Pro-cycling thread

Ha, #spokearedeath

'Valpartij' remains one of my favourite Dutch words.

Or prevent idiots from racing.

Who was the ONCE rider who lost the tip of his finger doing the same?

Added: Mikel Zarrabeitia, in the Vuelta in 2000.

You joke, but various types of aero spokes are banned for that very reason. Full carbon wheels too, I believe

You mean another riders have an incident due to spoked wheels? This must not stand, the UCI need to suspend all spoked wheels until further notice.

Oh shit moment

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The things people do to not have to ride a Trek.

And specialized:

où est le live stream pour Tro Bro Leon?

Big mechanical doping story on French TV tonight, with pro teams using motors at Strade Bianche.

Eurosport online. One of the no commentary streams. No idea about less legit options

Dimension data controversially bringing a squad of Goldeneye characters:

cheers, unobtainable for me, was hoping for some pirate link somewhere but found none

any more info?

"The two-page article in Correre della Sera reveals that the heat detector – which was hidden to look a video camera, managed to spot seven different motors being used at Strade Bianche and the Coppi e Bartali races. Five were hidden in the seat tube, with two hidden in the rear hub and cassette. Some were the large seat tube motors that are freely available on the market, while others were more technologilly advanced and were more difficult to identify because they produced a smaller heat spot. The report says that experts confirmed that the only way to create heat like that identified is via a motor."

whoa!

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mechanical-doping-used-in-strade-bianche-and-coppi-e-bartali-claims-investigation/

. timing

Live in an hour

http://www.cyclinghub.tv/livestreams/tab2.php

ta, brilliant

So the picture/video they've showed is their own test bike. I'd be interested to see the real ones. Also, does anyone know whether a Di2 battery in the seat tube would get warm?

Also, where's the battery for this motor? Above it in the seat tube?

Woah!! Mad. Wonder if it's true.

Thanks

I do wish the fuckers would stop cheating

If it's as easy to detect a using heat camera you can get ones that plug in to your phone. Wouldn't be hard to place people by the side of the road filming them going by.

In a car with one G reception. Eurosport not really working. What's happening with Amstel?