Generic Pro Road Cycling Thread

[Juggernaut]

Nail bite’r......

 

[stb222]

You would have thought EF won the entire race.

you know they let it go if EF wins the stage.

 

[Juggernaut]

Ooofffaah, GC is NOT a done deal...... 👀

 

[stb222]

I love those skinny road climbs and cycling crowds are back!

 

[Juggernaut]

Looks like the pundits might have exaggerated Bernal’s back issues the other day.....

It would take a historic collapse... or accidentally dropping a wrapper (F’ing UCI A-Holes) to surrender pink.

 

[Juggernaut]

So.... Sonny wins stage 3 of the CdD, but will it stand?

Cuz I watched him slam against a Quick-Step Rider leading up to the sprint.... Hmmm.

 

[Juggernaut]

Damn that looked a lot closer live.....👀

 

[Ian F]

Damn that looked a lot closer live.....👀
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You would think guys would stop celebrating so early given how often this has happened over the last year or more.

The Giro was great this year. Bernal and Ineos managed the race well. It wasn't a dominating performance, but they did what they needed to do. Well deserved.

 

[Juggernaut]

As a gravitationally gifted individual, I’m hard pressed to think of a less pleasant endeavor ….😱

 

[Juggernaut]

Though…… the payoff.👍

 

[serviceguy]

Though…… the payoff.👍
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Are you going to make me buy a road bike now? That would be literally a first!

 

[Ian F]

Descending on a road bike is definitely a different kind of intensity compared to on mtn bike on dirt. The best pros can take switchback corners at speeds that seem to defy physics. Personally, I tend to keep my speed around corners more reserved due to limited sight lines. And the fact my main road bike is still running rim brakes (on rims and pads over 20 years old). Eventually, I'll get my gravel bike back together again, but until then... I try to keep it under 40 mph, although I'll occasionally go faster if the sight lines are good.

 

[Juggernaut]

A long winding descent on smooth tarmac is as close to the sensation of flying as as you can get.... when not alone on a freshly zamboni’d sheet of ice, that is.

 

[stb222]

A long winding descent on smooth tarmac is as close to the sensation of flying as as you can get.... when not alone on a freshly zamboni’d sheet of ice, that is.

Other than jumping

 

[Juggernaut]

Is it just me… or have EF been winning more in 2021 than the last few years combined?

TDS today…..

 

[stb222]

Yes, Vaughters finally gave them drugs

 

[Juggernaut]

EF is winning, Richie Porte didn’t crash out, cats and dogs living together. Yep, it’s the end of days alright. 🤪

 

[trener1]

Nice seeing the small American team Rally in the mix on the big stage.....

 

[Jmann]

What an absolute debacle of a first stage.

The last road race I did had three crashes in it, and watching the first stage has erased whatever little interest I had in racing in a group ever again.

 

[Carson]

View attachment 160445What an absolute debacle of a first stage.

The last road race I did had three crashes in it, and watching the first stage has erased whatever little interest I had in racing in a group ever again.

The chick with the 3-foot cardboard sign belongs in the Bastille until Stage 21.