/cyc/ - /giro/

This. If it's a bit steeper than it looks like probably someone like Ulissi or Battaglin

Battaglin was down yesterday. He might be a bit hurt.. he took a long time to get up on the bike again

yeah i could see ewan and demare surviving this but im not sure about guys like viviani and ackermann. it depends on how nervous the gc guys are though, i heard the final km is narrow af so theyll naturally be holding top pace just to hold position. i could see guys like landa and hart and carapaz (who have already lost some time) placing little attacks just to gain time back, in which case the sprinters would hundred percent be done and we get a top10 full of gc riders. also seems like a stage for the ulissi, battaglin-types, maybe madouas. im torn mang

Oh yeah, I forgot

basically lol it's athletics but with bikes instead. you just have to imagine the white outline of your lane on a fucking ROAD

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>using brakes

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Too subjective for pelotons

THEY ROBBED MY BOY

FUCK YOU UCI

The BIG question today: will the brave anime warrior make it before the time limit y/n

It's gonna be Formolo, Simon Mohammed Yates or Roglic today btw.

Nibbles as an outsider.

Gaviria is a Chad, so he deserves the win IMO

There were anons asking about both the Canyon Ultimate and Wahoo ELEMNT. I couldn't post yesterday so doing it now in case they're here now.

I've got the current Ultimate CF SLX and it's an amazing bike, have had it for two seasons now and have done about ~15 000 km on it. Haven't regretted buying it even for a second. Would definitely recommend. Climbs great but with a nice deep set of wheels doesn't feel too out of place in a fast paceline. Has a normal 27.2 mm seatpost so you aren't forced to a proprietary one, the one that comes with the bike is great though. In fact my next road bike will most likely be a disc version of the Ultimate, however I'll probably ride my current bike for 2 - 3 more seasons.

The only negative I have to say about it is that packing bikes into a bike box with integrated stem/handlebar combo is a pain in the ass. And that really isn't the bikes fault but something you have to take into account if you buy a bike with one piece stem/bars. It's still doable but much harder than with a separate handlebar.

I've also had the ELEMNT BOLT for two seasons now and it's been working great. Also recommended. Super clear display and good battery life. Haven't had any problems with dropping sensors. The navigation isn't it's strongest point. It works well when you stay on the route but it won't recalculate the route in case you deviate. That isn't much of a problem when you're riding outside of cities but in some cities with obscure street plan and lots of small alleys it can get a bit difficult (looking at you Palma and few other smaller Majorcan villages).

Pic very much related

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three man breakaway: frapporti, maestri and cima, stage confirmed for snoozefest.
in other news: gaviria-leadout molano didnt get to start today because of abnormal physiological values, investigation started in collaboration with the uci.

>breakaway
>frapporti, maestri

TOTALLY UNEXPECTED

First for Fuck Moonen

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That was me. I'm deliberating between the ultimate CF sl8 and ultimate CF sl8 disc. Were you able to test ride the bike? Did you have a proper bike fit or order it from their website. Did you find the geometry accurate to your specifications?

I'm also still thinking about the Endurace, although I already have a Diverge which is already in that "comfortable roadie and still fast but still noticeably slower" gamma

>what do you think of my new bike, user?
>just kidding :3, i bought it for you! :)

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thats not a track bike

oh ffs, Gaviria's leadout is fucked - maybe that's why he looked so unhappy at the podium?

>using gears

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I didn't get to test ride it, I got mine pretty soon after they released the new version of the Ultimate iirc. The geometry was accurate to what their tables said. I only needed a new frame and transferred the components from an older frame. I had a properly fitting bike already so I just took the measurements and looked at the geometry table.

>"After the jury’s decision, I really thought about going home but it’s one of those thoughts that goes away almost as soon as you think of it. I’ve decided to stay but now I’m curious to see if other riders will be punished in the next sprints," Viviani told La Gazzetta dello Sport late on Monday night.
>Viviani was especially angry about being docked 50 points. He won the cyclamen-coloured points jersey in 2018 but is now racing with a 50-point handicap and may opt to quit the Giro d’Italia before the mountains and save himself for the Tour de France rather than fighting for the points jersey all the way to Verona.

Punished Viviani

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Really harsh decision

I just had to.

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>chalk

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kek have a (you)

>going home
What a faggot he would have won anyway even if he diddnt close the door, maybe try to have more confidence in your own abilities then

Would you drink her dehydrated pee after a hard stage?

This race is ded.

Yesterday's stage was super boring and predictable.
Today's breakaway is filled with literal whos with a 7 min gap. Will there ever be any excitement?

So here we have the breakaway with a seven minute advantage. Now why can't they just match the peloton speed and get to the finish first.

I really have bad stamina, my legs feel a bit tired after only 50km yesterday.
How the fuck do people recover so fast?

Same with hiking, how can you continuously hike for many days with just the night as recovery window?

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Just don't be a bitch. Did 3 times 80k from friday to Sunday. It sucks on monday but just bite through the pain and stiffness.

where's team sky?

Fuck, breakaway already losing time on the peloton. Ride faster you breakaway bastards.

>complaining about nothing happening with 130 km to go
Ameriburgers everybody

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You need to do it more often.

Breakaway must of heard me, they are gaining time now.

Yesterday's stage was quite entertaining in the last couple of hours when everyone went full gas.

I am sure on the 3rd day 80k, you didn't perform as well as your first one.

What's the point of torturing yourself if there is no improvement?

He also knocked down moschetti.

Almost*

No excitement until the last race week user

Next weekend i will perform better and be able to ride those three 80k's harder?

You get better eveytime

Danebros.. Matti is out :(

San Marino TT is undervalued

Doubtful, I have started riding my bike more regularly this year.

Starting in March, I have ridden over 600km so far, and I don't feel stronger at all.

Not in my case.
I just have no talent obviously.
I am sure there are people out there, who aren't even pros, but have pro level talent, who improve very fast.

Again, You have a weak mind. Push yourself to the limit on some parts (intervals). If you just ride easy pace there won't be a big improvement.

>It has been ultra windy for more than 3 weeks straight
>Riding with front wind is an absolute torture even in the countryside
That fucking region lads

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Nord pas de Calais?

Normandy

I'm in a coastal province as well, winds from the north sea are just brutal. T-they make me stronger r-right.

Why would you need talent for that? Like every other exercise, do it consistently and regularly. You'll build stamina eventually. Commuting to work for example helps quite a bit, or just 30-60 minutes on turbo trainer every evening. You'll feel improvements on your rides after a while.

gotta love going at 20 on the flat

I try to never dip beneath 30, even with a headwind. A great mental stimulus...

this is a literal trademark giro stage

Damn you're in good shape
I'm kinda out of shape and starting to get back in shape by riding my mountain bike

Lol, how do you do that?

Let me guess, you have proper cycling clothes, and ride a road bike in aero position.

Visible tattoos on cyclist are fucking cringe. Is it popular or unpopular opinion?

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The rate of improvement depending on your input is a talent.
Some adapt fast, some only slowly and have a low ceiling.

This Roglic is a freak for example, only a few years of riding and already among the very best.

tattoos are cringe whatever and whoever

Pushing too hard means you will get cramps eventually.
Meaning more time needed for me to recover.

Yes, but you can buy clothes and shoes for a not too expensive price as well. My bike was 700 euros. I'm not one of those middleaged cunts with a beer gut who are riding 10000 euro aero bikes.

Don't cycle if you are afraid of pain dude

Tattoos are cringe.

Sometimes extra cringe. Sagan obviously lives in society.

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Mauvais ton.

Tattoos are good!

Easy to identify dumb people of every class and social standing

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LMAO is that a MONSTER tattoo

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I moved my saddle 1cm forward yesterday now my quads are sore today

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this man is clearly autistic

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he has it on his back too

and this monstrosity

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holy mother of cringe

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>>watching people pedal for a sport
>>kek

1 cm is a lot user

Disgusting, Sagan is not my friend anymore.

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damn, I forgot how ugly this kit was

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What started the tattoo craze in the west, that's what I`d like to know.

It's just like any other fashion trend like clothes or haircuts. But obviously you are stuck with the tattoos. Tattoo removal will be big business in a few years.

comfy zakkarin

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shhh, he's sleeping

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slow race
post /cyc/memes

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fug cant find the HD russian eurosport acestream anymore which had english audio track

his own team manager said he just can't drive

HEEM SLEEPY

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Tattoo removal is suppose to be more painful than getting one. It's not perfect and some colors are hard to remove. Also it`s expensive too. The lower classes won't be able to afford it.

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very uncomfy

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comfy tiem

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stream id, komrade?

they can't afford the shitty tattoos in the first place. so glad I never got any

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I use eurosport player subscription. Try tiz.

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breakaway at 7 minutes with 77 Km to go
chance for getting to the finish line: 0.7%... and rising... maybe

Pinot is training hard. It is surely his year this year

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Poor people are the worst offenders, no idea how they afford it.

just astana things

Wish they could present the viewer some data about the weather.

Temp, humidity and wind

yakuza are allowed, even their women
warosu.org/jp/thread/S19750463

Cool. My current bike is too big for me.(always has been but the discomfort only becomes unbearable on long rides which I'm doing more of) I've almost put 20.000k on it so high time for a new one. Think I'm going to get the canyon cf ultimate disc. Hope that'll fit me better

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don't get disc brakes unless it's really wet where you live, it's less aerodynamic and up to 500 grams heavier

why they still show this ad with Kittel?

It's more wet than hilly where I live (west Flanders)

I was looking at this bike just the other day (the Canyon). I have a Giant Defy right now. I'm stuck in the middle of LA for my PhD and don't have time enough for serious biking to justify a second bike, but I really want one.

based

no other riders on katusha with good enough hair

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based cipollini

Nice

but this whole script sounds hypocritical as fuck now when he turned to be a quitter

The automatic intermediate sprint replays when it's a breakaway and no one is contesting it are so awkward

>Maglia Rosa
Bit gay m8

being good looking and a quitter > being average/ugly and a winner
Kittel still wins

I am falling asleep...

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Good times.

The russian autist is at the Giro so we will get a lot of katjusha videos m.youtube.com/watch?v=5KbLieS_Ha8

btw please notice digits confirm cycling is coming home

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*Crashes in first week of the Tour in you're path*

holy chads

Also he's the only rider anyone knows in Katusha. Even if he's not even in the team anymore.

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look at that smug horse posing for the camera

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>Terence Hill

Kek

Howdy

this

Those fucking people on the side of the road, jeez.

Those are all Terroni la

Cute sheep

Not watching the race. Were they actually having sex on camera?

No, they were cooking pasta.

Just in the way, trying to snap a picture. Super obnoxious.

I want the breakaway to make it :'(

We all want them to make it but know that they won't.

It's very Buddhist, actually, isn't it?

based Namedsports adboards

I've got some leftover waffles from the weekend. Going to try how they work as a mid ride snack lads.

>using pedals

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>Ineos leading the Peleton
Fucking retarded if you ask me, they should save energy and go stage hunting

Dead people on the road.

Français des Chutes

Why is FDJ always involved in those crashes ?

Knox knocked down again.

van waar zije?

CHUTE

B A D
A
D

Katusha ded

Mama mia

wtf most leaders behind.

>DUMOULIN CRASHED

Wew, Roglic in first group.
>poomoulin

Jesus

>Poomoulin

POOMOLIN FINISHED
One Movistar leader Nibali and Lopez behind

Poomoulin in a 3rd group.

Big Tom ded.

can't watch right now
what's going on?

SeneCHAD made the cut

>pozzovivo
more like
>pozzomorto

PURE CHAOS EVERYONE GOING DOWN

Roglic in leading group with sprinters. Other GC guys way back after crash.

big crash out of nowhere

BORA SABOTAGE
BORA SABOTAGE
BORA SABOTAGE

two cyclists being taken to a hospital by ambulance

Nice

Viviani getting dropped WTF?

>Ineos crashed this race with no survivors
sasuga

stupid ineos brit touched michelton rider

FUCK TEAM INEOS AND FUCK BRITS

It's S T E E P

They are killing the rivals before they can even start the tdf.

Roglic and Carapaz the only leaders in front

CARAPAZ HOLY FUG

>Demare

>inb4 Roglic does a crashweak in third week from a massive lead

Roglic could've won that one, I'm sure of it.

Truly a benevolent master.

lol ewan

>LOTTO SOUDAL
>CALEB EWAN

Fat bastard

Landa looks in pain.

Roglic looking pretty weak and loosing out too all sprinters

Based Carapaz

dumoulin ded

B l o o d

Of course, he doesn't want to Yates it....

Roglic will win this now imo, i think poomoulin wont be able to make it up

Now that the dust has settled, why has Viviani's and quickstep's giro been a total failure?

>Dumoulin

Might as well abandon for tdf

>ewan and demare getting btfo in a sprint by a goat manlet

LMAO

rip tom

Lopez Yates Nibbles +20 i think
Sunweb cant even go full speed looks like Big Tom killed his hands

Tom needs to drop out and train for tdf

>Dumoulin actually ded

Noooooooo Tom :'(((

Nigga it's been 4 days.

>hands
wew that one knees

Well Poomoulin is out.
Doubt he will finish this tour.

*Team Ineos Blocks Your path*

>4 minutes

no point continuing

Carapaz looking but too bad for those dumb -0:47 yesterday.

SeneCHAD will save it

6. Roglic in s.t.
7. V. Conti at 18s
8. López at 18s
9. Démare at 18s
10. Yates at 18s
...
15. Nibali at 18s

kek they even caught >demare

Not too bad. I was worried it would be bigger gaps

That long range attack to cuck out the sprinters was KINO.

Well I'm off to ride for a couple hours.

Ineos deliberately crashed BIG Tom

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Feels bad.

Is that Poomoulin's delay?

>Caleb Ewan

How comes this manlet is so strong at sprinting?

ANybody have a webm for the crash

Once again im pretty surprised how Roglic could only hold wheels in the end. He might fade in the last week considering hes in-form the whole spring

Yep

Little aero manlet like Cavendish

or he's not on form this week and will only get stronger?

Idiot had Carapaz' wheel, dunno why he let him go

He could have won, no point wasting energy bro
Remember what yates did for two weeks last year!!!! and then crashed his form

I thought all the sprinters must be quite heavy, as they need to generate massive power (over 1400kW) to be competitive.

It was Scott who caused it I think. Might even have been Yates

>le Team Ineos only bring young inexperienced riders to the Giro to cause crashes

delete this and never post it again

You are dumb if you think he isn't on form yet. He's just conserving his peak by not wasting energy

He has no reasons to go now, he just needs to hold his advantage.

damn, this Giro is wild

10 bonus secs bro

Giro is always the best GT

CRASH webm?

they even practiced crashing in training

>dumoulin is out
Why even watch Giro now

>1st week madness

Great post.

New GC

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BIG TOM is ded, now NIBBLES is my new best friend

Fuck. Let's hope TOM wins the Tour now

Damn those brushes on poo's arm look really bad.

Carapaz shall win this Giro

based, for me its
Superman
Nibbles
Roglic

Bauke will get a podium la'

DuMOULIN Rouge by blood

Impossible Movistar always has the worst tactics and they just said Landa is still the leader on Eurosport

I would be really surprised if someone drops out of the current top 4 but after Yates and Froome last year it might be possible

Exactly because of >movistar tactics Carapaz shall win it. Team working for Landa and failing by it.

What do you get when you mix poop and blood?
[spoiler]Dumoulin[/spoiler]

Kek some Pole on CN is upset that they drove for Ackerman instead of waiting for Majka in the end

Dr House needs to save Tom's knee so he can continue

they didn't record it clearly, but they did show some very shaky picture very it seems guy from Ineos was first to fall.

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im gonna cry bros twitter.com/TeamSunweb/status/1128327522893082627

Viviani a shit. Finished 73rd yesterday and today got dropped on a mole hill

Nibbles bringing the voodo early this year, now wait for Roglic to fade

they showed a helicopter shot showing the ineos rider causing it replay like 2k before the finish

so this is what happened to greipel.
F i suppose

Puccio of Ineos started the fall

FUCK TEAM INEOS

He was looking to his side like a moron and caused the crash.

>A FUCKING SKI JUMPER

>A FUCKING ASTHMA PATIENT

Did dumoulin retire?

Yates needs to win this

It's too Lates for Yates

or what?

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found this moment

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What an idiot ffs

kek also makes me wonder again why Yates and Lopez couldent get in the front group after that.

both of you need to look again at the Gavia stage: any one of the top riders can lose 5+ minutes that day alone; also the bad weather seems to never end this May and there are several tech downhills to do

Carapaz shall ride like Hampsten and win il Giro
youtube.com/watch?v=Tjl11F9o7tk

Tom taking Puck's Uber straight to the emergency room - plz plz plz plz be ok

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Hope he dedicates the win to Maduro then

Carapaz is ecuatorian

Let's press F for Big Tom's hopes and dreams for Giro.

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WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION - TOM COULD STILL RETURN AND WIN THIS THING

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Dont think someone shitting himself could satisfy her. Also hes 1.86 which is king of the manlets tier

STFU, little fangirl

Shitlet detected

GOOD NEWS -
>According to the doctors, Dumoulin has not suffered any fractures.
>Decide tomorrow if I continue
nos.nl/artikel/2284625-dumoulin-na-zware-val-in-giro-beslis-morgen-of-ik-doorga.html

DUMOULIN KINO MIGHT NOT BE OVER - YAAAASSSSS

The hell did that crash came from?
And what the other Anons said, first week's supposed to be chill, he can still fuck around (heal) and be back to fight for overall victory.
[spoiler]Nah, I'm afraid Doodoomoulin is done.[/spoiler]

Ineos crashed the race, this time literally

>delusional fangirl fawning

He is out of the picture. He may force a stage win, but it won't change the outcome of the standing.

What the fuck?
>Ineos
Is it OK to hate them yet?

Give it a week, pain in knee might be gone and he can get regain ground on tt's and early attacks in mountains

>tfw no a stage with 100% descent

Yeah, you can only dream.

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>early attacks in mountains
does he have asthma?

close enough

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Breaking news: Tom Dumoulin has ended his life in his hotel room

Dumoulin has been found dead after try to suck your own dick
youtube.com/watch?v=NMIXFFoVAL4

he's crying lads, plz show some respect

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F

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It will be two years now he hasn't won a grand tour, will be hard to find the confidence and motivation again

Daily reminder Dumo is a crypto right wing chad who has said he's fascinated by both Trump and Geert Wilders sportmagazine.knack.be/sport/wielrennen/wat-heeft-tom-dumoulin-met-donald-trump/article-normal-853909.html

>pooman
>early attacks in the mountains

basedu

Has nothing to lose now

>"There are no fractures which is good but my knee is very swollen. I wasn’t able to push any power in the last few kilometres so I don’t know how I will be tomorrow; the GC is for sure gone.”

It's over, he's mentally destroyed.

>Crypto right winger supporting crypto kikes
Yikes, right wing parties who support Israel are a big no no

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youtu.be/Bu6hUAms2a0?t=26

>Mikel Landa for AS about his crash: "The fuckin' Simon Yates is an idiot and he acts like a madman. He pulled me down in a roundabout."

Why are Brits so evil?

(((German))) gets defensive when he's confronted with a true chad

>Simon Yates sat behind a Giro d’Italia press conference table and stated to the world, unequivocally, that if he was in his rivals’ shoes he’d be “shitting myself.”

How was he so clairvoyant?

Fuck Simon Yates, I fear the brits will win this gt too - making it the 7th in a row or sumthin

True chads dont support Israel or choke away their GT wins you guilable idiot.

apparently there was a 2nd crash not shown which explaines the small front group now

I've seen footage of the second crash; not clear tho, a second or even less

Dumoulin 4:30 down on the leader wow. He should literally just quit the race or use it for training and focus on the tdf, no way can he come back from this, only a special certain athlete can overturn such a large deficit in a grand tour

Dumoulin needs to play like a ski jumper to win this Giro

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>El puto Yates, que es un retrasado y va como un loco. Me tiró en una rotonda.
>Es una mierda cuando pasan cosas que no dependen de ti

Yikes, it is normal for spanish people to talk like that in interviews?

Yes

can the jury neutralize the time gaps?

they should penalize Yates and Team Ineos instead

>take a look at the thermometer
>12°C/7°C in sun/shade
>put on shorts and long shirt
>avg temp 5°C for 2h 45min
Felt slightly chilly by the end desu lads. Also what the fuck is this weather? It's mid May and it's this fucking cold with clear skis and sunshine.

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Was Ineos

didn't you listen to Saint Greta? an Ice Age is coming

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LAUGH UNTIL MY HEAD COMES OFF

Do you like the Wahoo? Just ordered an elemnt.

>It was another nervous final with dangerous corners and narrow roads. In a moment I heard a sound of a crash and just in the last moment I could pass the dangerous place and to come in front. I was up there in the leading group, but in a roundabout another crash left me and some other riders behind. When the road started coming up I just gave my best to take some seconds back and I succeed. Yeah, in the end of the day I lost 18 seconds, but, in general, I saved this day. The team did a very good job today, and I am really sorry for my teammates, who were caught by the crash, - said Miguel Angel Lopez.

Eternal anglos responsible for both crashs, Yates held up all other favourites except Caracas and Roglic.

Yeah, I wrote a about it here since someone, you?, asked about it yesterday.

You can't blame Ineos for taking out GC contenders, it's only fair because Bernal is out injured

That was me indeed. Thanks a ton! Navigation appears to be the big thing that everyone mentions, but I guess like you, it's not my main motivation for owning it so that's great news. The screen, the zoom in/out mechanism, the connectedness, openness and on-phone configuration are major draws for me.

I have a Polar V650 which I've enjoyed, but especially the screen annoys me a bit. That and some minor issues with syncing, having to use a cable etc (there is phone-based syncing but it's more unreliable than using a cable which already isn't great). It's also even worse at navigation than Wahoo, though it does have a colour screen which probably makes the map a bit more readable.

Oh also, for some reason on the Polar, if you make a screen that shows only 2 datapoints, the font isn't made larger to fit the empty space! Still tiny. Drives me nuts.

based informative finfriend. I've given it some more soul searching and I'm going to get the Ultimate CF 8.0 SL disc (stealth). Such a nice looking bike.

Do you do all your own maintenance or have you found a local dealer to work on your bike?

Landa claimed that Yates had caused him to fall at a roundabout, with the Basque injured and losing 42 seconds on race leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and 26 seconds on other top GC contenders, including Yates.

Asked by Spanish sports daily AS afterwards what had happened, Landa told the newspaper, "That fucking Yates. He’s mentally retarded. He rides like a madman and he made me fall."

Landa later apologized "in particular to Simon Yates" and fans on Twitter, saying his words had been "taken out of context." Yates later accepted the apology on Twitter, writing, "No worries, I understand what it’s like to say something in the heat of the moment."

kek

I do all my own maintenance, got new set of cables and BB bearings coming in the mail so I can change them. I have the space and tools for it so it's easier to just do it myself. Though I have two good shops around me that I would trust to work on my bikes. And I use them for some tasks like wheelbuilding and for one off jobs that I don't have the tools for and won't most likely be needing them in the future.

If anyone still has the thread open. Just got back from work, what happened today?

Absolute chaos. Ineos crashed the race with no survivors. Literally this time.

Poomoulin is kill, lost like 5 minutes. All favourites except Roglic lost time, though mostly less than a minute I think.

ineos rider crashed, tom lost 4 min
second crash (possibly because of yates) all gc rider lost 20sec on roglic

It's on Eurosport 2 right now if you have it btw - 11 km left - it's just about to get good, sorry about the spoilers.

Fuug. Watching on Eurosport now.
Getting ready

Anyone here watching Tour of California? Cavagna is maybe the worst descender in history.

>Alessandro Petacchi has denied being involved in the German Aderlass blood doping investigation centred around Dr. Mark Schmidt, after a joint investigation by the French Le Mondeand ItalianCorriere della Sera newspapers alleged he was a client of the former Team Milram doctor who has worked with a number of cross-country skiers in recent years.

I always knew Petacchi was a fucking doper, this guy is lying through his teeth!

By the way, he was banned for lower concetration of salbutamol than Vroome got away with. Lost the appeal too. Too bad Alessandro wasn't a symbol of new clean cycling and didn't have some exotic parasites.