Pro-cycling thread

Also includes all bmx age categories as well as elite/ pro so lots of excited kids heading north from Bruntwood and Manchester to compete for GB which is cool

Going to be in Brussels on Sunday - anyone recommend any bars or cafes that will be showing the men's road race?

GB Women set fastest time in Team Sprint qualifiers for the first time in history thanks entirely to awesome new coach...

All athletes competing in the same space/event window too, para and able bodied for the first time I think.

It's taken long enough...

I'm going to the BMX racing finals and the finish of the road race, can't wait. As a a Glaswegianer I'm chuffed to see another big ticket cycle event here #crosses fingers for no rain.

French woman in the C5 should get a bonus 10th for her hair

Lucky you. Was at the first track event, World Cup me think in the new velodrome. Loved the city vibrancy. Racing was not shabby either.
A big take on hosting so many disciplines at the same time.

On the topic of all disciplines, I had no idea artistic cycling was still a thing and part of the World Champs. Wild bike setups too:

https://www.cyclingworldchamps.com/championships/indoor-cycling/

lots of excited kids heading north from Bruntwood and Manchester to compete for GB which is cool

And grown-ups (big kids!) too

Remco taking KOM's forever round here just pootling around.

Strava is ruined.

This will be a story on road.cc in hours from now

True , but what about the ginger bloke who won a bronze medal in the mens B tandem … for GB … but with a defo broad Aussie accent … and some impressive Māori leg tattoos … ? he was very fast though …

Merckx himself stacked it. Another rider hooked his handlebars before the start of a stage in 75. Merckx fell on his face and couldn’t eat solid food afterwards.
Then a French fan punched him in the gut.

The Vingo the world wants.

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Steve Bate is NZ-born and a bit of a dude.

https://www.instagram.com/stevebatembe
https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/steve-bate

"Bate became the first visually-impaired person to solo scale El Capitan rock in Yosemite, California in 2013, completing a long-time ambition."

Looks like he could slot straight in and replace Magnus at EF

Wow , should have done my research …. French lass definitely has better hair though …

Could do with another decade on the ‘tache.

Where are you guys planning to watch the men's race on Sunday? I might pop in but concerned that Montrose St will be too rammed for youngest to see anything. Clydeside probably the easy option.

Track tandem is nuts

One hit the deck at mcr last night, double the trouble. Both pilot & stoker ok though.

Congratulations to the winner of London 2012 olympics gold in road race!

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better value than Froome

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Wait, he only 49 tho?!

Cav has already congratulated, its too late

WTF is a medio fondo?