Live blog: Flagged on Strava; why you’re more efficient than a salmon; thousands raised in memory of cyclist who died at Velo Birmingham + more
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Body weight v calorific cost of movement
Body weight v cost of transport. You can’t do much better than a bicycle! pic.twitter.com/FkpW1pH5Fg
— Chris Oliver (@CyclingSurgeon) May 16, 2019
More than £20,000 raised in memory a cyclist who died during Velo Birmingham
Last weekend, a participant in the Vélo Birmingham & Midlands closed road sportive died after crashing on Coleshill Road, Atherstone.
Warwickshire Police said that the cyclist, a man in his 50s, came off his bike at around the 23-mile mark during a steep downhill section with tight bends. He was taken to hospital for treatment but unfortunately passed away.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is asked to call Warwickshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 84 of 12 May.
The Express and Star reports that a JustGiving page has since been set up in the man’s memory and at the time of writing it had received more than £20,000 in donations. The money will go to Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance.
Cyclist sues Edinburgh Trams and city council after tram track fall
More cases could follow if she wins.
Probably another day for the breakaway in the Giro
Nothing too dramatic, but it’s a hilly finish and uphill to the line.
Stage 7 | Tappa 7
17 May | 17 maggio
Vasto – L’Aquila
185 km
Start: 12.25 PM CEST
Finish: 5.10 PM ca CEST
https://t.co/pX8hbUfmqT#Giro pic.twitter.com/ZZhWtqjTt6— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 17, 2019
Greg Henderson's extraordinary bump
Hope you’re not squeamish? Former pro Greg Henderson has shared a picture of what he jokingly refers to as his body having “evolved a new quad muscle.”
The lump follows an operation and some on his Instagram page are suggesting it’s a herniated blood vessel. Any doctors reading this care to offer some insight?
Flagged...
We all have a friend in Strava whom we suspect… pic.twitter.com/ayMhRfHBg1
— Awesome Cycling (@AwesomeCycling) May 16, 2019
Like f%*king Mordor
How the hell is Bristol in the top places to cycle worldwide?
Bristol is awful, not least because it literally has a motorway disgorging right through the city centre. All cycling in Bristol is in spite of the city, not because of it
Fucking Mordor has better roads than Bristol https://t.co/RsHNT2Fveo
— Ian Walker (@ianwalker) May 15, 2019
Some who live in an around Bristol were a little surprised to see it come at the sharper end of a survey rating selected cities for cycling; none other than Dr Ian Walker, well known in cycling for his studies into cyclists’ behaviours with the University of Bath and for his ultra cycling heroics. You can read about his North Cape 4000 victory here, which was presumably a nicer ride than trying to negotiate the roads around Bristol Temple Meads at rush hour.
ASO pulls Flèche-Wallone and Liège-Bastogne-Liège out of Women’s World Tour, unwilling to provide live TV coverage
New UCI rules require organisers to provide 45 minutes live coverage of all WWT races.
Superheroes wear Lycra
To the cyclist wearing an invisible superhero cape last night: I wish the internet helped me find you so that I can thank you again. pic.twitter.com/tAujzvkHQ5
— Diana Peychev (@dianapeychev) May 17, 2019
Devon bus driver hit cyclist while attempting to overtake – police say driver was given driver education at the roadside
“I wouldn’t have even tried in a car,” says victim. “It was a really tight space.”
Thomas De Gendt can't make his mind up
Here’s what the Belgian breakaway specialist said this morning.
@DeGendtThomas ”Maybe it isn’t the best [choice] going in the breakaway today” #giro pic.twitter.com/Chycc6ajnW
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 17, 2019
Then, inevitably, he went and got in the break anyway.
But now this:
Thomas De Gendt dropped from the breakaway. 11 riders now lead the stage. Live: https://t.co/QEHl0dG1Ct | stacca Thomas De Gendt dal gruppo dei fuggitivi. Davanti ora sono in 11. Diretta: https://t.co/9yFEkutGKE #Giro
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 17, 2019
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Yup - had to. Forced to. At gunpoint. More? Where were the previous ones that these would be 'more' than?
@the little onion Doesn't seem like the most sensible place to be chassing them - can't see much along that stretch in the way of Tesco or Sainsbury's or the like that you might catch some patates in.
As soon as I see a poster with that wet brush stroke graphic I instantly zone out.
Halfords did something similar a few years ago, but instead of rechargeable it was powered from the pedal turning. They soon gave up due to the amount wet, dirt and salt that pedals are exposed to in winter. I will stick to pedal reflectors.
@thrawed then find a different route. I am sure youwill find plenty of off-road riding near you that can handle winter weather.
@Matt Page What makes you think I don't run mudguards? All mud guards do is stop it spraying up your back. It doesn't stop this....
@thrawed That is nothing a good set of mud guards and good winter tyres can't fix. The hardest bit is getting the clothing right, and Autumn is the hardest for that, I find. Riding through British muddy trails will make you a better rider, mentally and physically.
I think using AI is a cop out, surely there are better ways of designing posters... like using real images and real people... In the case of cycling clubs using AI why can't someone in the club design the poster/image? AI is getting out of control and if not controlled it will be the death of creative industries. It's up to us at ground root level to try to stem this
@Hollis Jones or none at all. Indeed quite possibly it would never have been solved (and without any witnesses you wonder how it would - tracing bits of the car?). Even if it had come to court there have been a fair few previous "we know you were driving, we know your car hit them" cases where no conviction was achieved. This one is pretty unusual.
@matthewn5 Exactly the sort of comment that drivers will use to propagate the idea that all cyclists are entitled and irresponsible on the roads. Well done 👍
8 thoughts on “Live blog: Flagged on Strava; why you’re more efficient than a salmon; thousands raised in memory of cyclist who died at Velo Birmingham + more”
…but how would a salmon
…but how would a salmon reach the pedals?
hawkinspeter wrote:
Like a lot of unexplained happenings*, it seems to involve drinking Guinness.
*Such as – how in hell did that toilet seat end up nailed to my wall?
hawkinspeter wrote:
A man without a woman is like a salmon without a bicycle.
burtthebike wrote:
So perfectly fine and in it’s natural state then. I don’t think that was the right quote.
Organon wrote:
Did you get the SOH bypass on the NHS or was it private?
It’s great that in the wake
It’s great that in the wake of such a tragedy a siazable charitable fund has been set up, but I thought the location of the incident is served by the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.
ROOTminus1 wrote:
that particular air ambulance service, has two helicopters serving a total of five counties.
Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA)
Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA)
but its a combined single organisation for the purposes of charity donations
Greg Henderson clearly has
Greg Henderson clearly has had a motor implanted in his legs 😉