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Live blog: Zwift Companion updates, Team Sky… dildo thing, MAMILs on the rise in Oz, Vulpine returns + more
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Mon, Dec 10, 2018 20:05
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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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Miller 4 hours ago
Here's a photo I took on Alpe d'Huez at TdF 1991. L to R: Gianni Bugno, Miguel Indurain, Luc Leblanc. They would finish the stage in that order, Bugno winning. Yes, colour film was available in 1991 but that day I chose to use black and white knowing that many years hence it would look epic.
tomlew 5 hours ago
Riding a bike is green. Pro cycling is not. Don't greenwash us by confusing one with the other.
Rendel Harris 7 hours ago
The first 750 words of this article comprise a detailed explanation of the ways in which cycling continues to feel the full force of climate change. Perhaps more time reading what's actually written before rushing to spaff nonsense everywhere might help your comprehension.
60somethingcyclist 7 hours ago
Sadiq Khan and TfL cannot be accused of neglecting cycling. They have greatly improved provision in London. Yes there is a lot more that could be done, but we need to be patient. The public finances aren't in good shape, so things are going to b e tight for some time.
tomlew 8 hours ago
@Rendel Harris "ultimately football at every level is played on roughly the same size to pitch, the goals are the same size and there are eleven players on each team." Except they don't. In a senior team a 16-year-old plays against adults, under tougher competition, plays more matches and under greater mental strain. If your argument was vaild, I could easily counter it by sayng that riding the very same bike on the same roads as in training, 150 km a day, should not be such a big deal for a pro cyclist.
MaxiMinimalist 8 hours ago
The TdF yearly circus generates human and atmospheric pollution. Big time. Airplanes, choppers, trucks, cars for teams, media, VIP and other involved parties. But pro cycling is a profitable business, ask ASO. Don't spoil the party with questions about carbon footprint, side-road waste, recycling (pun intended). Also, why does ASO not have a plan B case of high temperatures - earlier departure times, shortened stages, ... ? Based on this week's weather forecasts, several stages are likely to be cancelled. Quote of the day : "But as cycling continues to feel the full force of climate change, ..." In what ways?
Pub bike 9 hours ago
@Podc I heard that Scunthorpe CC's experiment with wrapping the name around the jersey under the arm to make it fit didn't go too well either.
IanMK 10 hours ago
Be interesting to see if UAE chase down any breakaway today to ensure that Jonas stays in yellow.
Rendel Harris 14 hours ago
@Rendel Harris Interestingly, and it sort of supports my theory that UAE were being cunning, Pog has the mountains jersey today because he was the quickest up the final climb, which argues that he hadn't burnt all his matches when he got to the finish.
eburtthebike 15 hours ago
@JLasTSR It takes time. I got knocked off nine years ago in broad daylight on a roundabout, by a driver who was wearing very dark glasses, I'm suspicious that he was actually visually impaired. No prosecution. It took me a few years to get my confidence back. I wish you all the best in getting the enjoyment back.
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?