Pro-cycling thread

Is Tom Pidcock ebike world champion?

MTB ebike world champion, yes.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/amp/cycling/54899995

Harry Tanfield can’t get a team for next year. He hasn’t exactly ripped it up, but at the same time he’s not had a huge amount of time to develop.

There's *a lot* of riders without contract for next season;

https://www.procyclingstats.com/teams/no-team-next-year

Pretty sure Ganna, Geoghegan Hart and Kwiatowski will be resigned.

For sure. Ineos/Sky have a history of extending contracts and announcing it very late in the year.

I wonder if they’ll keep Moscon? He hasn’t really delivered so might be more trouble than he’s worth?

Lots of those will be sorted. Tanfield was talking as though he’s accepted it’s the end of his WT journey.

Ooh I wonder if that might be why they've not sent any male sprinters to the euros? Robyn Stewart's IG is private now too, pretty sure it didn't use to be.

Dion Smith was putting himself about a lot at the Vuelta. Perhaps this is why.

Alex Dowsett extends for another two years with Israel Start-Up Nation.

Alex Dowsett staying with ISN for 2 more years.
Winning the team's first grand tour stage for them can't have hurt his renewal prospects!

Odd he wasn’t able to disclose he was staying at first?

Great for him though

I think that was more so he could post another video about it. More views = more ad revenue

Another (re)signing in the autumn of his career for ISUN.

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Michael Valgren's joining EF, presumably as a direct replacement for Vanmarcke.

Michael Valgren

Good trajectory. Oleg > Vino > Riis > JV

Another (re)signing in the autumn of his career for ISUN.

Wait, they've signed Dominic Cummings?

It would be a good call, he can now dedicate himself to full time training.

Something something training ride to Barnard Castle. Lol.

If you don’t mind Campag and rim brakes...

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/8914/caja-rural-seguros-rga-are-selling-their-2020-team-bikes?fbclid=IwAR2uBeiX3Dc9W1eA0EuVb17ATdmLm7qyXUAfI_ZwgV64wz_yTJkrnbqH6L4

Shimano tho, right? Quite reasonably priced imo. Just not sure about the green (kelme got cool tho) and the Miche wheels. Would recommend buying an ex pro bike, did so myself and was not dissapointed. To ride a used 10k bike for a quarter of the price is a great feeling. I am a parsimonious Dutchman mind you. Oh and save the rim brake etc.

Ahhh I only skimmed it and thought they were Campag for some reason.

They do look good value although not sure I’ll go back to rim brakes personally.

With the caveat that the bikes will have done done serious mileage and may have been chucked about a bit, ex-pro bikes do look decent value.

they probably get a fettling after every ride at least