Pro-cycling thread

thats got to hurt - 3 2nd places last year and 3 thirds and finally thought he had one one only to find out it was another 2nd

The Breakaway is a joke compared with Imlach&co on ITV4. I forgot how good it is.

How very misguided of you, the Breakaway is utterly unmissable (for approx 10 seconds) as a 'what not to wear' style consultancy service.

I disagree. Orla rocks whatever she wears. Adam Blythe not so much.

ITV4 pisses all over Eurosports highlights coverage.

I like Orla C and Dan Lloyd. I find Adam Blythe and McEwan’s daily battle to be the alpha peacock a bit tiresome.

Are the cobbles fairly benign today (compared to PR)? Mostly new sectors?

There's one particular sector, I think 9 or 10 that they've pointed out as particularly spicy. No crashes last time they rode it but definitely possible to lose the GC race there with some bad luck.

Like Paris-Roubaix, ASO have given the 11 sectors star ratings and today there are two two star sectors, the rest are all three and four stars.

https://inrng.com/2022/07/tour-de-france-stage-5-preview-wallers-arenberg/

MVDP is going absolutely BERSERK today, right?

I prefer The Breakaway to ITV. Emotional (ex)sprinters vs boring (ex) TTers .

i.e 'white birds on water are mostly swans', barodeur ornithologist is my preference.

I have backed Kristoff E/W at 40/1 today. Form looks there but this might be too short for him.

Why am I seeing a whoop advertorial.

pretty sure he's been saying this is his target to try and take yellow

Why? He’s never been a contender at Paris-Roubaix.

He’s been playing down his chances before the start. Says his form isn’t where he wants it to be, at a loss as to why this is.

TVDH to go in bdhu?

Jimmy Riddle.

Thanks Brad.

He's already there.

Cort > Taco

Yeesh, Wout looked uncomfortable

wait, you are not sponsored by them yet!?

Sorry, been out of the pro-loop since before the pandemic.
Who are riders I should look out for in this year's TdF?

Fucking Movistar

Wout should be DQd for drafting please.

He nearly DQd himself.