Pro-cycling thread

A meaningless race whose results will be in a paper that will be used to wrap chips tomorrow.

I've asked my friend Iain, who is the official keeper of what constitutes a chipper at the pro level. His response;

https://twitter.com/iain_forfar/status/1365411032617861124?s=20

Here's his previous official version, as approved by the UCI.

wtf is a chipper

I miss veloriders before it went to shit. Was a chipper coined on there?

Chipper was coined long before Legro, McClown et al worked out how to use the internet

wtf is tour de suisse

Retired? Either way, If ISUN have the media profile and decent results of EF this time next year then I’m sure they will be very happy.

Number 1 blood bag harvesting race of the bad old days.

It was in common use when I started racing, over thirty years ago, mainly as a derogatory term for riders who got lots of points, but did so by racing small races with weaker fields.

OG EF, not newfound media savvy EF.

EF changed when Bettiol won Falnders.

I wouldn't insult the race if I was in UAE either. Might not make it out alive.

I think they only kill migrant workers from the Indian sub-continent and local women who get modern ideas. White people are fine, generally.

But if you ride for a team promoting Israel I think you have to be very careful about what you say in public relating to the Arab states.

Maybe Froome’s performance a political protest.

Looks like that media training worked really well then - https://cyclingtips.com/2021/02/simmons-i-dont-feel-like-i-deserved-the-suspension/

Since when has Kirby being doing all these slurping noises as part of his commentary? Or am I just noticing now?

He's defo been doing them for a while as it drives me insane but then I have misophonia so probably more noticeable to me.

Wanty Group gloves look like goalies mitts

ominous group forming here

massive effort from pidders to bridge. lovely stuff

Pidcock nose breathing LOL

the racist guy in front !

I've run out of beer #poorpacingstrategy

great anticlimax commenting by GCN. they need to practice a bit

Quality on gcn+ is a bit shit

Anticlimax in the race as well. Climate change sucks, too hot and no wind.