State of the Peloton 2025

[noob]

I have a weird memory from 2007 of riders doing a sitting protest against doping during the Tour on top of whatever mountain they were on.

(This was the only race I watched before 2020 Imola)

Did this protest actually happen or has my mind made it up?

(I remember Vino and Astana sent home and later on Rasmussen kyllingen sent home.)

Edit: I should just have youtube searched sry. I just found it. I have always thought I dreamed that up!

 

[noob]

Rewatching this for nostalgia I am reminded of how a scape goat is made and how not everyone fits the narrative of a scape goat. Very unsettling.

 

[Ripper]

Lol UAE. I see Wellens prepping to do a van Aert to VLAB

 

[peterfin]

Lol UAE. I see Wellens prepping to do a van Aert to VLAB

The UAE programming is running hot. Half of the team is better than Evenepoel this year.

 

[meat puppet]

Which is reasonable because Sola, short cranks and all of them generational talents (identified post festum, ofc, but better late than never)

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Lol UAE. I see Wellens prepping to do a van Aert to VLAB

This isn't good news for rivals of Teddy, who should have pretty decent wattage in July!

 

[Ripper]

Which is reasonable because Sola, short cranks and all of them generational talents (identified post festum, ofc, but better late than never)

It is from the amazing scouting/development of Mmmmaaattttxxxxiiiinnnn

The Duckology of UAE is funny, as is the general whataboutism. I mean SQS? Seriously? They are so Sky

 

[Ripper]

This isn't good news for rivals of Teddy, who should have pretty decent wattage in July!

Well, July should be interesting. Will anyone find a few more percent other than grand-ol-pog?

I am waiting for pog to crash ... because he breaks his bike from too much power

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Well, July should be interesting. Will anyone find a few more percent other than grand-ol-pog?

I am waiting for pog to crash ... because he breaks his bike from too much power

Teddy in his apartment recorded by a disguised journalist:

 

[Ripper]

So in the bad old days we used to chuckle at the uphill breaking in switchbacks because it was just so over the top - like, OMG how are they going this fast? It became pretty challenging to suspend disbelief. But, it was still so novel.

Now, when there is such speed going up that there are again control issues with the bike, we are getting platitudes and explanations of how that could be legitimately possible.

If it quacks like a duck and looks like a duck ...

 

[Ripper]

Teddy in his apartment recorded by a disguised journalist:

I'm glad you included the text to explain. At first I thought that was a random pic of Gianetti

 

[Abedfo]

Good to see some of the UAE footsoldiers on the good stuff today.

 

[Kwaremonster]

What was that performance from Wellens?