My longstanding passion for cycling. 🥰
A little throwback to my early days, racing bikes on 24" wheels, owning an authentic Nike Polka Dot jersey signed by Mr. Virenque and obviously fanboying Rabobank. 🚴♂️
Bikes is happiness.
Basta.
Earlier today I left LaFlammeRouge after the co-owner - who had also signed the previous statement - decided to grant access to “Emmea” again.
A decision I will never be able to understand, but have to accept.
A single photofinish frame seems to be the difference between Merlier and Ewan.
At 3500fps, which is UCI's minimum photofinish requirement for WorldTour races, that's 0.00028 seconds or 0.28 milliseconds.
#UAETour
Super controversial opinion, but I find it strange that Van der Poel faces far fewer doping allegations compared to someone like Pogacar. Van der Poel has been much more inconsistent, has a team manager implicated in doping purchases, and a father who was also involved in doping
Jasper Philipsen proved his speed and won the first stage of
@uae_tour
ahead of Sam Bennett and Elia Viviani. 👏 Very nervous sprint after an easy day in the saddle. I'm glad that no one crashed in the barriers, that was close...
#UAETour
🎥
@marcrp
Pogacar/UAE not using rim brakes on yesterday’s stage is insane. Even his new Colnago is >400g over the UCI minimum weight. In a sport where the smallest of details can be a huge factor this is unintelligible.
#TDF2022
I would like to thank everyone who has reached out. I appreciate it a lot.
When the time is right I may write down a few more words, with my feet back on the ground.
At this rate sprint stages will be banned from the Tour by 2030, replaced by 300km mountain stages to build some fatigue because 200km 5000m is no longer sufficient.
#TdF2024
Move Roubaix to autumn
- bestow classic riders a goal at the end of the season (and they will likely add some prep races like Benelux)
- GC riders like Pogacar are prone to join as their season concludes, unfazed by potential crashes.
Wut.
Completely missed that Mathieu van der Poel was planning on ending his road season today.
Says he maybe will do one race in rainbows
It’s August 6…..
Amstel Gold Race's photo-finish setup does not comply with UCI's procedures. A two-camera setup is mandatory for World Tour races.
Just like last year, they were using one camera. Even for "level 2" a two-camera setup is required.
#AGR22
We’ve reached a point where having Wout as a teammate seems to benefit Remco more than having Remco as a teammate benefits Wout. It's funny but unavoidable.
#Olympics
Unfortunately the helicopter TV operator wasn't paying attention but Evenepoel was doing a massive effort to join the first echelon. He looks very good today.
#TDF2024
An 80-kilometer solo with the margin hovering around 30” is exciting.
An 80-kilometer solo with an immediate >2’ gap is monotonous, also in 2017.
Sorry 🤷🏼♂️
Hola Twitter! Got some exciting news to share. 👋🏻
> I graduated 🎓
> I will be joining Lanterne Rouge Media SL on a full-time basis
Thankful for the opportunity Patrick has given me and am very excited to continue my journey in the industry with the same passion as ever 🚀
Pogačar did 6.85 ᵉW/Kg for 27:50 min. For sea level normalised, it is 7.16 ᵉW/Kg. It is possibly the UAE superstar’s greatest climbing performance of all time and maybe the best in the 21st century.
Ratcliffe says it's better to discover talent than signing established stars.
Meanwhile, INEOS still doesn't have a development team in cycling. One plus one does not always equal two ig
Manchester United to sign Mbappé or INEOS to sign Pogačar 👀
Listen to the full interview with Sir Jim Ratcliffe by searching "Geraint Thomas Cycling Club" in your podcast app 🎙
Eurosport Player shuts down one day after the Tour de France as Discovery moves all content to HBO Max. Pricing for ad-free cycling increases from €30 per year to €15 per month
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Imagine being Ganna. You endure a scorching Pogacar onslaught, the individual who has been obliterating everything thus far this season. Makes you think that you'll make G1 across Poggio, only to be annihilated by a competitor who was out of form merely a week ago.
#MilanoSanremo
Vingegaard made a mistake by not sitting on Pogacar's wheel on the Galibier. This made it take longer for him to react and allowed Pogacar to attack from the opposite side of Vingegaard's overlapping wheel, forcing Jonas to counter into the wind
#TDF2024
@NaichacaCycling
@SprintCycling
Wilco crashed, Gesink crashed, Bouwman is fell ill and Cian is practicing without pressure. Lower your expectations, they ain't here to win a race
- A rider crashes similar to Bjorg Lambrecht
- The jury doesn’t notice
- Gets no help while being stranded on the road as convoy passes
- Peloton crashes on the same spot
If you genuinely care about rider safety, this should be red flag. It has nothing to do with my 'agenda'
Remember, there are people going about their daily lives, unaware of the race happening nearby. They might show up from a cross-street and assume regular pedestrian crossing rules apply.
She likely doesn't realize she's doing by anything wrong and it’s RCS responsibility.
The average IMDb ratings for this year's Netflix "Tour de France: Unchained" episodes are slightly higher, but almost identical to last year's, with ratings of 8.175 and 8.125.
The Granon episode from the 2022 Tour remains the highest-rated, with a rating of 8.6
Learning from mistakes: the finish was aligned properly this year. By using two marks it's easy to confirm that the camera was aligned just before the black finish line. (<5cm)
#AGR22
UCI introduced the 3km rule to have less GC riders in the mix with the sprint teams.
Today’s finish wasn’t flat, gaps >3” quickly open up on these kicks which means GC riders still want to be in front, even with the rule in place.
Applying it today is nonsense.
#LaVuelta22
TIL that the media is supposedly against SD Worx because they lost.
Not because of their repeated similar mistakes over the past years, lack of self-reflection, and failure to make any changes
We understand that Evenepoel’s camp have contacted a number of teams after concerns over QuickStep’s finances. Evenepoel also doesn’t believe his wage compares with that of his peers. It's thought he earns no more than €4m after bonuses, compared to Pogačar’s reported €7m.
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I believe Pogacar is overrated for MSR.
His sprint is decent, especially after fatigue build-up and hard days, but MSR is an easy race. A 6 hour recovery ride (⤵) followed by 35' of fun, I can't see him make the difference on Poggio.
#MilanoSanremo
Some following cars having ten extra bikes on the roof, removing some drag for the rider while contributing to some extra pollution. Can't believe the UCI hasn't put a limit on this yet, clearly a union that aims to have the most sustainable sport 🤦🏼♂️
#Olympics
Pogacar on Oude Kwaremont
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#e3saxoclassic
4'32"
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#RVV23
1st: 6'22"
2nd: 3'56"
3rd: 4'12"
Effort in E3 a bit harder as Paterberg is just before Kwaremont.