Perfect karma as raging driver trying to intimidate cyclist blows out tyre hitting the kerb; Another powerful photo from Ukraine; Kyiv cyclists still uploading to Strava; Tube strike solution; Gazprom-RusVelo sponsors drop out + more on the live blog
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Perfect karma as raging driver trying to intimidate cyclist blows out tyre hitting the kerb
schadenfreude
(noun) pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.
“a business that thrives on schadenfreude”
Tony promised us a “super juicy helping” of enjoyable karma and boy did the video deliver…
Portland’s answer to CyclingMikey went all Gandalf on this driver trying to take a short cut through this cycles only route, a cheerful whistle, “awesome, fantastic!” and the impatient motorist was off on the ‘long’ way around…
> CyclingMikey ends up on car bonnet during confrontation with angry motorist
Ready for a super juicy helping of schadenfreude? This first vid is the set-up. My favorite shitty diverter at SE Ankeny St & 15th and I was playing Gandalf with this dude. He made like he was gonna wait me out but he ran out of patience real fast. But wait, there’s more! (Cont) pic.twitter.com/xNAmiFoLjM
— Tony (@Tonyatwork) March 1, 2022
Very entertaining, but our story with this particular driver isn’t done yet…
“So he came back around,” Tony continues. “Funny thing is that when he was far off he put on his left turn signal like he was just gonna head to Burnside. But then he saw me still there and jammed on the gas and went for the intimidation move and blew out his front right tire!”
Got it on video, Tony? Of course you do…
So he came back around. Funny thing is that when he was far off he put on his left turn signal like he was just gonna head to Burnside. But then he saw me still there and jammed on the gas and went for the intimidation move and blew out his front right tire! Bwah, ha, ha, ha! pic.twitter.com/UDbtkmOtg0
— Tony (@Tonyatwork) March 1, 2022
*chef’s kiss*
Presumably the main gripe was being ‘held up’ by the pesky cyclist enforcing road laws. (Obviously he wasn’t in such a rush that he couldn’t come back to blow out his tyre, but whatever…). In the replies, Christopher did some digging…
So I looked up this intersection for context, and it looks like he literally could have just gone 1 street over on either side? Why bother looping the block for that? Even if he needed to get to Burnside, he could have just taken Ash to 16th and up to Burnside. Woulda been faster
— Christopher Bare (@Vandorbelt) March 1, 2022
Regardless, a nice dose of karma for your Wednesday morning…
As good as a fine wine!!!
— CyclingMikey tired of road crime. 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇿🇼 (@MikeyCycling) March 1, 2022
I did have to watch that video like 20 times tho! I appreciate the giggling at the end
— Aaron Parecki (@aaronpk) March 1, 2022
— JonLWright (@JonLWright) March 1, 2022
A very powerful photo from Ukraine
Bucha. Near Kyiv now pic.twitter.com/kXL7KEeg8X
— Serhii Sternenko (@sternenko) March 2, 2022
On Monday, we shared the photo of the Kyiv cyclist out training while military vehicles sat guard in the road ahead…
> Kyiv cyclist spotted training “surrounded by tanks”
Here’s another powerful photo, this time from Bucha, around 20 miles west of the capital.
Last night the UCI decided to ban Russian and Belarusian national teams in response to the invasion. Events in both countries were also banned but riders from those countries with teams registered elsewhere, such as Ineos Grenadiers’ Pavel Sivakov who denounced the conflict over the weekend, can keep racing.
This needs recognition. Thank you @UCI_cycling for doing the right thing.#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦 https://t.co/eGR6KzpbjL
— Toms Skujiņš (@Tomashuuns) March 1, 2022
Some REAL Kyiv Strava activities
The internet’s a weird place…
Turns out there’s someone willing to fake a Strava activity in a warzone for some online credit…no wonder the activity got flagged!
That’s the last of that particular ‘athlete’s’ profile on this live blog…instead here’s some genuine Kyiv cyclists still getting out on the bike…
Сергей Пономаренко, first up, as we shared on Monday’s live blog, has racked up more than 200 kudos and plenty of well-wishes from admiring athletes around the world…
“Greetings and best wishes from New Zealand, please keep safe.”
“Kudos from Ireland. Stay safe.”
“Kudos from Gloucestershire in the Uk. Stay safe 😘”
“Kudos from Houston, Texas. I love that you’re still riding.”
Volodymyr Dehtyarov too got out on the bike on Monday, crossing the city in a 17km ride, before returning for the homeward leg later that day.
Chapeau…
Because it's not quite summer yet — new wet weather gear from Showers Pass
Showers Pass has added the waterproof and windproof Century CC Jacket to its Clean Colour collection that consists of garments made with eco-friendly dyes to keep harmful chemicals out of the manufacturing process.
Built using 44% recycled materials with the fully seam-taped Artex 2.5-layer fabric, the jacket has a cycling-specific fit and includes 360 degrees of 3M reflective trim, on-the-bike accessible pockets, longer sleeves and a dropped tail to suit riding needs.
Available in men’s and women’s specific cuts in Leaf Green, this new jacket costs £119.
This new stowable jacket is MAAP’s lightest yet
MAAP has added sleeves to its lightweight vest with the new £130 Draft Team Jacket now available – the brand says this stowable jacket is its lightest yet.
Crafted with mechanical stretch for comfort this is paired with durable water repellent and windproof fabrics for added protection.
Laser cut perforations are said to provide additional airflow in high-sweat areas while 360 degree reflective print graphics should help with visibility in low light.
“Fully stowable, the Draft Team Jacket packs away into its own internal pocket to always take protection with you, no matter the weather,” MAAP says.
Gazprom-RusVelo lose bike and wheel sponsors over Russian invasion of Ukraine
— LOOK Cycle (@lookcycle) March 1, 2022
Yesterday’s statement, above, from LOOK, announcing it would be backing out of providing “technical support and partnership” was matched by Gazprom-RusVelo’s wheel sponsor Corima.
The two shared identical messages, saying: “We join the multitudes of athletes on their call for peace. That being said, in light of the recent shocking and unforgivable news, we have decided to stop our technical support and partnership with the Gazprom-RusVelo Cycling Team.”
LOOK had initially said it would continue to support the Swiss-registered team sponsored by Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom.
Gazprom-RusVelo have a place at Trofeo Laigueglia today and WorldTour stage race Tirreno-Adriatico next week. However, it is unclear if the team will continue to race following the sponsor dropouts.
Last week, one of the team’s Czech riders, Mathias Vacek, won a stage of UAE Tour from the breakaway.
Nothing like increased traffic during a tube strike to show the merits of cycling
My honest advise to these folks sitting stationary in their cars:
Tube strike or not, you’ll always get there much faster, and happier, by bike ✅ pic.twitter.com/uGcQdUxjFK
— Peter Stuart (@PeterStuart3) March 1, 2022
Dundee Council announces plans to grit key cycle routes in the city
Gritted cycle lanes? That would be nice, wouldn’t it?
Dundee council is doing just that, with council bosses announcing plans to invest £40,000 a year in gritting ten miles of the city’s cycle network. The Courier reports several riders had serious incidents during the winter 2020-21, leading to renewed calls for the routes to be gritted.
Back then the council claimed it couldn’t find the funding required but has now promised to grit National Cycle Network Route 1 and 77 from next winter onwards
Dundee Cycle Forum chairman Russell Pepper described the plans as “exciting” and “great stuff”.
Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli wear Ukraine kit in support of teammate Andrii Ponomar
Toute l’équipe du Champion d’Ukraine Andrii Ponomar qui se présente sur le podium protocolaire avec son maillot aux couleurs de l’Ukraine. Ça réchauffe des cœurs 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/8V8cKIsvck
— Justin Nadot (@justin_nadot) March 2, 2022
Gianni Savio’s team is sending its support to Ukranian teammate Andrii Ponomar and the people of his country, sporting this kit at Trofeo Laigueglia today…
Trek-Segafredo sports director Yaroslav Popovych, who won a stage of the 2006 Tour de France and finished on the podium at the Giro d’Italia in 2003, has suggested he could return home to fight the Russian invasion.
Speaking on Instagram, an emotional Popovych said: “Our soldiers defend not only Ukraine but also Europe.”
Then, in an interview with L’Equipe, he said: “All I think about is going to my country and taking up arms. I hesitated a lot in 2014, when I was still a rider. I told my wife Friday night and she is very upset.
“Yet I feel it inside of me, I can’t do nothing. Yeah, I’m scared of course, but in 2014 people were under bombs every day, even though a lot less people were talking about it, and I didn’t go there. Today, I don’t want to hide anymore”
Thames Valley Police incorrectly appeal for witnesses to cyclist "collision with a cyclist" which actually involved lorry driver now arrested
We’ll have a story on the arrest shortly… but this incident involved a cyclist, a woman in her 30s, being killed in a collision with a lorry being driven by a man who has since been arrested at a notoriously dangerous Oxford junction. Not another cyclist…
More to follow shortly…
Hindsight reaches Kickstarter £10,000 target on launch day
Hindsight has updated its rear-view cycling glasses with the original patented rear-view technology now appearing in new modern-looking frames — there’s now the circle-based Morpheus and the square-based Artemis.
The updated models were launched on Kickstarter today and have impressively already reached the £10,000 crowdfunding goal, mainly thanks to two backers pledging £4,500 for the wholesale package which includes 50 sunnies.
The glasses incorporate a mirror into the outer edge of each lens and aim to allow riders to stay informed without having to look over their shoulder to see traffic approaching from behind.
“Cyclists need to be aware of what is happening around them. Looking back ‘classically’, i.e. over the shoulder, creates a dangerous area of what we call negative awareness,” says Hindsight.
“Every second you spend glancing back while travelling at 25kmph means you travel 7 meters without any ability to identify changes on the road ahead of you – that is 7 meters of space into which a pedestrian can step or a car door can open in front of you.”
We reviewed the first iteration, but found they were a long way off being a viable alternative to a good old shoulder check, with Stu concluding “they can work well, if the planets are aligned and the wind is blowing in the right direction…”. Unwanted reflection on sunny days and a very narrow viewing angle were amongst the cons.
Has the new model improved on this? We’ll have to wait to see when we can test the updated model, but the new collection has certainly improved the looks, aiming to match the functionality with style. Both of the new models come with black, tortoiseshell and clear frames and different colour lens options.
By pledging £100 or more, you can get 50% off either the Morpheus or Artemis model. Estimated delivery is expected to be April 2023.
All the usual Kickstarter rules and regulations apply which can be found here.
When Everesting is too easy...Brit aiming for 50,000m of elevation...in one ride
Brit Nima Javaheri is taking on “one of cycling’s toughest challenges” this weekend, aiming to ascend (and descend) La Croisette over 50 times to set a new world record. Aiming for at least four Everestings, Nima will become the fourth if he completes 35,396 metres of ascent, but is aiming for 50,000m (equivalent to nine and a bit Everestings…)
> Suffolk cyclist completes Everesting challenge – by riding 1,104 laps of a car park
Nima will be undertaking this world record attempt in aid of Blood Cancer UK, inspired by his friend and former colleague David Rogers who has been living with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) since 2013.
The brave climber said: “During my training when things have been tough, the thought of David facing his daily chemo is what has kept me going and I know the difference this fundraising will make to others battling with blood cancer is what will keep me pushing during the record attempt itself.”
Reader email: "The music it was generating is fortunately not audible on the video – let’s be generous and say it’s an acquired taste (and hell will freeze over before etc), but they were having a good time and the weather was nice"
The notorious party bikes have landed in London…
Time for a reader email:
“Back on my bike again as the office is opening up. No NMOTD as yet, although Tooting remains a delight. The wands on CS7 that appeared during the pandemic — I think they keep the traffic a bit further away, but they are a hazard in their own right, being built to the left of the magic white line. No idea why they were not installed on the line.
“Anyway, the traffic going over Tower Bridge was very slow on Friday night, because of this party bike. The music it was generating is fortunately not audible on the video — let’s be generous and say it’s an acquired taste (and hell will freeze over before etc), but they were having a good time and the weather was nice. The motorists were happy sitting in their cars, unaware of why they were going so slowly. Nothing wrong with a bit of Schadenfreude – it brightens up a commute…”
Kyiv cyclist: the extended edition...
We ride in times of peace and we ride in times of conflict. We always ride, cause cycling is #peace. pic.twitter.com/AG5W90tkFX
— ⓑιcιcletⓞ (@Bicicleto_ZGZ) March 1, 2022
“Yeah, f*** that, back we go…”
More riders enjoy Snake Pass in all its empty glory
Man what a difference a day makes ☔.. Yesterday on the #snakepass #cycle was beautiful, except for a nasty headwind on the way back 😬 no lockdown required! Lots of big smiles on all the many cyclist who had the same idea 🤗 @100Climbs pic.twitter.com/zRUl34vTb7
— Neil Anderson (@Mr_Andrrson) March 2, 2022
Glorious, empty roads…
"What goes up must come down": More Mathieu van der Poel mega miles
“Finally some good legs,” Mathieu van der Poel wrote as the ominous description to this particular activity…
If these are his good legs, I’d hate to think of how fast he goes with bad legs…probably quicker than our best ever days…
With almost one month exactly until the Tour of Flanders, is the Alpecin-Fenix phenom going to peak just in time to take a second Ronde crown?
In the final miles Van der Poel unleashed some of his famous thermonuclear power, nabbing KOMs all the way up the final climb of the day, including ‘Just keep pushing’, a 1.3km climb averaging 7.5 per cent. I mean, you’re just not going to beat him on that, are you?
He climbed the full ascent (3.1km) in 6:35 at an average speed of 28.3km/h, putting out 469w. On the steepest 1.3km, that figure was 485w, peaking at 575w for 1:05 up a 14 per cent ramp…
*Horror movie trailer voice* “He’s getting stronger…”
Alex Dowsett weighs in on TT bike debate
First it was fellow Brit Tom Pidcock, then teammate Chris Froome, closely followed by another teammate Michael Woods who all said TT bikes were too dangerous/ called for them to be banned or removed from racing. So when Alex Dowsett came to make his video on the topic he probably knew he’d be relatively on his own in making the case for the defence.
> Chris Froome calls for time trial bike ban in professional cycling
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the six-time national time trial champion does not think the bikes should be banned, but instead suggested the UCI opts for a rule change on how high your bars can be in relation to the arm pads. Instead of banning the bikes completely, Dowsett reckons this would be a better way of allowing riders to look ahead while staying aerodynamic.
“A lot of triathletes, Floyd Landis before, and in the UK time trial scene where the UCI rules are not present is you have [a lot of riders] with much steeper hands [positioning], so much lower pads and higher extensions,” Dowsett said.
“A major part of aerodyamics is closing the gap between your hands and head. At the moment, because of this UCI rule, we have to bring our head to our hands. [Doing that]…and then to look up becomes massively difficult.”
If you’re lost, watch the video, he does plenty of demonstrations which make the point a bit clearer than when it’s words on a screen…
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Farage has said at least one thing that is true "Never trust a tory. I'll repeat that, NEVER trust a tory." And he was right, which is why Refuk is full of ex-tories.
@mdavidford while it can, I think of nonsense as more of a "pick your own" (hence bunch-servings) affair rather than BS, which is more like to arrive by itself in a steaming mess, or pile/heap.
I thought nonsense came in piles, rather than bunches.
@EastLondonCyclingNut I wouldn't be keen to find non-cyclists in my shoes - there wouldn't be room, even though they're fairly "walking-friendly" SPD ones. Not sure if public hire bikes change much. But I do think ultimately things only change when there's a significant fraction of the population with "skin in the game" - either because they cycle regularly themselves or more likely because they know their friends and *children* / other relatives do...
"Christie continued to follow the victim and drove the van into the back wheel of the bike."
Generally, I get off my bike and walk in pedestrianised areas. Cyclists and pedestrians in close proximity do not mix well. I'd be pretty pissed off if cars decided it was okay to use a cycle lane because they didn't want to use an alternative, legal route.
@EastLondonCyclingNut I'm going for 'very suspicious' on this one- Trollfinder General Is this the increased sympathy where the driver attacks the cyclist causing serious injuries and is rewarded with the joke non-custodial sentence; or where the driver murders the cyclist in the most horrible manner and the Shyster Defence Barrister offers the mitigation that 'he didn't intend to do it and expresses remorse'?
@Rendel Harris Unfortunately the idea that subjective "lived experience" trumps everything else in every situation is now quite popular and widespread. I once had an extremely depressing conversation with someone who insisted my opinion on a matter - a matter in a subject on which I'm well educated and have spent a great deal of time carefully considering my positions on - was worthless, incoherent, and irrelevant since I was straight. No attempt to engage with the substance - I was straight, so nothing I said could possibly be correct. It got more depressing still when I pointed out that actually I'm Bi I just don't go around draped in a Pride flag at all times, and the numpty came back in to work the next day and had completely changed his mind and decided actually I was stunningly insightful - I asked how he could rationalise thinking the same argument was wrong one day and right the next despite the argument, the evidence, and the person making it being completely unchanged expecting some kind of attempt to obfuscate or explain, but nope he just came out and said "but I didn't know you were Bi then, now I do, so it's valid now". They live among us.
@mitsky afaik most 100 point cases are dodgy businesses where the keeper regularly gets 3-6 points for failure to identify because they make no effort to know who is driving pool cars. And either don't actually drive (hence not worrying) or are on company policy that covers anyone... I suspect the solution to this would involve seizing vehicles when they 'don't know who was driving'...
I think one of the biggest factors in increased sympathy for cyclists is the fact that so many people increasingly Lime and other hire e-bikes. It’s an easy and attractive gateway into cycling that suddenly puts non-cyclists in the shoes of cyclists, and naturally makes them understand their perspective.
39 thoughts on “Perfect karma as raging driver trying to intimidate cyclist blows out tyre hitting the kerb; Another powerful photo from Ukraine; Kyiv cyclists still uploading to Strava; Tube strike solution; Gazprom-RusVelo sponsors drop out + more on the live blog”
This blog is going in a
This blog is going in a sinister direction. It now seems so focused on sewing motorist-cyclist hate and conflict. We should be focusing on cooling’ down, not encouraging others to froth at the mouth and salivate at conflicts like these, ya’ pack of hyenas!
alexuk wrote:
Sewing? It’s obviously a stitch up. Sowing.
The cyclist wasn’t the one creating hate and conflict, they were doing us all a favour by enforcing the law, and no-one was frothing at the mouth, but schadenfreude at the demise of a law-breaker is entirely justified. Perhaps you should be posting your message on driving websites, as it is always the drivers who are, sometimes literally, frothing at the mouth?
Ah great, a “Why can’t we all
Ah great, a “Why can’t we all just get along?”. I’ll get the bingo card out.
Er… because “cooling down” doesn’t actually make any difference. Don’t forget about all those provocative bollards, bridges and buildings getting filled in by cars. As far as media whipping up a froth – maybe road.cc could take a more broadsheet tone for all that will do but they are a tiny niche. Even though cyclists are brought together a little by shared sympathy – being an “out-group” – there is no “us”. (Nor is there for drivists). Leaving aside the fact that many cyclists are drivers when not on their bicycles or walking.
All I’m seeing is a few people drawing attention to the habitual obliviousness, thoughtlessness or active aggression of others. Spoiler alert – not many people have been killed and injured by people on bicycles and I think almost zero of those were in vehicles (I think the exceptions may have written off the cyclist too).
I’ve got no problem with reducing the anger and aggression on the roads. I’ve a few proven ideas on how to do that too. (I don’t think you do it with a “calm down now everyone” campaign either). I would merely suggest that we focus our attentions on those equipped with dangerous machines, who do the most damage.
We didn’t start the fire…
chrisonatrike wrote:
What is it that makes people think that ther is anybody to blame but the aggressor?
I’m seeing it loads on SM at teh moment wrt Ukraine. Apparently it’s Zelenskyys fault for being aggressive and escalating the conflict. If only he’d talked to Putin Ukranians wouldn’t be dying (before any fw trolls join in about established red states or some such, Putin’s forces crossed the border, and Ukraine isn’t in NATO, or vice versa).
Is there a psychological phenomenon where some people look at a situation and automatically side against the assailed? Victim blaming has got to be involved somewhere.
Captain Badger wrote:
Pretty common human behavour, can’t put my finger on a better thing that “victim blaming” or “wounded pride from the powerful”. But yes, increasingly a modern standard. Those in the majority / power poke a minority, minority complains / reacts and majority then attack them because “we’re under threat”. Violence seems worse the more powerful the aggressor is and the less threat they’re under. From outside it often looks like “you hurt my fist when I punched your face – now you’re for it!”.
See examples too numerous to count (“insulting Turkishness“, some of the activities of the State of Israel e.g Gaza war [gulp! dons helmet], the KKK, recent US politicial discourse, Russia’s foreign policy of the last decade or so, China’s … policies).
chrisonatrike wrote:
This seems so facking obvious though. A small state armed only with conventional weapons, relatively recently elected independance.
Yes of course PUtin’s right to drop bombs on children….
niche..?
niche..?
ktache wrote:
Apologies – as a regular I forget that the thunder from road.cc drowns out the global news for everyone else!
alexuk wrote:
I like your idea of sinister “sewing motorist-cyclist hate” though – that’ll clearly needle some in this thread.
chrisonatrike wrote:
Too many motorists embroider their stories about bad cyclists, it’s often a stitchup by folks who want to pin us down and hem us in.
chrisonatrike wrote:
There’s probably a bit of unpicking to do though, if we want to avoid a rough patch
Captain Badger wrote:
Purl-eese… (OK that’s knitting, darn it!)
chrisonatrike wrote:
Now your just being crochety
chrisonatrike wrote:
A-hem! I have to say I find mocking another commenter’s spelling mistakes quite unseamly. They’d be within their rights to get quite crochet-y about it.
mdavidford wrote:
That’s knot right, I don’t think they’d be cross or running off, they can always come back. You’re trying to change tack.
Nonsense – I’m not one to
Nonsense – I’m not one to embroider the truth. I was just tatting up the odds. You have no idea how they might have felt about it.
mdavidford wrote:
I’m a frayed knot
alexuk wrote:
I presume you are talking about the blowout
Speaking as a driver, I found that very funny, and it makes me love my cycling cousins all the more.
alexuk wrote:
No froth here. But you did get the reference to schadenfreude? The dickwad driver brought it on himself 100%. And let’s be honest, we all need a good laugh now and then.
I drive as well as ride a bike. I’m often a pedstrian too. Unlike the driver in the clip, I respect the rules and other road users.
The weird thing about the
The weird thing about the rider in Kiev is that he is riding in a different country every day and seems to be based in Indonesia.
You can find othe riders in the Ukraine though.
cdamian wrote:
I think that the rider in Kiev is actually in Kyiv…
brooksby wrote:
I think he was playing chicken, Kiev being full of military hardware.
brooksby wrote:
And that’s Kyiv, Ukraine, not “the Ukraine” …
Simon_MacMichael wrote:
Well spotted, Simon (although I will admit to having been guilty of that one myself from time to time…).
brooksby]
Sorry! I have been mixing my languages again.
I’ll behave from now on!
I thought that Artex was that
I thought that Artex was that stuff you used to cover ceilings, in 1980?
I guess that’s where the 44%
I guess that’s where the 44% recycled material came from.
Maybe…
Maybe… 😉
I also wouldn’t describe fluorescent dayglo yellow as “Leaf Green” – YMMV
mdavidford wrote:
I’d hope not, artex was notorious for containing asbestos….
Another cyclist killed at a
Another cyclist killed at a junction by an HGV, also with an arrest.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19962881.man-arrested-woman-dies-oxford-crash/
Quote:
“Do not attempt the fourth, become it…”
May the fourth be with him.
Also didn’t see this one on
Also didn’t see this one on here. Another gentle tap on the wrist for a killer driver.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/driver-killed-boy-10-knocking-26360950
DC Ben Amondsen, who led the
DC Ben Amondsen, who led the investigation, said: “Our thoughts very much remain with Daniel’s family and friends at what continues to be an extremely difficult time
The usual. The killer is in the nick for less than 14 months, and gets a 2 year driving ban- I wonder if that’s after he gets out.
wtjs wrote:
Not that this makes the situation any more palatable, but yes, I understand that bans are enacted from the point of release
(No subject)
Ooh look. Someone
Ooh look. Someone negotiating CS7 down Tooting High Street.
Alex Dowsett is bang on.
Alex Dowsett is bang on. Those twits at the UCI banned the ‘preying mantis’ positon he’s talking about in 2013 for no apparent reason (aside from the only reason the UCI ever does anything, which is that they’re idiots). That position had been in use for years and for many riders was wind-tunnel-proven to be faster.
Triathletes still use it of course, because their governing body isn’t full of morons.
Edited to add: I marshalled the turn-around point at my club’s annual open TT at the end of last year. Literally all the dangerous manouvering I saw was performed by drivers. Forunately, there was very little of it, but some people shouldn’t be in charge of a wheelbarrow let alone two tonnes of steel and glass death capable of 100mph.
More BBC bias
More BBC bias
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0014x1d
Ebikes are for old people and old people can’t ride racing bikes as it’s too dangerous.
Pah! 50,000m? Why not climb
Pah! 50,000m? Why not climb 100,000m to the Karman line and go into space?