2014 Pro-cycling season thread

If you know someone with Sky, you can use one of their device licenses (you can register SkyGo on 5 devices I think) and give them a bit of cash / reacharound / eternal gratitude.

If you know someone with Sky, you can use one of their device licenses (you can register SkyGo on 5 devices I think) and give them a bit of cash / reacharound / eternal gratitude.

I'm not a full-time expert on the subject, but doesn't a reacharound imply that you are, at the same time, doing a sex to them butt-wise? It seems like a zero sum game/least you could do/etc.

It doesn't necessarily involve 'doing a sex' at the same time...

It seem weird though. Wouldn't one just do a "reach to front"?

around could imply back to front. which makes more sense now that you've made me think about it in a way I don't really want to again.

jus' sayin'

I'd call it a happy ending

...if you got to watch the race.

Just realised the British Champs are just down the road, if I can get my Guerc to stop making a horrible metal-grinding sound on Saturday periodically I may cycle down there

Just realised the British Champs are just down the road, if I can get my Guerc to stop making a horrible metal-grinding sound on Saturday periodically I may cycle down there

You mean, like 'guerc, guerc'? :)

"Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team communicates that Mark Cavendish will not take the start at the British National Road Championship on Sunday.

The current British Champion is busy with a bout of bronchitis that began during the last stages of the Tour de Suisse. As a precautional measure, Mark will not participate on Sunday and will continue training in Italy prior to the Tour de France.

"I'm sad because, as current champion, I would really like to defend the title," Cavendish said. "I would have liked to honor the race and this jersey that I wore for all of 2014 so far, which allowed me to represent my country proudly. I think it's wiser, however, to not take any risks and focus on absolute, 100 percent recovery, and continue to train in function of the Tour de France. I talked with the race organizers and they understood my situation perfectly. I wish them well, and also wish good luck to all riders at the race on Sunday trying to fight for this jersey I've been so proud to wear."

Well that sucks

What's the beef with Cav and Greg Henderson? Something about Cav calling him out as a bad father and Henderson suggesting they get togeter at TdF for fistcuffs...

Turns out it's bullshit - the message sent wasn't from Cavendish. Henderson has apologised.

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Looking ripped still, where's this alleged track weight?

He demolished the field too.

Not so subtly making his point.

Not so subtly making his point.

Great that Pooley won, and Thomas beat Alex Dowsett? Surprised, was the course too hilly for Dowsett?

Wiggins: “This is probably my last British TT champs so to win it and perhaps never come back again is a nice way to end it."

Journos on twitter saying he'll confirm he won't ride the Tour tomorrow.

And then win the road race too.

Great that Pooley won, and Thomas beat Alex Dowsett? Surprised, was the course too hilly for Dowsett?

Yeah, that was odd.

No podium for Bottrill this time though which sucks coz he's pretty cool and it'd be nice if the pros were all like earning their money being pro somewhere.

Dowsett was 1.48 down in the Tour de Suisse time trial so doesn't seem to have the form at the moment.

I thought Wiggo wasn't going the road race?

Dowsett was 1.48 down in the Tour de Suisse time trial so doesn't seem to have the form at the moment.

Dowsett recently set a national '10' record at 17:20. In shape for shorter TTs?

He doesn't do so well in the hillier TTs, which TdS and today were. He set that record on training tubs, which shows just how much better all the pros are. Wiggins could do a 16 on a fast course on a good day.