Pro-cycling thread

Yes! Enjoyed him gassing down the final descent and leaving Mohoric in his wake.

RE De Gendt

You talking about the first incident or second? I was mentioning the first, which is what I'd call part of sprinting. The second, pushing jake over onto barriers, isn't.

Personally I like seeing sprinters going shoulder to shoulder but that crossed the line.

Just seen Bouhanni's DQ bumped young Matt Bostock up to 7th. Great result for him against that field.

UCI open a case against Bouhanni:

https://www.uci.org/amp/uci-statement-concerning-nacer-bouhanni/SGhmVFN0Wm9tZXVQSUc3bHF4NEVUcDk2SEFFPQ2

I don't think it's that bad.

Didn't age well.

I still don’t think it is. These things happen in sprints. I don’t think Bouhanni intentionally moved to take Stewart into the barriers, and can’t see how the UCI can prove intent.

I do wonder if it had been someone else if the UCI would have done the same?

I think bouhannis deviation was worse than Dylan gronewegens.

Yeah, you can't prove intent but it looks pretty bad to me.

https://twitter.com/daniellloyd1/status/1376290791572844554

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Not sure that’s covered in UCI ruling.

Bit below the belt

What a wanker

Proof, if it were needed that the court of public opinion is dumb:

https://twitter.com/procyclingstats/status/1376510509093171205?s=21

That'll take some beating

Result for those without a Twitter account?

3 month suspension leads with 37% of the vote, disqualification is enough is neck and neck with a 9 month suspension for second, both on 24%.

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Nitter/Privacy Redirect is your friend.

Frozen sausages & a hammer for Bouhannis lawn please.

https://twitter.com/jakey_stewart/status/1376902515871125511?s=19

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Very TVMesque

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Is that Johan Capiot on the right?

Steven Rooks, the Dutch Stephen Roche.

Looks like Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickenson on the left, and I had no idea Dean Gafney was riding for FDJ these days.

Looks far to bulky to be Rooks. He must’ve enjoyed his off season that year.

Or as I like to think of it, did a Lemond/Roche/Ullrich. Gone are the days when tour winners looked like humans in March....