Pro-cycling thread

Gravel is the new gran fondo

Mikel Landa talking up his Tour De France chances whilst still being incapable of an even half decent flat time trial

Not that I think he has a chance but there's bugger all TT miles in the 2023 route

He lost two minutes to Carapaz in 17km; 22km will really tire him out

Ha, true!

The 22 km TT is almost a mountain TT, it’s definitely not flat.

He’ll still lose 3 minutes though.

I take it Cav is hoping for a guest star role without a team or looking wistfully on

B&Bhotels speculation appears to be that they haven't lined up sponsors and Palestinian start-up's relegation puts their chances of getting an invite to the big Tour harder.

I’ve heard gossip that his move to ISN-PremierTech is a done deal, should the B&B team not secure additional sponsorship.

I have heard similar, but do they get an invite to the Big Tour?
Aren't B&B, being a French team, in a better spot to enjoy the patronage of Prudhomme.

Froome and Cav being in the team would mean an almost guaranteed invite for to the tour for ISN, no?

Does Merckx get a say?

There are four wildcards available for the Tour. Lotto and Arkea-Samsic are guaranteed one each, so the others will go to two of B&B (assuming they still exist), ISN and Uno-X.

You can never second guess ASO but Froome and Cavendish would trump Kristoff, you’d think.

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Sounds like the staff at CyclingTips and Velonews have been gutted by Outside

Link?
NVM- just found it.

Caley Fretz confirmed he is out as editor in chief at CT and Shoddy Dave says there's lots of people gone

https://twitter.com/ShoddyCycling/status/1592781993728966657?t=jxzXDtkw1rnKPbZzpgbVkQ&s=19

https://forum.cyclingtips.com/t/laid-off-caley-fretz-dave-rome-matt-de-neef-and-others-axed-today/6496

Oh damn. Cycling Tips was the best.

angry asian still there, all good

Time to cancel my sub. Cyclingtips was great while it lasted.

why are you guys so angry? just some staff let go .. why the CANCELLATION

Who's angry? I just don't want to give money to a shit organisation. The staff are what makes the publication.

what about the rest of the staff?

It's not a charity. I don't want to support an organisation that treats its staff like that. You obviously feel differently, and that's fine.