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@RayG Even if the ticket revenues for this event were all going straight into rider safety, which I'll wager they're not, there would still be perfectly relevant questions to be asked as to why the ordinary cycling fan was being stung for the cost rather than it coming out of ASO's €30M profit from the Tour alone and the €130M it makes annually from its race portfolio.
@Daclu Trelub I'm also wondering if they're putting matting down over the setts leading up to the esplanade - imagine the number of potential pre-race retirements if they try to ride slowly over them uphill if it's bucketing down that night! 🫣
@HoarseMann I considered that probability - Just expecting the prime 'mid-priced' seats to have already gone. Not to mention there'll likely be an even bigger strain on the terrible ticketing platform...
@wtjs I went to Clitheroe to watch them freezing their tits off in the rain after weeks of glorious weather. The crash on the lower slopes of Pendle was actually one of the police motorcycle marshals who slid out on the cattle grid on the bend at the foot of the straight climb to the Well Springs.
@saffronsimian dumbest comment of the century.
“They added that the teams will ride from Holyrood Palace up the Royal Mile before reaching Edinburgh Castle, and that the road will be “completely unticketed”.” Only because they can’t close the road and rob peds. Greedy, greedy bastards with their snouts in the trough.
Motornormativity is fuelled by ignorant journalists writing lies for click bait revenue. There is zero redress for this, they just publish any garbage. This is par for the course for antisocial media and the rot it spreads. Complicit are the police, CPS and judges who all drive and read the same garbage. They are not independent thinkers, and have almost zero moral compass where people who use a bicycle are injured by dangerous arrogant drivers. A broad powerful media campaign from the government could address this, but they don't have the courage to do what is morally correct.
@RayG You seem to be suggesting hipocrisy or double standards from the author. But I see no opinion in this article whatsoever, only facts and objective comparison to earlier events. Also, an opening ceremony is much different from an actual road stage.
@Cayo if it was a 'pre-sale' then there would have been a limited number of tickets available. Try again on the 30th when they go on general sale.
My initial thoughts on having received a new Edge 1060, although not been out on a bike yet due to Storms Austen/Boelo... - Same bright, reponsive screen as the Edge 1050 - New UI a bit fiddly at first, but will get used to it - It's slightly (but noticeably) smaller and lighter than the Edge 1050 - Doesn't work with Garmin Express, hopefully it will at some point, as map updates are much slower over the air - Very smooth setup experience (same as Edge 1050), Garmin have nailed this now, all activity profiles and data screens seamlessly synced from Edge 1050 via Garmin Connect. Most sensors came over too, just the lights and the BLE secure channel ones had to be re-paired - It's a release model, and so a few UI issues until the first firmware update downloaded and installed - None of the Connect iQ apps work, although from previous experience, their respective developers will recompile and publish - Voice control seems to work well, providing you use the "correct" phrasing although not had a chance to try outdoors on the bike yet. You can disable "OK Garmin" and assign to a shifter button, or hold down the bottom right side button to activate Finally, I know that new products are embargoed, but someone in the Edge 1060 product team should tell their colleagues at Garmin that a new model has been released: