Cycling thread

[Rita_Poon]

Chris Hoy Tour de 4 today, cancer charity stuff, lots involved.

Geraint Thomas finishes his pro cycling career in Cardiff today. Has raced an unparalleled 19 Tour De France's. Icon.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Bumped off to itv x in the last 30 minutes. Scandalous.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Olaf Coy?

 

[Rita_Poon]

12 seconds covered the top 8 riders. Olav Kooij. To correct above.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

UAE 81 victories already this season...

 

[davek]

Disgrace that the Israel Premier Tech team haven't been stopped from spoiling this Vuelta.

The riders today voted that they'll end their race if there's another major disruption.

The spineless Vuelta organisers should never have let it get to this by letting that team in the race.

 

[Rita_Poon]

let them opt out, see ya!

 

[davek]

Congratulations to Vingegaard on his Vuelta win.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Well raced and first podium for Tom Pidcock.

 

[davek]

Well raced and first podium for Tom Pidcock.

He did well.

Not sure he's the GC candidate for the future they suggest like.

 

[Rita_Poon]

He did well.

Not sure he's the GC candidate for the future they suggest like.

He's 26, he'd need a squad build for him. Does he excel anywhere specific?

 

[davek]

He's 26, he'd need a squad build for him. Does he excel anywhere specific?

Well that's it, I think he's a (more than) good climber and can TT well enough.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Outstanding performance from Pidcock last week, proved a lot of people wrong. Never looked close to this consistency in any previous GT, and vindicates his move to Q36. He will lead a pretty strong UK men's team to the World Champs next week in Kigali, Rwanda - some hilly parcours by the sounds of things, even on the TT. Decent bet for a podium I would say, Oscar Onley also will race.

Many rouleurs giving it a miss due to the climbing. Pog will be favourite by miles (also doing the TT, which is unusual for him), Remco also there, having looked like ass in the Tour of Britain.

Interesting to watch van der Poel absolutely bomb the MTB world champs at the weekend - not due to a crash, this time. He had a great start, as well, which is usually the issue when you're gridded way back. You assume guys of his quality can just take charge but his legs just went, said he had nothing for the course.