General News Thread

[Ricco']

Trek-Segafredo will be named Lidl-Trek from the Tour onwards.

They better have some blue, yellow and red mad kit.

Trek-Segafredo wordt Lidl-Trek: Duitse supermarktketen is vanaf de Tour nieuwe hoofdsponsor van Stuyven en co

Mooi nieuws voor het wielrennen. De Duitse supermarktketen Lidl wordt vanaf 1 juli hoofdsponsor van een wielerploeg. Trek-Segafredo de ploeg van Jasper Stuyven, Thibau Nys, Edward Theuns en Otto Vergaerde zal vanaf de Tour Lidl-Trek heten.

www.hln.be

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So they consider the team presentation to be of zero PR value, they have concluded the deal really late, or they just ballsed up the timing of the announcement?

Edit: D'oh, from the Tour, not the Giro. Note to self: Read before you respond

 

[Mayomaniac]

So they consider the team presentation to be of zero PR value, they have concluded the deal really late, or they just ballsed up the timing of the announcement?

Lidl is German, so only the Tour counts.
Now I also expect Pedersen to really target the stupid Zabel Jersey.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

So they consider the team presentation to be of zero PR value, they have concluded the deal really late, or they just ballsed up the timing of the announcement?

They're just following suit of the German railways...

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

Wait, a team is now called "Farto-BTC" ?!
Is its mascot Bart Simpson?

(apologies if I missed any earlier farto debates)

Drummond cleared to join Farto-BTC after Zaaf departure

'I can finally race for my new team' says Kiwi

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[RedheadDane]

Wait, a team is now called "Farto-BTC" ?!
Is its mascot Bart Simpson?

(apologies if I missed any earlier farto debates)

Drummond cleared to join Farto-BTC after Zaaf departure

'I can finally race for my new team' says Kiwi

www.cyclingnews.com

Wait... it does actually mean "flatulence"? I just assumed it was like the Danish word "fart", which means "speed".

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

Wait... it does actually mean "flatulence"? I just assumed it was like the Danish word "fart", which means "speed".

Maybe we can call them farting (= speedy) fartos.

 

[rallybanana]

Wait... it does actually mean "flatulence"? I just assumed it was like the Danish word "fart", which means "speed".

Do you mean to say those "Fart kontrol" road signs in Denmark refer to speed and not something else?

 

[RedheadDane]

Do you mean to say those "Fart kontrol" road signs in Denmark refer to speed and not something else?

Yeah, and people from Middelfart are not just average at flatulence.

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

But, seriously, Farto is actually Speedo? Hell of a rebrand, if true.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

The french national championships of 2023 will take place in Hazebrouck/Cassel. We might get 230-250k on that great course of Cassel.

La Flamme Rouge - Information

This is absolutely brutal. This is the only race that matters on that day.

 

[RedheadDane]

La Flamme Rouge - Information

This is absolutely brutal. This is the only race that matters on that day.

Just imagine: Pinot wins, then goes to the Tour and wins on Grand Colombier.
Or just goes to the Tour, riding around in the Tricolore...

 

[Pinot's goat]

Just imagine: Pinot wins, then goes to the Tour and wins on Grand Colombier.
Or just goes to the Tour, riding around in the Tricolore...

Pinot will not retire until next summer if he wins.

 

[Izzyeviel]

So they've released the Glasgow worlds course map.

But nevermind that, Whats this I'm reading about a cycling world championships?

 

[King Boonen]

So they've released the Glasgow worlds course map.

But nevermind that, Whats this I'm reading about a cycling world championships?

You and most of Glasgow only just finding out about it...

 

[tobydawq]

The route looks perfect for Van der Poel.

 

[Mayomaniac]

So it's now also run by RCS rather than Extragiro?

By Vegni jr (I'm not joking).

 

[Mayomaniac]

Baby Giro route is out

Nothing quite as mad as Guspessa last year, but there is Stelvio Unipuerto MTF and a very nice medium mountain stage to Pian del Cansiglio

The hilly Garda stage right after the Stelvio stage is also not that bad, but the gradients of the climbs are a bit meh...

 

[Netserk]

 

[Netserk]

It's exactly the route as it was traced by @LasterketaBurua:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41021257

 

[Gigs_98]

Does anyone have a profile of the circuit? It's really hard to tell from the overall profile how tough the race will be. But if some of those bumps are actually steep it might not be too easy.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Does anyone have a profile of the circuit? It's really hard to tell from the overall profile how tough the race will be. But if some of those bumps are actually steep it might not be too easy.

with how short the climb is it's more about how technical it is, because being able to carry momentum into those short 200-250m hills make a huge difference.

 

[Red Rick]

Hardest hill on the circuit is only 250m 6% or something though.

MvdP should love this

 

[Valv.Piti]

Rain on a circuit like this makes it 10x harder!

 

[Red Rick]

Rain on a circuit like this makes it 10x harder!

Yeah if it's dry it's just not that selective.