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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Velovoyeur 32 minutes ago
Undeniably, there is a problem with safety that has blighted the sport. This was highlighted and presented well by the peloton and, particularly, by Evanepoel. What's the solution? That's the tricky conundrum when the sporting arena is public roads that are populated by the public, some of whom like the racing, some who don't. This is true of all cycle racing on the roads. Some of the changes to ensure safety for high profile races will increase costs that could, ultimately, be hugely detrimental (terminal) to grass roots road racing which is already struggling to survive.
Mr Blackbird 60 minutes ago
One thing Farage deserves recognition for is his ability to always look like a total wally in photographs. His face seems to have extra rubbery properties, allowing extreme gurning. This allows expressions ranging from the idiotic smirk of someone who has loudly farted during a church eulogy reading for a person they dislike (as pictured here), to a stupid wide grin resembling that of the monster on packets of Roast Beef Monster Munch.
mitsky 1 hour ago
"Cyclists urged to “slow every street down to bicycle speed” and ride in middle of lane..." I'm sure something like that actually happened a number of years ago in some location in the USA in protest at some other silly new cycling law. Which led to the inevitable gridlock. My usual useless internet search skills have failed me again in finding any articles about it.
mitsky 2 hours ago
Given the news (and common knowledge) that car theft is endemic and successfull prosecutions are, I assume, relatively low... Would he plan to divert police/court resources away from car theft units to catch and prosecute bike thieves? Or is that what he is planning to use the £72m (+£5m) donations for?
mdavidford 2 hours ago
Would it, though? Surely the whole premise here is that those roads are gridlocked anyway, so much of it is going slower than a bike already? That's certainly my experience of cities of any size - riding in the middle of the lane is frequently going to mean sitting behind the bumper of a car.
Clem Fandango 3 hours ago
This just plays to his "supporters" vision of London being a lawless no go zone (KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!) and as usual is just a vague promise (that he can't possibly deliver) with no practical solution behind it.
Smoggysteve 3 hours ago
Looks like another cheap sound bite to try and win votes from niche sectors. He would never offer anything like safer routes or better cycling infrastructure because he knows that would upset drivers, so finds a nice little area that effects cyclist without upsetting anyone else. But we know that this would never actually come into being. it would get lost in the noise of all the other rhetoric surrounding immigration, youth unemployment etc etc. shameless click bait politics
eburtthebike 4 hours ago
Mike Palecek has a point, and I hope his plan works, and that Doug Ford reaps what he has sowed. Even if it works though, Doug will pass another act prohibiting cyclists from the main roads, after all, he did get the most inaccurately titled, misleading act ever passed: the 'Reducing Gridlock and Saving You Time Act'. Straight from the Trump/Farage play book: promise everything, deliver nothing and blame someone else.
eburtthebike 4 hours ago
Frog faced moron herder jumps on bandwagon. It doesn't matter which bandwagon is passing by, Farage will jump on it. Never has there been such a blatantly self-serving politician in this country, someone who will do anything, promise anything to advance his cause. His cause being the same as his hero's (Trump) self-enrichment. Unfortunately, there is one thing that can be cast iron guaranteed about Nigel's promises: they're never going to happen, and the latest polls are showing that that realisation is finally dawning on the gullible.
OnYerBike 4 hours ago
@Doctor Darabuka I agree that using a single button for such an array of tasks does necessitate a bit of complexity. But I guess my points are that it wasn't too bad once you get your head around it and practiced a few times; and also the changes made haven't really helped to reduce the complexity, just reduced the amount of functionality that can be achieved. On a small model like the Sirius, it would be a squeeze to try and have more than one button, and would lead to a risk of accidentally pressing the wrong one (especially with gloves on).
16 thoughts on “Live blog: Zwift Companion updates, Team Sky… dildo thing, MAMILs on the rise in Oz, Vulpine returns + more”
UCI now in frantic meeting to
UCI now in frantic meeting to go through the rulebook as regards dildos. Maybe the last place guy now has to carry la dildo rouge?
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
Surely ‘Le Dildo Rouge’ – I can’t imagine it would be a feminine noun!
KendalRed wrote:
fench is very odd, more about the sound than the sex of the object.
So it’s le zizi (willy) but la bite (dick)
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
UCI have now permitted their use but have to be no bigger than 7″ and cannot contain a motor.
Simmo72 wrote:
in addition, UCI have insisted on keeping to a 3:1 ratio on tube profile, since “aero”gains are not permitted.
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
No. He has to wear a purple helmet.
All my dildos are gender
All my dildos are gender fluid.
Only doing it to get
Thomas is only doing it to get attention otherwise why post it up on social media? He’s quick to criticise Wiggins for attention seeking and then pulls this out of his arris and thrusts it onto tinternet, now he thinks he’s the big dog he’s such a media whore just like the rest.
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
They did it ot take the piss out of Wiggins. If they didn’t post it, how were they going to make their point?
While I a sure they found it hilarious, I doubt it was a wise move.
Road cycling and sexual
Road cycling and sexual perversion go hand in hand. Minority interest with tight clothes, pain for pleasure mindset and the usage of gadget and drugs to get more out of it.
I’m sure there’ll be stiff
I’m sure there’ll be stiff opposition to this from other teams.
Is Durex Sensations the new official lube for team Sky?
Team Dimension Data rumoured to be following suit, and now “powered by Duracell ”
I’m considering carrying one
I’m considering carrying one with a sucker to stick on the roof of the next driver to cut me up.
In the forties and fifties my
In the forties and fifties my father always referred to traffic lights as ‘robots’ probably a common description on countrywide installation.
fixation80 wrote:
they’re still called robots in S Africa.
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I’m not Froome’s biggest fan, but come on…!
Maybe it’s not a dildo but
Maybe it’s not a dildo but just a phallic shaped sealent applicator to be thrust into a punctured tire?