Recent content by andrew_s

I would comment that GPS itself is listen only, and some other radio device is required to send position and alerts to the race organisers. Simple is via the phone network, but we all know how frequent loss of signal is when out on the road. It will be interesting to find out how it ends up...

It's what I call kerb suck. If you drift gradually in towards the kerb and get within 5 mm or so without noticing, it's virtually impossible to steer away from the kerb, and it's a case of either crsshing or stopping.

It's even simpler if you say 8 furlongs to a mile, 1 mile is 1.6 km. This gives 1 furlong = 200 m, by mental arithmetic and no calculator required. OK, it's less precise. Exact is 1 mile = 1,609344 km, and 1 furlong = 201,168 m

Whilst MVDP's rides in 2018/19/21 seem to have resolved the skills question, his performances after the Tokyo Olympics have replaced that question by "Is he prepared to put the time in?", and since he's not finished a ranking race since, it looks like the answer is No. Fitting MTB training into...

The closest I've seen on an official photo finish photo was perhaps 1 mm. You couldn't tell trying to spot the difference in the direction of travel, but the winner's front wheel merged with the finish line cursor over a slightly greater vertical range. Unfortunately I don't remember which race.

Delaying the start would cause too many knock on problems. If they can't check all the bikes in time, they should skip the remaining bikes and check them after the finish.

You aren't the only one. At 22:45 UTC: PCS say Bol FirstCycling say Marit TV (D+) commentary said Bol Head on and helicopter video indecisive Marit came out first at podium ceremony and climbed onto the 2nd podium step, Bol came out 2nd and climbed onto the lowest step. Update 21:50, 6th...

Not to mention Ellen van Dijk: 3 x World TT champion, plus 3 x World TTT champion

Almost, but not quite: I make it 963 points for XDS Astana today: Romandie: St. 5 3rd = 30; GC 4th, 14th, 17th , 56th= 348 Tour of Turkiye: St. 8 1st = 20; GC 1st, 2nd & 27th = 355 Faeme Ardennes Classic: 1st & 2nd = 210 Picnic PostNL 260 for GC in Romandie & Turkiye

Bramall Lane was built in 1855. Initially mostly cricket, but was also used for football (e.g. final of Youdan Cup, 1867, the first ever football tournament, won by Hallam FC). Sheffield Utd were founded in 1889 with Bramall Lane as their home ground. Cricket use ended 1974/5, when the South...

I must admit that what I'm waiting for is an attempt on a Giro-Tour-Vuelta season. Last year was off the cards on account of the worlds. The next obvious season would be 2029 (sprint Worlds, no Olympics), but it could happen after any future Giro-Tour if a 3rd or 4th Worlds was thought to be...

Picture 2: Is that a bike wheel I see getting thrown into the race? (Upper right, by the French flag.)

The Welsh Arrow, translating to English rather than the more normal French. Wales could do with an extra race. Waalse and Welsh are basically the same word, though applied to different groups of non-Germanic foreigners. It's interesting where "that sounds like" and a bit of wondering can lead.

Disco+ is now listing all stages of both races

No one thing, but a combination of things that have added up. a) Aero has come to the road - it's a major factor in the design of the modern road bike, and everyone is racing in skinsuits when the weather allows. b) Tyres have become wider and softer. It's been realized that there's no point...