Pro-cycling thread

I think Froome is still in the front group. Looks like his form isn’t as bad as it appeared from the opening five stages.

It's the obvious pre-season 'i'm shit' bluff.

Froome to win the tour.

I’ve put the hex on him, he’s going out the back now.

the king takes it

Mugged TGH on the line. Bastard.

Oh Alejandro, this isn’t going to go down well at LFGSS Towers ….

Logo should be Movistar blue IMO

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Froome just 2:30 back. Not bad.

too obviously trolling with that font

New sponsor Swapfiets, their gimmick is a blue front tyre, over half of the students in NL use this scheme.

https://swapfiets.nl/en/

Just seen a fact that has slightly blown my mind - Wiggins is younger than Valverde.

Wtf are they really riding blue tyres? I bloody hate swapfietsen

Talking of spoilers, I saw one for today's stage on another thread. What sort of a bastard would do that?

Jesus is younger than Rebellin

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I just wanted to ensure that should TGH be checking in on the forum tonight, he didn't need to worry that he was now dead to me.

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Just watched the first episode second series of that movistar thing on netflix. God its depressing. I couldnt finish it

What would be much more entertaining would be a googlebox type thing with, dunno, Peeters, Brailsford & Lefevere watching it with some beers and pissing themselves with laughter every two minutes

Just as Froome nears the end of his career, we've a new stylish star to appreciate:

https://twitter.com/LRoisDuPeloton/status/1400840061080543236?s=20

Oh wow Schelling won? Fantastic, such a decent young bloke trying his luck at a 'foreign' team. Most Dutch youngsters ride in the Dutch teams, so good for him choosing this way, following Kelderman perhaps. Lovely to see Chaves on the podium as well, hope he does well in the gc.

mmmmm souplesse

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For Covid but it's an easy way to create a bit of drama.

yup

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So Roglic and Pogacar are going into the TdF with no race prep under their belts? Neither is on the start list for Tour de Suisse.

I’m sure they know what they’re doing but it flies in the face of the traditional methods of preparation.

Pogacar is down to start the five stage Tour of Slovenia which starts tomorrow.

Laurens ten Dam and Thomas Dekker starting in Dirty Kanza UNBOUND Gravel later today. Coverage here apparently https://www.flobikes.com/events