“At least my gym work is paying off”: Hill climber launches huge effort… snaps frame; Cycling silly season continues: Roglič transfer, Jumbo merger rumble on (+ Amazon sponsorship reports) + more on the live blog
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Cycling silly season continues: Roglič transfer and Jumbo merger rumble on (Amazon reportedly to sponsor the team in 2024)
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So, where are we up to this morning?
The big report since yesterday is that Amazon, yes our online shopping overlords, will step in as a new sponsor for Jumbo-Visma to the tune of approximately €15 million, leaving a €25 million hole to be filled. It has been suggested Primož Roglič’s sale could help, yep that’s right no Amazon Primož for the Dutch team… (credit to Ryan for that one)…
Talking of Roglič, he’s available for transfer as soon as the start of 2024, with Ineos, Movistar and Lidl-Trek linked. With the Slovenian’s contract running until the end of 2025 it means whichever team comes out on top will have to pay a buyout fee to Jumbo, and while the three aforementioned teams appear to be leading the race, Bora Hansgrohe and Israel-Premier Tech have also been linked, with Bahrain Victorious and Jayco AlUla denying interest…
Is there any team which hasn’t been linked to Rogla at this point?
— Cycling out of context (@OutOfCycling) September 29, 2023
Oh, and while all this is going on…
We start our Italian block of racing in Emilia with this team 👇 pic.twitter.com/fEQ0qoncxI
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) September 29, 2023
Another normal day of pro cycling…
Ever had that much power?
I snapped a chain climbing on my singlespeed once.
I’ve rarely felt prouder while out on my bike.
— lukebmtb.bsky.social (@LukeB_MTB) September 29, 2023
Well I did break a spoke once 🤔
— shaun (@slow_tri_guy) September 29, 2023
Me and you both Shaun, but I think the pothole gets the credit for mine…
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A piece of work that’s been a long time coming…
"At least my gym work is paying off": Hill climber launches huge effort... snaps frame
Ever had so much power you’ve written off your frame?
It’s a no from us too on that question, obviously…
“High torque from a standing start, did it within the first pedal stroke and just slid to a stop undramatically,” Calum Brown explained on Instagram.
Hill climbs are short events at the best of times, let alone if you don’t make it past the 10m mark. Fortunately seems like the wrong word when we’re talking about this level of damage, but fortunately this was only Calum’s recce of the Monsal Hill Climb course, up the painfully steep but invitingly short Monsal head ascent, where he’s won the event twice.
Perhaps the hardest part of this year’s will be finding something to ride it on? Nah, scratch that, the hardest bit will definitely still be the standard hill climb double-digit gradients, lungs burning, tasting blood, legs like cement, collapse to the roadside…
“End of an era for that frame, was ridden to over 20 course records. Not good prep for the weekend but at least my gym work is paying off,” he joked.
While we’re on the topic, that’s a quite impressive level of damage… snapped chainstays and seat stays, take a bow.
What’s worse, this has happened to Calum before. In 2017 he completely destroyed a crankset at the Bank Road hill climb. Don’t worry Shimano, he was using SRAM that day, modified with chainrings not recommended by the manufacturer and leading SRAM to amusingly comment, “the configuration is outside of the Red crankset’s intended use” but “2000+ watts is an incredibly impressive amount of power to generate and we applaud Calum’s strength”.
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@The Giblet So If I was driving a car and coming up to overtake a line of parked cars and a cyclist was overtaking them already on my side of the road I am fine to proceed because I am in my lane? Staying in your own lane doesn't mean you didn't do something stupid. How can we expect drivers to behave well on the roads when most of the people in here seem to think there is no issue with a cyclist doing precisely the thing that we all hate when its done to us.
@mattw Staying within your lane is besides the point. The very basic point is that the cyclist would have been well within their right to complain if this was the other way around. Your lane isn't some magic gotcha when it comes to road rules. If I am overtaking parked cars on my bike and a car appears from the other direction they don't magically have priority because they are in their lane. I'm frankly amazed at how many people are defending this.
@mctrials23 I can't see from the video or the reporting of the Court proceedings that demonstrates cycling without due care etc. If the rider was still on their side of the road then what is the offence. Either they did not have appropriate legal defense or the court was making things up and an appeal could be launched on the basis of riding within your side of the road is now considered an offence?
@courteousdriver sadly there are far too many bad drivers (and indeed cyclists) out there There are also far too many pathetic lying trolls making up stories about cyclists shaking fists and perverting the course of justice by deliberately fabricating a false close-passing offence. All very reminiscent of the hilarious 'I've lost count of the number of times cyclists have knocked over my wheelchair' or whatever it was, so I declare you to be a PLT, and a PBU with slightly less certainty and therefore unworthy of any further consideration
Hi Rendel. I looked at your Chelsea-London commute video in which you tried to usher back a tailgater then shouted F*** O** to the driver who subsequently overtook you, in a residential area as you passed by a pedestrian waiting to cross the road. Neither he nor the residents wanted to hear your profanity. My point is this. It's not an ideal world and sadly there are far too many bad drivers (and indeed cyclists) out there. Busy, frustrated people in too much of a hurry. I'm 62 now, retired, and never in a hurry. I have time to slow down or pull over if I sense the driver behind wants to overtake. Gesticulating at any such driver is never going to end well. Just let the idiot pass. Pull in if necessary. Don't try to usher them back which will inevitably infuriate the crazy driver. Take a look back at your video and think what you could have done differently. Safe riding
The cyclist here needs to look into Section 142 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1980, firstly because there was no offence, and secondly because it appears that the police mislead the Court. "A magistrates’ court may vary or rescind a sentence or other order imposed or made by it when dealing with an offender if it appears to the court to be in the interests of justice to do so;] and it is hereby declared that this power extends to replacing a sentence or order which for any reason appears to be invalid by another which the court has power to impose or make." https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/142
I wonder how well advised the cyclist was in Court? And in this case would cycling legal insurance cover the cost of a specialist solicitor?
@quiff I would expect the police had not been trained with the change, perhaps.
@courteousdriver The Highway Code does not differentiate between cars and bikes in this instance, it says that when overtaking parked cars you must give way to oncoming traffic. It's not for you to decide whether or not they have sufficient space in your opinion, you should not drive in the oncoming traffic lane if there is any oncoming traffic, full stop. Not a difficult rule to understand and one that one would have thought a self-named courteousdriver would have no trouble obeying.
@mctrials23 It seems to me that the car moved closer to the kerb on his side of the road, and the cyclist was able to proceed entirely within his own lane - both at very slow speed. So there is no ground for an offence. The concerning point is that the copper thinks that the same "gap" should apply to the different types of vehicle. That's peak carbrain.
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Sunak expected to limit
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What’s a 504 error? Is that
What’s a 504 error? Is that a consequence of a DDOS created by Howard Cox?
It’s a timeout error – the
It’s a timeout error – the back end server isn’t sending a response back quickly enough.
Could be due to traffic congestion in the internet superhighway 🙁
The irony’s not lost.
It’s beginning to look like incompetence the length of time it’s been going on for.
Mr Hoopdriver wrote:
Either that or they are being hacked – could be a ddos issue.
“Proper cyclists don’t need
“Proper cyclists don’t need bike lanes”
That’s a new one for the anti-cycling bingo.
But to counter-point, for argument’s sake:
Bike lanes are not designed for “proper cyclists”. They are designed for the regular average joe to have a safe alternative to cars for short journeys that are beyond walking range. As in everyone else.
It’s a shame you can’t tax/cure/criminalize stupidity.
Nah – it’s the historical
Nah – it’s the historical oddity that is “vehicular cycling” back from the past, like L-shaped cranks. (“Cranks” being apt in this case.)
A small correction – “cycle paths” please rather than lanes! Separate from the main road, with none of the protection that isn’t eg. paint or wands and orcas you can hit. Nor the inevitable road crud, leftover potholes and corduroy road at bus stops… Also taking more than an afternoon to “rip out”!
Sea otter video is flawed
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