2014 Pro-cycling season thread

Big line-up at San Luis. Anybody know if there's any televised coverage?

Sagan has grown his hair long.

It's not only AG2R who have brown shorts today it seems.

Looked like Cav could do with Zabel scouting those finishes for him again

Did Cav lead out for Boonen today?

Really good finish in the TDU this morning.

Missed the Boonen lead out completely cos the Trek kit looked so similar but you're right. Trek dude looked like he came off Cavs wheel but he came from miles back on his own to do that.

There are some great pics from the TDU appearing at manual for speed

Oh summer...

http://www.manualforspeed.com//wp-content/gallery/tdu-2-final-lap/manualforspeed_tdustage02_mfs-47.jpg

Thanks. I spent far too long looking at the legs at the bottom.

Cuddles!

Might get some odds on Phil Gil now a new DS has reinvigorated the team :)

Highlights of TDSL here

3 Etapa - YouTube

Awesome Paul Young cover there.

Cuddles!

Savage!

^^ I'd forgotten how squeaky his voice is, and then got to wondering if helium could be performance enhancing in any way…?

Shhhh.... the weight weenies will be sucking each other off just to raise cash for bottles of He.

That'll be why he's faster then

pinarellos so ugly

Sounds like the European pros have had enough of San Luis

http://m.cyclingnews.com/news/farrar-hit-by-team-car-in-tour-de-san-luis

pre-Pro Cycling season 2015 post: Sagan > team Alonso

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=64866&tp=n

^^^^ Quintana's riding the Giro rather than the TDF, leaving that to Valverde. Link >>>

Bretagne-Seche, Cofidis, IAM and Netapp-Endura are the four Tour de France wildcards.

Bit of an update on the AG2R bib short logo-rash & Chris Froome's mesh skinsuit sunburn on my blog today:
https://thejerseypocket.wordpress.com

Good point re. suncream suppliers and sponsorship.

Right I've caught up on the TdU, stupid country where winter and summer and day is night, live cycling at 2am, bah! Damn colonials.

Anyway some great racing, obviously Cadel's ride on Corkscrew and Porte on Willunga being the stand out, but of course it was Gerrans' ride on Willunga that won him the race.

Interesting that the stages were kept short so the Peloton weren't nullified. Made for really punchy riding. Good stuff, even if it was all upside down

Lampre Merida have confirmed signing of Chris Horner for the season. He will be team leader at the Giro and Vuelta.
Horner reckoned that the lack of racing last year allowed him to be fresh for the Vuelta and take the title at 42. So why the fuck are Lampre putting him into two Grand Tours this year?