Pro-cycling thread

Wasn't this a standard background for anyone doing video calls during lockdown?

Yeah, standard for complete plums who want to come across as cultured.

It's better than showing a bunch of football shirts and empty tins of pisslager.

Thanks. Why do they have different layers to the pyramid? And how do you move up (or down)? I started following Valcar recently...they're not at the top level, yet they have the current world road champion and several members of the Italian team for the track worlds.

I don't think there is a intermediate layer for Women. There are only World Teams and Continental teams. However it is getting closer to the men's system every year so dunno about 2022, I struggle to keep up...

I thought it was changing, hence the three tiers, but that may be a mistake on my part.

@nick_h. To move up you need to apply to become a WT team. Presumably, this is measured on financial ("do you have the budget to pay the riders?") and sporting ("Is your proposed team good enough?") criteria.

I was reading yesterday that fourteen teams have applied for WT status for 2022. The nine existing teams and five new applicants, Rally Cycling, Uno-X, Jumbo-Visma, Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank and a new team, Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad. It's not clear how many WT teams there will be though, i.e. is there an upper limit as per the men's regulations.

Well at least I know what my wife's parents are getting me for Xmas now

Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad

That's the hitler youth isn't it?

Lol. I think it's this team:

https://www.cogeascycling.com/

It is, confirmed via a blog on their site:

https://www.cogeascycling.com/blog/2022-world-tour/

With Amber Neben and Olga Zabelinskaya as the two main riders, I assume they are the ISN of the women's peloton.

Tibco are rebranding and moving up to WT in 2022.

Bahrain using a muscle relaxant, not banned by WADA;

https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1451093117634023424?s=21

This would his third autobiography…
I’ll probably read it to be fair.

That would tie him with Geraint Thomas and Phil Gaimon I think.

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Good drug, given it turned Colbrelli into peak Sagan

Appreciated the comment

"Like Landa needs to relax any more"

Anyone commented on the stimulants found in hair samples of Alpecin-Fenix?

Just caffeine ! Nothing to see move along.

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I still had it open in a window

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https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1451158309432700937?s=21

Hmm I have a feeling it might be 🤫

Lol

Is "having a great big chemsex orgy" a valid WADA Therapeutic Use Exemption?

Only if the WADA TUE officials get an invite.

Bunga bunga!