Pro-cycling thread

Innit. I’d balanced my snoozing and semi-conscious awareness of the commentary perfectly too.

Podium ceremony done. WVA won

If Pidcock wasn’t on a 49cm frame he would have won that

Aaah. Unlucky Pidcock. Gutted.

Four one thousandths of a second in it apparently.

If he hadn’t wasted energy running his 13.26 5km, he’s had won that.

Longer wheelbase...

Shoulda chucked his water bottle. That would have been the four one thousandths....

Former dutch champion? Could be anyone ;)

Brilliant.

Choose the right line in a cyclocross for the edge over the competition.

Surely it's the left line?

May be a stupid question, but is throwing the bike at the line actually faster than sprinting through the line?

I would think so as the speed of the riders is almost the same and shoving the bars forward puts some extra speed on top of that

Ta, just thought I'd ask, suppose they wouldn't do it if it didn't give any benefit.

Call me odd. But at some point it should just be a draw, right? Reckon that should have been. Great race!

I don't think technology has made everything* better.

*anything

I’d have given it to Pidcock on umpire’s call.

Pidcock for knighthood !

https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/publications/practical-guide-for-the-finish-judge.pdf

Who know, skinny isn't listed under finish judge!

Pidcock shoulda listened to LUFGSS and ridden 28s

Doesn’t Flèche Wallone suit Pidcock better than Amstel gold?

unlucky are pidders

Obvs Pidcock is ripping up trees right now but is he in any of the GT squads for Ineos?

Doubt it. He's got Olympic MTB on his schedule instead.

I guess he could do a vuelta but that wouldn't make sense for CX