The weekend riding thread.

[badgerx16]

32 minutes ago, Picard said:

For the tdf you could try watching France TV with a vpn

There are a few alternative stream sources dedictated to cycling.

[Winnersaint]

Two weeks from the start of the tour. Pog or Vingegaard?

[Weston Super Saint]

First week down and I just can't see past Pog.  He seems to be ridiculously strong and can turn a stage on its head at will.

I'm sure the sponsors are hating it but the fact that he can confidently give jerseys away at will knowing he'll reclaim them whenever he wants is amusing from the outside.  Although he'll probably want to be in yellow once the real climbing starts and stay in it until the end, but he does seem to prefer the rainbow stripes - which is great that he's giving that the respect it deserves.

[badgerx16]

2 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

First week down and I just can't see past Pog.  He seems to be ridiculously strong and can turn a stage on its head at will.

I'm sure the sponsors are hating it but the fact that he can confidently give jerseys away at will knowing he'll reclaim them whenever he wants is amusing from the outside.  Although he'll probably want to be in yellow once the real climbing starts and stay in it until the end, but he does seem to prefer the rainbow stripes - which is great that he's giving that the respect it deserves.

I'm looking forward to stage 16; 134 flat kilometres before a finish up Mont Ventoux.

[Weston Super Saint]

Four minute lead and then we get this.  Will he attack or just sit tight on Jonas's wheel mocking him?

[badgerx16]

How come the Comoros Islands can send a rider to compete in the UCI Womens World Championship road race yet the UK don't have anybody competing.

[Picard]

5 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

How come the Comoros Islands can send a rider to compete in the UCI Womens World Championship road race yet the UK don't have anybody competing.

The Comoros Islands were able to send a rider to compete in the UCI Women's World Championship road race because the UCI allows all nations to participate based on international ranking and quota regulations; smaller nations like Comoros may send at least one representative even with a modest cycling program. In contrast, the UK actually qualified a full six-rider team for the elite women’s road race but chose not to send anyone. Instead, British Cycling decided to focus entirely on the separate under-23 women's road race event, which is new this year and no longer embedded within the elite event. As a result, no British women are competing in the elite road race for the first time in over thirty years, despite their eligibility

Thank you AI.

[badgerx16]

30 minutes ago, Picard said:

The Comoros Islands were able to send a rider to compete in the UCI Women's World Championship road race because the UCI allows all nations to participate based on international ranking and quota regulations; smaller nations like Comoros may send at least one representative even with a modest cycling program. In contrast, the UK actually qualified a full six-rider team for the elite women’s road race but chose not to send anyone. Instead, British Cycling decided to focus entirely on the separate under-23 women's road race event, which is new this year and no longer embedded within the elite event. As a result, no British women are competing in the elite road race for the first time in over thirty years, despite their eligibility

Thank you AI.

I knew all that. The point is that I think it is disgraceful that the UK has not sent any elite women's competitors.

[badgerx16]

If you leave a bike in a bike rack at a railway station, even a "secure" one with CCTV, the Transport Police will not investigate it's theft if it had been left for more than 2 hours.