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Bike-share Graveyard. China

https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/25/chinas-bike-share-graveyard-a-monument-to-industrys-arrogance

Rest In Peace, rider..

Have any riders received their confirmed times/brevet cards back yet?
If not, have the organisers given any idea how long this might take?

Cheers
Howard

Pretty much the perfect end to a great race:
Adios to Bertie who always was prepared to lose everything for a win - and proved that to the very last.
Chapeau to Froome for finally landing the Double.
Great to see Woods & Kelderman rise upwards.

I tried the top Eurosport one "(french)" and it's Carlton and Sean.
Happy days

I was listening to the commentary today with only half an eye on the video on a second screen. I did involuntarily look up though when Carlton K said that a number of the riders were "playing with themselves"...

When there is a (relatively) flat one with more TT'ing?

I wonder if Froome got a tailored version of the Leaders skin suit, as at the TDF. Or whether the lack of dimples will count for much over this distance..

Rest In Peace Ardian

Cool - just read that the start time has been pulled forward (possibly) which will make things easier....
Just got to find the old T-shirts (and the 45's if someone has a hipster portable record deck..).

I vividly remember reading the full page ad in the NME saying they were quitting in '92. Computer Science Room 2 at Wyke Sixth Form College in Hull. It was the closest I've got to a JFK moment..

(not my original pic)

Really hope I can get my family commitments sorted to be able to make this..

I'll ask Adrian if it's OK to share it on here...

Edit - already been shared above..

The Gold LFGSS header should link through to the Transcon Race thread (for a day or so).
I headed over here to find out why but many won't...

Well done all finishers... Would love to chat with a couple of you for a blog post on themassifcentral.blog

Please drop me a line if you are interested..

thanks
Howard

A Tour that doesn't suit Sky..

• No TT's - Individual or Team.
  
• Previous winners to start with a handicap of 1 minute per win
  
• Exemption for French registered teams from all Combine/Assistance/Feeding rules.
  
• Compulsory requirement for Valverde to retire on the day before Paris to avoid leadership conflict with Quintana
  
• Team Sky to be always assigned to Formule 1 hotels
  
• First two weeks: 14 flat/rolling stages - with half a dozen on pavé, ribinu or similar.
  
• Third week - 2 Short Medium Mountain stages for Movistar/AG2R/Contador ambushes followed 3 longer summit finishes for Quintana to belatedly to come into form for.
  
• Pinot to be allowed to swap his descending times with a teammate.
  
  

etc

What are you thinking of as Sky unfriendly? Moving the race to May in Italy initially springs to mind..

And you get a mention in this weeks Deserter Pubcast Luci... Podcast Royalty now..

Seems to have gone viral via Antoine Vayer (@festinaboy) on Twitter.
I picked it up from Ashley House..

Having checked the pixels - the spelling mistake in Carpentras suggests this is FAKE NEWS! Sad!

First km of Stage 6 could be on the TBL route and rumours of ribin are rife..

Next years route has (possibly*) been possibly leaked already...

*I haven't checked the pixels...

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