General News Thread

[Sciatic]

It starts 2 days after LBL...

Ok then, a bridge b/t LBL and the Giro (glad you pointed that out!)

 

[Izzyeviel]

whats the deal with Tiberi & Trek? They seem to have parted ways.

 

[RedheadDane]

whats the deal with Tiberi & Trek? They seem to have parted ways.

You haven't heard the story? He shot a cat.

 

[Izzyeviel]

oh that. one wonders what took them so long.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Lopez has crashed out of the Tour of the Gila on Stage 2. Unsurprisingly, it was on the Pinos Altos descent, which always claims someone.

 

[RedheadDane]

Lopez has crashed out of the Tour of the Gila on Stage 2. Unsurprisingly, it was on the Pinos Altos descent, which always claims someone.

Was that were Chad Young crashed?

Also, why is this general news?

 

[ice&fire]

Was that were Chad Young crashed?

Also, why is this general news?

Because Pinos Altos does not have a thread

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Pinos Altos deserves a thread, honestly. I'm still washing my chamois from when I last did that descent at Gila.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pinos Altos deserves a thread, honestly. I'm still washing my chamois from when I last did that descent at Gila.

Is it that bad?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Is it that bad?

That descent has crashes every year - winding with very sharp turns. Problem is if you're following someone very closely and they go off the ledge, you're likely going too. Beautiful scenery though. The last stage climbs back up to Pinos Altos and ends there.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Trek finally found the least-bad excuse to turn the suspension into a firing/finally got the legal work done to let go of Tiberi.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1651950015646924801

 

[tobydawq]

Trek finally found the least-bad excuse to turn the suspension into a firing/finally got the legal work done to let go of Tiberi.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1651950015646924801

I wonder what they mean. Did he go on a killing spree in a cat kennel or a zoo or was he just not sufficiently apologetic?

 

[ice&fire]

"No further comments will be given at this time"

Can we expect further comments at a later time?

 

[SafeBet]

"No further comments will be given at this time"

Can we expect further comments at a later time?

Doubt it. Nothing happened in the past couple of months. They had to sort out all the legal details and find an agreement among all parts involved.

I reckon Tiberi can sign with a new team from the 1st of August.

 

[tobydawq]

Doubt it. Nothing happened in the past couple of months. They had to sort out all the legal details and find an agreement among all parts involved.

I reckon Tiberi can sign with a new team from the 1st of August.

Why not now?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Why not now?

Only if the UCI approve it, which I assume they won't.

 

[SafeBet]

Why not now?

Because the transfer window is not open. I think he would need an exception from UCI.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The Avenir routes were announced today. The men's race has the godforsaken TTT (again), MTFs at Col de la Loze (again) and Col du Mont Cenis, a MTT to Les Karellis before the final stage takes on the southern side of Iséran (again) on the way to the easy MTF at Sainte Foy.

The inaugural women's race does actually have a regular ITT, in addition to mountain stages to Mégève and also to Sainte Foy (approaching from the other side, so no Iséran).

 

[Red Rick]

Would have been something if the womens l'Avenir would go straight for Iseran lol

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Would have been something if the womens l'Avenir would go straight for Iseran lol

It looks like they’ll be heading over Saisies and Roselend instead, will probably be a harder run-in than the men’s stage.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Paris-Roubaix winner & former Olympic champ Greg Van Avermaet has announced he's retiring at the end of the season.

 

[Netserk]

The Avenir routes were announced today. The men's race has the godforsaken TTT (again), MTFs at Col de la Loze (again) and Col du Mont Cenis, a MTT to Les Karellis before the final stage takes on the southern side of Iséran (again) on the way to the easy MTF at Sainte Foy.

The MTT is a split stage and on the same day as the Mont-Cenis MTF.

Going by the length and the vertical gain, it's from Le Bouchet to Les Karellis, middle 11 km of the cyclingcols profile:

I think the stage to Mont-Cenis will only feature Côte de Saint-André and Côte d'Aussois before Mont-Cenis.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Besides the TTT it actually looks fine. The text on their website has big Google translate energy...
Cenis as a MTF from the French side is pretty meh, unless you put it at the end of a tappone with steep climbs before Iseran from the easier side (Bisanne and Col du Pre would be my option). Still, it's a half stage, so it's ok in my book.

 

[Netserk]

I think the final stage will look like this, maybe without Villaroger:

Val-Cenis > Sainte Foy Tarentaise

100.0 km, +2713 m. Bike ride in Val-Cenis, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

ridewithgps.com

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think the final stage will look like this, maybe without Villaroger:

Val-Cenis > Sainte Foy Tarentaise

100.0 km, +2713 m. Bike ride in Val-Cenis, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

ridewithgps.com

No Villaroger and the start in Val Cenis/Termignon proper (like the grafic mentions) a few kms earlier and it's probably it. Adds a short ramp right at the start and we should reach that kind of distance.