Pro-cycling thread

Except that he was the only one in the front bunch that already won AGR!

True, he has won A Great Race. :)

That is fucking insane

"Getting hot under the collar about what brakes to use is missing the point. There are more serious issues to be dealt with first, and the behaviour of the in-race convoy should be top priority."

Seems fairly on point https://rouleur.cc/journal/racing/touchpaper-never-mind-disc-brakes

conspiracy theory coming through

It is interesting how abruptly and decisively the UCI responded to the disk brake debacle, completely unlike the lack of action around race convoy/ motos.

I think they saw it as a chance to suck attention away the moto problems, by coming down hard on disks sparking a long and tedious debate.

coming down hard on disks

'discs'.

Cue further debate about naming conventions. :)

For some reason that Hayman pic puts me in the mind of a fastshow sketch.

'THIS WEEK i WILL MOSTLY WEARING A SHOCKED-WINNER-LOOK!'

......Jessy?????

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Don't think it's that at all.

Historically, bike manufacturers don't have a big sway over the UCI. It's usually the UCI telling them what they can or can't do, and they have a long history of doing that. Suspending disc brakes is easy for them to do.

Reducing/managing motos is a lot harder. You'll need buy in from the race organisers, and historically the ASO don't get on with the UCI, with the ASO threatening to pull their races from the UCI World Tour in 2017.
I can imagine how well an edict from the UCI to the ASO limiting motos at their races would go down.

Inrng reports something similar re UCI and motos

race vehicles – the UCI has been working on revised rules for many months but struggles to find agreement and cannot impose anything

http://inrng.com/2016/04/the-disk-brake-fiasco/#more-28243

After Amstel Gold I'm actually looking forward to Valverde week

Today, once again a 194km peloton commute to the Mur de Huy sprint climb contest?

La Vos is back for her first 1. WWT race btw, hope they will show some of the women's race as well.

^you never know. Cummingsmight mug them from the break Pais Vasco style

I realise it's not a stage race and chances are very slim!

Steveo in the break at Fleche - woop woop

Cummings now flying solo!

Caught :(

@I_am_Hingis have you put money on Betancur?

dat bollard ..

Is he doing the business? I'm in a meeting (ironically about a cycle race) and can't put on Eurosport.

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Apols, that wasn't carlos. It was IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI.

boo. valverde wins. again.

Poosticks

I would refer the gentleman to my previous answer

They should rebrand 'Ardennes Week' as 'Dopers Paradise'.