Pro-cycling thread

"Movistar Is unrespectful. It's typical of them take these advantages. They Always play stupid, these idiots. We know how they race. It's angry to see the team of the World Champion racing like this. What a World Champion we have!"

hell yes!

A four pronged attack of Mas, Lopez, Valverde and Soler? What could possibly go wrong?

A four pronged attack on Mas, Lopez, Valverde and Soler?

ftfy

Oh dear.

I guess that answers the will he ever secure GT success and stop being the nearly man question.

I guess that answers the will he ever secure GT success and stop being the nearly man question.

outrageous slight against the team classification

That teams competition is a lock

This was a pleasant surprise;

https://twitter.com/fabiojakobsen/status/1331254705259950080?s=21

Notice he's kept his mouth shut for the smile. Guess the implants aren't implanted yet. Still, he's looking good given the terrible crash. Good news all round, I'd say.

@andyp @Fox this is your doing

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Nothing to do with me. They should get a bloody room though.

Snigger. Vaughters in claiming he was into it before it was cool shocker.

There's an Alex Dowsett video up about him getting covid. He knew he wasn't well because 400 watts felt a bit hard. Elite athletes really are another species.

I never had you down as a watcher of vlogs

Only the good looking boys. It's not like I'm watching something about bike packing.

EF also have a video up about their Giro. Lots of Lachlan Morton which gives an unusual perspective on sleep walking.

I watched that and the skinny lad from preston didn't even get a mention.

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That was the vuelta

You know he didn't take part in the Giro?

Agh yeh the last race that the bloke in green socks won ! All a bit vague and confusing.

Strong email from Rapha about Chloe this afternoon. Appreciated the steps they are taking

I skimmed it and concluded that they’re teaching her to keep her opinions to herself so she won’t harm the brand. Maybe I should be more forgiving?

Read that email a few minutes ago. They clearly see Chloe as a liability if she does not change her opinion. Time will tell there.

I read a comment elsewhere that said if she’s liking the posts she liked and following the people she did (racists and qanon nuts) on a public profile, her real opinions are probably worse. If she genuinely changes then fine, but in honesty I suspect this is just trying to manage the backlash as much as anything else.