Pro-cycling thread

How cool to see marlene holding the race start flag in car 1.

I heard this is more apt at the moment…

https://youtu.be/vqWzfH71Bww

The lack of spectators is disappointing.

Everyone is having lunch.

The numbers are really down. Maybe COVID fears play into this too.

People heard @hippy was going to be there, so thought there'd be a lack of space.

Also all the cafes and bars now have a food and beer shortage, so what’s the point in going into town…

Nah, Tao told him.

What time would riders be hitting the Champs today roughly please?

About 5/5.15 UK time

He’s already moaning about the price of beer in Paris on Twitter.

Geshke looks thrilled to be wearing the polka dots….

Was going to say the same. Poor guy was broken when he lost it!

I imagine he feels like Father Ted as the second best priest.

Loneliest man in the world, the other jerseys not even acknowledging his presence.

They called him up to ride with them. I think they meant well, but talk about rubbing salt into the wound...

They already finished, Lorena Wiebes beat Marianne Vos in the sprint ;-)

DSM could have chilled to give the press a slam dunk double headline for Jumbo lifting all the boats but yeah, you won a crit prologue. Woo.

Kind of fun to think about Visma, random Nordic software company who a couple of years ago agreed to co-sponsor the JL team. They've ended up bagging an insane amount of visibility relative to their investment.

It won’t have helped that on Eurosport Robbie M said the skinsuit made him looked like he had a rash.

Pidcock FTW

Too much of a drag sprint for him?
There are cobbles and slightly uphill though.

JV black shorts! I’m in love!

Ganna to go Individual Pursuit mode?

Oh my