Pro-cycling thread

Can be rewatched on Eurosport.

Think it was within last km

Wouldn’t be the ToB without a crazy dangerous finish.

Neds pod tonight should be interesting.

Stage finish is on YouTube. Bit of a joke! Usual parked cars, overly tight corners, street furniture and then a total failure to barrier the road properly!

No ToB stage tomorrow due to the death of an old lady.

But, velogames scores. I was doing ok for once.

Fuck me. Really looking forward to Kirby's take on it all.

On the course?

they've canned the rest of TOB. was gonna head down to the isle of wight on sunday. Can't believe lizzy has done this specifically to ruin my weekend.

Statement: 10:30pm, Thursday 8 September 2022

Further to the earlier statement in relation to the cancellation of stage six as a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, the organisers of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain can additionally confirm that stages seven (Dorset) and eight (Isle of Wight) will not take place.

This decision has been taken in consultation with stakeholders and partners in light of operational circumstances, including the understandable reassignment of police resource at this time.

Therefore, the final standings will be taken following the conclusion of stage five on Thursday 8 September. The winner of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain 2022 will be Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar Team).

Additionally, the respective classification leaders – Tom Pidcock (Dodl by AJ Bell points), Mathijs Paasschens (ŠKODA King of the Mountains) and Matthew Teggart (Sportsbreaks.com sprints) – will also be declared the winners of those competitions.

The Tour of Britain organisation, alongside the teams, riders and officials involved in the event, send their deepest condolences to the Royal Family at this sad time.

Was about to buy my ferry ticket for Sunday…

Everything is grinding to a respectful halt. Went to the Mercury Prize tonight. The only action was celebs staggering out with all the booze they could carry after the cancellation was announced. Premier League etc to be postponed at the weekend and perhaps beyond. None of us (?) are old enough to have witnessed this before?

A mark of respect?
what respect has she ever shown to cycling?
FFS.

Lefty anti Monarchy thread is that way >>>>

police resources thing makes sense I guess, given the hoardes of serfs converging on the mall

Well, she was patron of British Cycling and rode a bike in the war or something.

Oh dear , I hope Orla , Dan and Adam Blythe aren’t all wearing black ….

They were decked out before she’d even croaked yesterday!

No studio chats today, just the racing (and Carlton Kirby).

They were decked out before she’d even croaked yesterday!

I assumed it was in respect for Rog’s DNS.

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RIP Rog.

Och it's wee Jimmy McNulty doing the Queen proud in the break

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Just hearing on the Vuelta commentary Roglic is blaming Fred Wright for his crash. You reckon he's still concussed?

Are you sure? I thought they were saying Roglic’s fans were blaming Fred Wright, not Roglic himself.

According to Robbie McEwan, Rog himself has come out and said it.