Pro-cycling thread

I've snowboarded in Sierra Nevada a few times. Saw this signed poster in one of the hotel's spas, I guess from before that centre was built. God knows what they were being infused with!

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Remco will sell a lot of flooring.
I have Quickstep flooring, its nice.

Being that it's Giro rest day, we need to talk about Tom. Seems his XC win was a little overshadowed by Sunday's gravel!

A 1min winning margin in his second elite World Cup is astonishing. Consider that vdP took three seasons of WC XC before he started winning.

Which raises the question of Pidcock's development relative to vdP. And who is the Best All Rounder...MTB seems to favour Pigeon's w/kg. Couldnt see vdP winning even on a dry Nove Mesto course. vdP still has the upper hand at CX (less so on climbing/running courses). Road one dayers seem more of a level playing field.

With WvA we're lucky to have our own Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Not sure who's who.

Don't you mean FedEx, Nads and NDj?

More acronyms & abbreviations plz

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Is there coverage of the Nove Mesto xc anywhere?

https://www.redbull.com/int-en/events/uci-mountain-bike-world-cup-czech-republic#/

I recommend getting the red bull TV app. Works well

Free. Great coverage. Just wish Warner used lockdown to brush up on his XC chat. Bart's a nice tonic to Warner but his insights are a bit meh

You forgot the king valverde as John McEnroe

Have you got an undiagnosed brain injury?

No but i wont tolerate this level of “banter”

With WvA we're lucky to have our own Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Not sure who's who.

Its a bit all bar one

Valverde my arse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbFeSFfvG9A

Sorry

fedders, nadders and djokkers

I thought VdP has won shitloads more in all disciplines. Like, it's not even a comparison. fires up procyclingstats

Sure. Being that he's five years younger Piddles is on a different trajectory.

What do they say about the brightest flames?

I don't like predicting future outcomes for riders. Maybe he'll go "Olympics, I made it" and quit. Who knows?

In any case, fun times ahead with these youngsters.

In the Giro today, this stretch of l'Eroica course up to Montalcino that's actually harder (steep gravel climbs) than Mt Sante Marie ('sector Cancellara' in Strade Bianche), very much looking forward to that!!

what MTB is Pidcock riding?

BMC Fourstroke I think.

why? as in what sponsorship angle is this?

There isn't one. It's blacked out. Guess it's just the goodest MTB going. Pinarello don't make a MTB.