A coffee and a small Danish.

[RedheadDane]

Question: What do pro cyclists do during off-season?
Answer: They get married, make kids, and party a bit.

And then there's Vingegaard, who just gets married in the middle (well, beginning) of the season, and won't tell anyone when it happened.

 

[rallybanana]

Question: What do pro cyclists do during off-season?
Answer: They get married, make kids, and party a bit.

And then there's Vingegaard, who just gets married in the middle (well, beginning) of the season, and won't tell anyone when it happened.

Is it true that when Michael Valgren was a young pro with Tinkoff and Astana he would spend his spare-time/off-season working in the same fish factory as Vingegaard?

Reading Vingegaard's Wikipedia page that seems to be the case. I mean when Jonas was in the fish factory Valgren, who is 5 years older, was already regularly competing in the Tour de France. It seems a bit hard to believe that a WT rider would need some extra pocket money.

 

[RedheadDane]

Is it true that when Michael Valgren was a young pro with Tinkoff and Astana he would spend his spare-time/off-season working in the same fish factory as Vingegaard?

Reading Vingegaard's Wikipedia page that seems to be the case. I mean when Jonas was in the fish factory Valgren, who is 5 years older, was already regularly competing in the Tour de France. It seems a bit hard to believe that a WT rider would need some extra pocket money.

I don't think it was when he was with Saxo/Tinkoff, and Astana he worked at that factory, but earlier, when he was still a conti rider.

 

[rallybanana]

I don't think it was when he was with Saxo/Tinkoff, and Astana he worked at that factory, but earlier, when he was still a conti rider.

That would make more sense. Wikipedia and the linked reference article from Eurosport make it sound like they worked in the factory at the same time.

 

[RedheadDane]

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/french-tandem-pair-set-new-strava-art-world-record-with-huge-heart

 

[Samu Cuenca]

There's an Irish-born Scottish rugby player called Ben Healy, and I've just discovered there's also a Basque U20 runner called Mikel Landa.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1711392351199875157

View: https://twitter.com/club_la_blanca/status/1711392351199875157

 

[QueenStagiaire]

There's an Irish-born Scottish rugby player called Ben Healy, and I've just discovered there's also a Basque U20 runner called Mikel Landa.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1711392351199875157

View: https://twitter.com/club_la_blanca/status/1711392351199875157

Mikel Landa looks like tall Mikel Landa.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mikel Landa looks like tall Mikel Landa.

He's standing on top of a podium, so I don't know how tall he actually is. But yeah, it wouldn't be a surprise if there were somehow related.

 

[RedheadDane]

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands:

Dutch headwind championships cancelled – due to high winds

Storm Ciarán has proven too much even for the hardy riders of this quirky event

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

There's an Irish-born Scottish rugby player called Ben Healy, and I've just discovered there's also a Basque U20 runner called Mikel Landa.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1711392351199875157

View: https://twitter.com/club_la_blanca/status/1711392351199875157

Belgium's best ever billiards player is called Eddy Merckx. Which is quite funny because every year or so the newscaster will open with: "And Eddy Merkcx just became World Champion, no not in cycling but in Three-cushion billiards."

 

[rallybanana]

There's an Irish-born Scottish rugby player called Ben Healy, and I've just discovered there's also a Basque U20 runner called Mikel Landa.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1711392351199875157

View: https://twitter.com/club_la_blanca/status/1711392351199875157

There's an American Sam Bennett in pro golf and a Canadian Sam Bennett in the National Hockey League

 

[Armchair cyclist]

There's an American Sam Bennett in pro golf and a Canadian Sam Bennett in the National Hockey League

I used to have a brother-in-law called Chris Froome. I now have a sister-in-law called Chris Froome.

 

[RedheadDane]

What do you when you have a rider who won't be able to take the usual "New Kit Photos" at the December team meeting? You can either just take the photo later, or... you can use photoshop!

 

[rallybanana]

What do you when you have a rider who won't be able to take the usual "New Kit Photos" at the December team meeting? You can either just take the photo later, or... you can use photoshop!

Maybe they used those magic kids' markers that turn yellow into red

 

[RedheadDane]

More photoshopping. This time... slightly worse quality:

 

[Armchair cyclist]

I'm going to spend a large proportion of this season being surprised at how many times Felipe Orts is appearing in some races.

 

[RedheadDane]

WARNING! The following is gonna contain large amounts of weird pseudo-science!

So, in Besseges Milan Menten got beaten in the sprint, while in Valencia Jonathan Milan schooled everyone in the sprint.
So, therefore I can conclude that having the name 'Milan' as a surname is better than having it as a first name.

 

[staubsauger]

@Ilmaestro99 How much of a war crime would it be to cook pasta quattro formaggio with Danish Danablu & Esrom cheese instead of Gorgonzola & Parmesan? 🧀

Please don't put me on ignore, pal! I'm just asking

 

[Ilmaestro99]

@Ilmaestro99 How much of a war crime would it be to cook pasta quattro formaggio with Danish Danablu & Esrom cheese instead of Gorgonzola & Parmesan? 🧀

Please don't put me on ignore, pal! I'm just asking

Don't do a pasta quattro formaggio man please, and don't put that weird danish industrial stuff near the plate

 

[staubsauger]

Don't do a pasta quattro formaggio man please, and don't put that weird danish industrial stuff near the plate

Don't worry pal. I was just joking around!

Danablu is delicious on breakfast rolls though!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

@Ilmaestro99 How much of a war crime would it be to cook pasta quattro formaggio with Danish Danablu & Esrom cheese instead of Gorgonzola & Parmesan? 🧀

Please don't put me on ignore, pal! I'm just asking

As a Dane I also find this incredibly repulsive. Please stop buying our products!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Danablu is delicious on breakfast rolls though!

You are still allowed to do that.

But I don't exactly have the most culinary integrity myself. I recently had pasta with a sauce made out of a Danish white cheese. I did pay for it though since it made my stomach upset for a couple of days afterwards.

 

[tobydawq]

Cheese is disgusting.

 

[Netserk]

I eat cheese every day. A topping that is both among the best on buns as well as rye bread. Cream cheese and banana is such a delicious combination.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I eat cheese every day. A topping that is both among the best on buns as well as rye bread. Cream cheese and banana is such a delicious combination.

@mods surely not acceptable