Pro-cycling thread

VdP eating shit right at the start? Ouch. So much for his "best bike handling skills" and free UCI upgrade

Absolute NEWB

Is this bit on the bbc ?

BBC Scot HD

The BBC commentary is golf clubesque.. thank god for GCN/Eurosport

The disagreement on Shirter/Shooter is such a pet peeve with Eurosport right now. Glad it's the lesser of two evils.

How to make a good race sound sh###

NI accents don't help!

It's just XC. It's not like you need commentary.

Yorkshire flag

French fella having a moan across the line?

What was Koretsky having a sook about?

Was he one of the riders fucked over with the gridding?

Pretty standard in a Paris pub toilet

Wowsers! Pidders DQ'd for taking outside assistance from non-designated pits.

Arise!

Face full of flag kind of ruined it though

The Netherlands got an automatic qualifying place yesterday with a 5th place finish in the u23 men’s race.

What was the drama at the end? Frenchy crossed the line waving his finger and gave the international up yours sign.

The regular MTB riders complain that the sport doesn’t get enough media attention, then when the riders who can generate that turn up, complain that they’ve turned up. Dickheads.

The UCI rule application was cack-handed but it’s a well established rule that has been enforced previously.

It doesn’t get much attention because the rest of them are so slow

Enjoying the trials

Enjoying the trials

Insane finish.

Yes really good, lots of drama, great course and weather

Ok the 26” trials (DBAD world champs?) was an awesome battle, no spoilers.

Yeah, that was some competition.