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Live blog: "outrageous claims" – Tao Geoghegan Hart lays into Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby, cyclists blamed for countryside litter – Twitter responds, Colnago e-bike, Jason Kenny, Jeremy Vine on close-passes, TdY teams, Peloton baby + more

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Live blog: "outrageous claims" – Tao Geoghegan Hart lays into Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby, cyclists blamed for countryside litter – Twitter responds, Colnago e-bike, Jason Kenny, Jeremy Vine on close-passes, TdY teams, Peloton baby + moreTao Geoghehan Hart (picture copyright Simon Wilkinson, SWPix.com via Britishcycling.org_.uk)
25 March 2019, 17:53
Thomas De Gendt bosses Volta a Catalunya opener and solos into 3-minute overall lead

Thomas De Gendt launched a solo attack from the break with 60 kilometres remaining of today’s opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, covering 163 kilometres and starting and finishing in Calella – and the Lotto-Soudal rider now finds himself with a lead of almost three minutes on his rivals.

Among the big names the Belgian put time into today were Alejandro Valverde, fourth overall and 2 minutes 56 second down in fourth place overall, and Team Sky’s Egan Bernal, a further 1 second back.

25 March 2019, 17:18
Not much love for Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby amongst the Team Sky ranks it seems...

The prodigious British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart laid into Kirby's "outrageous claims", and Owain Doull also chipped in to describe Kirby as a "proper muppet". Controversial!

25 March 2019, 17:09
Free baby with your Peloton

If you're after one, guess that does make the two grand plus 40 quid a month price tag seem a little fairer...

25 March 2019, 16:50
Air pollution: London mother launches petition for second inquest into daughter''s death

A mother from London has launched a petition calling for a second coroner's inquest into the death of her daughter, who passed away at nine years of age in what was originally believed to be an asthma-related case. She talks about the background to the petition, which you can sign here, in this video.

 

25 March 2019, 15:18
This again...

You might remember an 'interpretive spinning' vid doing the rounds on social media a few weeks ago. Well now here's the synchronised version...

25 March 2019, 13:03
Teams announced for Tour de Yorkshire

Teams have been announced for May's Tour de Yorkshire and the Asda Tour de Yorkshire Women's Race.

Here they are listed below, but we already know there will be one change - Team Sky will be racing as Team Ineos, with the Tour de Yorkshire being its first race following the management company's sale to the petrochemical business.

Tour de Yorkshire

Mens Teams

Asda Tour de Yorkshire Women's Race

Womens Teams

 

25 March 2019, 12:47
Jason Kenny after winning the keirin at Rio 2016 (copyright Britishcycling.org_.uk).jpg
Jason Kenny recounts last month’s near miss on BBC TV

Jason Kenny has recounted to the BBC the near miss he and his infant son Albie encountered while out cycling last month.

As we reported at the time, the six-time Olympic champion tweeted that he had been on a Sunday bike ride with his son when they were “almost run over by a van driver who drove at us, then proceeded to angrily inform me it was my fault we nearly died.”

Eurosport reports that Kenny expanded on the incident on BBC One today, saying: “Someone felt they had right of way and decided that gave them the right to kind of jump on the throttle and drive at us, which was a scary experience.

“I’m a bit annoyed at myself because I lost my temper at the time. We had a heated debate about the incident and then the person drove away.

“I think there seems to be a bad feeling against cyclists and it’s really strange because they’re only people,” he continued.

“We met a young boy and young girl who recently lost their mum, and it’s really sad when you see that side of it. She got hit by a car and that’s someone’s mum, not just a cyclist. It is really sad when you see the consequences of that.

“This person has obviously just seen red, ‘I’ve got right of way, I’m going to go’, and you might have right of way technically – whether you do or don’t is often debatable – but it doesn’t give you the right to smash someone and potentially kill someone, which is what is going to happen if you run someone off their bike.

“I think it’s just taking a breath and think about the consequences,” he concluded.

25 March 2019, 11:18
Yoann Offredo's condition described as not life-threatening after GP de Denain crash

The Wanty-Groupe Gobert rider was air lifted to hospital after the crash yesterday, but thankfully it seems like he's in a stable condition. 

25 March 2019, 09:41
Colnago to launch an e-bike?

What blasphemy is this? One of the world’s most iconic cycling brands appears set to launch an e-bike.

Colnago is using social media to tease the arrival of its new E64 Performance, which we’ll go out on a limb and guess is the company’s attempt to tap into the rapidly growing e-bike market.

e-bikes are very much the SUVs of the car world with every manufacturer seemingly keen to add at least one to their range to not miss out

We've asked Colnago for more details but they just shrugged their shoulders in reply.

25 March 2019, 09:14
Telegraph article suggests "Littering cyclists and joggers could be to blame for countryside rubbish problem"

The headline does anyway, while the sources in the article cover a few different potential causes. According to the Telegraph, cyclists and joggers could be targeted as part of a new Government initiative to work out who is leaving waste behind in countryside. It's garnering quite a few sarcastic responses on Twitter...

While folk littering with gel wrappers is no doubt annoying, is it really up there with fly-tipping? Let us know what you think in the comments. 

25 March 2019, 09:12
Jeremy Vine's latest unpleasant encounter

This time it's a driver who doesn't get the concept of taking the lane (and is caught soon after he risks an overtake on the clogged up London street anyway)

25 March 2019, 09:10
'Youths on pedal cycles' help Wednesfield Police catch thief

The youngsters were congratulated by the force on Twitter, as they helped chase down a thief who had stolen over £300 worth of goods. Bloody hoodlums...

25 March 2019, 09:08
Super tight skills

Apologies it's in super annoying meme form (we couldn't find the original source) but this is too good not too share!

Jack Sexty

Jack has been writing about cycling and multisport for over a decade, arriving at road.cc via 220 Triathlon Magazine in 2017. He worked across all areas of the website including tech, news and video, and also contributed to eBikeTips before being named Editor of road.cc in 2021 (much to his surprise). Jack has been hooked on cycling since his student days, and currently has a Trek 1.2 for winter riding, a beloved Bickerton folding bike for getting around town and an extra beloved custom Ridley Helium SLX for fantasising about going fast in his stable. Jack has never won a bike race, but does have a master's degree in print journalism and two Guinness World Records for pogo sticking (it's a long story). 

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hawkinspeter replied to don simon fbpe | 5 years ago
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don simon fbpe wrote:

Bobbinogs wrote:

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

[...  If there hadn't been Thatcherism and then Blairism (i.e. a slightly pink version of Thatcherism), and four decades of public policy based on the notion that if you want something, you take it and if anyone gets in your way, the first response is physical force.  

But there was Thatcherism, and there was Blairism.  

...]

Good 'tinternet.  Full of rubbish like linking the chances of me getting knocked over directly to Thatcherism (Conservative) and then Blairism (Labour, in case anyone forgets).  One couldn't make it up, oh hang, someone just did.

Isn't Blair considered to have been further to the right than Thatcher? The Labour that you're trying to highlight is not left wing, look at the trouble Corbyn is having in trying to take Labour back to the left.

Look, there's even an article on the internet https://www.ft.com/content/8352aa06-e7cc-11e6-893c-082c54a7f539 But yes, I agree, who needs reports when we can just write any old bollocks on the internet?

Thatcher made selfishness an attractive attribute to have, evil fucker!

I still don't understand why Blair is walking free and not being treated as a war criminal.

Unfortunately, selfishness is the most effective way to get more money/power/bikes, so there is already an incentive for people to act like arseholes. That's what makes Thatcher even worse in that surely the govt. should be trying to reduce the huge gulf between rich and poor, not increase it.

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don simon fbpe replied to hawkinspeter | 5 years ago
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HawkinsPeter wrote:

don simon fbpe wrote:

Bobbinogs wrote:

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

[...  If there hadn't been Thatcherism and then Blairism (i.e. a slightly pink version of Thatcherism), and four decades of public policy based on the notion that if you want something, you take it and if anyone gets in your way, the first response is physical force.  

But there was Thatcherism, and there was Blairism.  

...]

Good 'tinternet.  Full of rubbish like linking the chances of me getting knocked over directly to Thatcherism (Conservative) and then Blairism (Labour, in case anyone forgets).  One couldn't make it up, oh hang, someone just did.

Isn't Blair considered to have been further to the right than Thatcher? The Labour that you're trying to highlight is not left wing, look at the trouble Corbyn is having in trying to take Labour back to the left.

Look, there's even an article on the internet https://www.ft.com/content/8352aa06-e7cc-11e6-893c-082c54a7f539 But yes, I agree, who needs reports when we can just write any old bollocks on the internet?

Thatcher made selfishness an attractive attribute to have, evil fucker!

I still don't understand why Blair is walking free and not being treated as a war criminal.

Unfortunately, selfishness is the most effective way to get more money/power/bikes, so there is already an incentive for people to act like arseholes. That's what makes Thatcher even worse in that surely the govt. should be trying to reduce the huge gulf between rich and poor, not increase it.

Only if you haven't got the ability of thinking any further ahead than the next pay cheque.

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hawkinspeter replied to don simon fbpe | 5 years ago
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don simon fbpe wrote:

HawkinsPeter wrote:

I still don't understand why Blair is walking free and not being treated as a war criminal.

Unfortunately, selfishness is the most effective way to get more money/power/bikes, so there is already an incentive for people to act like arseholes. That's what makes Thatcher even worse in that surely the govt. should be trying to reduce the huge gulf between rich and poor, not increase it.

Only if you haven't got the ability of thinking any further ahead than the next pay cheque.

I was thinking more about the type of person that has plenty of money and doesn't need to worry about their next "pay cheque", but spends all of their time trying to figure out how to separate more people from their money.

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brooksby replied to don simon fbpe | 5 years ago
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don simon fbpe wrote:

HawkinsPeter wrote:

don simon fbpe wrote:

Bobbinogs wrote:

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

[...  If there hadn't been Thatcherism and then Blairism (i.e. a slightly pink version of Thatcherism), and four decades of public policy based on the notion that if you want something, you take it and if anyone gets in your way, the first response is physical force.  

But there was Thatcherism, and there was Blairism.  

...]

Good 'tinternet.  Full of rubbish like linking the chances of me getting knocked over directly to Thatcherism (Conservative) and then Blairism (Labour, in case anyone forgets).  One couldn't make it up, oh hang, someone just did.

Isn't Blair considered to have been further to the right than Thatcher? The Labour that you're trying to highlight is not left wing, look at the trouble Corbyn is having in trying to take Labour back to the left.

Look, there's even an article on the internet https://www.ft.com/content/8352aa06-e7cc-11e6-893c-082c54a7f539 But yes, I agree, who needs reports when we can just write any old bollocks on the internet?

Thatcher made selfishness an attractive attribute to have, evil fucker!

I still don't understand why Blair is walking free and not being treated as a war criminal.

Unfortunately, selfishness is the most effective way to get more money/power/bikes, so there is already an incentive for people to act like arseholes. That's what makes Thatcher even worse in that surely the govt. should be trying to reduce the huge gulf between rich and poor, not increase it.

Only if you haven't got the ability of thinking any further ahead than the next pay cheque.

'Not thinking any further ahead than the next pay cheque' isn't necessarily a sign of selfishness...  By about the third week in the month, all I can think about is when my next pay cheque is coming 

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to bobbinogs | 5 years ago
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Bobbinogs wrote:

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

[...  If there hadn't been Thatcherism and then Blairism (i.e. a slightly pink version of Thatcherism), and four decades of public policy based on the notion that if you want something, you take it and if anyone gets in your way, the first response is physical force.  

But there was Thatcherism, and there was Blairism.  

...]

Good 'tinternet.  Full of rubbish like linking the chances of me getting knocked over directly to Thatcherism (Conservative) and then Blairism (Labour, in case anyone forgets). 

Yes.  And no doubt Hitler 'was a socialist'.  

Bobbinogs]</p>

<p>[quote=Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

One couldn't make it up, oh hang, someone just did.

I am sorry, but I don't think it would make any difference to your ability to understand, if I were to use small words.  

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BaselGooner | 5 years ago
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I think the guy on the tiny cycle is the owner of Wenger-2-Rad (http://www.wenger-2-rad.ch/html3/home.php), a bike shop near Basel Station. I've been in there a number of times, he has pictures of his circus act, http://www.triwengos.ch - where three o fthem ride on a tiny bike!

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