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Zwift national champion stripped of title ;Rory Stewart’s ‘cycling is better for your sex life’ speech; Trees in cycle lanes 2; ‘Disbelief’ at Plymouth woman cycling on road with a dog (but is she actually doing anything wrong?) + more on the Live blog
All today’s news from the site and beyond…
Fri, Oct 04, 2019 20:52
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4 October 2019, 20:52
Baby boy for Geraint and Sara Thomas
Yesterday was our 4 year anniversary and earlier this week we welcomed another Thomas into the familySa and our little boy doing great. #ifcarlsbergdidweeks pic.twitter.com/EC1HoX7ZKi
— Geraint Thomas (@GeraintThomas86) October 4, 2019
G finally caught up with the world this morning to let us know that his baby boy was born earlier this week.
4 October 2019, 20:52
Wheelie embarrassing...
Watch the cyclist pic.twitter.com/X5qcfpLvuf
— Simon Bates (@masterbates223) October 3, 2019
4 October 2019, 20:52
Plymouth drivers in 'disbelief' at woman cycling with dog on a lead
Plymouth Live reported that ‘astonished motorists said they couldn’t believe their eyes as the dog raced along to keep up with the cyclist’.
The shocked eyewitnesses continue to say how shocked they were: “It was about 2.30pm yesterday on one of Plymouth’s busiest roundabouts and when we asked her what on earth she thought she was doing, she couldn’t see anything wrong.
“We were just astonished that she didn’t see a problem in what she had just done.”
Is there a problem with what the lady and her dog were doing? There’s nothing in the Highway Code that says she is, but who are we to judge…
4 October 2019, 20:52
“Extreme danger” for cyclists at Regent’s Park this week
Frieze Art Fair’s on at Regent’s Park this week, which means more cars and also HGVs.
A number of cyclists are warning that it isn’t safe and motor traffic is being poorly managed.
Extreme danger: We suggest you avoid @theroyalparks Regent’s Park if you are a pedestrian or cyclist until @FriezeArtFair is over and cleared away. Numerous accidents and large vehicles moving about. It’s not being well managed in the slightest. Several people in hospital.
— RegentsParkCyclists (@RPcyclists) October 3, 2019
If anyone saw this incident in which a member of the Black Cyclists Network was hurt by a Range Rover driver, please DM me. And I repeat:
Avoid @theroyalparks #regentspark until Monday. It is unsafe to be a pedestrian or cyclist while @FriezeArtFair is on https://t.co/T4XIEPqjBp
— The Dynaslow (@TheDynaslow) October 3, 2019
4 October 2019, 20:52
Are women more risk averse when cycling? Are they more likely to experience harassment & aggression?
Some interesting debate in the replies to this tweet.
Very good question to which I do not have the answer. Any cycling data people able to help? https://t.co/byhVPo3cwU
— Caroline Criado Perez (@CCriadoPerez) October 3, 2019
There are a few comments about at spate of deaths in London when several women were killed by trucks while cycling.
Regarding suggestions that women are at greater risk from lorries because of lack of assertiveness, a cycle-lorry safety expert said at the time there was no evidence for this and that it was more a case of the vehicles themselves being “insanely unfit” for city streets.
4 October 2019, 20:52
Make Wind Hill mountain bike park great again
Wind Hill has suffered an arson attack and theft.
4 October 2019, 20:52
Shimano's new gravel groupset ridden
David Arthur went to Germany last week for the opportunity of a first ride on Shimano’s brand new GRX groupset, the Japanese company’s response to the growing gravel and adventure bike market.
4 October 2019, 20:52
Norwich levels off infamous tree pits in cycle lane – claims that was always the plan
Norwich Cycling Campaign said that the “inept design” with tree pits dotted along its length would make the city “a laughing stock.” Each tree bed stretched more than halfway across the lane.
4 October 2019, 20:52
Rory Stewart's 'cycling is better for your sex life' speech
Rory Stewart has announced that he is to stand down as an MP. The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group has paid tribute to him by recalling an “impassioned” speech he made about the benefits of cycling.
.@RoryStewartUK has announced that he will be standing down as an MP and standing as an independent candidate for the Mayor of London in the 2020 elections
When he was a Minister in the @MoJGovUK he made an impassioned speech in favour of cycling (see next tweet)
— APPCG (@allpartycycling) October 4, 2019
According to Stewart: “Not only is cycling, as most of us know who cycle, the quickest way of getting to this building in the morning, it is also a way of moving that is much less damaging to the environment.
“And it is much, much better for your health in the most astonishing range of ways: it’s better for your weight, it’s better for your bowels, it’s better for your heart, it’s better for your skin. It’s better for your sex life… yes, much better for your sex life.
“Recent studies in the United States have shown that men who cycle regularly have a sex life of somebody five years younger than the average.
“And it’s also much better for your happiness. So this is something that should be deeply encouraged and the more people we can get cycling and the more people that we can get walking the better.”
Proud to champion cycling in parliament today. And a study from Cornell concluding that “male athletes have the sexual prowess of men two to five years younger…” (Harvard argues men aged over 50 who cycle for at least three hours a week have a 30% lower risk of impotence.) pic.twitter.com/ZRqOkql2VR
— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) November 20, 2018
4 October 2019, 20:52
Betsy Andreu has more to say to Paula Radcliffe
She finally admitted to threatening The Times, let Mrs. Radcliffe now allow @thetimes to do a story on those abnormal blood values they were going to do the story on back in 2015 – until the story was quashed.https://t.co/6YcS7GJL1D
— betsy andreu (@betsyandreu) October 4, 2019
4 October 2019, 20:52
Porsche driver broke skull of man riding Boris bike on her way to Harvey Nichols
“It came out of nowhere” says careless driver about cyclist on roundabout.
4 October 2019, 20:52
Video: Bear chases mountain bikers for over a kilometre of technical trail
If there’s one thing to really get the adrenaline pumping on a mountain bike descent then it’s the knowledge that there’s a black bear chasing you down the trail. Single Track Rider and his buddies had exactly that experience while out riding in B.C, Canada, with their ursine adversary chasing them for over a kilometre. Head over to off.road.cc for the video in all its grizzly details…
4 October 2019, 20:52
Resident claims "at least 100 cars" have blown their tyres on kerb separating cycle lane from road
Greater Cambridge Project says it is awaiting the results of a safety audit.
4 October 2019, 20:52
Some Harrogate parkland got a bit knackered-up during the World Championships
Heavy rainfall and a pretty decent turnout for the World Championships has apparently left part of Harrogate’s 200-acre (80-hectare) Stray parkland looking like “a battlefield”.
Judy d’Arcy Thompson, chair of the Stray Defence Association, told the BBC: “Everyone looking at it can see the absolute tragedy that’s occurred. It looks like a battlefield quite frankly.”
She said the organisation was not against the Stray being used for major events but said the World Championships was an “event too far”.
“It’s a superb free sports arena and so many people use it. To see it like this is devastating and I don’t know how all those who normally use it will be able to use it for a long time to come.”
However, a spokesperson for Harrogate Borough Council said: “Without minimising what needs to be done, the ground can recover quickly and faster than many would expect.”
She added: “Long after the grass has grown, people locally and the estimated TV audience of 250 million, across the world, will remember the spectacular scenes.
“And those memories, and the scenes on their television screens, will bring them back here keeping our tourism industry buzzing, local people employed and putting money into the local economy.”
4 October 2019, 20:52
Zwift national champion stripped of title
British Cycling has upheld a charge of Unsporting Conduct in the British Cycling eRacing Championships and the winner of the inaugural event, Cameron Jeffers, has been fined, banned and stripped of his title.
A British Cycling statement said: “The charge related to manipulation of pre-race data to gain an unfair advantage via in-game equipment by the winner of the event, Cameron Jeffers.
“Jeffers has accepted a specified sanction of a £250 fine and a six-month suspension from all racing. He has been disqualified from the event and the title has now been awarded to James Phillips.”
British Cycling integrity and compliance director Rod Findlay said: “Defending fair play in our competitions is at the core of our responsibilities as a governing body.
“The fact that we have been able to investigate the offence and uphold the charge reflects the strength of our new disciplinary regulations and our determination to pursue misconduct.”
We’re reading this as ‘he lied about his weight’.
We could be wrong.
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Gm_Crop 6 hours ago
I'll counter that by saying the Bryton 750se I have drives me nuts at times. Inconsistantly picks up on routes created on Komoot and the app re-syncs every few seconds when trying to set up the device and sends me back to the home screen. The most infuriating one is that I turned live track on. Once. It now won't turn off and repeatedly flags up the live track is starting, and then disconnecting every few seconds whilst riding. I haven't timed it but it wouldn't suprise me if 10-20% of the time the the screen is covered with an error message. That's been about 6 weeks now. Other than that it's great :/
IanGlasgow 6 hours ago
RE: Police launch road safety operation... by clamping down on cyclists using footbridge Meanwhile in Glasgow, Police Scotland are riding their motorbikes over the pedestrian and cyclists only bridge. https://x.com/FietserGlasgow/status/2065106152917012523?s=20
Rendel Harris 7 hours ago
@Paul J Van Schip certainly seems a bit of a dick, but he's a European and multiple World Champion on the track, pretty sure you don't get there without having some talent in your legs.
Bill H 7 hours ago
Poor Vincent cannot get over the simple fact that given the choice people prefer dedicated cycling spaces, rather than pretending to be cars like vehicular cyclists.
pbunyon 8 hours ago
What is the point of the fancy air sensor if it can't account for changing weather conditions?? If all you care about is a delayed approximation of aerodynamic watts in steady conditions, you don't need any special sensors for that. Just your speed on a decently flat course is enough to approximate rolling resistance and drivetrain losses. And the rest must be aero. If you assume a less aero body position at the same watts, your speed will drop while rolling resistance also drops, which means approximated aero watts goes up. And that's enough to demonstrate what you've shown in your testing protocol ("I sat upright and the number went up a little while later").
chrisonabike 8 hours ago
Your correction is accurate - it's almost always been "the (lack of) thought that (doesn't) count". "Massive" - less than a billion a year spent on active travel (trying to catch up / building a network across the entire country) Not massive - 6 billion every year (2026-2030) spent on road *maintenance* of existing "already built, goes everywhere, very convenient" road network for inactive travel Ultimately the reason "cycle infra" is *needed* is those unbelievably colossal amounts spent every year (and for more than a century now) on making mass motoring not just viable but apparently the "best choice" for most journeys. As the Dutch and others have shown, the majority of people *are* prepared to cycle and even mix with very light, slow local motor traffic *if* cycling is also made safe and convenient for the whole of their journey (including secure parking at both ends). (The history of the financial drivers of the current situation are a complex topic but note that while people complain about "crumbling roads" and underfunded motor infra - with some reason - by us continuing the fuel duty escalator freeze (for example) we're actually helping motorists pay *even less* for that activity / subsidising more of the cost of driving than ever.)
belugabob 8 hours ago
yes, but people will still object - which was my point.
Astralstroll 10 hours ago
So ' Priority of Road Users' and 1.5 metre clearance at 30mph has been been reduced to 'sharing'? NCN route 2 here in South Hams is an absolute scream with white vans, tractors and total idiots who refuse,or are totally incapable,to reverse on high Devon banked lanes ...means you have to get off and pedal back to a passing place....could be at that all day...so I don't bother...
Mr Anderson 12 hours ago
@MaxiMinimalist Agreed. The big problem I see now is today's parents grew up being driven to their schools, and therefore, see private motor vehicles as the only viable form of transport. The vast majority of UK infant and primary schools have a catchment area that is within easy walking distance from home to school. Yet, the traffic caused by pupils being driven to/from school is astonishing. Banishing the "School Run" should be a priority for all schools.
MaxiMinimalist 12 hours ago
When I was a kid (that was during the previous millenium when phones were connected to a plug in the wall), I rode my bicycle to school, music academy, sport grounds, parties even during the winter. The government didn't have to spend, correct that, didn't have to think of spending massive amounts of money to build cycling specific infrastructures. Over the past 3 or 4 decades, cars have grown bigger, taller, safer (for their drivers) and faster. Meanwhile, motorists have become abusive, aggressive, hypersensitive to people moving on two wheels, aka cyclists. Spending billions upon billions on new infrastructure won't address the crux of the matter. Sadly.
42 thoughts on “Zwift national champion stripped of title ;Rory Stewart’s ‘cycling is better for your sex life’ speech; Trees in cycle lanes 2; ‘Disbelief’ at Plymouth woman cycling on road with a dog (but is she actually doing anything wrong?) + more on the Live blog”
A couple of weeks ago I saw a
A couple of weeks ago I saw a possibly blind woman on a recumbent trike with her seeing eye dog going along the road – that seemed very brave to me.
Saw a guy riding with a
Saw a guy riding with a bidyboard strapped to his back, 2 bags and a dog on a lead riding towards the sandbanks ferry in studland in the summer. If that wasn’t bad enough, it was windy and the board was acting like a sail. Death wish
So she was cycling along,
So she was cycling along, connected to an autonomous animal* by a long trip wire. What could possibly go wrong?
*someone on this forum once described dogs on shared use paths as ‘anti-social mobile turd dispensers’, which always makes me chuckle.
the little onion wrote:
The dog was close to her, so I wouldn’t describe it as a long trip wire. The dog seemed calm and happy and wasn’t veering wildly which is just as well as the woman was joining a busy road – the A420 Church Road.
the little onion wrote:
Loads of things could go wrong but so what? It’s her choice. People are so ready to criticise these days, especially lazy arse drivers who never get a different perspective of life on the roads.
I cycle with my dog on a
I cycle with my dog on a fairly regular basis as I drop it off at a doggy daycare facility on the way to work once a week.
There is a slight difference, in my excecution, from the reported one though as my dog is a large Lurcher and the lead that I use is a shock absorbing hands free one (EzyDog Road Runner Lead) attached to a (Julius K9) harness rather than a collar. This means that the dog can keep up with me (more acurately I can keep up with the dog) and the lead is achored around my waist removing any balance/ control/ indicating issues and the bugee element removes potential “tugging”. The roads I use are all back roads and the vast majority of the journey is bicycle lanes / shared paths. That being said, I am not sure I would have an issue on any road as the dog is well behaved and under full control.
ClubSmed wrote:
Can you guarantee your dog won’t bolt if it sees a squirrel/cat etc, or if it hears a car backfire? I love dogs and love cycling, any time I see a cyclist with a dog on a lead if gives me the heebijeebies, there’s just no way of making that acceptably safe. Stop risking your health and that of your dog, and anyone else who might become embroiled in an accident if/when things go wrong.
Roubaixcobbles wrote:
Yes I can as we also cycle through the park on occasion and whilst on the lead it ignores, squirrels, foxes, cats, deer, mice and other dogs. It has no issue with fireworks so I wouldn’t expect it to have any bigger issue from a backfire as I would.
I don’t disabelieve (sic ) it
I don’t disabelieve (sic
) it.
I see people on bikes ‘walking’ dogs all the time, although usually on shared-use paths not roads.
Always wondered how inconvenient it must be to have to stop, get off, pick up your dog’s ‘little bomb’ and go pout it in a bin… Or do they just ignore it and pretend they didn’t see?
What happens if your dog decides they’re going to go – suddenly, and really fast – that way?
(In all fairness, the same comments hold for the people you see on mobility scooters or in wheelchairs ‘walking’ a dog…).
brooksby wrote:
Dogs dont normally fo their business while running, so they would already have stopped, and the rider would surely notice.
I see a bloke cycling with
I see a bloke cycling with his dog fairly regularly on my commute to work. I know him as his dog is friendly with mine. It does worry me to be honest. His dog is well behaved and they don’t go far or fast – just the short distance from his home to the park where he locks up his bike and then takes the dog round the park before heading home again. But it’s a busy road and I must say I’m not convinced. I’ve been thinking of talking to him about it. I’m not sure how he’d take that.
I wouldn’t do this with my dog. We sometimes go out together with me on the bike. But the key difference is that I walk with him until we get to the park, then let him off the lead and he runs along beside me. He’s a whippet so he’s easily able to keep pace and he likes running alongside me and my son when we’re on our bikes. We’ve even taken him round the BMX track and he loves jumping alongside me.
As for pooping, he tends to do that within the first few minutes of a walk. It’s not hard to stop if I see him crouching down anyway, and I can tell when he’s going to as he slows down and starts sniffing about (for a suitable spot) in a way that’s unmistakable.
But I would not ride on the public road with my dog on a lead. He’s well behaved, but then if he saw a cat or a squirrel, it could end badly. I just don’t think this is a responsible thing for a dog owner/cyclist to do on a public road.
OldRidgeback wrote:
So you’re not convinced the dog/rider are safe to other road users due to a road being “busy”, presumably with other road users, most in metal boxes that are proven to kill and maim?
Either you think this person should simply get out the way of other people so they can continue on their journey uninterrupted and/or you think that they present serious harm to others, which is it? Your arguement regarding the dog potentially chasing after other animals is frankly ludicrous, there’s more chance of a motorist using their phone/applying makeup, reading the newspaper and a host of other distrating stuff that leads to someone getting hurt right?
How many incidents involving cyclist leading dogs have we had, ever, any? Even on your strip of road I would put money on motorists breaking the law hundreds if not thousands of times over and presenting harm if not doing actual harm many times over all the whilst this person and their pooch has done neither.
Maybe, just maybe the other people sharing the road can simply overtake when it’s safe to do so, pretty much as if it were an equestrian and rider, except the dog and cyclist are even less of a threat.
I’m more in disbelief that
I’m more in disbelief that roundabout is so empty during daylight hours in the video. I don’t think there’s anything technically “wrong” with what shes doing, but it’s far from sensible, especially as there’s a bus lane on the exit she rode past and a proper crossing from there to Astor Park / East End if that’s where she was headed.
If that is “one of Plymouth’s
If that is “one of Plymouth’s busiest roundabouts” then it must be a mainly car free paradise.
I have a take on the more women being run over and killed by HGVs than men thing, and I do wish to try and be a bit careful, but for me, I believe that women are generally more law abiding than men, and so when they ride, as they are being perfectly law abiding, they may think that others around them will be law abiding too, and so maybe more at risk, especially from right hooks by lorries. Don’t know. Just putting it out there.
For me, and it’s a bit dark, but you need to survive your initial few getting run overs before you can truly understand how unbelievably stupid and selfish motorists can really be. And then ride appropriately.
ktache wrote:
From what an recall, most of these deaths have been the result of riders using dodgy infrastructure that led them into danger zones, particularly up the inside of heavy trucks. In their minds, they weren’t doing anything wrong and thought they were safe. The Devil himself couldn’t get me to ride inside anything larger than an SUV and even then it would be an ultra-rare thing for me to do. I used to drive a large panel van and know just how crap the blind spots are, so I stay well away from vans and trucks and buses.
ktache wrote:
Yes, a bloke commenting on how women ride, got to be careful.
But, from observation, I agree. I see women on bikes waiting patiently in queues of traffic for lights to change, situations like that, and I think, please think more of your own safety and be less strictly law-abiding. Find gaps and use them.
The laws of the road are not written with the safety of cyclists in mind.
I’m surprised there’s not a
I’m surprised there’s not a specific UK offence for cycling with an animal on a lead, but it’s a stupid thing to do. Maybe a charge of careless or inconsiderate cycling could be made, if authorities deemed it necessary.
Its a specific offence here, Australian Road Rules rule 301 prohibits leading an animal from a vehicle (which includes bicycles) and imposes a $76 fine. And there can be further charges of animal cruelty if the animal sustains harm or injury. I wouldn’t do it to a dog. Simple rule is, don’t make the dog walk or run anywhere you wouldn’t barefoot. Road surfaces can become hot enough to burn, and dog paws are not meant for pavement.
Philh68 wrote:
You know this is from the UK right?
On what device do they assume
On what device do they assume the vast majority will watch this video? On a mobile, or on a computer screen? Why oh why do they insist in borking portrait video with those stupid blurry wings?
As to the substance of the issue – I fear for the dog. However, I doubt the dog does. Moreover, clearly none of the imagined catastrophes has actually happened. Sometimes I think we live under the constraint of theoretical yet unproven risks, and are dimished thereby. The dog could be left to grow fat and bored at home, in safety.
One of my two cats, Monty,
One of my two cats, Monty, likes to run alongside me as a cycle up the rear lane. I swear he would follow me all the way to work if he could – I have to stop, take him home and lock the cat flap. I’ve been toying with the idea of a cat basket on the front, see how he takes to it.
Actually, I can see the
Actually, I can see the motorists point. That dog should be wearing a helmet.
Has nobody ever heard of
Has nobody ever heard of bikejoring?
When it comes to the
When it comes to the mayoralty of London I’m basically a single-issue voter. I’d vote for Rory Stewart if he came out with some serious pro-cycling plans, but it seems as though the individual boroughs will always be able to block new infra so who knows if he could actually get more done than Sadiq Khan. He’d struggle to be less effective.
Maybe Rory. Maybe. But not
Maybe Rory. Maybe. But not whilst trying to get used to an Arione saddle. I was shredded.
Wboy – yep and had a go at it
Wboy – yep and had a go at it with my Husky.
I think dogs should be banned from the roads, and cars. Sorted. Try that you pug loving fuctards!
Cycling whilst walking a dog
Cycling whilst walking a dog is not advisable. The Highway Code (Section 66) advises cyclists to ‘keep both hands on the handlebars except when signalling or changing gear’. Some exceptions to this guidance might be ‘reasonable’ proving the cyclist can demonstrate they are in full control, but it is v difficult to see how a cyclist can maintain full control of their bike, for example, in an emergency stop or in avoiding an unanticipated hazard in this case. I would think this is plainly obvious to anyone who has ridden a bicycle.
It might well be considered ‘reckless’ cycling (which I believe is an offence?). At the very least, it potentially puts other road users (and the dog) at risk. If the cyclist’s behaviour injures another road user this breach of the HC would certainly be an aggravating factor in sentencing. The fact that some motorists (many?) are also irresponsible is not relevant. And that is without even considering the welfare of the poor dog which is demonstrably jeopardised, not least in this case given its somewhat diminutive stature – poor li’l bugger…
On my last visit to hospital
On my last visit to hospital after being hit by a car I sat next to a cycling dog walker who had multiple breaks to his left arm and leg after he had gone one side of a lamppost but his dog went the other side. Dog was fine apparently.
Found this on The Daily Mail
Found this on The Daily Mail website:
Grandfather who took his dog for a walk on his bike is found guilty of DANGEROUS CYCLING
I quizzed my daughter about
I quizzed my daughter about riding a bike whilst holding a lead to a dog as I thought it was illegal. She replied that she had spoken to a friend of hers (a policeman) about it and he said that whilst the dog was under control it was acceptable, but if the dog does something untoward then you are
a) not in full control of the bicycle and
b) not in control of the dog.
So it’s okay so long as everything is okay, but otherwise it isn’t. I have a cat who is too lazy to run alongside a bike (or get off the sofa), so I didn’t pursue it ;-).
Cameron Jeffers has dealt
Cameron Jeffers has dealt with the issue of his weight at length, it was raised at the championship and afterwards.. his explanation seemed to make sense to me at the time. That a riders weight is taken in the mornings not at 6pm directly before a zwift race… and that it wasn’t specified when the weight should be taken or ‘when’ it needed to be accurate, he delved further also. Stripping him of his title so long afterwards seems like nonsense to me.
peted76 wrote:
He’s put up a YT video about it, basically he “cheated” to get the Tron bike that he then used to qualify him for the finals.
ibr17xvii wrote:
He has been shafted, I find this decsion to appauling, BC needs to have a serious look at itself, espeically when he gained the bike before the rules were written, I’ve read the rules and I can’t see any rule that says you can only ride a bike you have acheived within the game.
bigbiker101 wrote:
The fact he accepted the sanction and put a video up explaining how he did it suggests he knows he was wrong and he accepts that he’s not been shafted at all but actually it’s a fair decision. If he felt he was being shafted, he’d surely have appealed it.
crazy-legs wrote:
I see it very differently. The organisers made this a pay to play money spinner for Zwift in order to win a UCI championship. The guy did not cheat in qualification or the actual race, he had someone fast track him to the tron bike that he used later on, before rules had been set. A bit like someone being given a decent bike to ride the TdF rather than a knocked Apollo from Halfords. The competitors should have been given the same bike for the races, rather than having to pay to earn better bikes by subscribing to Zwift for a long time, let alone the fact that if you are a newcomer to Zwift you are penalised. The whole situation is a cock up by BC, the UCI and the conflict of using Zwift.
peted76 wrote:
It’s got nothing to do with his weight, he used a bot to make it look as if he’d ridden 2000k at 200W so he could get the Tron TT bike that he used in the championships.
OK, I’ll ask Rory Stewart the
OK, I’ll ask Rory Stewart the obvious question. What if your partner isn’t a cyclist?
Kapelmuur wrote:
I am sure Rory manages on his own
So the story is basically,
So the story is basically,
“Video Gamer uses Cheat Codes!”
It may not be entirely
It may not be entirely ethical but has anyone tried harnessing ‘teams’ of cheetahs to a bmx type bike? It could make for an interesting Olympic event.
I cycled with a dog on a lead
I cycled with a dog on a lead ( or not on the lead) for years. They take to it fine. My first dog would run with the bike at heal (or wheel) in traffic quite safely. Could take junctions and was brilliant – never an issue.
I cycle with dog on occasion,
I cycle with dog on occasion, but always on quiet country lanes. If I hear a car approaching I stop. I am predictable, no animal is 100% predictable no matter how well trained they might be. I think she was cycling too fast for that little dog. If it stumbled her momentum would have dragged it and hurt it. She might have braked badly as a result and both could have been run over by the following car. This looks irresponsible.
It is so gratifying learning
It is so gratifying learning that its just as easy to be a small penis tosser cheating on Zwift as it is being a small penis tosser cheating in the peleton – who’da thunk it – maybe Lance can have a go at this, or better still isn’t it going to be a laugh when it turns out some never seen before Zwift champion is a 80 stone tub of phucking lard who trains on diet coke and more packets of crisps per day than Jim Davidson.