Pro-cycling thread

+1 this is ideal. think I found radio tour hard before (french/fragmented) but adding background ambient makes it very listenable

"Gosh that’s lovely. Listening now. Works well chirping in over some ambient/ASMR.

They translate most of the updates."

would be great if this site added it to the mix

http://youarelistening.to/

I am likely to reuse this. I've been trying to find a way to describe them for ages.

What a save that was!

Too many riders watched Pidders on repeat last night :D

No second place for Matthews today

Mads, Pedal Son

The Arkea rider wasn't trying to overtake anyone, so you'd expect Pidcock to attempt a higher mid-corner speed.

It looked extra-frightening on TV because when Pidcock moved to pass on the outside, the viewers couldn't see the corner exit. But Pidcock could. He could see the all of the road surface, which made it a low risk decision to go for it. His maximum lean angle was actually very conservative. He had a big reserve of grip. All he had to do to get round the corner in complete safety was to ride smoothly without braking. Anything which upset the balance of the bike could have caused one of the tyres to let go.

It's all about accurately predicting how much grip you'll have, so you can go closer to the limit of tyre adhesion and be faster mid-corner than the other riders. This comes with practice. Pidcock has the advantage, because he has so much experience of skidding on a slippery surface, then recovering. Motorcycle racers get this experience by riding dirt bikes. It's been an accepted part of their training since the '80s, when Kenny Roberts, the multiple GP world champion, offered training for other riders on his ranch in California.

Another way Pidcock gained was to take the straightest possible line through sequences of bends. Many riders do big swoops from side to side when they don't need to. If you can go straighter, you ride a shorter distance. So even if the other riders are doing the same speed as you, you can pull ahead by several lengths.

tl;dr

Pidders had an e-bike

B&B just embarrassing themselves now

Twit from G

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awesome stuff

Was thinking about that crash from the baby giro (?) in the wet when he just massively overcooked that corner at a speed no one else would even consider. I think he’s just not scared

Some of the Mtb trails and jumps he rides in the off season would suggest he’s definitely not scared of coming off. I guess when you grow up on crits, Mtb, cross and jumps you get ok at bike handling!

If you don't get to the race by bicycle, you shouldn't be allowed to watch. Thousands of tents at the mountain finishes. Just like the good old days.

Great tour photography
https://instagram.com/paulineballet?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Works well chirping in over some ambient/ASMR.

My player kept cutting out though so I gave up and hid in the loo to watch the last km a bit after they'd finished.

I was getting these vibes from it though, skip to about 11s in:

https://youtu.be/YX8K56A0IjA

Ta, that’s nice.

Lol. Hid in the loo. Good idea

Some of the pro bmx racers are tall and all shoulders

True. Still makes me lol. Lol.

It was the 2019 Tour de l'Avenir.

No one had a chance

It has strong Time Is Away vibes.

Legendary selectors.

fucking hell rumours of cav to EF