Alexandar Richardson’s latest mind-boggling training ride — 220km at 37km/h; “Take your paint and give it to us, you did a s**** job”: Bike-sharing service paints vandalised bicycle gold; La Vuelta or Titanic outtakes?; EF fashion + more on the live blog
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"Take your paint and give it to us, you did a s**** job": Bike-sharing service paints vandalised bicycle gold
Here’s a problem with trying to do a good thing by providing a bike sharing service for people to enjoy the convenience of hopping on a bicycle to get around town — someone will inevitably try to damage your bikes, steal them, chuck them in the canal etc. etc.
> Andy Burnham urges residents to not chuck hire bikes in canals
HumanForest, an electric bike sharing service in London came up with a novel way to turn a negative (a wally wielding gold paint) into a positive (a spectacular golden hire bike)…
Writing on LinkedIn (very 2022) Jack Mitchell recalled the scene using that now internet-famous scene from Come Dine With Me, in a post titled ‘Message to all bike vandals’…
“Dear lord, what a sad little life. You ruined our bike completely for no reason. We hope you can get some much needed lessons on grace and decorum. Take the rest of your paint and GIVE IT TO US BECAUSE YOU DID A SHITE JOB.
> Big Issue pauses Bristol e-bike share scheme due to “relentless” vandalism
“We found a bike half covered in gold paint, so we decided to clean it up and spray it ourselves to make it look absolutely spectacular so the HumanForest community can ride it again.
“Look out for the gold icon on the app to give it a ride.”
"Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the Grand Depart does go on": La Vuelta or Titanic outtakes?
Jack and Rose, sorry I mean Sam Bennett and Ryan Mullen or Maxim Van Gils and Cedric Beullens, were front and centre at the Vuelta team presentation in Utrecht last night…
🇳🇱 #LaVuelta22
My heart will go on… 🎶
📸: @SprintCycling pic.twitter.com/NJ12D0geeV
— BORA – hansgrohe (@BORAhansgrohe) August 18, 2022
— Cycling out of context (@OutOfCycling) August 18, 2022
Mullen said it was inevitable…that or the boat sinking. Not to spoil what happens in that particular film, Ryan, but you’re on the right tracks…
If you put me and @Sammmy_Be in a boat together this was bound to happen. Either this or it’s guaranteed to sink. One of the two. https://t.co/NNJT21lWNa
— Ryan Mullen (@ryanmullen9) August 18, 2022
And I found the vid of the Vuelta 🤣😉 @Sammmy_Be @ryanmullen9 @BORAhansgrohe #LaVuelta22 pic.twitter.com/wFZsowdxZd
— Tessa Debergh (@tessadebergh) August 18, 2022
Simon Geschke’s got déjà vu…
— Simon Geschke (@simongeschke) August 18, 2022
Meanwhile, UAE Team Emirates were too busy doing that thing a group of lads in their 20s and 30s on a boat can’t help but do
— Steven Haveman (@haveman) August 18, 2022
Next time, if somebody wants to fall in that would be great for our live blog, thanks.
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EF catwalk
While everyone else was recreating Titanic, Esteban Chaves was content looking cool…
Esteban Chaves, coolest guy at the team presentation #Vuelta22 pic.twitter.com/NylVgPAqCw
— Andy McGrath (@Andymcgra) August 18, 2022
Thinking about it, we’re now wondering why the team didn’t float down the water aboard a Rapha x Palace branded duck?
Dan Bigham's Hour Record set-up
@DanBiggles22 is putting the finishing touches to his preparation⏱
Watch Dan take on the @UCI_cycling Hour Record timed by Tissot live on our Facebook and YouTube channels from 13.25 BST tomorrow.
Go on Dan! pic.twitter.com/2v1q1gw6yx
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) August 18, 2022
About an hour to go until Dan Bigham’s latest Hour Record attempt. The British record holder needs to surpass Victor Campenaerts’ distance of 55.089km, with the Belgian saying he is “quite convinced” Bigham will break his record.
“I’m quite convinced he will break the record. Ineos is a serious company and they wouldn’t support an attempt if they did not think it will be successful,” he told Cyclingnews.
“We will see. I don’t know Dan at all, I don’t know what his level is at the moment. I just know he’s very smart and very much into aerodynamics, and when Ineos support an attempt, I’m convinced it will be serious.”
Bigham will be riding a Pinarello prototype frame, decked out with Princeton Track Special wheels and Most Custom 3D basebar and extensions. Running a monstrous 64×14, Bigham’s cranks, chainring and rear cog come from his own WattShop company, while his chain is an Izumi Kai. Bioracer, Ineos’ kit manufacturer, has provided the skinsuit and overshoes, while Bigham’s lid is a KASK Mistral.
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Alexandar Richardson's latest mind-boggling training ride — 220km at 37km/h
Six hours on a bike is a big day out for almost anyone (excluding you Transcontinental/London-Edinburgh-London/audax-loving heroes), but while you or I might be happy to see a more leisurely distance on our bike computer come the end of the ride, Alexandar Richardson sees 220km…
> Alexandar Richardson smashes London to Brighton (and back) at 40km/h solo
Some quick maths will tell you that equates to an average speed of 36.8km/h…
Strava estimates Richardson, third at national champs and possible starter at the upcoming Tour of Britain, burnt 5,871 calories, covering the distance and 1,413m of climbing in almost exactly six hours.
For any riders familiar with the area, Richardson channelled his inner Super Hans, rode to Windsor, dropped into the Surrey Hills for a smash over some climbs, including Box Hill, before riding back into London for Richmond Park laps. All in a day’s work…
LIVE: Watch Dan Bigham's Hour Record attempt
The inside story
If you’re watching Dan Bigham’s Hour Record attempt you’ve probably noticed the production quality is… how shall I say this? Less than ideal…
There isn’t a timing graphic so we’re getting lap times from the shout of Dan’s coach yelling out the previous lap to his rider from across the velodrome.
Why? We’re not too sure, but anyway, here’s one (parody) explanation that made us chuckle…
We tried to get a new camera and a clock too but the queue at Argos was massive so we sacked it off and went to Greggs for lunch. We’re actually streaming from Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s iPhone: The flash bugger’s got an unlimited data plan!
— Derbados Cycling (@derbadoscycling) August 19, 2022
Consensus is he’s certainly looking like beating his old record, plus Campenaerts’ too, but we’re kind of left with analysis like this…
Dan Bingham is probably doing really well.
— Simon Warren (@100Climbs) August 19, 2022
The strange world of cycling transfers — Ineos announce Richard Carapaz and Dylan van Baarle are off to new teams... just hours before La Vuelta starts
That was a muddling headline to write. To be clear, Carapaz and Van Baarle are off to EF Education-EasyPost and Jumbo-Visma respectively from next season and will race La Vuelta for the Grenadiers as planned. However, it is a weird quirk in cycling, more so than football or Formula 1 or pretty much any other sport with transfers, that riders hop from rival to rival so easily, with often little impact on the current season.
Would Manchester United say Ronaldo’s off and then stick him up top for a trip to Brentford? Ah, wait a minute…
“Carpaz has always been one of my favorite riders”
“and not just because he wins. Carapaz wins with intelligence, timing, aggressiveness, and grit. He won the Giro because he was really smart and he attacked at exactly the right moment.
– @Vaughters https://t.co/6WZ7NiKxLw
— EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) August 19, 2022
Anyway, here’s the confirmation of Carapaz [above] who’ll be something of a coup for EF, and Van Baarle [below] who joins Jumbo-Visma along with compatriot Wilco Kelderman who, as it happens is about to start the Vuelta, also riding for a rival team — Bora-hansgrohe…
The word is out, I will be joining @JumboVismaRoad for the next 3 years. Huge thanks to all the @INEOSGrenadiers staff and riders. It’s has been an amazing journey 💥!! #karrenmaar https://t.co/ooTP48tyng
— Dylan van Baarle (@DylanvanBaarle) August 19, 2022
Because if there’s one thing Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard need, it’s an even stronger team of top-tier talent…
That's enough internet for one day
SIUUUUUUUU! 🤣🙄 @JooAlmeida98 🇵🇹
Join us on TikTok!
🔗 https://t.co/IIfyPS83Te🎥 @lavuelta pic.twitter.com/QykiCd2WWW
— @UAE-TeamEmirates (@TeamEmiratesUAE) August 19, 2022
I mean unless he can pull it off on a bike, in which case I’d say fair enough…
Mathias Flückiger tests positive for Zeranol ahead of European Championships
Mathias Flückiger, the 2021 Olympic runner-up and 2021 World Cup overall series winner has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the anabolic substance Zeranol.
Marcel Skittles
Marcel Skittles 🌈🍭 pic.twitter.com/BEZ8g3m4r8
— Wout van Art (@waltersamuel45) August 19, 2022
Cycling UK fixes Tory MP's cycle lanes public meeting 'invitation'
The charity wrote: “Fixed it for you. Glad we could assist in making your event that bit better, and give you the chance to fairly represent the views of people in your local area.
“No need to thank us — it’s what we’re here for as a responsible charity working to make the world a better place for everyone.”
Mic drop…
Latest Bicycle Association report says UK bike sales down a quarter on pre-Covid levels
Compared to the pre-pandemic first half of 2019, bike sales are down 25 per cent in the first half of 2022, according to the Bicycle Association’s latest report.
Tom Payton from the Bicycle Association told BikeBiz: “Despite falling sales, cycling activity appears to be relatively strong. During the first seven months of 2022, Department for Transport data shows cycling levels were tracking well above 2021 levels.
“Following a sluggish start to the year, for March-July 2022 average daily cycling activity reached 139 per cent of the March 2020 baseline (compared to 93 per cent in 2021). Average weekend activity reached 166 per cent of the baseline (compared to 129 per cent in 2021). This relative buoyancy of cycling participation may bode well for a future uplift in sales, once recovery begins and normal ‘purchase and replacement cycles’ return.”
Vuelta claxon
The final Grand Tour of the season gets underway shortly…
Here’s how to watch all the action with GCN+…
With that we’ll leave you to it, until Monday, when the live blog will be back in action. Have a good weekend…
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When was the last time did elite male and female marathon runners complain about the lack of diversity in their sport? Whoever pretends to become a pro cyclist must have power, endurance, stamina, self-confidence. And more. Race and faith don't intefere with data and results. American wokeism is the last thing the women's pro peloton needs at the moment. Instead, live broadcasting, TV rights and sponsors are most welcome.
If by 'positive' you mean 'loosing strays at undeserving commenters and then doubling down on it', no - sorry to disappoint.
Not sure why that's a relevant question though - I as far as I can see, nobody has suggested any kind of 'quota' system - they're simply talking about removing barriers so that those of equal ability have equal opportunity. Do that, and equal representation will more or less take care of itself anyway.
Regarding the lack of diversity in the femmes, yes there should absolutely be equal opportunities for all regardless of ethnicity, but (as with all equality arguments) this should absolutely not be at the cost of ability and achievement. Having equal representation for all ethnicities is totally unfair for the riders who earn their place. Equal opportunity is not the same as equal representation.
@chrisonabike All the political parties are populist - they don't exist to serve their community/area/country, they exist to serve themselves and their party. There's a word I'd use to cover them all beginning with c but I won't spell it out here.
Keep up the good work Jack
The HSE has undoubtedly reduced injuries in the work place. Why shouldn't some of the principals / evidence they've gathered in achieving this be run out to the public. It's really just common sense.
"If London can do it, Exeter can too" While ignoring that London would now have the cycle path having priority OR install traffic lights requiring drivers regularly stop. They pretty much never require the cycle path give way to cars on a parallel carriageway now. Something to do with the idea that drivers know they are crossing the cycle path and the most common case is them approaching from behind at higher speeds than the majority of cyclists can achieve...
@lemonenema Sorry about that and thanks for the spot... fixed!
@mdavidford "Hmm – the way you’ve edited your post to tone down the suggestion that they were saying something they weren’t suggests even you don’t believe that." Nope, and tbh, I couldn't care less about what you think. Anything positive to add? Nope! just your usual nonsense, so bore off.
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Why has that cycling team got
Why has that cycling team got an inflatable
sex toyman standing at the front of their boat??https://www.youtube.com/watch
Deluxe inflatable
And why is it smiling….
And why is it smiling….
https://www.independent.ie
https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/watch-the-13million-bike-sam-bennett-will-be-riding-at-the-vuelta-a-espana-41922702.html
likely clickbait / deliberate typo !
I’ll just leave this here and
I’ll just leave this here and grab the popcorn… 😉 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11123967/Cycling-mile-day-cut-global-carbon-emissions-414-million-tonnes-year-study-claims.html
They mentioned lycra within
They mentioned lycra within the first sentence just to make sure none of their readers takes it seriously.
Clem Fandango wrote:
Appalling Lycra Louts in Finland where Active Travel is government policy including Property Planning and Development that provides separate Lanes.
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Appalling Lycra Lout in Finland where Active Travel is government policy including Property Planning and Development that provides separate Lanes.
Jaw-dropping comment of the
Jaw-dropping comment of the day,
“If you include the petroleum that cyclists rub on their chaffy bits; then cycling is not a green option.”
Don’ really know where to go with that, other than “With a magazine of 20 rounds, load. Target to your front. In your own time, go on…”
I am not going there mate.
I am not going there mate.
Could you give us the gist.
Went there for the cyclingmikey bit, not doing it again.
theyre reporting on a new
theyre reporting on a new study has found that if everyone cycled just 1.6 miles (2.6 km) a day, we could reduce global carbon emissions by 686 million tonnes each year, which is more than the UKs whole carbon emissions alone for 2015, and it would cut obesity, which would save peoples lives.
Then they have some pretty graphs on bike numbers/car numbers to show modal shares across different countries, and reports the study conclusions that authorities actively promote cycling as a mode of transport, by implementing policies to discourage car use through tax, constructing effective cycle lanes and pro-bicycle education.
without deconstructing any of it at all, even if the dust your lycra bit to help clearly still annoys some (lighten up) if this was in the Grauniad it would held up as exactly how the MSM should postively report on cycling,
but its in the Daily Mail so it will be ignored by the usual cycling media watchers, because it doesnt fit the narrative for that paper…
Ta, sounds good.
Ta, sounds good.
“lighten up”
“lighten up”
Right back at you.
Would it have helped if I’d added a winking emoji?
Other than the lycra comment
Other than the lycra comment it’s actually a pretty good article, although I daresay a lot of it is copied verbatim from the journal’s press release. Hopefully other newspaper will pick up the same press release and run their own stories.
However, I can’t bring myself to read the comments – I made the mistake of looking at the top three (sorted by newest by default so will change) and all three were from climate change deniers…
No doubt many here could find
No doubt many here could find several points of agreement with e.g. Jeremy Clarkson. For one he has been on a bike several times – unpaid! It’s possible he’s said some sensible things on the subject. (Can’t recall any but he’s said that many contradictory things there must be something…) However I don’t think his legacy will be as a cycling advocate.
Same with the DM I think. Yes, they have an audience that the Guardian etc. won’t reach, this may not be the only positive thing they’ve said on cycling, but…
Surely you should be posting
Surely you should be posting telegraph links ?!
(I don’t think I can face the DM anymore this week)
hirsute wrote:
Paywalled.
theyre not as fun to share as
theyre not as fun to share as theyre paywalled, but there was this one yesterday.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/20mph-zone-sucking-joy-driving/
and this from last week https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/08/11/cyclists-annoying-selfish-reckless-arent-killers/
Seems my script and ad block
Seems my script and ad block combo gets round the paywall!
“It’s lunacy transforming 60mph roads to 20mph roads.”
Even if such a potential road exists, I very much doubt it can be safe to drive at the limit.
Awavey wrote:
Sullied myself by scanning the comments. They really don’t get it. Too hilly, too wet, too blowy, need special clothes and creams. All the countries where there is high cycling uptake have similar weather, terrain and sometimes worse. The Dutch even take great pride in fighting the wind. https://youtu.be/VMinwf-kRlA
Also most places for short trips do not involve steep hills to contend with. And even then they can be circumnavigated. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38568893
Even where I am, the majority of hilly streets can be tackled on a single gear (42:17 if you want to know) and only the 10% ones then become a lung busting pig if you’re not using gears
giff77 wrote:
Bingo!
https://cyclingfallacies.com/en/
chrisonatrike wrote:
cheers for the link! ?
Maybe I misunderstood the
Maybe I misunderstood the study, but I couldn’t see anywhere in the article where it actually mentions replacing car journeys with cycling, I don’t see how cycling an additional 1.6 miles to everyone’s usual behavior is going to improve anything. Although poorly understood science reporting is pretty much standard in the DM.
The Daily Mail glosses over
The Daily Mail glosses over that bit (and indeed even in the original article it’s only explained in the the Methods, which are buried below the Results and Discussion) but the calculation is based on an assumption that those 1.6 miles of cycling are replacing car journeys, not purely additional.
(The health benefits would presumably still acrue if they were purely additional).
If you want to go direct to
If you want to go direct to the study I think this is it:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00497-4
It’s mostly about bike ownership vs. modal share. This won’t be news to most here but its nice that someone’s done a global study. Unsurprising quote – unless you’re a UK politician or most local councillors:
Nature paper, nice.
Nature paper, nice.
Always worth a read.
Cheers for the link.
.
The Ars Technica version of
The Ars Technica version of the article is much better, as are (most of) the comments.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/if-everyone-bicycled-like-the-danes-wed-avoid-a-uks-worth-of-emissions/
My one comment is there under AndySt.
Things that piss me off about
Things that piss me off about the Titanic film:-
– the water is only cold outside the ship…….
Things that piss me off about
Things that piss me off about the Titanic film:-
Leonardo di Caprio.
brooksby wrote:
Get into the sea, brooksby.
I am reliably informed by my
I am reliably informed by my film critic friends (of which I have none) that there is nothing wrong with that film apart from the bit between the titles and the credits.
Things that piss me off about
Things that piss me off about the Titanic film:-
the Titanic film.
“Take your paint and give it
“Take your paint and give it to us, you did a s**** job”
Can I borrow that for a letter to the local council about cycle lanes?
Interview with Jeremy Vine in
Interview with Jeremy Vine in the gRaunida:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/19/jeremy-vine-cycle-safety-london-helmet-cam
Someone mentioned a couple of
Someone mentioned a couple of days ago that it is the dreaded hedge cutting season. So I thought I’d stick an extra oz in my tyres (3inch maxxis chronicle, they can take it) but I thought I’d see how much was left, glad I did. Dipstick showed there was nothing, just some moisture on the end. So I stuck in 2oz in each. Orange Seal Endurance if you were wondering, set up at Easter I think, never dried up before.
I blame the exceptionally hot weather and the bike being out in it for a lot of the time.
Incidentally,
Well done Dan.
And good luck Tom, men’s mountain bike just about to start at the European championships.
Quote:
Gran Partida. C’mon C’mon now…
Is Friday the worse day for
Is Friday the worse day for close passes ?
audi driver
A whit Audi convertible you
A white Audi convertible you say…
Yes Friday is the worst day
Yes Friday is the worst day for impatient driving and close passes.
Yes, my ride today was
Yes, my ride today was peppered with all sorts of crap driving. Then a pedestrian tried to cross in front of me and froze when she saw me, but directly in my path. Thankfully I’d seen her start off and I managed to syop.
grumpyoldcyclist wrote:
So maybe not confirmation bias.
Caravan – note the totally
Caravan – note the totally inadequate wing mirror.
Or is it a wing mirror?
Or is it a wing mirror? 😉
Just checked – door mirror
Just checked – door mirror but also I noticed the reg of the caravan does not match that of the toyota. Surely even essex police can’t ignore that (and the plate has illegal spacings).
hirsute wrote:
Surely they’ll be far to busy trying to identify the dangerous cyclist on the pavement!
Yeah, I left that bit in the
Yeah, I left that bit in the snip after a little thought !
Backladder wrote:
be easier once these plates get rolled out
I noticed the reg of the
I noticed the reg of the caravan does not match that of the toyota. Surely even essex police can’t ignore that (and the plate has illegal spacings)
Oh yes they can! Essex seems to have been learning from Lancashire Constabulary- about half of the vehicle-trailer combinations round Garstang carry different plates, and LC openly declare they’re not interested in illegal spacings no matter how stupid they are. They’re equally uninterested (i.e completely uninterested) in illegal plates at all. in the same way as they’re uninterested in vehicles with no MOT, insurance or VED for years. Lancashire is the offending motorist’s paradise!
Phew – was a bit worried you
Phew – was a bit worried you been ‘disappeared’ by the SPG sector of lancs police.
Surrey keep posting tweets of their stack of letters going out to drivers about their plates. No consistency at all across forces.
Phew – was a bit worried you
Phew – was a bit worried you been ‘disappeared’ by the SPG sector of lancs police
No- I doubt if they could either be bothered or manage the organisation to actually accomplish any disappearances- they couldn’t enforce their way out of even a wet paper bag. I have been cycling in Cumbria, and I can report that heavy rain still exists in the Lakes!
hirsute wrote:
Yeah – it’ll never get off the ground with that thing.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-court-video-shows-seconds-7486123
This is a story I put up on here a while back. The bloke has been sentenced so they’ve released his dashcam footage.
Four months in jail, suspended for two years, plus 100 hours’ unpaid work and a fifteen month driving ban, plus court costs of £3,500 and a victim surcharge of £122.
Not a pretty video… Count how long he was not looking at the road for.
He sent her a food hamper…
He sent her a food hamper…
Looking at his satnav.
Looking at his satnav.
When turning out of a minor road into a major road, then you should be looking forward and back as that is the max risk point. Could be someone behind/adjacent who you missed or who has sped up towards you. Or anyone in front of you…
Careless driving – falls below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver.
Dangerous driving – the standard of driving falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver and it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving in that way would be dangerous.
Can’t wait for the dangerous cycling laws.
Im sure this will get picked
Im sure this will get picked up next week as it becomes more apparent, but beginning to hear rumblings that due to the postal strike next week and in September, it might have an impact on the 14 day notification period for NIPs, and thus whether the police feel they can issue them in enough time.
Awavey wrote:
Maybe they could have some PCSO to hand deliver them. Mind you it may give the officer an even greater sense of importance.
they could use bike couriers
they could use bike couriers 😉
I thought the ‘Derbados
I thought the ‘Derbados cycling’ thing was directly connected to Bigham and his previous record-breaking, ‘privateer’ HUUB track cycling team?
https://endurance.biz/2018/industry-news/no-country-for-young-men-derbados-flag-flies-for-huub-wattbike-team-at-uci-track-world-cup/
The ‘Derbados cycling’ is
The ‘Derbados cycling’ is directly connected to Bigham – that was the parody country his previous (record breaking) HUUB Wattbike team said they were riding for:
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling-derby-based-team-rock-2335577