They signed up for 250 km when they started the race.I doubt there would have been an issue if the stage was 150 or 170kms.
They signed up for 250 km when they started the race.I doubt there would have been an issue if the stage was 150 or 170kms.
I doubt there would have been an issue if the stage was 150 or 170kms.
Well, many people like me think that long races and stages are still an essential part of the sport. If cycling overall agrees it's not that way anymore, okay, than viewers like me have to deal with it and decide whether it is still the sport they like.
I doubt there would've been an issue if riders didn't refuse to do their job that day.
If you're invited and selected for a race, don't undercut that race by refusing to race. It can harm the organiser to organise that race in the future.
Rain isn't part of the EWP. Dealing with weather is part of being a cyclist.
Every now and then, we make a bit of noise about the need for riders to have a strong union, the need for riders to not be powerless.If you're invited and selected for a race, don't undercut that race by refusing to race. It can harm the organiser to organise that race in the future.
Who is this "we"?we make a bit of noise about the need for riders to have a strong union
The best kind of protest has credible escalation options that it doesn't need to use. Compare the means and the results of labour unions in Denmark and France.One of the few bits of power available to any worker is the right to protest. And the best kind of protest - the impactful kind of protest - is going to be well timed and designed to inconvenience someone.
Kristen Faulkner disqualified from Strade Bianche.
View: https://mobile.twitter.com/cycling_podcast/status/1635594348376072192
There are multiple photos of her wearing it.I think its daft to admit to wearing it when there is no concrete evidence - Anyway according to reports the sensor on the monitor was not connected to her phone during the race - We need to understand the context that Faulner ( for unknown reasons ) was not originally selected for Strade Bianche and was a last minute replacement.
The faux outrage from people like Jose Been and Orla Chennaoui is laughable. The rules are clear, so its her and the teams fault for wearing one. Yes it seems they offer little advantage if any at all, but the rules are clear.
There are multiple photos of her wearing it.
The faux outrage from people like Jose Been and Orla Chennaoui is laughable. The rules are clear, so its her and the teams fault for wearing one. Yes it seems they offer little advantage if any at all, but the rules are clear.
FWIW I think Faulkner has handled it well, shes got a DSQ lets move on. I enjoyed her last season in the Tour de Suisse and Giro so hoping so see more of her this season.
Doesn't the rule just state not to wear one in competition? If that's the case don't wear it even if it's not connected.
Doesn't the rule just state not to wear one in competition? If that's the case don't wear it even if it's not connected.
I am going to be confused as if there was a monitoring app running on her head unit on her bike.. or being monitored by team car..think it's all kind of petty.. I see it this way... It's just plastic piece unless you are using it to get some kind of bio feedback during the race..From what I understand, part of the issue was that
1: She had not originally been scheduled to race.
2: She had - obviously - already put it in, and they're quite hard to remove/can't really be reinserted.
Hansen was elected unopposed today. A sad day for the sport.
Help me out hereAm I exceptionally bad at reading maps/routes, or is Basque Country 2023 looking like a shitter?
People "helped you out" with their answers about 4 weeks before you asked the question.Help me out here
Stage 3 doesn't look too hard, I think it's mainly down to the final 500m. Hills on stage 5 look very short.
Very underwhelming route
This looks dangerously close to being a one-day race for the GC. Replacing the TT with a second sprint opportunity (the last thing Itzulia should be about) is especially horrible.
A great decision by the riders - Hansen is still in touch with the sport and is a modern and progressive thinker. He will ensure that riders have a bigger say in the decision-making process.