Pro-cycling thread

Yep, bit gutted about that.

Although...... highlights are on Quest at 11pm.

Bahrain kit is grim

it's certainly what you could describe as "busy"...

FSA alloy drop bar

Not many options for classic shape bars anymore I guess. Bike looks incredible as well

Watching today's Vuelta highlights on Quest, who's the cunt commentating? Laughing at his own very limp jokes. God I miss Ned n Dave.

And so the Carlton Kirby conversation begins

Ah, is that him? Never heard him before.

Lucky bastard.

It’s going to be hard watching the Vuelta knowing I’m going to have to listen to Kirby (nearly) every day for three weeks.

Rob Hatch has been doing the Tour of Denmark so perhaps he will be joining the commentary team at the Vuelta later?

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He's coming home, he's coming home, he's coming, are Cav's coming home...

https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/legendary-sprinter-mark-cavendish-confirmed-as-first-rider-for-2021-tour-of-britain/

It's a perfect promo shot, i just need to find what's for sale here

Anyone know what happened to GB team at L'Avenir? wasn't expecting them to be so far down

commentary in many languages for you to learn

TTT yesterday where they were a man down, as Ben Turner was a DNS on Stage 2, and then had two punctures so waited both times.

Thanks!

Maybe leaves Tommy G the freedom to stage hunt...

Vuelta watch from Spain. It looks hotter than the sun in Burgos area and it probably is. It was 38degrees here yesterday and they are in an area where the heat map on the weather went from red to black so I assume it even hotter! Might be cooler today with the wind.
I love the euskaltel Orbeas, especially the white with orange stripes ones.

Didn't realise Ben Turner had crashed so badly in the prologue. Pretty sure he recorded a time so he must've got back on and ridden to the finish!

https://twitter.com/benjeturner/status/1427253828659863555?s=20

Cross riders are hard.

Ineos channelling Movistar yesterday, Yates attacking as Carapaz goes out the back

Carapaz isn't really their protected rider for this though, is he?

Certainly not anymore. Thought he would be in the mix before though

He didn't eat enough yesterday it seems. He only lost a minute so isn't out of it yet, assuming he has the form and it was actually a refuelling aberration yesterday.