WT licence at some point but merging teams would mean taking over part of the other team's structure and personnel, hence them not negotiating with CCC. They want to do their own thing.

EF
https://twitter.com/jordanmansfield/status/1312059259472023554?s=19

Would Pidcock arriving coincide with a Pinarello Downhill bike?

They do have a cross bike from the looks of it.

If you want to perform at the top level of road racing, you have to totally commit for 11 months of the year. You can't afford to dick about with MTB racing.

or cyclocross. oh, wait.

Why can’t I see men’s LBL on the Eurosport schedule?

Lizzie Deignan looks like she’s riding solo to the win in the women’s race. 54 seconds with 17km left.

Good win dropping everybody at LaRedoute.

I think that last 5k was a little harder and more tense than she’d have thought with 20k to go when no one was interested.
The weather looks changeable there so could make for an interesting men’s race.

It’s scheduled on the GCN app so must be on Eurosport.

2 hour highlights 6pm on the telly only. I think a few races will be app only live over next few months

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Thanks. I’m using the app on the telly for the first time and it’s not very intuitive.

It’s a good day for fans of pro cycling. Giro stage has a nice kick at the finish for someone like Matthews.

If I have Eurosport 1 and 2 on my telly, do I have to pay extra in order to get the app to watch LBL?

Can't see a red button function like the bbc has. I'm with Virgin if that makes a difference.