Pro-cycling thread

Van der Poel has out grown this lot. Find some new riding buddies! Just sand bagging at this point.

Alpecin going to Mapei this

Alpecin ripping the heart out of any efforts at a chase is savage

You're a Mapei.

Got his own team car. Done

You’d think this would spark joy.

It does not.

Eerily similar to Boonen in 2012 right down to the position on the bike and lack of gloves.

@SomethingOrOther For me it does, absolutely. Just one and a half hours before the joy is usually sparked. He (and the team) played it well. And everyone knows he's going to go, he goes ...and they let him.

Yeah it’s been good to see alpecin mature around him.

it will get old after this classics season

Ooft Pithie bounced off those cobbles

Looked painful. But what a tough bloke to get right up on his way again

everyone knows he's going to go, he goes ...and they let him.

Pedersen was perfectly placed and responded straight away but just didn't have it

It’s PR I want to see three four people smashing through the last cobbles before playing games to get home.

Don’t get me wrong I appreciate the madness but meh it’s one race I want to see not be a solo. Same when Boonen done it, Meh.

Vermeesch done a hell of a job

There’s a two second window where he didn’t pedal and it was chefs kiss for the move.

I’m pretty on top of my Sean Kellyisms, but there’s one I can’t interpret. Can someone translate for when he says: “The beat legs” or “The big legs” - usually when a cyclist has blown up or cracked.

soloing from 60k out is only good when froomedog does it

Camera bike just twatted a spectator

After what they did to my beautiful boy Styby this is always okay b

Lady in white shirt and sunnies looks like she tried to throw a cap into MVDP's back front wheel

https://twitter.com/CyclingAfrica/status/1776983741950316891?t=Cu4YKmcyUQd-d3991RAh1A&s=19

What a prick

I saw this live and thought it looked like someone throwing something at his wheels. Fucking moron

https://youtu.be/ahQh5q0nKb4?si=mhcIKwPIEw8ov54Z

Fuming that the faceless UCI bureaucrats DQ’d the Brexit Ganna. Don’t they know it’s not cheating when Brits do it? Nibali, yes, obvs, he’s forrin. Clearly jealous of our improved standing in the world now we’re free from the shackles of the EU and financial success.

https://youtu.be/o5FkX8kT7i0?si=gQJyI7dYeBk8MIZ6