General News Thread

[RedheadDane]

I thought it was a good post.

There was certainly some truth to the "thread will (sometimes) become weird and ramply" bit.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Was the above comment something resurrected from when this thread started, in honor of the thread having reached 500 pages?

It was from the first page of this thread.
I liked that they had changed the word "lance" to spear, but not that they hadn't corrected the spelling mistake regarding Contador's body part.

 

[rallybanana]

Interesting that an anonymous guest from 2009 could foresee this forum becoming a terribly drawn out, long winded, rambling assortment of oddness...

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Greg LeMond diagnosed with leukemia

'Fortunately, it is a type of cancer that is treatable, and it is a type of leukemia that is not life-threatening,' says former Tour de France winner.

www.velonews.com

Unfortunately Greg Lemond was diagnosed with leukemia recently, however it is not life threatening and he should be fine.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

No Benelux Tour this year - https://www.beneluxtour.eu/nl/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=890231

Yet another race killed off because the Dutch police won't cooperate. Might just be the thing that pushes Lotto over the edge too, Wellens often shines here.

 

[Samamba]

No Benelux Tour this year - https://www.beneluxtour.eu/nl/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=890231

Yet another race killed off because the Dutch police won't cooperate. Might just be the thing that pushes Lotto over the edge too, Wellens often shines here.

Campenaerts was also 3rd there last year. Definitely not good news for LTS hopes to stay in the WT.

 

[Roku]

Julio Jimenez has passed away. One of the Spanish climbing legends from the 50-70 era, along with Bahamontes and Fuente (aka Tarangu).

 

[tobydawq]

According to the Gazzetta, the Tour may not finish in Paris in 2024 but in Nice. Because of the Olympics which will start a few days later.

It would start in Florence with three stages in Italy.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

According to the Gazzetta, the Tour may not finish in Paris in 2024 but in Nice. Because of the Olympics which will start a few days later.

It would start in Florence with three stages in Italy.

Not gonna be a long race then! It probably only takes 3 stages to get from Florence to Nice!

 

[tobydawq]

Not gonna be a long race then! It probably only takes 3 stages to get from Florence to Nice!

That reminds me of Barnabás Peák who proposed an alternative route toward Verona when they were in Bergamo (an hour's drive away) on the third rest day of this Giro.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

That reminds me of Barnabás Peák who proposed an alternative route toward Verona when they were in Bergamo (an hour's drive away) on the third rest day of this Giro.

I thought you were going to say that he suggested they could have done Budapest to Verona in 3 or 4 stages.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

I thought you were going to say that he suggested they could have done Budapest to Verona in 3 or 4 stages.

I know it's probably down to money and trying to balance a route, but it does slightly irritate me that often when a giro starts outside of Italy where they have to fly over, they start right at the bottom. It makes sense when coming from the Israeli start (which to be honest didn't make sense other than money) as that is further south and east of Italy, but for starts like Hungary, Ireland and the most recent Dutch start.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I know it's probably down to money and trying to balance a route, but it does slightly irritate me that often when a giro starts outside of Italy where they have to fly over, they start right at the bottom. It makes sense when coming from the Israeli start (which to be honest didn't make sense other than money) as that is further south and east of Italy, but for starts like Hungary, Ireland and the most recent Dutch start.

Hungary was especially bad because they could just have had a single stage through Slovenia or Austria and then started the fifth stage from Friuli, similar to how the Tour always has a stage through Belgium following a Dutch GD.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Hungary was especially bad because they could just have had a single stage through Slovenia or Austria and then started the fifth stage from Friuli, similar to how the Tour always has a stage through Belgium following a Dutch GD.

Exactly. One could have even had some early Dolomite stages similar to the 2009 edition.

 

[Finn84]

According to the Gazzetta, the Tour may not finish in Paris in 2024 but in Nice. Because of the Olympics which will start a few days later.

It would start in Florence with three stages in Italy.

I don't like Grand Tours starting in the country of other GT.

I kind of understand that decision, but with no Paris finish I think it would have been good idea to start the race there.

 

[Bonimenier]

I don't like Grand Tours starting in the country of other GT.

I kind of understand that decision, but with no Paris finish I think it would have been good idea to start the race there.

Prologue on the Champs-Élysées circuit they usually do, would be fun.

 

[42x16ss]

I know it's probably down to money and trying to balance a route, but it does slightly irritate me that often when a giro starts outside of Italy where they have to fly over, they start right at the bottom. It makes sense when coming from the Israeli start (which to be honest didn't make sense other than money) as that is further south and east of Italy, but for starts like Hungary, Ireland and the most recent Dutch start.

But is the Giro really the Giro without an unnecessarily long transfer?

 

[HelloDolly]

Why no Tour de Suisse thread??

 

[Bonimenier]

Why no Tour de Suisse thread??

Maybe you have the author on ignore list because it is clearly there.

 

[HelloDolly]

Thanks Bonimenier

 

[glassmoon]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-halves-testosterone-threshold-doubles-transition-period-for-transgender-women/

It's a step in the right direction... I guess... sort of...

 

[Red Rick]

NOS did an interview and did a video on Amy Pieters, showing her current state and progress.

 

[BR2]

NOS did an interview and did a video on Amy Pieters, showing her current state and progress.

Very happy to see she woke up!

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Happy birthday to forum favourite Simon Spilak

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

https://cyclingtips.com/2022/06/prosecutor-seeks-two-and-a-half-year-prison-sentence-for-mario-cipollini/

What a scumbag