Interesting to note the lower position at the recent 10 than that pic from the worlds

The aero bars are significantly lower. Hurts my back just looking at it!

Similar, if not identical, to the one he rode in the Worlds, so presumably UCI legal

No appeal permitted. According to race director Mauro Vegni

Rules are rules, and I think rules have to be respected for the credibility of this sport and, in this case, the credibility of the Giro d’Italia

Yeah, right. :evil:

You mean Sir Bradley Wiggins?

How did they know it was him? Was there anything distinctive about his appearance? :-)

I still do not understand why folks do this.

I’m sure testers would find it difficult to understand why MTBers will drive for hours in order to bounce round a badly made cycle path :-)

Running a TT on a dual carriageway makes sense; good visibility, no parked cars, two lanes makes it easier to overtake so you don’t get a queue of traffic stuck behind. Plus the drag of overtaking vehicles makes for faster times.

Has he scored a point yet!?

No. Best so far is 15th in a 3rd cat crit. Maybe he needs a more expensive bike?

I paid in cash and they accepted

As you expected.

Pretty unusual to have a road race on a Friday morning. With time and location you could check against the BC race calendar and see if it was a RR. Did the rider have a number on? (Guess you might not have been able to see under the circumstances)

Edit: Nothing on the BC calendar for today, so not an official road race

Very nicely setup tlr. Record groupset? Slightly shorter brake cables and front cable routed behind the bars and it would be perfect IMO.

Unlikely that Aru or Porte will directly attack him today, but Astana will probably make sure it’s a long hard day. Then try and break him tomorrow.

TT is next Saturday in Treviso. A long one at 60Km.

A bit naughty of Contador, as it seems it was a pre-planned bike change, rather than a mechanical. I don’t think Astana and Sky would have been happy to politely ease off the pace to let him back if they’d known.

The bike’s just the transport.

Yep, that’s the key to mincing. Take a camera, or a wild flower identification book, or an old map showing the area 100 years ago. Look at the wildlife, the trees, the buildings, the geology, just LOOK!
If you went to a museum or art gallery you wouldn’t be trying to get round it as fast as possible to beat your PB. The great outdoors is just as interesting as any museum or gallery.

Mr Hyon was killed on 30 April by anti-aircraft fire in front of an audience of hundreds

Not taking any chances then

Post-election bloodlust from the victors?

No, just Lulu’s husband spouting rubbish as per usual.

Today’s stage appears to have been won by a 15 year old :-)

Well done sir, you are now a tester! Have a totally gratuitous picture of King Alf as your reward.

Interesting comment he made about his Dad’s doping customers…

Yes, a bit contentious. He gave the impression that he opens his mouth and whatever happens to be in his head at the time just comes straight out. Definitely warmed to the bloke as a result though. Nice selection of tunes as well.
Edit: I mean Sympathy for the Devil, wasn’t expecting that!

On the end of the TdF

Chirac and Hollande were there … but I wanted to thank the British cycling fans … not Pinky and Perky

:D

I got some Vittoria Open Paves to do Flanders on in 27 flavour.

Challenge Paris-Roubaix 27 Open here, for similar reasons.

You’re imagining a clear rain jacket designed so you can still see team kit and race numbers yes?

No imagination some people

“And this one’s for my mate Chris, Get Back by the Beatles”

Works Components SRAM GXP Narrow Wide Spiderless Chainring

I stand corrected. I will listen to 200 Motels all the way through as punishment.

Hmmm not sure about that. Reference?

Fair enough, slight mis-quote on my part.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/frankzappa161538.html

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.

Is this the beginning of the slide towards a second english civil war?

No.
As Frank also said “Ignorance is more abundant than hydrogen”

Anyone who thinks roadies lack “skillz” hasn’t tried to hop sideways onto a traffic island at 50mph in a bunch sprint.

Kazakh mafia holding a gun to the UCI’s head?

Or UCI lawyers advising that Astana will take them to CAS and win, just like what happened with Katusha?

If you buy your lottery ticket on Monday you are more likely to die before the draw than win it

Don’t buy it on a Monday then

4 out of 5 land rovers ever made are still on the road

1 in 5 have successfully made it back home

I thought that the guy at Nant Llywd was being ‘difficult’ about people using the bridleway through the farm? Has that been resolved now?

We’re fed off spring tanks which then goes through a particle filter, rectifier and UV filter, which is effective for removing bacteria and some chemicals like nitrates. Rectifier and particle filter need refilling/replacing on a regular basis. It might be worth having the water tested to see what’s in there, just in case there’s stuff like heavy metals or nasty chemicals like PCBs and VOCs.
And as pointed out above, the water purity will only be as good as what’s in the system after the purification system.

I know that there’s a biker down course aimed at motorcyclists, is there anything similar for cyclists?

REC (Rescue Emergency Care) courses are aimed specifically for outdoors activities, and are pre-requisites for ML/MBLA qualifications.
I did the REC2 two-day course at Plas y Brenin and found it very good.
They also do a three-day mountain bike specific course (see http://www.pyb.co.uk/courses-first-aid.php).

Should you be involved in an accident on your biggish purchase, will you also be looking to borrow someones British Cycling membership for free legal advice?

Pick up the pieces – Average White Band

Sex of virgins not specified though

From the forthcoming Iraqi edition of Top Gear
Some people claim the Toyota pickup truck is indestructible. We decided to put it to the test…

the heroic chaps at Mountain Rescue obviously enjoy it or they wouldn’t do it surely

Yeh, just like those paramedics and firefighters who love driving fast with blues and twos on. You wouldn’t want to spoil their fun by not having an accident or setting fire to your house would you?

Jamaican mini-cab driver in Hackney, after me protesting about nearly being run over by him on a zebra crossing
I’m going to go home and get my gun and come back and shoot you dead
Er, OK, I’ll just wait here shall I? Try not to be too long.

Who are these disabled people who will be ‘allowed’ to benefit from an ebike?

There’s a well known local rider at Brechfa who due to age and health issues now uses an e-bike. Gives him enough help on the ups that he can still come out and enjoy himself instead of sitting at home reminiscing.

he doesn’t really have the “riding style” for these kind of races

Which make him declaring he wanted to win it a bit pointless. Two token attacks and that was it.