Pro-cycling thread

Any idea when a decision is made by the uci on astana ?

^saw some comment that in a race recently a Saxo rider dropped back to the team car to talk to Riis and he had some DVD boxset playing on the car TV rather than the live race feed.

Wow, just wow.

Ah.

The Astana meeting is tomorrow but it could be a couple of weeks before a decision is announced - just in time for Roubaix - and then Astana could appeal to the CAS.

Dear FSA, fuck you very much.

Love, Mark

lol that's good.

I see Kristoff was raffishly wearing his lid at a jaunty angle again on day 2 of de Panne!

3 sprint wins from 3 there, and with time bonuses so he should be safe in the GC

Apart from handlebars and stem (maybe not even that) all components are Shimano and Speccy... I can only blame the anti paint job :)

^ spot the differences:

The shot from GW is after a crash. He's getting a rear wheel.

#blamefsa

Cav looking a bit fat in that photo

Today's Wiggins Watch update - he's just won the time trial stage of the 3 Days of De Panne, moving him up to 3rd overall on the GC.

No report yet of him giving anyone the finger or swearing on live Belgian TV.

Look at the size of the fucker

But he did describe the TT course as crap. Sore winner!

Heard you were a favourite so we're making you ride this bullshit

Brilliant. If remember correctly Museeuw was very happy with this at the time ;)

Doesn't the Trek Domane have an elastometer around the seat cluster somewhere? Similar concept here, launched to coincide with the cobbled classics.

I'm sure Sky have tested it and won't use it if they think it'll compromise their race.

Yeh. Dave sez it's rad:

http://www.steephill.tv/players/720/gazzetta/?title=Pinarello+readies+a+new+road+bike+with+suspension+for+the+cobbles&dashboard=paris-roubaix&id=b680df54-d96b-11e4-8b83-c4d45371f3a6&yr=2015

So does Brad.

Also the 'global brand experience director' of Jaguar says it too. And some Italian in a posh jumper.

At least it's not FSA

The fuck is this shit!?

One of the graphics claimed something like 4.6% performance and 50% comfort improvements, which if true (obviously not true) would mean a win would be pretty empty for wiggo or G. I wouldn't be happy as a rider, but I suppose money talks.

I'd have more respect if one of them openly juiced up than pretended they were happy riding that shit.

'Yeah, Geraint - so you know the bike you won on and then came third? Well you can't ride that this week cos some fat fuck car designer who's never ridden a bike doesn't understand that you can let 20psi out of your tyres for the same effect.'

I don't get the hate, I'm all for crazy bike mods. Throwback to the 90s.