The Pro Road Cycling Thread

Stage 16 of the Vuelta today looks another good one, over 4000m of climbing I think, certainly very tough.

Also stage one of the Tour of Britain, full coverage on itv4 from 10.15 today (with ad breaks about every 9 minutes no doubt). Fascinating to watch Remco.
 
discopop said:
Bad off that for Van Aert
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Awful. I bet he wishes he was on the rolling road of southern Scotland with Remco.
It’s so hard to tell from tv isn’t it?
Crashes that have a similar look can have completely different outcomes in terms of injuries. I’ve been trying to keep track of this and the ToB so didn’t realise he had already crashed before that tbf.
He’s had awful luck WvA hasn’t he? :-(
 
chesterbells said:
Awful. I bet he wishes he was on the rolling road of southern Scotland with Remco.
It’s so hard to tell from tv isn’t it?
Crashes that have a similar look can have completely different outcomes in terms of injuries. I’ve been trying to keep track of this and the ToB so didn’t realise he had already crashed before that tbf.
He’s had awful luck WvA hasn’t he? :-(
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Riders just sometimes go on a bad run when it comes to offs/injuries G being a prime example.

Conditions are grim today.
 
Looking forward to stage 18 - it’s in an area I drove through a few months ago to watch the superbikes. Roads climb a lot and very scenic.
 
nipped out for a bit today to see some of the Tour of Britain - Redcar packed so couldn't get to see them home and I knew Saltburn Bank would be chokka so stopped roadside outside the Golf Club to watch them ride by
 
chesterbells said:
Brilliant pal. I’m heading off Barnsley way tomorrow.
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I always go out for the cycling - we have had town centre national circuit racing in Guisborough - the Tanfield lads come from down the road in Great Ayton. Went to see Le tour in Brighton. Winchester and Southsea when I lived on the South coast and in North Yorkshire a few years ago plus several Tours of Yorkshire and other races - exciting stuff and a good day out. I found out Great Ayton Butchers has fucking awesome sausage rolls thanks to watching cycling lol
 
bluethrunthru said:
I always go out for the cycling - we have had town centre national circuit racing in Guisborough - the Tanfield lads come from down the road in Great Ayton. Went to see Le tour in Brighton. Winchester and Southsea when I lived on the South coast and in North Yorkshire a few years ago plus several Tours of Yorkshire and other races - exciting stuff and a good day out. I found out Great Ayton Butchers has fucking awesome sausage rolls thanks to watching cycling lol
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That sounds like familiar stuff to the kind of thing I do too.

For me, I always like to make a day of it and do my own ride too. Much more enjoyable than just watching a fly past of the pro boys.

I’m over in Sheffield now on one of the cat 2 climbs, then will ride over to Barnsley to catch them nearer the finish this afternoon :-)
 
chesterbells said:
That sounds like familiar stuff to the kind of thing I do too.

For me, I always like to make a day of it and do my own ride too. Much more enjoyable than just watching a fly past of the pro boys.

I’m over in Sheffield now on one of the cat 2 climbs, then will ride over to Barnsley to catch them nearer the finish this afternoon :-)
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If you’re following the route wave to me in Chapeltown on the road out of Sheffield it passes my office!
 
kinkyblue said:
If you’re following the route wave to me in Chapeltown on the road out of Sheffield it passes my office!
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Unfortunately not, bit much for me that. Just having a break in Wortley before heading to Thurgoland (some reet funny names round here ;-)

I bet you certainly heard them in work this morning - motor bikes and support vehicles aplenty.
 
chesterbells said:
Unfortunately not, bit much for me that. Just having a break in Wortley before heading to Thurgoland (some reet funny names round here ;-)

I bet you certainly heard them in work this morning - motor bikes and support vehicles aplenty.
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They went past my shop 3 times on Tuesday, the speed of the support cars so close to the cyclists though a narrow cobbled street it is mind boggling how they would stop if there was a crash.
 
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chesterbells said:
Unfortunately not, bit much for me that. Just having a break in Wortley before heading to Thurgoland (some reet funny names round here ;-)

I bet you certainly heard them in work this morning - motor bikes and support vehicles aplenty.
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Hope you enjoyed your day mate, fair play for riding around there in this weather. I was at the official start line in the suburbs of Sheffield...blink and you nearly miss 'em!
 
Today’s stage looks like it’s mainly country roads. The 3 in the breakaway not really seeing many watching, now and again there’s a village who are on the route.
 
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