Pro-cycling thread

did not know that, no. Do now so will hold off on jumping to conclusions based on past Trump support and dubious emoji/tweet choices for now. Although Trump support is really hard to forgive

He didn't really apologise though, and said the team was wrong to punish him.

He apologised for any offence and said he “strongly stands against racism in any form.”

His press officer apologised for any offence and said he “strongly stands against racism in any form.”

Ftfy

So it’s the Trek press officer that everyone hates?

So it’s the Trek press officer that everyone hates?

#CopBikes

One of the Lotto Destiny sports directors Allan Davis has been called out with bonus screenshots DMing lots of women dangling jobs and hoping for sexytime from his work account.

Lotto hoping it will just go away

https://www.lottodstny.be/en/news/detail/5072/statement-lotto-dstny

Just read that. Talk about abdicating responsibility.

Simmons said that he still does not understand why people were upset
about his use of the Black hand emoji, or his reference to the “Bye
Felicia” quote.

“If I’m honest, no, not really. This whole concept of this digital
blackface, or whatever they want to call it, I had never even heard of
that, and I think the majority of the population hadn’t heard of it,”
Simmons said. “If this had been two months earlier, and not in the
middle of an election in the U.S., I think this would have been a
non-issue. This is really something new that I don’t fully understand,
and I think a lot of people don’t understand. Obviously, what I’ve
learned is to not do it again and to stay away from this type of
discussion. But, the whole why behind it, really is — I could never
have imagined this.”

Simmons also said he disagreed with the team’s decision to suspend
him.

So he might have apologised at the time, but didn't really mean it...

That doesn't mean he's an arsehole in all areas of his life obviously, but likewise he's not an all round good egg because he stopped when another human was in a serious accident. Shades of grey and all that.

I thought that was the Trek press officer?

But srsly, I don’t know how anyone can read that quote with anything but compassion for a 19yo sheltered pro athlete who’s still trying to get to grips with the world.

This is a work of art. Taken by Phil Wright, Fred’s dad.

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Brilliant photo

Every year I think THIS year I’ll get the full coverage, update myself every day how the race is going on, hopefully this year - I see the course is never in the north, straight through France. Also the Tour of Austria is again starting on Sunday after a three year brake.

https://twitter.com/Bartoli84/status/1674778675495989248

https://twitter.com/FrancoisGuguen/status/1674758915567788032

Pete Kennaugh seems to be cosplaying a heyday Brett Anderson

Fred looking spangly in the new kit. Needs some stripes on the bike, though.

Does Cadel need a throat lozenge? So irritating

Covid test…

Uh oh

Quite the scenario

amey's tears fall like, well, tears.

I can't help but feel that the teams underestimated how narrow and full of fans that climb was going to be.

Yeah - that was insane for a first day. Brilliant though.
Enjoyed the Yatessss winning that.

Enjoyed the Yatessss twinning that.

FTFY