Pro-cycling thread

I really hope they don’t cancel Sean’s lunch segment. It’s the only reason I tune in early.

Is context now irrelevant in this world?

Much as I like McEwan, and think he's been a great, entertaining and astute addition to the commentating team, it's a crap joke to make. If Kelly had bought a towel and the joke had been about towel heads? After a while you just get sick of it. Apart from the other thing - gay sex isn't just anal sex.
But I bet he won't make the same mistake again.

Bardet abandons due to stomach issues (reportedly).

To clarify, he's definitely abandoned (we've just seen him sat in the team car) but no reason confirmed yet.

Yeah, crap! Was hoping to see him
in the third week.

He knew what he was saying; he just thought it was innocuous/amusing enough to not upset anyone.

Really? I mean if you took a simple view it's a joke about people having a wasted job packing an item.
Is there a precident of him being homophobic?

I can’t speak for how he speaks off camera but I can’t say I’d ever make a joke about fudge packing as I know what people usually mean to insinuate. He made a clumsy double entendre that would have worked fine in Viz in the 90s. Doesn’t work fine in 2022.

Maybe there’s an age thing here but I’m 47 and it was a common enough school insult when I was a kid.

Damn! Can we all have a bit of this in our lives today to keep the faith for the Tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9hpeVwx1Ug

aw damn, another one I was enjoying watching. Demare will be next to go at this rate.

This.
It was cringe worthy hearing it live.

Yes!

I like Marc Rebillet and his jam session with Flying Lotus and Reggie Watts on YT is a classic, but he's a bit much in every single break on the Fitbit ad.

This is going to be tight.

They're gonna get caught, I reckon one person will go solo then get overtaken inside the final 200m

Fabulous stuff

They’re done for

I like Démare. I get old school vibes off him, like he’s in the wrong era.

Windmills gone :-(

Sad for Tommy

Sadder for my fantasy team. But maybe it'll be Yates' day. Lol.

Bora are blowing this up. All the groups are so strung out it looks like they're riding a criterium.

It looks like charity London to Brighton!

The possible Valverde DQ chat has also piqued my interest.

This is a great stage! Although are bora going to crack tomorrow from all this work today?