General News Thread

[Red Rick]

Double Zonc ascent on the 2nd to last day? Have they learnt nothing?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Trentin just crashed into a bear(!) while he was training around Morro Bay with the team.
He's ok, but just look at his helmet:

source: http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/2017/05/29/101718/trentin-california-orso-frontale

:surprised:

Wut?

A bear, this tops the cat I hit last week.

 

[tristecsinamigos]

what happened to the cat? :surprised:

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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what happened to the cat? :surprised:

The cat was bloody fine, I broke my goddam jaw.. I have been drinking milkshakes since.

 

[RedheadDane]

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what happened to the cat? :surprised:

The cat was bloody fine, I broke my goddam jaw.. I have been drinking milkshakes since.

Love how the first concern was the cat!

 

[luckyboy]

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Please just ascent Zoncolan one time and add Crostis to the equation instead. Still, ascending Zoncolan 2 times sounds alot more interesting than Alpe d' Huez 2 times..

They could do Crostis in the opposite direction, from Ravascletto and the descent would be down where they were going up last time? That looks much less dangerous than the protested descent

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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what happened to the cat? :surprised:

The cat was bloody fine, I broke my goddam jaw.. I have been drinking milkshakes since.

Love how the first concern was the cat!

That has been every single one of my friends reaction aswell.

 

[Nirvana]

The Tour has already announced the 2019 Grand Depart.
I hope to see the return of the cobbles after the first stages in Belgium.
http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2017/us/pre-race/news/ahc/tour-de-france-2019-grand-depart-in-brussels.html

 

[Gigs_98]

Prologue-->flat stage-->stage with RVV climbs-->Paris Roubaix stage
Make it happen (I'd honestly be surprised if they don't use cobbles)

 

[Nirvana]

Prologue-->flat stage-->stage with RVV climbs-->Paris Roubaix stage
Make it happen (I'd honestly be surprised if they don't use cobbles)

From what i understanded during the press conference they said that the first stage will be a flat one around Bruxelles than a TTT always near Bruxelles.

 

[Red Rick]

Yes, the first week TdF definitely needs to be more stressed and crazy.

 

[Durden93]

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Yes, the first week TdF definitely needs to be more stressed and crazy.

There's a massive difference between rider safety stress and competitive stress.

 

[Durden93]

Prologue-->flat stage-->stage with RVV climbs-->Paris Roubaix stage
Make it happen (I'd honestly be surprised if they don't use cobbles)

From what i understanded during the press conference they said that the first stage will be a flat one around Bruxelles than a TTT always near Bruxelles.

Lol, apparently the ASO can't do anything right.

 

[Jspear]

What an idiot....

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/summerhill-charged-with-firing-a-gun-while-riding-in-colorado/

I love guns and love having the right to carry them. Why do people need to do stupid things like this?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Flat first stages in GTs need to die a horrible death. If you don't want to be too decisive but really want to do a road stage then something like Plumelec in 2008 is fine, or the ORIGINAL Naples circuit course from the 2013 Giro (not the eventual one). If you're just going to do a flat stage around the city, what's wrong with a prologue?

 

[Yingge]

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What an idiot....

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/summerhill-charged-with-firing-a-gun-while-riding-in-colorado/

I love guns and love having the right to carry them. Why do people need to do stupid things like this?

He has since resigned from his team (well, he was probably 'fired' - pardon the pun).

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/summerhill-resigns-from-unitedhealthcare/

 

[movingtarget]

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Yes, the first week TdF definitely needs to be more stressed and crazy.

Increased chances of falls will create stress. The first week of the Tour always is stressful. Just add motorbikes, narrow roads and dumb fans and stir...........

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Something we have to put up with in the UK...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/40111853

I really don't know where to start.

 

[Squire]

I wonder how the teamwork in that squad will be

 

[RedheadDane]

The fact that two former World Champions will be headlining the National Elite Road Racing Championships?

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Something we have to put up with in the UK...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/40111853

I really don't know where to start.

Wait, wait, wait...

A national team with most of the stars will ride together in the national championships?

That is just all different kinds of stupid

 

[RedheadDane]

Oh... I can see how that's a bit silly.
Why would you have a national team in a National Championship?

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

We don't.

But the leading news corporation think we do.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, they are each riding on their different teams?
Does that mean the issue is not anything to do with the race, but that media doesn't understand how racing works?

 

[GuyIncognito]

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We don't.

But the leading news corporation think we do.

Ah, now that makes more sense and is a lot funnier