G says overall peloton standard has gone up; Evenepoel, 20, sets 2020 alight; Froome returns to racing; World Bicycle Relief delivers 500,000th Buffalo Bike; Dowsett's drug test dilemma; Vintage Poulidor ad; Free TdY climbs guide + more on the live blog

It's often said that cyclists with decent climbing ability are "mountain goats" ... well, we don't know if this one is of the mountain variety, but it certainly goat-o-bombed Australian women's road champion Amanda Spratt of Mitchelton-Scott when she was out for a ride yesterday ...

You may have to click on the pic to see the full image.

Well played, goat 🐐 pic.twitter.com/xGBXz87USX

— AmandaSpratt (@AmandaSpratt) February 19, 2020

Finally!#InducedDemand pic.twitter.com/FxKuZuwcpg

— Urban Planning & Mobility (@urbanthoughts11) February 19, 2020

Trying to fix a car problem by widening the road is like fixing an obesity problem with a larger belt.

— artcopbob (@artcopbob) February 19, 2020

According to Xavier Brice, the CEO of Sustrans, there two different futures are currently being imagined stemming from the arrival of autonomous vehicles.

“First up, a heaven, of easy mobility as portrayed by autonomous vehicle (AV) manufacturers, with shared-use AV freeing up road space for public spaces and accidents reduced to near zero. Or alternatively, a hellish, dystopian pod-world, with single-occupancy pod-armadas leading to an irresistible demand for more roads, and with people cloistered away in walkways and tunnels; Bladerunner but with added trees.”

He reckons the reality will turn out to be somewhere in between.

Either way, in a piece on City Metric, he argues that in a world of micro-mobility and driverless cars, we will still need dedicated space for the public to move under their own power.

Different Hackney councillor to the one earlier on.

This one's Vincent Stops, who is apparently not averse to waging "a bitter Twitter battle with Hackney’s cycling community" according to the Hackney Post.

This is a nice "spot the logical fallacy" example: https://t.co/k5G1P0kArG

— Dr Mike Ward (@Schroedinger99) February 20, 2020

This is a real problem junction. I've nearly been hit by black cabs forcing their way over the pavement here on multiple occasions. Two or three more bollards would fix it @CamdenCouncil

— Alec James (@AEWJ) February 20, 2020

If you're wondering whether the driver felt at all guilty about doing this...

The drivers reaction! pic.twitter.com/ibCKCxmYIH

— cycleoptic (@cycleoptic) February 20, 2020

As part of a 102-bike delivery to Bar Union Secondary School in Kakamega County near Kisumu, Western Kenya, World Bicycle Relief has delivered its 500,000th Buffalo Bike.

World Bicycle Relief delivers specially designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles for people in developing nations.

London Bridge is to close to all traffic except buses, licensed taxis, pedestrians and cyclists from March 16 until October.

The work will see the original protective waterproofing layer below the road surface replaced, along with 24 bearings.

Cyclists will be able to use the bridge as usual throughout the works, although there will only be one lane open in each direction, shared with buses and licensed taxis.

Transport for London says “[Cyclists] may find they have a better journey by using a different route such as Southwark Bridge or travelling outside of the busiest times.”

They add that roads on the approaches to London Bridge north and south of the river will be busier than usual, especially at peak times on weekdays.

We usually get stories of share bikes being thrown into rivers and canals by vandals, so this is a nice change.

"They'll end up in the river"...
During #StormDenis #Herefordshire was 1 of the worst affected places in the UK yet Herefordians made sure @BerylBikes were safe and clear from the bursting riverside. This is what community-led bike share looks like. Thank u #Hereford we adore u💕 pic.twitter.com/fPVud58qOv

— Georgia Yexley🌹乔雅 (@Gyexley) February 19, 2020

Not only a cycling team... 😂🎵🎶#talentdevelopment pic.twitter.com/SRj5vHMRZx

— SEG Racing Academy (@segracing) February 20, 2020

Bet my morning has a bigger dilemma than yours..

Early drugs test. Naturally I went for a wee 5mins before the doorbell rung. So now we wait,I really need a 💩 but a wee not so much, rules are the tester needs to watch me wee & I can’t bring myself to do what you’re all thinking

— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) February 19, 2020

For those that thought “too much information,” Twitter is for sharing

And for those wondering what you should be thinking, I will not poop in front of another man.

— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) February 19, 2020

Success. Another day done where I haven’t had to poop in front of another person.

— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) February 19, 2020