Pro-cycling thread

Technically yes, but he was a more recent member who joined as a junior rather than a pesky little kid at the track

Thats a Marathi last name!

From his grandfather. His dad was 5th in the marathon at the 1996 Olympics.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nerurkar

Here is JVs edge

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/maurten-baking-soda-performance-boost/

LOL

I've been mega-dosing baking soda for years.

My delivery method is primarily: cake.

Still no WorldTour contract for the hippy. :(

Aussie pros are old hat now, everyone is after young British talent instead.

Undoubtably British youth will be working harder than ever to secure contracts outside the UK these days.

Aussie pros are old hat now

Funny timing, this just popped up on my watch list. It's sports science but the intro is 2011 Tour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFdoFL9hwSY

No WVA at Strade Bianche, he's staying at altitude after getting sick

Is there bad blood in the team?

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I think they hid how good he was and now everyone knows there isn't much point staying low key till the Tour.

Are Trek-Segafredo purposefully hiring objectionable young talent? Seems an odd recruitment policy if they are.

There's more to being dubtap than just being teasingly cryptic. There's an elan, a panache, a devil-may-care insouciance.

I just assume that as social media goes into meltdown, that other people are aware of the story.

If you’re not, Antonio Tiberi of Trek-Segafredo has been convicted of killing a cat, which belonged to the San Marino Minister of Tourism, with an air rifle, and fined €4,000.

knock-off dubtap!

And may be expelled from San Marino too.

Wild.

Adds to the evidence that pro cyclists are fucking stupid.

belonged to the San Marino Minister of Tourism

Who happens to be the former head of state. I mean, it's dipshit move after dipshit move. That said, it's Trek-Segafredo so they'll have him tweet an empty apology and complete some "training" about how not to shoot at animals and say it's all over.

Adds to the evidence that 21 year old blokes are fucking stupid.

ftfy

I don't really see why his employer has anything to do with this.

If I shot my neighbours cat and was fined, my employer would presumably have nothing to do with it, other than maybe sacking me for being a dickhead.

And he always seemed like such a nice young man with his tractors and stuff.

I don't really see why his employer has anything to do with this.

If I shot my neighbours cat and was fined, my employer would presumably have nothing to do with it, other than maybe sacking me for being a dickhead.

Many organisations will ditch staff for any criminal activity, but if it generates publicity and they get named, you can also be sacked for bringing the organisation into disrepute. Shooting a cat dead with an air rifle definitely has the potential to do this.