The Cycling Thread

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Belgian cyclist Michael Goolaerts has died aged 23 after a crash in Paris-Roubaix.

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Chris Froome has been cleared of any wrongdoing. 

[The Lusophone]

Finally. A joke that it went on so long.

[Adam]

Good, still this won't satisfy some but stuff them, hope he makes it 5 in a row (and 4 GTs in a row) at Le Tour this month.

[Rich]

On 02/07/2018 at 12:37, PanamAdam said:

Good, still this won't satisfy some but stuff them, hope he makes it 5 in a row (and 4 GTs in a row) at Le Tour this month.

I want G to win  especially after he won the Dauphine

[Adam]

Thomas/Froome 1-2 works for me. Although I think Thomas is going to be moving to become a GC leader for another team so he might have a real crack at it next year instead.

[MDK]

I managed to go over the handlebars on my bike the other day and bollocks'd up my front wheel.

[Rich]

9 hours ago, PanamAdam said:

Thomas/Froome 1-2 works for me. Although I think Thomas is going to be moving to become a GC leader for another team so he might have a real crack at it next year instead.

I think G will stay with Sky personally. No better place to be, Porte is a great example of the grass is not always greener, he has struggled leading BMC in the grand tours

[SRN]

Who else is watching Kruijswijk blow up Team Sky? This Alpe d'Huez stage is merciless.

Edited July 19, 2018 by SRN

[Rich]

18 hours ago, SRN said:

Who else is watching Kruijswijk blow up Team Sky? This Alpe d'Huez stage is merciless.

I don't think he really blew them up at all...

[Adam]

Geraint Thomas has won the Tour De France, what an achievement. He wasn't even the team leader at Sky but took control with those back-to-back wins on Stage 11-12 and never looked back.

Alexander Kristoff won a fun final sprint on the Champs Elysses, the final podium should be coming up soon.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

My hatred of Team Sky can continue unabated. 

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On 06/08/2018 at 00:51, ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster said:

My hatred of Team Sky can continue unabated. 

Sky is ending their involvement in Team Sky after the 2019 season.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Hoorah. The team itself is rotten to the core though, which is a shame as it has brought some great British cyclists to the fore.

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Team Sky set to name new sponsor as Ineos, owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/47608625

[Lineker]

Broken leg for Froome - he's out of the TDF.

[EddieG]

So, yeah, what the fuck was that.

Groenewegen's train has to do it himself, and only goes and does it and becomes the first Dutch yellow jersey wearer in 30 years.

[MDK]

19 hours ago, EddieG said:

Groenewegen

Autocorrect can be a bastard

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

If every cycling stage ever ended with a top three involving De Gendt, Pinot and Alaphilippe I would be a VERY happy man.

Pinot's now top of the favourites which is wonderful as he's been my fave since 2012. De Gendt is my fave breakaway rider in the pro peloton and Alaphilippe is just panache personified. I love the fact that in stage 3 everyone knew he would attack to win but when he did no-one could follow him.

[EddieG]

Spending nearly 200kms at the front of the race, amazing performance from De Gendt.