“Is a mid-season transfer before the Tour possible? Asking for a friend”: Cycling world reacts to Cav’s Tour de France omission; Bristol City FC go cycling; National champs round-up; Council’s zero deaths target; Tour teams + more on the live blog
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"Insanity if Cav not at Tour de France": All the reaction to Mark Cavendish's second national champs win
Moments after winning his second British National Road Race Championship, Mark Cavendish asked the TV cameras: “Can you imagine winning your 35th Tour de France stage in the British champion’s jersey? It would be pretty beautiful”.
It would indeed…BUT (there’s always a but), Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl and Patrick Lefevere have well-documented other ideas about how to win stages at next month’s Grand Tour.
Who’d have thought, eh?
Cav never ceases to amaze 🇬🇧 🥇 pic.twitter.com/9ftmFBhbun
— The TT Podcast 🚴♂️ (@ttpdcst) June 26, 2022
To the backdrop of his team boss making it clear Fabio Jakobsen is no.1 sprinter at the Belgian outfit, Cav promised to be ready if he’s required…and boy is he ready…
And it’s always great to see Cav on a gritty day out, pigeonholed as a pure sprinter but today showed again so much more, and lastly Sam Watson. A name we’ll be hearing a lot more of.
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) June 26, 2022
No sitting behind Michael Mørkøv today…Cav was in the breaks, pushing the pace, shutting down attacks, leading from the front…not bad for just a ‘sprinter’…
Regardless of the result today at the GB national champs… bloody LOVE seeing Mark RACE… proper race. From the very first break.
— Peta Cavendish (@petatodd) June 26, 2022
Mark Cavendish you are one of the greatest sprinters of all time. BUT, shit you can race a bike all day long.
200km in the attack.
You really are a TRUE CHAMPION
❤️🤍💙— Dean Downing® (@dean0downing) June 26, 2022
It’s fair to say the performance has sparked a few calls for the Manx Missile to make a last-minute appearance in Copenhagen this Friday, not least from retired racer David Millar who called the idea of his former teammate not racing the Tour “absolute insanity”.
> Wiggins: “Any other team would be crazy” not to take Cav to the Tour de France
Absolute INSANITY if @MarkCavendish is not selected for the Tour de France 🤯
— David Millar (@millarmind) June 26, 2022
With @MarkCavendish now in the stripes, I think it would be silly for them not to select him for @LeTour. Imagine seeing him break Merckx’s stage win record in the red white and blue? Marketing Gold. And he’s clearly in form.
— Tom Staniford (@tomstaniford) June 26, 2022
Patrick Lefevere, the people have spoken…
Should Cav go to the #TDF22
— CycleNotts. (@CycleNott) June 26, 2022
I mean, if the Giro can decide the combativity prize via a Twitter poll, the natural next step is team selection for the most important race of the season.
So what did the main man have to say?
The man. The myth. The legend.
Ladies and gentlemen, @MarkCavendish! pic.twitter.com/Jy3cKhmCZk
— Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team (@qst_alphavinyl) June 26, 2022
“I felt incredible. I know I’ve got better form than last year. I’m going so much better than I was this time last year”…
Main image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
Some late additions to the reaction party
Wow! @MarkCavendish told me he was flying on the phone last Thursday. No kidding!
Come on @qst_alphavinyl please make #35 a possibility!
— Mark Renshaw (@Mark_Renshaw) June 26, 2022
A couple more…
Cavs ride today was flawless. Didn’t put a single foot wrong. Great to see him properly race like that… 70-100 watt less in threshold than the big boys but schooling the F#*k out of them. Proper bike racer!! Well done mate!! @MarkCavendish pic.twitter.com/emAYS8T7Ef
— Adam Blythe (@AdamBlythe89) June 26, 2022
Kaitlin Armstrong sold black Jeep Cherokee for $12,000 day before fleeing Texas
Police in Texas say they have found the vehicle belonging to on-the-run murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong, who is the prime suspect in the investigation into the shooting of gravel cyclist Moriah Wilson.
The black Jeep Cherokee was sold to a dealership on May 13, the day after Armstrong was questioned by Austin Police Department, and the day before she was spotted at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (above). Investigators believe she may have used her sister’s name to board a flight out of the state.
An anonymous donor has added $15,000 to the $6,000 reward for information leading to Armstrong’s arrest.
The man of the moment
British Champion again!🤩 The National Championships is always a special race with a unique style. 9 years after my last title in Glasgow, it seems Scotland’s been good to me again ☺️
200km, wind, rain, heavy roads =❤️ for me and tough, real racing. Thanks for all the messages 😘 pic.twitter.com/XFxp1HEKqW— Mark Cavendish (@MarkCavendish) June 27, 2022
National champs round-up: Bora's 1-2-3-4-5; Sagan makes it EIGHT; Mavi's mastery; Slovenia's best cyclist?
So, you were busy all weekend and missed the results from across the world. Don’t fear, here’s your one-stop live blog shop for national champions…
Here at home, Alice Towers won the women’s title, you probably already know who won the men’s race…
Tim Merlier is Belgian champion once again, while there was something of an upset in the women’s race as Kim de Baat took her second pro win, ten years after her first. What a time to do it. Over the border bidon-sharing Pascal Eenkhoorn took a popular Dutch title and Riejanne Markus won the women’s title.
World champion Elisa Balsamo has a fresh non-team-issue kit for January (assuming she doesn’t defend the rainbow bands, that is), winning Italy’s Tricolore. Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè rider Filippo Zana took a surprise men’s title.
CAMPIONESSA ITALIANA 🇮🇹🌈🦄
Grazie alla @TrekSegafredo e a tutte le persone che sono venute a supportarmi 🤩
📸 @twilcham pic.twitter.com/kNepR94pe2
— Elisa Balsamo (@Elisa_balsamo) June 27, 2022
Ineos Grenadiers’ Carlos Rodríguez and UAE Team ADQ’s Mavi Garcia are Spain’s champions, the latter winning the TT champs and road race…for the THIRD YEAR RUNNING…domination.
Bora-Hansgrohe finished first, second, third, fourth and fifth at the men’s Austrian race…Felix Grosschartner was the chosen son to cross the line first. What a photo…
Hoy en Austria, Bora Hansgrohe hizo el 1-2-3-4-5 para ganar con Felix Grossschartner. pic.twitter.com/fXa4J9dIJI
— Pasión Ciclismo 🚴🏻 (@pasiociclismo) June 26, 2022
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig was a popular winner in Denmark and will be lighting up the peloton with her red jersey (and entertaining interviews) for the foreseeable. Trek-Segafredo’s Alexander Kamp won the men’s race.
This one means so much to me!!🥺😭
Finally I get to wear this beautiful jersey‼️ Showing it proudly around the world🌎🇩🇰✨😍🤩🥳 WUHUUUUUU!!! How good!!🙌🏻🍾🥂😄
Thank you for all the ❤️-warming messages🙏🏻
📸: Dorte Adelfred & @SigneKoch pic.twitter.com/vlr6kCNttA— Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (@CUttrupLudwig) June 27, 2022
In France, Audrey Cordon-Ragot did the double, adding the road race title to her sixth TT championship…Cav’s teammate Florian Sénéchal showed his speed to sprint into the men’s jersey.
Nils Politt and João Almeida are Germany and Portugal’s men’s champions respectively, while Kristjan Koren can claim to be Slovenia’s best male cyclist (although two lads at the Tour de France might have something to say about that)…
WiV SunGod’s Rory Townsend won the Irish men’s title. Further afield, Merhawi Kudus won Eritrea’s road title, Yukiya Arashiro Japan’s, and Teniel Campbell Trinidad and Tobago’s women’s crown.
Something in my eye 🥲 https://t.co/T7e2SpLHtf
— Rory Townsend (@Rory_Townsend1) June 26, 2022
Oh, Peter Sagan’s Slovakian national champ too…water’s wet etc. And breathe…
How many centre-backs does it take to fix a puncture?
Training transport is sorted. 😂 pic.twitter.com/PpYR1X5W2z
— Bristol City FC (@BristolCity) June 27, 2022
If their gaffer doesn’t ride a Pearson I’ll be very disappointed…
Oxford County Council vows to eliminate road deaths and serious injuries from traffic collisions by 2050
Oxfordshire County Council has set targets of a 25 per cent cut in casualties by 2026, 50 per cent by 2030, and eliminating all road deaths and serious injuries by 2050. A spokesperson said “a commitment to minimising deaths on our roads has been long overdue”.
> “One month, two dead cyclists”: Oxford’s cycling city sign defaced after second death
“Recent tragic incidents on our roads have focused everyone’s minds on the vital importance on making our roads and streets safer for all users — especially the most vulnerable,” Andrew Gant, cabinet member for highways management told the BBC.
The council will commit an initial £250,000 to improving road infrastructure and comes after three cyclists were killed in the city since the start of 2022.
Tour teams: UAE Team Emirates announce Pog's support crew, third Brit confirmed...but it's not Cav
So there we have it, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl have confirmed their Tour de France line-up…the headlines? No Cav OR Julian Alaphilippe. Full story coming on that shortly…
One Brit who will be in Copenhagen is Team Arkéa Samsic’s Connor Swift who has made the cut to support Nairo Quintana. Movistar, Trek-Segafredo, Astana-Qazaqstan, B&B Hotels – KTM and UAE Team Emirates have also joined the party since Friday’s blog…so let’s dive in…
UAE Team Emirates: Tadej Pogačar, George Bennett, Marc Soler, Rafał Majka, Brandon McNulty, Matteo Trentin, Mikkel Bjerg, Vegard Stake Laengen
Team Arkéa Samsic: Nairo Quintana, Warren Barguil, Connor Swift, Maxime Bouet, Amaury Capiot, Hugo Hofstetter, Matis Louvel, Łukasz Owsian
Trek – Segafredo: Mads Pedersen, Jasper Stuyven, Bauke Mollema, Giulio Ciccone, Tony Gallopin, Quinn Simmons, Toms Skujiņš, Alex Kirsch
Astana Qazaqstan: Alexey Lutsenko, Gianni Moscon, Joe Dombrowski, Fabio Felline, Andrey Zeits, Samuele Battistella, Simone Velasco, Dmitriy Gruzdev
Movistar: Enric Mas, Gorka Izagirre, Carlos Verona, Imanol Erviti, Iván García Cortina, Matteo Jorgenson, Nelson Oliveira, Gregor Mühlberger
B&B Hotels – KTM: Pierre Rolland, Alexis Gougeard, Franck Bonnamour, Cyril Barthe, Jérémy Lecroq, Sebastian Schönberger, Cyril Lemoine, Luca Mozzato
The cycling world reacts to Cav missing out on a spot in Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl's Tour de France squad
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s tweet announcing the Tour squad is under siege from disappointed fans of the Manx Missile in scenes more closely resembling a Premier League football team’s social media page than a WorldTour cycling outfit…
Here’s some of the reaction…
Some boy @MarkCavendish. Congrats on British title number two mate 🙌 Massive shame we won’t see you and the stripes in the Tour 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/cpFWQeL3YU
— Geraint Thomas (@GeraintThomas86) June 27, 2022
Is a mid-season transfer 3 days before #TDF22 possible? Asking for a friend
— Robbie McEwen AM (@mcewenrobbie) June 27, 2022
There are more than 300 replies and 200 quote tweets to Quick-Step’s announcement at the time of writing… translation: it’s pissed off a lot of people…
Funny how the #TDF2022 selection was hidden in an article instead of the usual GIF presentation of the squad.
It’s as if the social media manager knew there would be Cav-related backlash. 😝 https://t.co/xKEdKvsu5r
— Benji Naesen (@BenjiNaesen) June 27, 2022
What have you been saying?
peted76 said: “Taking ‘debutant’ Fabio instead of the greatest sprinter ever who happens to be in form. I’m miffed because it leaves me less ‘invested’ in the tour and the Tour, for me, is all about the side story arcs and less so about who wins it overall, (up until the final week obvs).”
quiff agreed: “I think I got about 10 excitable mins between catching up on Cav’s nationals win (yay!), and reading that he’s still not going to the tour (boo!)”
captain_slog commented: “I’d love to see Cav at the Tour but can understand the dilemma faced by Patrick Lefevere — he’s got to balance risk and reward. Cav wins: massive coverage, particularly in the UK. Jakobsen wins: normal coverage but possibly in territories the sponsor cares about more.”
That absolutely sucks
— Mr. K (@Blindside007) June 27, 2022
Fabio Jakobsen has hardly put a cleat wrong this year, winning 10 races…but despite being arguably the best sprinter in the world at the minute will line up for his first Tour de France under enormous pressure. Petition for Patrick Lefevere cam to be part of GCN’s coverage…
Main image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
Hole load of trouble...
Cheers to the reader who spotted this in Burton upon Trent this morning and sent it in…
Not quite on the level of pothole campaigner — ‘Wanksy’ — who made headlines with his penis paintings in 2015…
Live pictures from Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl HQ
Mark Cavendish not selected for #TDF2022
Patrick Lefevere and Cycling Twitter : pic.twitter.com/U5EC5i9jso
— Cycling What Ifs ❓ (@cyclingwhatifs) June 27, 2022
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@Rendel Harris I get close-passed by more riders than cars in Richmond Park. Maybe I should ride faster.
@perce I'm normally a big fan of your excellent posts perce but I must take issue with this one. The idea that Lord Khan of Tooting would ever, in any circumstances, have been friends with Nigel is surely beyond the bounds of even your fertile imagination?
Not to downplay the seriousness of bikejacking, but Mr.Taylor might want to consider that fact that many riders have been put off using the park at weekends due to the aggressive, intimidatory behaviour of members of his own club, who are notorious for riding as if the park is a private training facility just for themselves, and that's a pretty sad state of affairs as well.
In Wiggle/CR's absence, what are people using nowadays? I've been out of it for a while, but now returned.
I did a multi-day ride many years ago with someone who was a better cyclist than me by every conceivable measure but this one. I remember watching them up ahead on a quiet road trying to teach themselves - snatching brief seconds with their hands off the bars before losing balance and grabbing on again. 'Watch this' I said to the rest of my group, before I accelerated to catch them, then nonchalantly sailed past them uphill riding no hands. Very satisfying. I've been able to ride most of mine hands-free, but had a Specialized Allez that really didn't cooperate. Haven't been brave enough to try it on a Brompton or cargo bike though. And still can't do a wheelie, or any of the other things on Jo's palmares.
@Hamster now that is an exciting development. I do remove/amend signs but reporting them for flyposting is much more satisfying.
@Slartibartfast If the sign-maker can be caught in the act then the council Environmental Health can get a report for littering/fly-tipping. Hours of endless fun for that person trying to explain away a conviction. Don't report unless you're prepared to go to court though. Or remove the litter and put in the nearest bin with a sticker explaining how littering is a crime.
What would make driving safer for motorists is if they stopped driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and driving faster than the speed limit.
Some good ideas there. One point tho. Whilst I love those Wera Allen keys for steel bolt heads, they can be risky on alloy socket screws. Not ideal, IMO, for Rochshox fork axles as they eat into the alloy and lock into the socket. Play soon results. The hex+ system seems to be based on an inside out adaptation of the Snap On “Flank Drive” spanner or socket - and that’s a great idea, but sadly the design seems to overstress alloy socket head screws. Could it be that the profiled section on the end of the tool doesn’t have enough penetration on a fork axle? Maybe. All I can say is my axles last a lot longer using a regular Allen hex key. (Ideally on a torque wrench I guess). Ooh and ChrisA is right - a “Vernier Caliper” relies an a sliding scale more like a slide tile. Digital is way easier, but battery dependent.
@Rendel Harris - ginger ale can be alcoholic when it's traditionally brewed. Not nearly as strong as mead, though.
39 thoughts on ““Is a mid-season transfer before the Tour possible? Asking for a friend”: Cycling world reacts to Cav’s Tour de France omission; Bristol City FC go cycling; National champs round-up; Council’s zero deaths target; Tour teams + more on the live blog”
Unrelated, but I noticed that
Unrelated, but I noticed that this week’s episode of UK Dash Cams feaured a few more instances of “driver nearly causes multi-car pile-up by overtaking cyclists on blind corner” than usual.
I had similar happen to me on the way home on Friday as I took primary round a blind corner approaching a mini-roundabout, some woman in a Golf decided to overtake me, got surpised by the Nissan Micra coming the other way, and nearly had me off the bike when she swerved back in. All so she could sit at the red light ~45m further down the road…
Usually at least one per
Usually at least one per episode. Normally also followed by several overtaking lorries and other slower vehicles and almost causing the same accidents.
Happens every ride, not just
Happens every ride, not just blind bends but also crests of canal and rail bridges where oncoming traffic can’t be seen.
I put it down to riding on quiet rural roads where oncoming traffic isn’t expected.
Kapelmuur wrote:
Because, as we know, there are NO other cars on the road …EVER!!!
I’ve just watched most of
I’ve just watched most of that and it does seem to have upped the “quality” of appalling driving captured, wrong way through junctions, ignoring give ways, casually colliding with other vehicles and driving off, plus a nice little un-self-aware post of someone speeding through an urban road and being miffed that someone pulled out on them as they attempt to straight line a mini-roundabout.
Yeah, him and the guy who
Yeah, him and the guy who tries to overtake a 20+ cars with only about 60m of visibility and nearly has a head-on with a van coming the other way. The fact that those two actually thought that they were in the right and actually had the gall to submit the clips is quite scary.
Plus the geezer doing 75 (on
Plus the geezer doing 75 (on the cam so probably over 80 on his speedo) in a downpour.
But at least he got his
But at least he got his comeuppance without involving anyone else.
This happens numerous times
This happens numerous times every single ride in Surrey. Don’t even need a blind bend – so many drivers feel entitled to never have their journey held up or impeded in any way, and that includes by oncoming vehicles being driven correctly on their side of the road.
Agreed. 3 on Saturday, I
Agreed. Riding Beds/Bucks border, 3 on Saturday, I could see the oncoming car in all three instances and one was so close that the oncoming vehicle hit the verge an virtually stopped.
I’ve seen oncoming cars brake
I’ve seen oncoming cars brake to a near halt because some idiot thinks he/she is the only road user that matters. That person should not be allowed anywhere near a car as a driver.
Those video clips show some
Those video clips show some truly appalling driving, but I think what worries me more is how many of them are just ever-so-slightly worse examples of the sort of driving we all see every day….
I take a small crumb of
I take a small crumb of comfort that they show many drivers are appalling and most cycling incidents are a result of this rather than a concerted campaign by motorists to drive cyclists off the road – literally.
They are not even worse examples of what we see – like the lady who overtook us as she thought our sticking our right arms out before a junction was us waving her through, or cars overtaking a group when you know that they can see the oncoming car, they’ve just got cyclingitis of which the main symptom is MGIF.
I’d love to see Cav at the
I’d love to see Cav at the Tour but can understand the dilemma faced by Patrick Lefevere – he’s got to balance risk and reward.
Cav wins: massive coverage, particularly in the UK.
Jacobsen wins: normal coverage but possibly in territories the sponsor cares about more.
captain_slog wrote:
I have a theory that LaFervere and his sponsors would strongly prefer ‘their mate’ Eddie Merckx’s record to be the ‘main’ record that people talk about when discussing the TDF.
I think Jacobsen is a convienient excuse.
LaFervere wins either way….. Takes Jacobsen, wins a stage or two, safe bet, keeps sponsors happy, keeps mates happy.
Takes Cav, wins a stage or two, safe bet, keeps sponsors happy, mates not so happy, probably secures some extra exposure for the team in future from extra worldwide exposure to future sponsors.
Quick-Step’s Tour team:
Quick-Step’s Tour team: Asgreen, Bagioli, Honoré, Mørkøv, Jakobsen, Cattaneo, Declerq and Lampaert. Sénéchal and Cavendish as reserves
Ah shite.. they’ve just
Ah shite.. they’ve just annouced the quickstep team and Cav is not in it..
https://www.quickstep-alphavinylteam.com/en/news/5618/quick-step-alpha-vinyl-to-the-tour-de-france
Taking ‘debutant’ Fabio instead of the greatest sprinter ever who happens to be in form. I’m miffed becuase it leaves me less ‘invested’ in the tour and the tour, for me, is all about the side story arcs and less so about who wins it overall, (up until the final week obvs).
I think I got about 10
I think I got about 10 excitable mins between catching up on Cav’s nationals win (yay!), and reading that he’s still not going to the tour (boo!)
Meet Mr Pothole, the
Meet Mr Pothole, the campaigner fixing Britain’s roads (The Grunadia)
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/27/the-people-making-a-difference-meet-mr-pothole-the-campaigner-fixing-britains-roads
Back in 2020 I was taking my
Back in 2020 I was taking my son back to university in Colchester between lockdowns and the road through Wivenhoe was resplendent in quickdicks. The road was repaired in a matter of days.
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/18745719.rude-graffiti-painted-around-potholes-wivenhoe/
The Cav news has ruined my
The Cav news has ruined my day.
UCI Rankings – Cav is 31st and Fabio is 30th (there’s literally a fag paper in it)
Fabio is unproven in the TdF and Cav with 34 wins under his belt, won the Green Jersey last year (surely there’s another tick in the box for him to ‘defend the jersey).
Cav in national stripes would bring TV coverage from national news agencies around the world, Fabio simply won’t. Coverage for the team = money from sponsors.
I’m sure Fabio is a cracking bloke and all but I just can’t see the logic here. Even if Fabio’s ‘numbers’ are better than Cavs.. experience counts for a lot in cycling.. so why not here?
I’m as disappointed as you
I’m as disappointed as you are but Jakobsen has 10 wins and 3 points jerseys this year against Cav’s 5 and 0. Experience does count for a lot, but Jakobsen also took a GT points jersey last year, he’s hardly wet behind the ears. He also has the potential to be part of the team’s future for many years to come, which Cav doesn’t. From a pragmatic perspective I’m afraid it’s probably the right decision.
Presumably you’ve got over
Presumably you’ve got over the ruined day way back when the season started when Quick Step made it clear Jacobsen was riding the Tour and Cavendish was going to the Giro?
Classic Derby, can’t have
Classic Derby, can’t have cycle lane because Cars:
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/cycle-lane-plans-changed-busy-7246864?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
Not surprised from the city that brought you:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/angry-derby-cyclists-try-force-2667626.amp
Not related to any articles above but rather a vent.
Yay o/
Yay o/
My fine figure can be seen in the second clip
There are some well intentioned people working tirelessly behind the scenes, but the councillors as a whole are so pro-motorists it’s unbelievable.
My mate was complaining the other day of taking almost an hour to drive from Rolls Royce on Raynesway to the city centre. Even on a slow day I can cycle it in 15 minutes.
Cars, eh? Aren’t they great?
Oxford City Council are
Oxford City Council are allegedly going to end death and serious injuries on their roads by 2050?
A bit like saying we’re going to end climate change in the same time frame.
A noble commitment to make, but all it is is kicking the can down the road.
Surely if they were serious they would be coming up with some pragmatic solutions that would start the process now rather than 18 years time.
Am I being too cynical?
As for not taking Cav to the
As for not taking Cav to the tour, nothing more than expected.
Luckily it gives him another reason to stay in great shape for another year before having another crack at it.
The council will commit an
The council will commit an initial £250,000 to improving road infrastructure.
Wow, £250000! A whopping 36p per inhabitant. Per what, year, month, week?
It would have to be per day to amount to anything meaningful…
Just the once!
Just the once!
Did I read that wrong or did
Did I read that wrong or did Cav just tell everyone he found out he wasn’t on the team via his social media feed ?
Yep. How awful for him. I
Yep. How awful for him. I still can’t believe that this genuinely nice bloke, who says he will support his team any way he can, is the same guy I saw win in Fugeres in 2015, who was frankly a complete prick. (Not that I expect one of the best cyclists in the world to be anything less than an arrogant arse)
Read comment above. He knew
Read comment above. He knew at the start of the season.
He knew it was unlikely, but
He knew it was unlikely, but that’s not the point I’m making.
Is Cav saying instead of learning of who was on team for the TdF via direct contact from QSI, he learnt it same time as us via social media shares ?
No. He knew at the start of
No. He knew at the start of the season that he was going to be reserve unless Jacobsen had a problem (form, fitness, Covid etc). Quick Step stuck to the plan. What’s the problem? Why all the (admittedly British) wailing?
What if:
What if:
Cav wins just one stage – global coverage for years and years.
Cav crashes out – global coverage, but top effort for setting up the chance. Did the right thing, team to stand behind etc. Let’s see you put on a slightly differnt show…
Jakobsen wins a stage – good effort, but it would have been better if Cav were there. What’s tomorrow’s stage like?
Jacobsen crashes out – you bunch of cnuts – you just squandered the opportunity of many generations. ‘Sod Quickstep….Any other teams looking good?
PS – is anyone really invested in any other rider this year?
I’m really not bothered about
I’m really not bothered about Cavendish. Quick Step always said he was going to the Giro and Jacobsen was heading to the Tour. That’s what’s happening.
nniff wrote:
There’s a certain Welsh chap, currently fourth favourite, whom I wouldn’t mind seeing do well.
nniff wrote:
Pinot.
Preparing to be disappointed again…
Cav – you need one more stage
Cav – you need one more stage win, and you’ll still have it in you in 2023 2024 or 2025. Keep the faith brother.