The london trick beef? a.k.a 5th Floor Fixie Crew Implosion

Oh the irony...

He keeps saying "circle training" and "circle racing" when he (presumably) means 'track'.

Substituting circle for track isn't a thing is it?

I've just seen the title on that jpg and sprayed coffee over my keyboard!

Excellent, someone did notice it!

They're instead of their. 6/10

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Edit: He got knocked off by a car I feel bad

Broken hand is barely reason not to share this, he probably broke his hand with a mallet just for the extra attention.

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/15291531.Cyclist_Welham_planning_to_race_despite_suffering_a_broken_hand/

Chris Welham is @Lynchman AICMFP

Just sounds like he's trolling.

Moar like @maveco.

his google alert for his name has probably been having a shit fit the last couple of days.

I'm also an international athlete who has played in a European championship, maybe I should start a blog detailing my training regime.

I dunno why you guys care so much, I mean its only morons getting sucked in.
Look at his physique, come on man.
Even that paper called him a cyclist, not amateur/pro/hobbyist. Just, man with bike.
Let the plebs and normies have their moment, its cute if anything.

HOWEVER

"Thankfully I fell to my left and into a bank, rather than coming down on the road or pavement."

So a passing car wobbled him off...

"mere mortals – the gearing is so high that you need immense leg power and perfectly efficient technique, your legs need to work dead straight up and down like pistons to avoid unbalancing the bike."

Oh Chris!

parklife!

I think you're confusing "caring" with "boredom"...

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/10688379.display/

He is just a massive, delusional twat isn't he?

It's the first article I saw that they put 'Etape' at the end of 'Tour de France'.

He managed to complete his French test despite finishing with an energy-sapping 1,655-metre climb and having a flat tyre for 50 of the 80 miles.

He really needs to have a word with his support crew.

I love the fact this thread has been resurrected.

The London-Paris race turned out to be 263.3 miles, as opposed to the 240 Welham expected

WTF?

He managed to complete his French test despite finishing with an energy-sapping 1,655-metre climb and having a flat tyre for 50 of the 80 miles.

Is Chris Welspam the BC Chuck Norris?

He reminds me of the Mandelbaums from Seinfeld

As much as I don't want to bump this thread, check out this tweet.
I can't remember the last race I saw that had food stops.
https://twitter.com/NW3JazzClub/status/884063388816596992

The 'race' is this.

Devil's advocate here, but as I understand it, Gran Fondos are races. Mass participation, mass start, everyone head to head, point to point. Fast at the front, much slower at the back. Not dissimilar to your local half marathon or something. Tend to be won by ex pros. I'm not defending the guy on anything else though.

@youramericanlover called it a 'grand' fondo the other day .. I am presuming ironically.