Pro-cycling thread

Patrick Leferve writes in his column in Het Nieuwsblad today that he’s agreed terms with Are Cav for another year.

I have no reason to hate him other than the British fandom/sycophancy.

Not really, but if loud shitposters like amey ^ only post the news that's what we'll get.

My best pro cycling content is from the out of context Twitter account...

I grew a bit weary of Australian ex pro podcasts, even amey doesn't seem to want to wade through those.

Movistar and Superman Lopez have agreed to terminate his contract from the 1st of October.

I wonder if AG2R or Carlos Betancur will offer him a job first?

he should go to Ineos

He’s going back to Astana.

Leo Hayter, another pesky VCL kid, wins the u23 Liege-Bastogne-Liege riding for the Team DSM development squad.

Tom Gloag was 6th, also a VCL alumni.

Bauke Mollema’s crash in that TT yesterday was crazy; over cooked a left turn and almost made it but his rear wheel hit the curb and the bike just snapped in half.

Fuck Levfevere. He's a grade A unreformed chauvinist twat. See when he compared Bennett’s move to Bora to 'women who return home after domestic abuse', not in private comments that later became public but in his weekly column in Het.

At least he admits that he abuses his riders I guess.

He is admittedly very good at his job, I can't deny that, but he sits around drinking vintage Dom Perry while publicly badmouthing his own riders as a negotiation tactic. In Cav's case after spending the Tour saying repeatedly how happy he was at QS, how glad he was to be 'home' etc.

Whatever you think of Cav he's a knob.

At least he admits that he abuses his riders I guess.

Wasn’t his point that Bora had treated Bennet badly before he went to Quickstep?

Not defending him, he is definitely a dick.

https://youtu.be/Pwoyb4dG1bM?t=46

(that should start at 46s to see it, but it doesnt seem to)
It really didnt look like it took much to destroy that frame at all. Glad to see he was ok though

He is admittedly very good at his job

Still cant crack a GC team

He probably knows GC racing is inherently dull.

Et jam summa procul villarum culmina fumant Majoresque cadunt altis de montibus umbrae.

Yes sorry you're right. Also shouldn't compare it to abuse, that was part of the problem with that statement.

Former Danish pro, and top quality mountain domestique, Chris Anker Sorensen was killed by a driver whilst out cycling in Flanders today. He was there to commentate on the Worlds for Danish TV. He was just 37.

https://sporza.be/nl/2021/09/18/ex-wielrenner-chris-anker-sorensen-37-overleden-na-verkeersong~1631975061993/

Chris Anker Sørensen killed in a "traffic accident".

fuck

rest in peace

Devastatingly tragic.

so so sad

I just read this, heartbreaking news.

https://www.velonews.com/news/chris-anker-sorensen-killed-in-crash-while-cycling-at-world-championships/

RIP Chris, my thoughts with his family, friends and co-commentators.

In Zeebrugge. No info on how the crash happened yet.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-anker-sorensen-killed-in-crash-at-world-championships/

het nieuwblad reported that the accident happened at a bicycle crossing where cars have priority

That's obviously possible, but the Het Nieuwsblad article only had it as 'vermoedelijk', so not confirmed yet.

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20210918_97330230

I can't see newer articles yet, but they'll probably come out sometime today.

No Team Time Trial this year. I know it wasn’t popular bu gave a good opportunity to show off sponsors jerseys at the WC’s but hadn’t heard it was to be axed. There is now a mixed time trial which will be interesting…