Renewable cycling

[sandmonstersandy]

Anyone have any good ideas about how we can maintain pro cycling without a dependence of fossil fuels? ie. driving cars everywhere and taking planes?

Given that the oil is going to start becoming pretty expensive in the not to near future, it could be a serious problem

 

[Arnout]

What

Don't worry mate. Other techniques are already available, but not interesting enough at the moment due to their price compared to the brilliance that is oil. Not talking about those ridiculous hybrids or batterypowered cars, that would be a step back in human development, but about things like hydrogen.

 

[erader]

Anyone have any good ideas about how we can maintain pro cycling without a dependence of fossil fuels? ie. driving cars everywhere and taking planes?

Given that the oil is going to start becoming pretty expensive in the not to near future, it could be a serious problem

start getting expensive? we're awash in oil right now and you never hear "peak oil" anymore.

erader

 

[Polyarmour]

start getting expensive? we're awash in oil right now and you never hear "peak oil" anymore.

erader

We are only "awash" in oil as a result of the GFC which has depressed the demand for it. When we recover from the GFC, expect the price of oil to skyrocket and expect peak oil to be a very hot topic.

 

[khardung la]

Anyone have any good ideas about how we can maintain pro cycling without a dependence of fossil fuels? ie. driving cars everywhere and taking planes?

Given that the oil is going to start becoming pretty expensive in the not to near future, it could be a serious problem

Well, I was educated into loving proffesional cycling since I was a child. As a consequence (I believe so) I use my bike daily instead of a car. My hollidays are bike trips. Same happens to some friends and my girlfriend.

Proffesional cycling may have helped to sell bicycles, that potentially have turned quite many people into non-fuel commuters. Or viceversa: people who like to commute with a bike probably feel encouraged and benefitted by cycling races.

In that sense I am not that concern about the dependence of prof. cycling on carbon fuels, if we compared it to so many other sports and other human activities.

Incidentally I am truly concerned about using airplanes as few as possible due to environmental concerns. The new trend of organizing races out of Europe will force many teams to use airplanes massively, since 80 % of the pro-cyclists (at least) are European, and some more are based there.

 

[craig1985]

Well the throwing away of bidons does irk me a little, but then it's not always possible to return the empty bottles to the car well traveling backwards and forwards in the peloton.

 

[the student]

Well the throwing away of bidons does irk me a little, but then it's not always possible to return the empty bottles to the car well traveling backwards and forwards in the peloton.

most bottles are picked up by the crowd, they take them home as a souvenir. ( UCI rules say the riders arent allowed to throw away the bottles when there are no spectators around )...
Some teams even use biodegradeable plastics for their bottles so they dont have much effect on the environment...

actually we should be more concerned about other sports ( motorsports etc ) then about cycling.