Pro-cycling thread

thanks for sharing Independent: "Bradley Wiggins’ tragic fall from Tour de France and Olympic cycling hero is now complete"

https://archive.is/79Mw1

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They’d be the touchline. Right now it’s like playing five-a-side.

I see that Sir Cav is currently last place.

It would be quite poetic for Cav to retire from the tour claiming the Lanterne Rouge.
Bowing out as both the fastest and slowest rider of the tour.

Painted guidelines would make it unavoidably clear for the riders

You are a shill for the Japanese Keirin betting conglomerates AICMFP

Looked like a legit shutting down of the right hand side to me.

It's 350 euros. https://sciconsports.com/eu_en/replacement-nose-cover-black-sp1050 Or free if you make it yourself with a bit of cardboard.

Yeah, some silly price. If I care about aero I'm using a visored helmet anyway.

visored helmet

With Kask wings of course. Somebody should combine them with the Scicon beak.

The future helmet of choice in the Peloton?

We've already had the Spaceballs POC Tempor.
Makes sense to add a pollen filter and built in visor.

decent chat about kermesse racing

add a pollen filter

Keeps out the particulates in the flares the crowd use too. 100% winning design.

I wish Ganna was here. Which other tour names have sacked off because of the Olympics?

Also pretty easy to clear out a corridor of people that might be in your way.

and for moving stray Bidons.

Is he walking this?

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Poj's TT bike has all the latest tweaks https://escapecollective.com/pogacars-new-maximal-hacks-time-trial-bike/ I like the way the bottle blends into the seat stays

I took way too much time trying to work out what the top tube reflector and handle were about on the first picture.

Remco mechanical

Just a chain slip, looks like he can still win it

Me too. I thought it was a gel box.

ITV website showing fuck all. Think I'll just be watching highlights from now on.

The stage finished almost half an hour ago.

Yeah, their website didn't show anything today. We checked a few times and eventually it popped up in the "live tv" list thing ~2.5hrs in (after seeing the result on letour obvs). We need a web dev cull.

Into the wheels of your enemies