Hungry parrot eats owner's wheel; Anti-cyclist clickbait alive and well; Sagan visits Boca Juniors; Froome meets giant alligator; New 100 miles out the saddle attempt; Two broken ribs for Cavendish; The end of cycling in Sheffield? + more on the live blog

Let this story brighten your Monday! 🤩❤️️

Introducing Kenneth Judd, world silver medallist at 99 years old...

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— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) November 22, 2021

Ok, so it's nearly 6.30pm making this more like Tuesday morning motivation... but as mdavidford pointed out in the comments, this feat by Kenneth Judd definitely deserves an airing on this here live blog. The event actually finished last month, but the BBC has caught up with Kenneth to get some more info on the Road Worlds For Seniors event.  

Essentially, all entrants compete remotely and use stationary bikes made by the Norwegian tech firm Motitech, with virtual scenery shown on a screen to keep things, erm, interesting. It's open to the elderly and those with dementia, and it's Kenneth's second year of competing, improving on his seventh position in 2020 to take silver this time around. 

He said: "I wanted to do better than last year, and so I worked out how many kilometres and hours I'd have to do each day. 

"And I did the cycling when no one else was around, late at night, or early in the morning. The night staff were good at bringing me drinks, although my tea would end up being cold as I focused on cycling.

"You've got to concentrate on your speed and how far you're going. Sometimes I watched Yorkshire, and others - areas of the Lakes.

"I won't look at the bikes again for now. But I shall consider taking it up again in early spring and having another go in next year's competition."

This pet parrot went viral over the weekend after making a meal out of a pricy carbon bike wheel, and her owner has now tried to make the most of the exposure by setting up a fundraiser in order to replace it.

Australian cyclist Vanessa Wallace was understandably shocked to discover her female exclectus parrot Gypsy gnawing away on the front wheel of her BMCTM01 and posted on a local bike forum to see if anyone knew where to source a new Mavic CXR 60 Elite Exalith from.

The post quickly took flight (we love a good pun!) and the photos of the destruction have since appeared on numerous websites around the world.

Vanessa has found that particular Mavic model is no longer in production though, and with old stock proving incredibly difficult to source, she is now appealing for donors to help out as she, in her own words, "is poor AF…"

You can find the fundraising page here.

Can anybody else not see a problem with this? Maybe that last rider on the right's saddle is slightly too low?? 

Let us know in the comments section below. We make sure to read every one.
 

I’m sorry but cyclists should not be able to ride like this. So dangerous pic.twitter.com/mo8PBvCMZI

— Northern grin (@northerngrin) November 20, 2021

It's been a turbulent few days for Peter Sagan. The three-time world road race champion is currently in Argentina for the presentation of the Vuelta a San Juan race and took a trip to see iconic football team Boca Juniors at the weekend.

Sagan received a rapturous reception from fans inside La Bombonera, as these photos on his official Instagram page show:

 

 

 

 

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Whilst that trip proved a day to remember, the 31 year old claims he has no recollection however, of injuring a police officer after violating a COVID curfew in Monaco last April.

Sagan has been fined €5,000 today for his part in the fracas and you can read more about it here 👇.

Syncros has developed a completely new range of lights for 2022 with the focus on integration, intelligent burn time and design.

The new Nanaimo 1200 front light is designed to integrate seamlessly with Syncros’ Creston integrated cockpit and can also be mounted to regular bars, while the rear Campbell 100 is a minimalist integrated light for use on Syncros saddles, with a saddle bag, mudguard, both or mounted on it's own. 

Syncros says the power output of the Nanaimo is designed to be steady and remain at full power for longer burn times without a dip in power. 

“Many competitors make claims about lumen power but actually the biggest issue with lights is overheating and the subsequent drop in output,” Syncros says. “Our engineers focused on cooling the LEDs and providing constant current at the upper ranges; our 1200 lumen mode will stay at the 1200 lumen range and not dip after a few minutes.”

Multiple modes are available, including a light sensitive mode that automatically adapts to the ambient light to prolong battery life and give maximum visibility to other road users.

If any of this takes your fancy, you can take a closer look here. 

We caught a bit of flack on Friday for posting a few items which eagle-eyed readers might have seen before so we thought we'd drop another sneaky one in today which will hopefully raise the spirits on a cold Monday afternoon 😆:

Having grown up in Kenya, Chris Froome is no stranger to exotic wildlife and owned a whole host of weird and wonderful pets as a child. No wonder then, he showed absolutely no signs of fear when encountering a massive alligator whilst out on a training ride in Florida over the weekend. 

While the vast majority of us would have got the hell out of there at the earliest opportunity, Chris pulled over, popped off his shoes and went for a paddle with this fearsome beast, posting this resulting video to his Instagram story:

If and when you decide to retire Chris, we're sure you could forge a career as the British Steve Irwin (hopefully without the same unfortunate ending) 🐊.