A coffee and a small Danish.

[Armchair Cyclist]

Or, as I became on a ride the other day (now with three stitches in my elbow) Potentate of Pot-hole hitting

 

[Peter von]

Hmm... in men's races it's "KoM", in women's races in "QoM". Why not a gender-neutral term?

"Monarch of the Mountains"
"Ruler of the Climbs"
"Best Climber" (but that's boring)

good question. Also some lawyer firm might try to copyright the phrase KoM like they did with “man of the match” so having a backup is nice. * so maybe we start a go fund me and try to buy the rights for the phrase 😅.

Coolest climber?
Doesn’t necessarily mean the best climber as he or she likely already wins the race.

Henry Desgrange trophy?(for the Tour- though that isn’t exactly gender neutral either).

Come on Columbians(this one is for you!)?
(to encourage the South American climbers to put in the extra effort for this one)

Col de la Manifique?

Link*

 

[RedheadDane]

Or, as I became on a ride the other day (now with three stitches in my elbow) Potentate of Pot-hole hitting

I think Pogacar holds that title.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Do I get to write faux-Danish Häagen-Dazs as Haeagen-Dazs? Or is this an American decision, because of the origin of the company, or do I get to decide?

 

[RedheadDane]

Do I get to write faux-Danish Häagen-Dazs as Haeagen-Dazs? Or is this an American decision, because of the origin of the company, or do I get to decide?

Are they claiming it's supposed to be Danish? Well, they're stupid? Ä/ä is not a Danish letter.

 

[Netserk]

Are they claiming it's supposed to be Danish? Well, they're stupid? Ä/ä is not a Danish letter.

It’s stupid, no doubt:

Reuben Mattus invented the phrase "Häagen-Dazs" in a quest for a brand name that he claimed was Danish-sounding; however, the company's pronunciation of the name ignores the letters "ä" and "z" and letters like "ä" or digraphs like "zs" do not exist in Danish.[7][note 1]

 

[RedheadDane]

It’s stupid, no doubt:

Reuben Mattus invented the phrase "Häagen-Dazs" in a quest for a brand name that he claimed was Danish-sounding; however, the company's pronunciation of the name ignores the letters "ä" and "z" and letters like "ä" or digraphs like "zs" do not exist in Danish.[7][note 1]

I used to think it was a German brand...

 

[tobydawq]

Would it be possible for someone to post a collection of all the (UAE) nonsense-talk in the radio?

I saw Bjerg refer to Jumbo as the tigers. I think it was maybe in the interview where almost all the Danish riders were gathered on the Champs.

 

[tobydawq]

Hmm... in men's races it's "KoM", in women's races in "QoM". Why not a gender-neutral term?

"Monarch of the Mountains"
"Ruler of the Climbs"
"Best Climber" (but that's boring)

Supreme Overlord of the Dunghills.

Or maybe lord isn't neutral?

 

[tobydawq]

It’s stupid, no doubt:

Reuben Mattus invented the phrase "Häagen-Dazs" in a quest for a brand name that he claimed was Danish-sounding; however, the company's pronunciation of the name ignores the letters "ä" and "z" and letters like "ä" or digraphs like "zs" do not exist in Danish.[7][note 1]

Netserk, some people.... (I was again about to start by writing Jesus).

 

[Netserk]

Netserk, some people.... (I was again about to start by writing Jesus).

It's the kind of ignorance that is distinctively USian.

 

[rallybanana]

Sultan of Sprints?

Fakir of Falling?

Prince of Punctures?

Tetrarch of Tumbles?

Or what about some recognition of bike handling skills?

"Brigadier of Bike Throws"

"Superior General of Supertucks"

"Wizard of Wheelies"

 

[RedheadDane]

I saw Bjerg refer to Jumbo as the tigers. I think it was maybe in the interview where almost all the Danish riders were gathered on the Champs.

Yeah, but that was a continuation of the same joke. I was mainly wondering how much of the radio talk is just pure nonsense.
Other than the tigers and croccodiles from UAE, I also came across Intermarche being similarly nonsensical, as well as the Ineos DS (Ian Stannard?) helpfully pointing out that the heat was very hot...

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, I am pissed!

Danish TV2 had a list of medal-takers for Denmark, completely ignoring Emma Lund winning gold in the RR - and bronze in the ITT - in the T2 class.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

So in their photos on Porcyclingstats, Axel de Lie looks younger than Arnaud de Lie, yet Axel is older while being on development u23 team and Arnaud is on the elite WT team...

 

[RedheadDane]

So in their photos on Porcyclingstats, Axel de Lie looks younger than Arnaud de Lie, yet Axel is older while being on development u23 team and Arnaud is on the elite WT team...

A "U23 team" that's not a U23 team, and a "WT team" that's not a WT team.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

A "U23 team" that's not a U23 team, and a "WT team" that's not a WT team.

Good point. I'd forgotten they weren't anymore

 

[RedheadDane]

Dr Hutch and the pothole disaster: 'The roads are returning to nature'

Cycling Weekly's columnist Dr Hutch reckons the degradation of UK roads is all a part of the circle of life

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Dr Hutch and the pothole disaster: 'The roads are returning to nature'

Cycling Weekly's columnist Dr Hutch reckons the degradation of UK roads is all a part of the circle of life

www.cyclingweekly.com

I’m concerned I can’t tell if it is satire or not…

 

[RedheadDane]

I’m concerned I can’t tell if it is satire or not…

I'm guessing true... with a few embelishments.

 

[RedheadDane]

Quiz time! (I don't know the answer myself)
How many World Championship titles are in this picture:

My guess: More than five.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Quiz time! (I don't know the answer myself)
How many World Championship titles are in this picture:

My guess: More than five.

Good guess considering they have five between them this year alone.

 

[Miss Violet Smith]

Quiz time! (I don't know the answer myself)
How many World Championship titles are in this picture:

My guess: More than five.

Off the top of my head: 13.

IIRC, Kopecky has one more than van der Poel.

ETA: Sorry, just noted that the spoiler formatting hadn't worked. Fixed now.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Quiz time! (I don't know the answer myself)
How many World Championship titles are in this picture:

My guess: More than five.

Is he wearing white shorts?

 

[veganrob]

Is he wearing white shorts?

Tacky.