Pro-cycling thread

Just watched the UCI track champions league …. quite entertaining , shame a bit too much talking it up from Kirby but competition was pretty good and riders looked like they were enjoying it from the interviews - although they were obviously the winners …..
The Mallorca velodrome looks nice , and tickets were five euros …. Lea Valley will be thirty seven quid fifty … !

Saluting from SE London

Sir Alan Sugar

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/filippo-pozzato-in-hospital-with-covid-19/

Ouch

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/ef-education-nippo-send-contract-termination-notice-to-sergio-higuita-for-riding-wrong-bike

yeah I thought it was a bit harsh

i guess cannondale doesent like people riding threaded bb

Who noticed what bike he was riding when they first saw the video? EF have made a big thing of this and now everyone knows that Higuita prefers his SL7 to his Cannondale.

Bitter indeed. But he is a star to loose.

I mean they'd already lost him, and it's a good excuse to save a bit of money and brownie points with the sponsor. not entirely surprising imo

Didn't Phil Gaimon say something like friends don't let friends ride for Garmin?

Source

EF Education First have un-fired him. Either someone's lawyer had a word or they realised they were doing more harm than good.

Didn't Phil Gaimon say something like friends don't let friends ride for Garmin?

Maybe he would have had a better experience had he actually won a race 🤔

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ef-education-wont-end-sergio-higuitas-contract-early-after-apology/

He did.

Come on, a WT race. And Strava segments don't count.

Going with the any press is good press theory? And more the better

Irrespective of how successful his career was, the way he was treated by Vaughters was a) poor and b) standard for riders whose contract isn’t being renewed.

I don't know why I bother looking in this thread during the winter.

Can't you talk about 'cross races or something? Contracts and team changes are almost as dull as people complaining about commentators during the race season.

FYI: that mudfest at Overisje or whatever the fuck the place was called was great viewing.

"Overijse" Fuck I was close!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQRsxf_hwpQ

39 days till Namur.

11 days to Koksijde.

111 days to UAE Tour

Vaughters is a sanctimounious Grade A Cunt

6 Days till Ghent