Pro-cycling thread

I doubt he was on your average neo-pro salary given he was the reigning u23 world champion when he turned pro. But I think his performances last season justified a significant salary increase.

https://www.blick.ch/sport/rad/das-steckt-hinter-dem-transfer-hammer-marc-hirschi-22-wird-jetzt-rad-millionaer-id16278332.html

Rad Millionaer is a great job title

That shows that he was on neo-pro wages when he was a neo-pro (in 2019). The least he would have earned in 2020 is €39,068 but I suspect quite a bit more. Still wouldn't have been a Rad Millionaer though!

Someone just offered him more money I would imagine. I assume the team extracted their pound of flesh from UAE and all this "he's back on the market" stuff was just to make it sound quite as bad.

Riccardo Ricco refuses to get vaccinated

I do what I want with my body. Nobody can make me do something that if it were to have a negative effect on my body, I would be the only one that would lose.

https://cyclingtips.com/2021/01/riccardo-ricco-doesnt-want-to-be-injected-with-who-knows-what/

Oh god. Here we go

Why is that cheating douchebag getting press? Fuck clickbait

Because Italians still like him. He runs an ice cream shop apparently.

Well, it can't be needle phobia.

He probably had a good read about it and couldn't find any performance benefits.

Some ambitious young brits coming through

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgh2GWfr3wo

Who will be the last winner?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/10/paris-approves-plan-to-turn-champs-elysees-into-extraordinary-garden-anne-hidalgo

Any links for the Belgian CX champs? I ended up getting GCN as well as EuroSport on the telly so don't feel bad for a shady stream.

Thought Finley raced for Ireland nowadays?

The credit lists his name alongside an Irish flag.

Dick pound then ! Retiring

Cav gets a pass but 'wolfpack' needs to be cancelled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FZbHw5chf4&ab_channel=Deceuninck-Quick-StepCyclingTeam

Cav gets a pass

this is manx exceptionalism manifest

have you seen him crying?!

80% sure ‘wolfpack’ is a gender neutral term.

Wolfpacks are usually led by the alpha female.

I wonder what Patrick Leferve would have to say about that.

oh don't worry, they "love women"

crocodile tears! you know he married one of those booby ladies from the newspapers?

Ugh - that Richard Mille watch is the height of vulgarity. Cav is cancelled.