Live blog:“Complete rubbish” – Chris Froome rejects claims that riders supporting Bradley Wiggins at 2012 Tour de France took triamcinolone as part of preparations for race + much more…
+ Leeds-Bradford cycleway “a folly” says Tory councillor + lots more
Tue, Mar 06, 2018 15:15
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JLasTSR 27 minutes ago
I had actually cycled my first century the week before the accident. I got back on the bike straight away then a hip wore out and was replaced so I missed a lot of cycling in 2024 but I was back to my normal level in 2025 not so sure what has happened this year I am not as enthusiastic as usual I have been on the bike just not cycled far. I will have to do more as I will do a 50 mile ride in September the annual charity ride. Not sure fear is the problem exactly more a feeling that there is less enjoyment.in a bike ride than there once was.
GravelIsNothingNew 44 minutes ago
What’s all this MTB palaver? The Tour de France was originally a gravel race. 🙃
Brompton rider 1 hour ago
@wtjs I've sent in 2 close pass videos to kent police, never heard anything back.
ktache 1 hour ago
@Rendel Harris I had wondered how they might be preparing to deal with the expected heat. Got to keep them as safe as possible. My excitement is building, always a nervy first week, too many crashes in the peleton and no amount of down gearing is going to prevent that. From my cloudy memory, the pogecar lad is very rarely caught out on the wrong side of a crosswind split.
Gm_Crop 2 hours ago
Rumor has it that riding the MMR gives you autism.
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
Well this looks ominous: real possibility of Tour stages being cancelled due to extreme heat. I'll put the link in a reply otherwise this whole comment will be quarantined - it's on the Guardian if anyone wants to search for themselves.
Sedis 2 hours ago
Having used the street multiple times since it was opened just over a month ago, I can report two issues which are preventing the improvements from working to their full potential. Firstly, there is no signage other than the painted bikes on the road itself, so there is nothing to indicate that cyclists have priority. The second is that the double yellow lines stop about two-thirds of the way down the road, meaning that from that point onwards, there are multiple cars parked half on the pavement and not in the designated parking places, reducing the width of both the footpath and the road to what it was before the improvements were made.
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@MaxiMinimalist Really? So this applies only to drivers from Bouches-du-Rhône, Haute-Garonne and Vaucluse, drivers from the other sixteen départements that make up the south are fine?
Velophaart_95 2 hours ago
Yeah, it's great isn't it........
8 thoughts on “Live blog:“Complete rubbish” – Chris Froome rejects claims that riders supporting Bradley Wiggins at 2012 Tour de France took triamcinolone as part of preparations for race + much more…”
re. the leeds bradford
re. the leeds bradford cycleway thing. It is worth remembering that the weaknesses in the project are almost exclusively due to the councillors and staff at the two councils (Leeds and Bradford), particularly the councillors. Put simply, the councillors have insisted that the project should in no way impeed motor traffic – so whenever there is a pinch point or junction, the cycle way should be compromised in order to recue any potential impact on motor traffic. This is the primary cause of the weaknesses in the project.
The cycle way is being used, but not as much as it should be – and that is because of the weaknesses in the design, which is due to the councillors themselves.
Regarding Drive Smug tweet /
Regarding Drive Smug tweet / twat. I bet Sixt the value of their BMW that,point to point, I could beat them in any race across London. And I would obey all traffic rules. In the city cars suck. And they are real sloooow.
(I think Top Gear did something similar)
Lukas wrote:
something like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlP_H93znm0
Lukas wrote:
So many motorists just cannot wrap their heads around this. Yes mate, I really am so much quicker than you…
Lukas wrote:
I bet you the value of your bike that i could beat you in a bmw in a situation of my choosing 🙂
Deeferdonk wrote:
Regarding Drive Smug tweet / twat. I bet Sixt the value of their BMW that,point to point, I could beat them in any race across London. And I would obey all traffic rules. In the city cars suck. And they are real sloooow.
(I think Top Gear did something similar)
— Deeferdonk I bet you the value of your bike that i could beat you in a bmw in a situation of my choosing 🙂— Lukas
I bet you the value of that BMW that I could beat said BMW on a pogo stick in a situation of my choosing.
“Bizarre footage claims to
“Bizarre footage claims to show Lidl worker chasing cyclist with a leg of pork”
Were both his legs made of pork or just one? Or is this some new kind of fat shaming?
On Froome: Well he would say
On Froome: Well he would say that, wouldn’t he…
I am not bashing Froome or prejudging his case, but it is utter folly for journalists to ask him about Wiggins right now. #NotNews.