The Pro Road Cycling Thread

[chesterbells]

Yeah, the feeling of having that happen then sensing them all catching you up and then sailing past! - he must have been absolutely gutted.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Paris - Roubaix tomorrow.

 

[chesterbells]

Paris - Roubaix tomorrow.

Absolutely bud :-)

Got a ride planned bright & early for 7.30 tomorrow, then back for 7 hours in front of the telly.
Been out today and got stocked up with French and Belgian ales, and the usual cheeses, breads etc.

Cannot. Wait.

 

[chesterbells]

Just watched ‘Greg Lemond: The Last Rider’ documentary on Sky.
A superb, and emotional watch.
The absence in the contributors is of course Lauren Fignon, a fascinating character, and the second part of the film is about him as much as Greg really.

The end credits are a nice, but not very subtle, touch:
“Greg Lemond went on to win the Tour De France for a 3rd time in 1990. He is still the first and only American to win the race”.
Brilliant stuff.

 

[discopop]

State of that chicane they’ve put in before the Arenburg it’s going to be carnage

 

[give it to gordon]

Just put it on got my bell to ring for a brew :)

 

[chesterbells]

State of that chicane they’ve put in before the Arenburg it’s going to be carnage

Yeah, you do wonder. Just see first crash has happened already!

 

[give it to gordon]

Yeah, you do wonder. Just see first crash has happened already!

Strange crash that the road was wide

 

[chesterbells]

I’d forgotten the first cobbles come quite early - 160km from finish.
Lots of other races really seem to back-end the fun till late on.

 

[discopop]

Well it worked and now we have the selection