Pro-cycling thread

I heard that he is going for all three jerseys this year.

I suspect your three yer old knows more about pro-cycling than most of us.

I also suspect (hope!) his point was, if Froome and a few other stick insects were pushing for the finish at the same time he would have a chance. But it was expressed pretty poorly.

I've been surpised a few times by Froome being in the mix on sprinters stage. Obvs never for the win, but does often come in quite high up

Froome isn't up there to sprint but to be safe(r) from crashes. He will stay close to the front but won't contest the sprint.

Ah, page refresh fail. Andy (and Erin) got in there first. :)

Froome isn't up there to sprint but to be safe(r) from crashes.

Why isn't the leader of the race worried about crashes? This was, what I take to be, Tibb's question.

Said he ran into his leadout's back wheel.

Hmm... why isn't that French rider thrown out of that French race for doing the same thing an Aussie rider did in a French race?

I know he's unpopular, but why is everyone advocating that Bouhanni be disqualified? He was one of a number of offenders.

Because I don't know their names and he won.so is most obvious.

Fucking Euros. Vote Brexit!

meanwhile, Stig Broeckx is still in a coma, I think the doctors still keep him that way, will maybe be brought to in a couple of days accoring to Lotto Soudal DS in HLN (translated)

Great news. Hope he makes a full recovery

Sky really seem to have shaken up their tactics this year.

You mean their belated move away from simply turning up and trying to do the Creeping Death™ at every single outing?

Was a pity Kwiato didn't have the beans (nor Poels in the end) but Landa's looking in good fettle...

Yeah - they made three separate moves in the last 10km. Kwiat, Landa, and Henao.

Maybe it's just a case of them signing superstars - they need to be let off the leash occasionally.

Sag's going to ride an MTB in Rio.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/olympics/peter-sagan-trades-olympic-road-race-place-shot-mountain-bike-gold-232414?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social

(and going by the comments, costing the actual qualified rider a spot, which is a bit shit. Looking forward to watching it though!).

"The story is more complicated. At present the most mtb points in Slovakia has Michal Lami, but he does not ride road races at all and logically he was not interested in the trade. Haring is the second man among mountain bikers, but he rides also road occasionally and that is why he accepted the deal. Of course, he has no chance, in his case it's just Coubertain's "not to win, but to take part". It should be said that people like Peter Velits also refused to ride the road race.
Slovakia asked for mtb wild card, will be refused, but Sagan will participate nevertheless. I heard that the wildcard could go to Russia, thus the excuses that it should go to small countries with few sportsmen are bunch of nonsense, money talks. The one who loses is Lami (Slovak first reserve in mtb), life can be cruel."

That's the comment I was referring to.

I know.

Well in Aru!

Heart in mouth there after the peloton cranked up after the Flamme Rouge.

Anything you(r blood bag) can do Nibbles...

Not contest per say, but in messy finishes he does occasionally get top 10's just from not wanting to get caught in a crash

Interesting that when Tony Martin went to the front I thought it was all over and he'll take the stage. Doesn't work and 5 mins later Aru does it and pulls it off!

Are they showing live bike cams?

ouch that was a hard hit.