Tour de France cyclocross: Sepp Kuss takes the scenic route to avoid high-speed crash (Pogačar wins + takes yellow); On yer bike!; Council plan will “make roads more dangerous”; Roubaix stage carnage; Drama made for Netflix + more on the live blog
SUMMARY
On yer bike!
Boris on his bike? No idea how this got here…
We’ll have a slightly more serious look at the possible implications for active travel later today…
Carnage of Roubaix Tour de France stage: Shocking fan footage shows Daniel Oss crash into spectator
Stay. Off. The. Road.
Sector 3 chute spectateurs @TeamTotalEnrg @Daniel87Oss pic.twitter.com/dkExu8NNwl
— Victor Loy (@LoyVictor) July 6, 2022
At Roubaix (or the Tour equivalent) every rider will get back on the team bus with a story to tell: a puncture, a crash, a near miss. But due to the spread out nature of the day most of these incidents happen away from the TV cameras and go unseen.
However, roadside spectator Victor Loy captured the moment TotalEnergies’ Daniel Oss, skirting the non-cobbled dirt, found his path blocked by a fan and collided violently into a young spectator, causing himself, the Bora-hansgrohe rider following and Michael Gogl third-wheel (who abandoned the race due to his injuries) to crash.
Overnight, Oss joined Gogl in abandoning from the race, his team saying: “Additional examinations revealed a fracture of a cervical vertebra requiring immobilisation for a few weeks.”
In the carnage, Oss’ battered bike lies saddle-less on the cobbles, while another spectator holds the missing saddle…
Also largely unseen by the TV cameras was the fall that brought Primož Roglič down. We saw the TV moto pass the roundabout, seemingly dragging the protective hay bale into the road, before the group, including Caleb Ewan who we did see fall, struggled to get around safely.
Roglič was slightly behind Ewan, but this roadside snap shows the impact which left him putting his own shoulder back in place at the side of the road…
The photo from Primoz Roglic’s crash during today’s stage taken by spectator @Fabian_IF.
Hoping he can continue in good shape the rest of the Tour 🤞🏼#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/2QRcX2x7ka— Laura Meseguer (@Laura_Meseguer) July 6, 2022
“I couldn’t put it back in on the road,” A quite unbelievably matter-of-fact Rog told reporters afterwards. “So I needed to sit on a chair of a spectator to use a technique to pull my arm down and put it back in.”
A couple of days recovery? Of course not, straight back to it…
Drama made for Netflix: Alberto Bettiol rides AGAINST his own team
One of the stranger incidents on yesterday’s stage led to this tweet from EF Education-EasyPost team boss Jonathan Vaughters…
Well. This will be an interesting post race debrief…. #netflix
— Jonathan Vaughters (@Vaughters) July 6, 2022
The incident? Alberto Bettiol, a teammate of Neilson Powless and Magnus Cort — both up the road in with a chance of the stage win and Powless potentially riding into yellow — appeared very pally with Tadej Pogačar, rode to the front, checked Pog was on his wheel, then put the hammer down.
No, we’re not sure why…
One of the most bizarre things I have ever seen in cycling in #TDF2022
With 2 EF teammates ahead in G1 hunting stage & yellow, Bettiol:
– moves to the front of G2
– says something to Pogacar
– starts pacing very hard
– checks multiple times to see if Pogacar is in his wheel pic.twitter.com/rCsEU8gOeU— Patrick Broe (@LanterneRougeYT) July 6, 2022
Anyway, Simon Clarke won the stage, Powless missed out on yellow by 13 seconds to Wout van Aert who keeps the jersey for another day, and Netflix have some drama to get their teeth into…
"I decided to attack just to avoid crashes": Alberto Bettiol 'explains' strange tactics
Alberto Bettiol about yesterday’s tactics: “In the end, I made a mistake and I said sorry to Neilson.” #TDF2022
— Andy McGrath (@Andymcgra) July 7, 2022
Here’s what Bettiol had to say this morning…
He was slightly less apologetic when talking to CyclingTips last night: “I was feeling really good. I decided to attack just to avoid crashes and because I had two strong [teammates] in the front. From the car they told me not to go full gas because it was still a long way but I felt really, really good today but unfortunately I had a flat tyre later on but I have good feedback from today’s stage.”
In another interview he added: “Tadej told me ‘let’s go, Alberto! I told him I can’t pull too much because I have two guys in the front, I just wanted to break the peloton.”
That’s that explained…sort of…
Team bike exchange
Team bike exchange https://t.co/QbUjTr4pYV
— Alastair Johnstone (@a_lastair) July 6, 2022
Cycle forum says council plan will make roads more dangerous
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The Portsmouth Cycle Forum had the following to say about the city council’s proposed trial of allowing private hire vehicles (PHVs) in the city’s combined bus and cycle lanes, which the Forum says will make the roads “even more dangerous for cyclists”.
A similar proposal was considered in 2015 and was kicked out due to lack of evidence and the council’s dreadful road safety record […] The new proposal, which is only very slightly tweaked from last time, suggests that trials will
only be held in bus lanes where there is alternative cycling infrastructure, but according to the council’s own plans (Local Transport Plan 4 and Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan) over 75 per cent of cycling infrastructure in Portsmouth is substandard.Using an alternative route will almost certainly take much longer, so it’s likely most people will choose to stay in the bus lane; and it will also put cyclists into conflict with pedestrians – which nobody wants. Until PCC provides decent cycle infrastructure, bus lanes provide crucial space for people cycling to be distanced from high flow motor vehicle traffic.
We asked our 400+ members “would you feel as safe as you currently do, or less safe, cycling in bus lanes if you had to share with PHV drivers?” Our members come from all walks of life and ride all types of cycle – we represent everyone from children on trikes, cyclists in their 90s, and everyone in between. 100% of the respondents said they would feel less safe, and several members shared their own scary experiences of close passes.
Image: Ronald Saunders / CC BY-SA 2.0 Flickr
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!
Stage six of the Tour is 50km old and it has been absolutely breathless so far…
Moments ago we had a group spearheaded by Wout van Aert, also including Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar (obviously) and Geraint Thomas chasing the breakaway with more than 170km to go…
We’ve had various attackers but now something of an escape has formed, including Christophe Laporte, Magnus Cort (obviously), Aleksandr Vlasov(?!), Kasper Asgreen and a few others. They’re being chased down due to Vlasov’s presence, but this is absolutely manic. 165km to go…
A group has managed to put some distance in: it just had to be 🇩🇰 @MagnusCort!
On ne l’avait pas encore vu à l’avant aujourd’hui, l’anomalie est réparée : 🇩🇰Magnus Cort attaque !#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/IoUSx5Cw89
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 7, 2022
This sums up stage six
Some poor guy at the back is in 54×11 and struggling to hold the last wheel, wondering who on earth can be riding so hard on the front of the bunch pic.twitter.com/U0L2KoaqPQ
— the Inner Ring (@inrng) July 7, 2022
The situation has changed again since we last spoke…
Now it’s Wout van Aert back on the attack. He’s got Jakob Fuglsang and Quinn Simmons with him. 27 seconds advanatge… let’s see if this one sticks…
Giro d'Italia Donne: Breakaway victory for Juliette Labous — Annemiek van Vleuten tightens grip on maglia rosa
When you realise you’ve won your first Giro Donne stage. 🙌🏻 @JulietteLabous #GiroDonne22 pic.twitter.com/pBD6tEZWnx
— Team DSM (@TeamDSM) July 7, 2022
Marianne Vos walked away from the Giro d’Italia Donne this morning to “recharge and focus on the next team goals”. That might have something to do with the fact the parcours heads into the mountains for the next few stages, starting with today’s won by Team DSM’s Juliette Labous.
Behind, Annemiek van Vleuten gained another four seconds (plus a two bonus second advantage) over her nearest maglia rosa rival Mavi García, meaning she now leads the race by 31 seconds. Marta Cavalli is third on GC and was the third of the GC riders across the line, 10 seconds after Van Vleuten.
Tomorrow the race crosses Passo Bordala and Lago di Cei during a 104km stage finishing in Aldeno.
Can anyone crack Van Vleuten?
Kid's playing tetris while dominating the Tour...
Pog updating his fantasy team now Rog is out the hunt for GC. pic.twitter.com/XYl36d0UlS
— Simon Warren (@100Climbs) July 7, 2022
Do kids still play tetris? Probably not…
Tour de France cyclocross: Sepp Kuss takes the scenic route
#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/pbhUTp0IDC
— Cycling Pictures That Go Hard (@cyclingpixhard) July 7, 2022
It seems Wout van Aert has been teaching Jumbo-Visma cyclocross bike-handling…
🚴🇫🇷 | Pfff, het loopt ondanks een valpartij net goed af. Of net niet… Hoe dan ook, de schade lijkt mee te vallen maar de schrik is groot! 💥💥 #TDF2022
📺 Koers kijk je op discovery+ pic.twitter.com/krfk4XB7oa
— Eurosport Nederland (@Eurosport_NL) July 7, 2022
The rider, called on comms as Tiesj Benoot but looking awfully like Sepp Kuss, avoided this high-speed fall which brought down Reinardt Janse van Rensburg as well as FDJ’s Valentin Madouas.
Back on the road, Van Aert has been caught and instantly dropped meaning we’ll have a new yellow jersey tonight.
Who will it be? We should know in the next 10-15 minutes or so.
Last minute predictions?
Tadej Pogačar wins stage stage six to take yellow jersey
Tadej Pogacar takes the stage AND the yellow jersey!
What a sprint!#TDF2022 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/HCoAopgwl2
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 7, 2022
Shall we all pack up and go home now?
Tadej Pogačar sprinted to victory on stage six’s hilltop finish and is now the third holder of the yellow jersey at this year’s race. Poor Ryan might need to update his article from last night…
> Is the Tour de France already over?
Michael Matthews won the ‘without Pog’ race, while David Gaudu was third. Tom Pidcock was prominently placed in the final stages but couldn’t better fourth. A defiant Primož Roglič opened the sprint first, but it was really only delaying the inevitable as his Slovenian compatriot eased around the Jumbo-Visma rider opening up a big gap instantly. Despite Matthews’ best efforts said gap was held all the way to the line.
Pogačar is now 31 seconds clear of Jonas Vingegaard (the closest GC rival). Neilson Powless is four seconds back and will hope for a spell in yellow (if Pogačar allows it)…
Destructive brilliance yet again from the 23-year-old…
The comfiest bike in the Tour de France - Merida Scultura Team
Pubs named after cycling teams #1
Maybe this will be the start of a new series. Keep your eyes peeled for The UAE Team Emirates’ Arms and The Dog and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team…
Big claims from Simon who’s out on his travels this afternoon: “Arguably the best secteur of pave this side of Lille too, got to be a good 300 metres of it. Private mews for the win”.
More importantly than all of the above…here’s the bike…
> Bike at Bedtime – Some Giro pink on an Italian Colnago classic
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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.
Peripheral to your point, but parking facing oncoming traffic is advised against at all times, but only an offence at night, I think?
@mac f 1896 If you look closely at the video you will see that the cyclist remains entirely in his own lane on his side of the white lines as he passes the oncoming vehicle, which also stays entirely within its lane. There is therefore no need for either road user to give way to the other and as they are both travelling at low speeds there is no danger to themselves or to any other road users. I would love to see a transcript of the magistrates' court proceedings as prima facie there is no justification in law for the guilty finding or for the penalty imposed.
@perce pedantry but I think Séamus Ennis would be scunnered with that ... had he not been Irish... (Uilleann pipes are bagpipes of course, though personally I'd much rather those - or small pipes - than the GHB)
@quiff I think you are probably right here - but - is that _really_ being inconsiderate to the oncoming driver? Looking again at the video, the oncoming driver appears to be over the centre line when approaching the parked vehicle and just seems to be straightening the bend a little, so you would expect them to be moving towards the kerb anyway. As driving interactions go, it's about as benign as it gets. I expect the magistrate has never ridden a bicycle, but I also wonder if they've ever driven a car?!
Thanks - I only had a quick peek on Streetview and I'm glad it works for locals, but it looked like "you say 'shared used facility', I say 'same old not-over-generous footway now with the odd blue sign". We don't need cycle paths absolutely everywhere, but looking at the size of the road, where it goes and runs though I would be thinking more like this (minus parked cars): https://maps.app.goo.gl/gswbQefKzc47nEJm8 Or... declare it an urban freeway and get rid of the junctions and houses next to it! Maximum flow...
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Yesterdays stage was bloody
Yesterdays stage was bloody brilliant!
I’m pretty sure the answer to the question posed a few weeks ago ‘which is the best grand tour?’ certainly is ‘the one on right now’.
it seems crazy that fans will
it seems crazy that fans will stand so close to a narrow cobbled road with pro’s riding at pro speed , my sympathies are entirely with the pro’s
Seagull2 wrote:
Funnily enough Chris Boardman covered this in his technical slot yesterday. Its actually against race rules to ride along the edges/gutter of the cobbled roads as it counts as the pavement for pedestrians etc.
Riders with wheels on the
Riders with wheels on the edge of the cobbles (on the cobbles none the less) and spectator filming riders that had already passed whilst leaning well beyond the cobbles. Having been on the side of sector 3 of PR a few years back you need to be looking towards the riders coming towards you at all time – same with the cars. Watched someone loose a very expensive looking camera as he pointed it down stream as a Skoda came along and swept it from his hand.
It should be cycling teams
It should be cycling teams named after pubs! Well, named after cars, that are named after pubs…