General News Thread

[Devil's Elbow]

And here are the stages:

Nothing groundbreaking but this is still unusually good for a Grand Départ.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This should be the final climb of Stage 1:

 

[Mayomaniac]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1486264001524817921

View: https://twitter.com/LeTour/status/1486264001524817921

Is that a picture from the 2004 Dauphine MTT?

 

[Netserk]

Is that a picture from the 2004 Dauphine MTT?

I don't think so, the polka dots are the new design.

 

[Breh]

Very cool!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Pozzovivo to Intermarché
to end with a "flourish"

Pozzovivo, ecco la pista Intermarché per chiudere in bellezza

Il 39enne lucano dopo la chiusura della Qhubeka cerca un team per l’ultima stagione tra i pro’: la squadra belga l’opzione più concreta

www.gazzetta.it

 

[Red Rick]

The Petulant Whiner United in me wants to complain about those Tour stagse, but they're the best we could expect as stages 1 and 2 in the Tour I guess.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Meanwhile RCS has signed a deal with a new broadcaster for the Giro.
Rai will still show the race, but from now on EMG will film the whole thing for RCS, just like they do for the Tour.
Source: https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article...o-bellino-rai-autoproduzione-euro-media-group
That's a big deal, no more ancient Rai infrastructure and helicopters to cover the race.

 

[Alexandre B.]

France is applying for the 2026 Worlds.

It would be held in Domancy. Hinault won his rainbow jersey there.

 

[Mayomaniac]

France is applying for the 2026 Worlds.

It would be held in Domancy. Hinault won his rainbow jersey there.

If they went with that route once again it would be brutal.

 

[SafeBet]

Meanwhile RCS has signed a deal with a new broadcaster for the Giro.
Rai will still show the race, but from now on EMG will film the whole thing for RCS, just like they do for the Tour.
Source: https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article...o-bellino-rai-autoproduzione-euro-media-group
That's a big deal, no more ancient Rai infrastructure and helicopters to cover the race.

I didn't think this would ever happen.

 

[Nirvana]

Probably they need more money to pay relics of the past like Gianni Morandi and Iva Zanicchi to sing in Sanremo so their beloved octagenarian audience could take a nap in front of the TV while young people that don't even watch the Festival will vote for Ghali or Ana Mena upsetting them like happened in recent editions with Mahmood and the Måneskin.

Buying only the rights will cost just 6M for RAI, less than an half of 30 seconds highlights clips of Serie A matches they use in the Domenica Sportiva.

 

[RedheadDane]

Probably they need more money to pay relics of the past like Gianni Morandi and Iva Zanicchi to sing in Sanremo so their beloved octagenarian audience could take a nap in front of the TV while young people that don't even watch the Festival will vote for Ghali or Ana Mena upsetting them like happened in recent editions with Mahmood and the Måneskin.

And I was just wondering when the hell anyone started singing during MSR...
Maybe if someone gets really bored during the long nothing-really-happens stretch of the race.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And I was just wondering when the hell anyone started singing during MSR...
Maybe if someone gets really bored during the long nothing-really-happens stretch of the race.

The Sanremo Festival takes place before the race though. It begins this evening and concludes on Saturday.

 

[RedheadDane]

Spanish cyclist seriously injured in hospital after being shot by a hunter | Cycling Weekly

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Spanish cyclist seriously injured in hospital after being shot by a hunter | Cycling Weekly

Let's hope he can make a LeMond like comeback.

 

[Bonimenier]

World Championships 2023 in Scotland will be held in the beginning of August together with a bunch of other cycling disciplines.

 

[tobydawq]

World Championships 2023 in Scotland will be held in the beginning of August together with a bunch of other cycling disciplines.

Blasphemy.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The peloton is very lucky not to have to ride in Scotland in the autumn. Then again Scottish summers are still other people's idea of autumn.

 

[Sciatic]

Blasphemy.

That is strange; it will mean pretty much anyone who wants to a chance at worlds will have to ride the Tour that July?

 

[Sciatic]

In case anyone still wants to have a crack at it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1488874850668187650

View: https://twitter.com/spectraracing/status/1488874850668187650?s=21

 

[Nirvana]

I don't think having the Worlds in August is a problem, historically Worlds were placed in the second half of August until the 1995 calendar reshaping so it's almost a return to the original slot. The problem is fitting every single discipline in the span of 10 days, a pacing even worse than Olympics with more disciplines in less days (and Olympics are already really cramped) that basically prevent multidisciplinary riders from riding more than one or two events.

 

[tobydawq]

I don't think having the Worlds in August is a problem, historically Worlds were placed in the second half of August until the 1995 calendar reshaping so it's almost a return to the original slot. The problem is fitting every single discipline in the span of 10 days, a pacing even worse than Olympics with more disciplines in less days (and Olympics are already really cramped) that basically prevent multidisciplinary riders from riding more than one or two events.

Historically, MSR and De Ronde were held on the same day, that doesn't mean it was a good thing.

 

[RedheadDane]

I don't think having the Worlds in August is a problem, historically Worlds were placed in the second half of August until the 1995 calendar reshaping so it's almost a return to the original slot. The problem is fitting every single discipline in the span of 10 days, a pacing even worse than Olympics with more disciplines in less days (and Olympics are already really cramped) that basically prevent multidisciplinary riders from riding more than one or two events.

I'm not sure it would be that much of a problem (other than riders having to train for multiple events). Track and CX for example could probably overlap without any issues. Same with any para-discipline with any able-bodied-discipline. Cyclo-ball and Cyclo-dance* probably aren't gonna cause issues with any of the more racing-based disciplines either.

*I know that's not the technical term!

 

[Red Rick]

I honestly think it's kinda *** to switch WC dates just because it really shortens the time a rider can keep the WC jersey.