Pro-cycling thread

Everyone's favourite tall guy with crazy handlebars in the break at Le Samyn

Cavendish-in-non-Schadenfreude-shot shocker

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what a pic :'D

Campenaerts took notice

I bet he wishes he could use the faux TT position right now...

Apparently MvdP's handlebar broke in the final km's

Yeah just watched it, wondered why he was on the radio and not really riding. One of his brakes looked like it was hanging off.

Oof, those adjustable Canyon bars?

surely he can't using the adjustable ones

josé been said they were bars that come in two parts (!) for shipping. not familiar with those

It was surely just the bar tape??

Nope, brake lever flapping in the wind too.

Non folding bars. Until he folded them with his strength

https://twitter.com/SebaClose/status/1366783947372453890?s=20

yeah, clearly flapping here:
https://mobile.twitter.com/sporza_koers/status/1366782873945128961

Doesn’t it extend from the tops?
Looks like loose brake and the tape came off...

Like this https://www.velonews.com/gear/road-gear/canyon-aeroad-cfr-aero-road-bike-review/

Sod relying on those to sprint. Although I guess it won't bother their typical customer riding an aero bike around Regent's Park bolt upright at 30kph.

We seem to be forgetting the winner was on the same bike

LOL. "don't worry about those bars that failed without being crashed on, this guy won a race on a similar set"

It’s not folded or failed from what I can see in the tweet/ picture you shared.
Maybe there is another picture showing this?
To me it still looks like the lever slipped and the tape came off.

Yes, you may be right there

Think everyone is just bit more excited because of it being MVDP was more my point. If it has failed that’ll be two serious issues with the bike. Seatpost being another.

I just watched the final, I think the bars broke at the lever clamp. Looked like a hill-climb bike at the end.

Did the Alpecin mechanic not get his torque wrench for chrimbo?

Bruh