General News Thread

[awavey]

Katie Archibald out of the Olympics after breaking her ankle

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803761876611793323

View: https://x.com/BritishCycling/status/1803761876611793323

Weirdly Katie's own account is she dislocated her ankle, broke her tib & fib, and tore a bunch of ligaments.

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Hopefully those putting her back together know the difference between a broken ankle and a broken leg.

 

[awavey]

Confirmed AvdB is back as a rider for SDWorx

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803823195532714341

View: https://x.com/teamsdworx/status/1803823195532714341

 

[awavey]

Its a 2 year deal, doesn't have any set goals, or wins in mind, is just motivated to ride a bike again, not interested in the TdFF, luckily for her as I imagine her team mates quotes on the move would be less supportive if she were

View: https://youtu.be/eEudjGBvOfE

 

[wirral]

So if Philipsen blocks WVA on a sprint, Vingegaard should get a 1 minute time bonus?

The Yves Lampaert Law

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

A bit further into their careers than Evenepoel was, more footballers take up cycling...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803910903319986589

View: https://twitter.com/AnnamacB/status/1803910903319986589

 

[awavey]

Grace Brown is retiring end of this year

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[Wyndbrook]

A bit further into their careers than Evenepoel was, more footballers take up cycling...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803910903319986589

View: https://twitter.com/AnnamacB/status/1803910903319986589

Unfortunately could be their only win of the competition.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Its a 2 year deal, doesn't have any set goals, or wins in mind, is just motivated to ride a bike again.

I always thought she retired too early. She did some other things like coaching and gravel bike, because she was tired of the road cycling routine. She might still come back at a high level.

 

[awavey]

I always thought she retired too early. She did some other things like coaching and gravel bike, because she was tired of the road cycling routine. She might still come back at a high level.

And I don't disagree, but she retired because she was spent in terms of motivation and energy

She might well come back at a high level but I'm not sure what she achieves from it, unless to prove she retired too soon

 

[Slavique Nuke]

A bit further into their careers than Evenepoel was, more footballers take up cycling...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803910903319986589

View: https://twitter.com/AnnamacB/status/1803910903319986589

Poland is the first team to be eliminated from the EURO2024

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Poland is the first team to be eliminated from the EURO2024

"On yer bikes" Oh, they already are

 

[yaco]

I suggested a few months ago that Grace Brown was likely to retire. Its too difficult for her with her partner based in Australia and not having a job where he can work from abroad.

 

[Rob5091]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1802988900547244239

View: https://x.com/LeTour/status/1802988900547244239

Barcelona 2026? Good thing it's 2026 as "it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028". No cheap airbnb's for cycling fans!
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ut-all-holiday-apartments-by-2028-2024-06-21/

 

[tobydawq]

Big news. That good from a selfish POV. I wonder how much of the same he will bring to the table at TV2 - I assume his work will be a bit shorter and appeal a bit more to the casual while still keeping his DNA of a very nerdy approach to the sport.

In a response to a question on his last live blog for Feltet today, he said that he will keep his thoroughness and that that was a necessity for him to consider working for them.

It doesn't seem like a very logical fit but great for him if TV2 are up for it as I assume they will pay him quite a bit more than Feltet could.

 

[Rob5091]

Hot in Italy for the coming weekend, 30C, according to some weather reports. Sweaty racing coming up.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Hot in Italy for the coming weekend, 30C, according to some weather reports. Sweaty racing coming up.

That's not even hot for central Italy during this time of the year.

 

[Rob5091]

That's not even hot for central Italy during this time of the year.

Agree with that but for guys coming down from 2,000 meters it might feel warmish.

 

[Rob5091]

A possible change in stage 1's parcours?
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...e-at-risk-of-adjustment-due-to-italian-floods
According to reports by Sporza, in recent days, this particular region of Italy has been battered by heavy downpours, resulting in some severe flooding in the area. In some places, there has been more than 100 millimetres of rain in the last few days, with the roads between kilometres 63 and 73 of the expected stage 1 profile of the 2024 Tour de France being especially badly affected.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

A bit further into their careers than Evenepoel was, more footballers take up cycling...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803910903319986589

View: https://twitter.com/AnnamacB/status/1803910903319986589

Maybe if they had lost that extra kilo or two, they could have made it further in the competition.

 

[awavey]

The Kings Cup Gravel festival, which hosted the British Gravel Championship has been forced to cancel due to the monetary demands of Forestry England for hosting the event, the British Gravel Championships will now be held in Scotland at Galloway forest park.

https://www.kingscupgravel.com/home

 

[Nick2413]

A possible change in stage 1's parcours?
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...e-at-risk-of-adjustment-due-to-italian-floods
According to reports by Sporza, in recent days, this particular region of Italy has been battered by heavy downpours, resulting in some severe flooding in the area. In some places, there has been more than 100 millimetres of rain in the last few days, with the roads between kilometres 63 and 73 of the expected stage 1 profile of the 2024 Tour de France being especially badly affected.

Is that supposed to be centimeters? 100 millimeters is only like 4 inches, not too much for a 4 day period.

 

[tobydawq]

Is that supposed to be centimeters? 100 millimeters is only like 4 inches, not too much for a 4 day period.

Yea, that's how precipitation works.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Is that supposed to be centimeters? 100 millimeters is only like 4 inches, not too much for a 4 day period.

100 centimetres would be almost the average annual amount of rainfall for the region in the span of 4 days. A) that's almost certainly impossible, and B) if it somehow did happen, we would be talking about a natural disaster with likely thousands of casualties.

 

[Nick2413]

100 centimetres would be almost the average annual amount of rainfall for the region in the span of 4 days. A) that's almost certainly impossible, and B) if it somehow did happen, we would be talking about a natural disaster with likely thousands of casualties.

Agreed, moreso saying 100mm doesn’t seem like much

 

[Wyndbrook]

The Kings Cup Gravel festival, which hosted the British Gravel Championship has been forced to cancel due to the monetary demands of Forestry England for hosting the event, the British Gravel Championships will now be held in Scotland at Galloway forest park.

https://www.kingscupgravel.com/home

It becoming more of a problem for various activities, Forestry England , via Forestry Commission, budget being squeezed by Government with emphasis on their generating more of their own revenue.