Prince Charles jokes about lycra; One bicycle commuter vs 42 vehicles; How to decapitate someone whilst riding; Female Afghan cyclists flee to Italy; Rohan Dennis leaves Ineos; Grandma rides 870 miles on spin bike for RNLI + more on the live blog

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— Cycling out of context (@OutOfCycling) September 1, 2021

Egan Bernal won the Tour in 2019 aged just 22. A year later, Tadej Pogacar, aged 21, became the second youngest winner of the Tour, just behind Henri Cornet, who won the Tour in 1904 at the age of 19.

With the age of Grand Tour champions falling every year, could this tiny rider take victory on the Champs-Élysées in 2022? 

A small group of Afghan women cyclists has managed to reach Italy on board a C-130 of the Italian Air Force that landed at Fiumicino (Rome) on 27th August. 

> Afghan women cycle to “make Afghanistan proud”

Six athletes are currently in quarantine, alongside a male athlete and several family members. 

However, Alessandra Cappellotto, head of the Women's CPA, said that the mission to rescue all the female riders still had a way to go. 

She said: "Of course we are happy for the women athletes we were able to rescue, but we are still extremely worried about those who are still there.

"This has been a first step, but we really hope that all the athletes will be brought to safety through the International channels.

"We are yet to cross the finish line: it’s not yet time to celebrate, but this little drop of hope in the ocean of pain and suffering still means a lot». 

"The Afghan athletes were in danger (and those who are still in the country continue to be) because they were recognisable and famous due to the national and International media coverage of their efforts for the promotion of women’s cycling."

Yet another cycling skill that has been lost over the years. pic.twitter.com/gshDBCfcKQ

— ⛑️Car Helmets⛑️ (@CarHelmets) August 31, 2021

Who wants to learn to wheelie when you could be learning how to cut someone's head off?

So, a story doing the rounds this morning is that the Prince of Wales joked that 'getting into lycra is the hard bit' when he met cyclists during a visit to a small Scottish burgh.

Charles previously revealed how he was once knocked down by a bus while riding his bike around Cambridge.

Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were meeting with locals in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, taking in views from the Cambus O’May suspension bridge when the Prince made the hilarious quip. 

PA report that Charles was walking around 'Petting dogs and speaking to some cyclists', when he said: “Sorry for keeping you guys waiting, I suppose our little trip has slowed you down.”

Asking each of the cyclists where they were headed, Charles then joked that “getting into lycra is the hard bit”.

Sadly no Lycra for the Prince, who waved off the riders on the £1m charity event covering 250 miles over four days between royal residences. pic.twitter.com/WxiF9Jg7xs

— Richard Palmer (@RoyalReporter) June 10, 2021