State of the Peloton 2025

[Rob5091]

We had guys like Uran talking about young guys getting burnt out, and now unless you're on the autism spectrum, it's getting tougher for the young uns -
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racin...re-young-riders-turning-pro-too-fast-too-soon

“There were two main reasons: one, the danger of the sport has massively increased. We’re racing alongside people who we know might go on to lose their life in a bike race later in the season,” he says, “and two, there’s a lack of mental stimulation when you’re a pro cyclist.”

“trapped in a routine – cycling, cycling, cycling all the time. Outside of cycling, I saw no one. I had no social life.

Interesting comment about agents and teams -

“It’s all about making sure you don’t miss out on the next big hope – what’s driving the change is the fear of missing out,” says John Herety, the manager of Great Britain’s U23 team. The hunt for emerging young riders has led to accusations that teams and agents are participating in a form of exploitation to ensure that they land the signature of the burgeoning superstars. “It might not be the right word to use, but for me it’s a form of grooming, especially the predatory instincts of some agents when targeting parents of the riders,” Herety adds.

 

[Red Rick]

Another person who doesn't know what hypocrisy is. There is nothing hypocritical about the mighty forcing the weak to act differently.

Nothing hypocritical about pathetic examples of bullying.

 

[Red Rick]

One study with a modest 60g carbs per hour - one interesting point
https://www.endureiq.com/blog/carbo...te-durability-learnings-from-our-recent-paper


Of course it helps to have the best microchondria -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...ngegaard-have-the-best-developed-mitochondria


and Campenaerts explains post Covid speeds -
https://www.precisionhydration.com/...-constant-for-pro-cyclist-victor-campenaerts/

Campenaerts is so full of *** lol. Only a small part of the peloton were flying like crazy post COVID, and most riders had to catch up. It also doesn't explain why we've seen major increases in performance every year, or why bigger jumps than 2019-2020 happened between the Giro and Tour of 2024 alone.

Finally, what he states defeats the entire idea of preparation races or it contradicts the fact that riders who come back from doping bans don't instantly perform much stronger than before.

 

[Froome]

I said some time ago that these guys from UAE, especially they're best rider, are a bunch of clowns.....yesterday was another example of that.

It makes me sick the propaganda and fake image they are doing around him.

 

[pastronef]

this bit really sucks

it sucks? I lived that. I lived on twitter and here the WILD 2014-2019 Sky years. the heat Pog or Jumbo got and get is laughable compared to the Sky years on here.
(it's an internet forum I know, it's a game, I didn't lose sleep)

 

[Netserk]

Nothing hypocritical about pathetic examples of bullying.

It's a bike race. The strong are supposed to impose their will on the weak. Telling a rider that he will be chased down if he attacks is totally fair, he can still give it a try and see if he is strong enough himself to force the situation.