Pro-cycling thread

re tro bro leon, this is a wonderful edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJuagbmRHM

geraint thomas............ crashes #commentary

Putting pressure on over the top does seem to be a good strategy against Ineos. It often causes at least one of their GC riders to crash.

GT was hinting at distaste for people attacking on descents on his latest podcast... wonder why

This is great. #insight

can we get an adjudication on whether post #35330 is #insight or #commentary pls, user @amey

Viewing insight rather than racing insight.

lol at padun giving it the jazz hands as he rolls in

He’s bloody lovely

Padun is a climbing monster

ricardo porté for TDF hype train starts here 👇🏻

I just can’t get hyped on anyone that does well in a race without Rog or Pog.

Apparently the most recent riders who did Joux Plane faster were Ullrich and Virenque. Thisisfine.jpg

Bahrain riders really been hitting some good numbers recently.

Thank Jesus.

Cav 2nd today (Tim Merlier won) in Elfstedenronde in Flanders, in the interview he says he's happy to be in the DQS 'A-team' today and announces there will be talks with Lefevere about his short and long term goals.

The race typically falls after Paris-Roubaix so whilst fitting in the mould of the Spring Classics, falls outside what's typically considered the season...by that stage people's attentions have often switched to the Ardennes Classics and stage racing.

Also a 1.Pro instead of WT, so fewer UCI points, if any riders even care.

Did you know...

Fabio Aru was racing in this year's Critérium de Dauphiné?

I do now, having looked at the Top 30. I didn't before, having watched at least the highlights of every stage.

Wow. This is news to me too. He wasn't mentioned once and I can't remember having seen him...

On another note, what happened to the investigation about the Quintanas?

I've tried looking it up but there's nothing about them since the original police investigation at the Tour. Is he just riding as normal (ie, below par) until he is charged with something? Could he in theory continue competing even if he was found guilty of a criminal offence, if there were no adverse test and he continued to insist on his innocence?

me trying to get into my summer kit after every. single. winter.
https://mobile.twitter.com/OutOfCycling/status/1401611088077197314

Some anonymous French teams are very, very not happy with Bahrain

https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/cyclisme/lukrainien-mark-padun-double-vainqueur-detape-en-montagne-cree-un-malaise-sur-le-dauphine-06-06-2021-Q7T3TGW6A5B25GND2OBPGDOMUM.php

why are they throwing shade at tratnik ? does he have a 'conviction' or is it just general anti-slovenian/anti-bahrain sentiment ?

Le cyclisme à deux vitesses ... je dirais même plus, le cyclisme a deux vitesses.