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serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Thomas has crashed again and dislocated his shoulder in training.

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Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




So apparently cav raised funds for his contract from sponsors

So he's a pay rider, shameful

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Interesting. I wonder if he has spots in specific races in the contract. Would be a shame to pay your way onto a team and then never get a proper ride.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
How much does it cost to get into a World tour team? I want to call Quintana a bin man in person.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
How often are there pay-to-play riders at the WT level?

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1337020203998339075?s=19

There's a video in that thread of the stuff this guy has been doing up til now, but it honestly makes me nauseous so I'm not gonna post it. Anyway: interesting!

HappyCamperGL
May 18, 2014

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ineos-grenadiers-reportedly-join-the-race-to-sign-wout-van-aert/

noooo!

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Dumoulin and Roglic have been named by Preidler in his statement about the drug scandal he got caught in.

Roglic is tenuous at best but hes pointed the finger at Slovenia in general, Dumoulin was named by going to a training camp he was not allowed to attend before he then won the Giro.

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




I heard Hirschi is off to UAE which makes.. not much sense but its ok as they have money to burn over there

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Why is the other thread not locked?

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

goatface posted:

Why is the other thread not locked?

Idk.

Hirschi did sign for UAE so thats the death of his career.

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Skarsnik posted:

I heard Hirschi is off to UAE which makes.. not much sense but its ok as they have money to burn over there

he was on minimum wage at DSM and apparently 7 figures at UAE

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
Hirschi had a big year and with Sunweb changing sponsors, I imagine there were money issues involved.


Gives UAE a good threat in the one-day Ardennes races and since Pogacar is their only real GC rider right now, he's an instant stage hunter at the other GTs.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Do you think the football agents trying to get into cycling know theres no loving money?

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
There'll be even less if they get involved.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Just imagining Jorge Mendes trying to negotiate himself a £4 million cut for getting his rider to sign for Quickstep and his eyes just boggling when they say thats their budget for the year.

Vando
Oct 26, 2007

stoats about
I think they mainly want it for the prestige of having the top names associated with them, it's definitely not the money compared to other sports.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1350491014394478594?s=19

Ruh-roh

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bo...1XtZGhPMrT2yOII

3 riders have been taken to hospital.

Minor injuries from the look of it but another horror show from a driver.

MrL_JaKiri
Sep 23, 2003

A bracing glass of carrot juice!
It sounds like it could have been a lot worse

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

If this was another British driver, we're gonna have to saw you guys off the continental shelf and set you adrift, sorry (not sorry)

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.



This was the car Bora hit.

MrL_JaKiri
Sep 23, 2003

A bracing glass of carrot juice!
Looks like it just pulled out straight into them - either not looking for cyclists or completely misjudged their speed*. Or really hates Bora.

*This happens round here a lot if you're going anywhere north of 20kph

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
You can see Keldermans face imprint in the window

Vando
Oct 26, 2007

stoats about
Looks like they were trying to make it over the crossroads and yep, didn't clock that bikes go that fast.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1352187229570031617?s=19

https://twitter.com/OutOfCycling/status/1352193528991002624?s=19

peanut-
Feb 17, 2004
Fun Shoe
Dumoulin taking time away from cycling apparently

https://twitter.com/WielerFlits/status/1352953852279009283

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Thats poo poo but good for him. He hasnt looked like hes actually enjoyed cycling since his Giro win tbf.

MrL_JaKiri
Sep 23, 2003

A bracing glass of carrot juice!
If last year was due to a lack of desire rather than a lack of physical capability then that's not really that surprising. Hope it works out well for Big Tom either way

TobinHatesYou
Aug 14, 2007

wacky cycling inflatable
tube man
He must really hate riding Cervelos.

Vando
Oct 26, 2007

stoats about
Another year of janky isolation bubbles to make races happen probably doesn't appeal either

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

TobinHatesYou posted:

He must really hate riding Cervelos.

Imagine the creak when big Tommy D steps on the pedals.

tylertfb
Mar 3, 2004

Time.Space.Transmat.
He kind of all but accused Pogachar (and Rogla by extension) of being on the gas in one of the TdF interviews. You can tell he’s had trouble keeping a good mindset for a while

bicievino
Feb 5, 2015

Hell yessss Brand!

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Jesus Christ WvA and MvDP are going to lap people on lap 2 at this rate.

colonel tom
Mar 1, 2012

:hmmrona:
:rip: to the supertuck

tylertfb
Mar 3, 2004

Time.Space.Transmat.
Those delko kits are really nice. The navy shorts with the striped tops and yellow logos is great imo.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

colonel tom posted:

:rip: to the supertuck

Has it finally been banned?

moctopus
Nov 28, 2005

serious gaylord posted:

Has it finally been banned?

https://cyclingtips.com/2021/02/the-uci-is-banning-the-super-tuck/

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Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



Have they instituted a maximum computer mount/computer length yet?

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