Pro-cycling thread

Harry Tanfield is back to the world tour. Doesn't say what team though

Qhubeka Assos according to Cycling news.

It’s official, the team announced it on Twitter earlier.

why is rochelle gilmore cancelled?

Racism

jesus

Elinor Barker's response is fantastic:

https://twitter.com/elinorbarker/status/1334103918159273994?s=20

She's also a narcissist that tries to make everything about her.

That was just the beginning; she had also tagged all her sponsors into it and then liked every reply made including one saying something along the lines "if that was in the USA you could shoot them"

https://twitter.com/Alec_Pedaler/status/1334083877325991938

everyone's favourite silly handlebarred dutch breakaway specialist has designed some handlebars, which I imagine in 3 years will be normal

https://www.speeco.tech/abb-aero-break-away-handlebars/

remarkably not a photoshop job. also remarkably €1.5k...

Excellent. The 21st century equivalent of Spinacis. I suspect the residents of Aigle will be able to detect the distinct whiff of boiling piss emanating from the UCI Centre Mondial Cyclisme already.

They would make riding on the tops a rather unpleasantly upright experience though.

riding on the tops

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This is fantastic! Would love to see Schippie go on that. Maybe a similar version on the track as well?
@Brommers The drops will be for comfort and relief I suppose? Or sharp bends, more like a tt bar.

The drops will be for comfort and relief I suppose?

I assume so. That and descending. Shows what a weird world pros live in. 'Just going to spend an hour or two in the drops for comfort and relief'. Nutters.

Some proposals from Theo Bos to make bunch sprinting safer:

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bos-proposes-uci-adopt-track-like-rules-to-make-road-sprinting-safer/

Probably more boring, but if it worked it would undoubtedly be a good idea. In have no idea if it would work.

Probably more boring

More middle of the road pile-ups?

Fabio aru to assos ! Head really has fallen off!

Fabio.

cheers, this makes my day, 2020 might not turn out so bad in the end

I hope Aru has a better time at Assos, felt for him last couple of years.

Ciro reporting that Rod Ellingworth has left Bahrain-McLaren.

The end for Cav there too?

They announced their contract renewals for 2021 a few weeks ago and he wasn't listed. Wonder what happened of that rumour of him going to DQS.

Lefevere made some comment about it being about money as much as anything else but the comment that his heart says to sign him but his head says no doesn't sound good. It'd end up being a farewell tour so it'd be a balance between results for the team and extra sponsor exposure.