Harrison Ford surprises the locals by rocking up for some grub…in his cycling gear; Could Cav race the Tour after all?; Frosty reception for “elitist” kit (+poll); Pidcock back on the bike; Derailleurs of the Lost Ark puns + more on the live blog
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Harrison Ford surprises the North Shields locals by rocking up for some grub...in his cycling gear
It’s only Indiana Jones (in his cycling gear) at The Ships Cat on the North Shields Fish Quay! pic.twitter.com/Yt5M1tP1Ll
— Steve & Karen (@TheSandK) June 8, 2021
There were more than a few shocked faces when Harrison Ford strolled into one of North Shields’ local spots on a Tuesday evening…in his cycling kit. Even The Ship’s Cat restaurant could hardly believe it, posting a picture on social media with the caption: “Imagine sitting here enjoying your coffee then you look over and it’s…. Indiana Jones!”
Ford is currently in the North East filming the fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones film franchise and has been spotted at Bamburgh Castle and on the North Yorkshire Moors. The A-lister unwound from a hard day of filming with a bike ride over to the North Shields restaurant to enjoy some seafood.
It’s not the first time Ford has been snapped going for a spin while filming in the UK. In 2014, the Star Wars star went for a ride around London on his Genesis Croix de Fer…sadly, everyone in North Shields seemed too shocked to get a pic of his current ride.
Tom Pidcock back on the road six days after breaking collarbone
Back on the road six days after a broken collarbone 😮
You’ve got to love that determination from @Tompid 👏🙌💪 pic.twitter.com/ibpfZM2Giz
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) June 9, 2021
Good news for all of us hoping to see Tom Pidcock at the Olympics in Tokyo next month. Just six days after the 21-year-old broke his collarbone, he is back out on the road. Last week, Ineos Grenadiers confirmed their rider underwent surgery in Girona and a picture circulated on social media showed what appeared to be his snapped Pinarello lying in the road.
Indiana Jones has been raiding Sigma Sports too...
Where is our new favourite cycling A-lister going to show up next? From North Shields (not South Shields) via Sigma Sports in London…
Posting on Instagram, the Hampton Wick store wrote: “Over the years we have been very lucky to have had our fair share of legends from the world of pro cycling and some of the best triathletes in the world swing by our Hampton Wick store.
“Up to now though, visits from college professors of archaeology who aren’t shy when it comes to running from boulders and defeating villains to help save the world have been few and far between.
“That though is until we were paid a visit from a certain Mr Harrison Ford. It was an absolute pleasure to welcome the acclaimed actor and director into our store and yes, we are still pinching ourselves!”
The Harrison Ford UK cycling tour is in full swing…
Derailleurs of the Lost Ark: 10/10 Harrison Ford puns from our readers
Derailleurs of the Lost Ark https://t.co/tftdwiwsUa
— Just a bloke on a bike 🚵🏻♂️ (@Berk_On_A_Bike) June 9, 2021
Star Wars and Indiana Jones puns are flying off the shelves this morning. They have been too good not to give a shout-out. ‘Just a bloke on a bike’ providing just a top-class Derailleurs of the Lost Ark pun…incredible.
Steve Leyland christened Ford’s North East spin Indiana Jones and the Temple of Toon, while over on Facebook, Pedro Nogo wanted to know if it was a solo ride…
On a similar line AlsoSomniloquism asked if it was a solo ride before suggesting he could have been riding a Falcon bike. 0-0 delivered my personal favourite so far: “Harrison Ford holds the KOM on the Kessel Run”…very good, keep them coming.
Will Norman shows off the changes to Chelsea Bridge
Great improvements – looking forward to checking it out! 👀🥳🚲
— London Cycling Campaign (@London_Cycling) June 9, 2021
There have been growing calls to make Chelsea Bridge and surrounding area safer for cyclists and pedestrians, particularly since 2017 when a cyclist was killed in a collision with the driver of a lorry turning onto the bridge. Nearby Battersea Bridge has also attracted safety concerns. In January, a petition calling on Transport for London to install a pedestrian crossing reached 14,000 signatures in three days.
This is part of @MayorOfLondon’s upgrade of the entire Cycle Superhighway 8 route. It means that people on bikes being squeezed between a bus and a 4×4 is a thing of the past. Fantastic to see a cargo bike and an e-bike using it this morning.
— Will Norman (@willnorman) June 9, 2021
Muc-Off launches all-improved tubeless valves designed for riders to 'stick-it' to punctures
Muc-Off has expanded its tubeless range with the release of some new tubeless valves, using some fancy-sounding aircraft grade aluminium for increased strength and reliability. They weigh two grammes less than the previous model so even the keenest weight-saving fanatic is unlikely to be too excited at that aspect of the product. Where riders may be more pleased to hear about improvements is that the new valves can be used with inserts to further reduce the risk of punctures or rim damage.
The valves are priced at £24.99 and come in 44mm, 60mm and 80mm lengths as well as having ten colour options if you want to add a bit of sparkle to your wheels. Muc-Off’s pro team partners: Ineos Grenadiers, EF Education-Nippo and Canyon Factory Racing have been using the new valves this season but the tech is now also available to us commoners.
“It’s rad to be once again building on our incredible tubeless range with the addition of the new tubeless valves. Being riders ourselves, we’ve seen first-hand the shift towards running inserts, so we knew we had to innovate again. Following the usual rigorous testing our team of in-house shredders are known for, we’ve developed an awesome product. I’m confident our customers are going to love the modifications,” Alex Trimnell, CEO at Muc-Off said.
Kickstarter for new aero cycling kit that you can only buy if you prove you are fast enough is going down as well as we expected
Oh sweet Jesus
This is as bad as people who took “The Rules” seriously
No….. Just no… https://t.co/V2m7daEkbI— Andy Roo (@ViewFromEssex) June 9, 2021
If you make an exclusive jersey that can only be earned by proving you ride fast enough to wear it then you should probably expect a chilly reception. Go Faster’s Kickstarter for that very idea is going down gloriously well with our readers…
Rendell Harris hasn’t written the idea off just yet…”I think it’s a splendid idea – it will be very useful for identifying absolute cockwombles and therefore avoiding them.”
LastBoyScout said he wouldn’t be touching their clothing with a barge pole, which seems to be the consensus from literally every single comment we’ve seen…
£100 for a jersey by a company who’ve never made anything before.
And they’re complete tossers about it?
Yeah…. SKIP!
— Mounsey. (@rosemeyer1939) June 9, 2021
You’ll also have to prove you have awful dress sense. Because they’ll be the only customers.
— Dave Dee (@dodgyd) June 9, 2021
Could Cav race the Tour after all?
The big news out of Belgium yesterday evening was that Mark Cavendish had been drafted in by Deceuninck-Quick-Step to replace Sam Bennett at Baloise Belgium Tour because the Irishman is struggling with an injury. The team has been tight-lipped on Bennett’s condition but said he has a problem with his right knee following a “small incident in training last weekend”.
With the Tour de France now less than three weeks away could we see Cav stake his claim for a spot on the team at the biggest race of the year? A couple of wins in Belgium would certainly help his chances…
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves we should point out the word from the team is that Bennett will make the Tour and he has been withdrawn from racing this week so he can rest for the big one. Patrick Lefevere has also gone on record saying he believes the Tour is too hard for Cav at this point in his career. Let us dream, Patrick…
Cav is in the house!#BaloiseBelgiumTour
Photo: @BeelWout pic.twitter.com/Q1LJwnhv34— Deceuninck-QuickStep (@deceuninck_qst) June 9, 2021
Poll: Would you buy one of Go Faster exclusive kits?
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Assuming you’re fast enough to be deemed worthy of wearing one of Go Faster’s new kits…would you be tempted? It’s a no from me and everyone else we’ve seen talking about the Kickstarter this morning, but maybe you like the challenge? Let your opinion be known…
Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert withdraws from Tour de Suisse after team member tests positive for COVID-19
Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux withdraws from Tour de Suisse as a precautionary measure following positive COVID-test.
Full statement: https://t.co/aRo3t5W68u pic.twitter.com/1KiVebJnwm
— Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert (@IntermarcheWG) June 9, 2021
Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert did not start Tour de Suisse stage four after a member of staff tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday morning. All the team’s pre-race tests were negative and the staff member is not showing any symptoms but the team has withdrawn to protect the race bubble.
“The decision to withdraw was not easy to take,” team manager Jean-François Bourlart said. “But we want to be cautious and protect the race bubble after one team member tested positive yesterday even if the rest of the group were all negative. Our priority is riders’ and staff members’ health so we decided to withdraw from Tour de Suisse in consultation with the race organiser. We will keep monitoring the team’s health and focus on the next goals.”
It’s a packed afternoon of racing with three stages in three different countries. Suisse stage four ventures into the smaller mountains but should still give Mathieu van der Poel an opportunity for a third win in a row. Over in Belgium, the Baloise Belgium Tour gets underway with some cobbles, while in Slovenia, Tadej Pogačar makes his final Tour de France preparations at his home race. Tasty.
Jeremy Vine tags along for Cycle and Run night in Ealing
Monday is Cycle & Run night in Ealing! I so enjoyed coming out with these young families who want @EalingCouncil to make their streets safer — something so contentious that they asked me not to show their faces. Yep, some residents are THAT angry at the closure of their rat-runs pic.twitter.com/KqKFgWKymh
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) June 9, 2021
Remco Evenepoel pipped in Baloise Belgium Tour sprint but signs hot prospect may be back to close to his best
🎥 Robbe Ghys beating Remco Evenepoel and Gianni Marchand in the sprint of the first stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour between Beveren and Maarkedal.#BaloiseBelgiumTour pic.twitter.com/Pe9Ls7ywM0
— Baloise Belgium Tour (@belgium_tour) June 9, 2021
Robbe Ghys of second division Sport Vlaanderen won the opening stage of his home tour, beating Remco Evenepoel in a three-up sprint. However, the day was all about Evenepoel who is seemingly back to close to his best after returning to racing for the first time in nine months at the Giro d’Italia. Evenepoel abandoned the Giro in the third week but was back attacking on home roads today.
The 21-year-old dragged Victor Campanaerts, Gianni Marchand and Ghys from 30km to go all the way to the finish on his own, without the help of a single turn. Evenepoel’s pace was so strong Campanaerts needed to get off his bike to stretch out his cramp after he was dropped on the penultimate climb…Ghys pipped Evenepoel in the sprint, but the Deceuninck-Quick-Step rider will wear the leader’s jersey tomorrow having taken nine bonus seconds on the road.
Over in Switzerland it was also a breakaway day with another home rider getting the win. Stefan Bissegger beat two rivals to sprint to victory from the breakaway. Elsewhere, Tadej Pogačar enjoyed a stress-free day at his final warm-up race for the Tour de France as Phil Bauhaus won the bunch kick at the Tour of Slovenia.
Victor Crampenaerts.
— Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) June 9, 2021
Poll results: We asked you if you'd buy one of Go Faster's kits...assuming you can ride quick enough to be deemed worthy of it
No recount needed here…that’s a resounding ‘no’ for Go Faster’s Kickstarter idea: the kit that can only be bought if you can prove your average speed is fast enough…
9 June 2021, 08:03
I'm sure this will go down well...
New aero cycling kit that can only be bought if you prove your average speed is fast enough launches on Kickstarter
The Level 2 jersey is optimised for speeds above 39km/h, and you'll also have to show that you can ride at that speed to 'unlock' it…
9 June 2021, 08:03
9 June 2021, 08:03
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@Rendel Harris By the time someone is looking at prison time its too late. As has been proven time and time again, the severity of punishment is a poor deterrent to bad behaviour if people don't think its going to happen to them or they don't think they will be caught. Now I do think that there should be far more severe and immediate punishments for bad driving when drivers are caught but this would need to be coupled with a massive push to actually act on information/proof of bad driving. As anyone that submits footage to the police knows, its a crapshoot and certain police forces are anti-cyclist. This would try to essentially put people off misbehaving whilst driving before they cause an accident rather than getting the tired old excuse of "it was a single dangerous incident, they definitely don't do this all the time and their luck finally ran out". Perhaps it should go even further and if you have a history of speeding and you hurt someone speeding, that is looked upon in a very dim light.
Can we talk about “Washing up liquid contains a lot of salt – not a great idea to use a corrosive substance on a bicycle”? This is an urban myth. I have washed all of our many bikes using Fairy liquid or Ecover for decades. I’ve never found any evidence of corrosion, paint, laquer or decal wear, or any sign of anything. I regularly service forks and bearings, swapping a lot of gear, and everything has always been fine. Here’s far too much info below - long story short, Fairy liquid in 5L of hot water has a borderline-homeopathic amount of salt, it’s fine to use on a bike. ============ The honest answer is that neither Fairy nor Ecover publicly disclose the actual sodium chloride concentration in the consumer products I could find. The safety data sheets list hazardous ingredients above reporting thresholds, but sodium chloride is not reported for either product. However, we can put some realistic bounds on it. Fairy Original The SDS lists: Sodium laureth sulfate: 20-30% Lauramine oxide: 5-10% Alcohol: 1-5% No sodium chloride is declared. 15 In detergent formulations, sodium chloride is commonly used as a viscosity modifier (thickener) and is typically present at around 0.5-3%, sometimes lower. The absence of declaration suggests it is either not present or present at a low concentration that does not require reporting. This range is an informed formulation estimate, not a value stated by Fairy. Ecover The Ecover ingredient information lists: Sodium lauryl sulfate Lauryl glucoside Cocamidopropyl betaine Alcohol Lactic acid Sodium octyl sulphate Again, no sodium chloride is listed. Ecover's formulations tend to rely more heavily on plant-derived surfactants and may use little or no salt for thickening, but I could not find a published concentration. 63 What does this mean for bike washing? Let's assume a worst-case 3% salt content in Fairy. If you add: 10 mL Fairy to a 5-litre bucket Then salt introduced would be approximately: 10 mL × 3% ≈ 0.3 g salt Distributed through 5 L water ≈ 60 mg/L salt For comparison: Typical seawater: ~35,000 mg/L Lightly salted winter road spray: often hundreds to thousands of mg/L The wash bucket above: ~60 mg/L So even under a pessimistic assumption, the salt concentration is hundreds to thousands of times lower than the salt exposure your bike gets from winter roads. From a corrosion perspective, the quantity of salt introduced by washing-up liquid is essentially negligible compared with: Riding on salted roads Coastal spray Leaving winter grime on the bike Therefore my practical conclusion remains: ✅ Fairy or Ecover in a wash bucket is extremely unlikely to contribute any measurable corrosion risk. ✅ The important thing is rinsing and drying afterwards. ✅ Winter road salt is the real enemy, not washing-up liquid.
Another example of a driver's actions that would have been a straight fail in a driving test but is barely likely to lead to a disqualification... I'm wondering if having a driving licence is like a "Get out of jail free" card...
Yes indeed. I have a version of the R8100 and you definitively need ceramic for the socket.
@perce I'm not sure I agree with that. I think thats just confirming that he is take fully responsibility and recognises that the cyclist could have done nothing to mitigate it.
If we don't fight it now, we'll all end up forced to wear baggy shorts!
@Rendel Harris Agree, I am baffled that the 84 year old who is now banned from driving for year can then start driving again without a retest. We should be re-tested regularly.
@mitsky Just checking the figures and apparently the 2026 average cost is £58,000 per year per prisoner; worth noting that is only the direct cost, you then have to factor in ten years of lost tax income from the prisoner, ten years that the prisoner is making no contribution to society as a worker or as a consumer, plus the fact that if they were the primary breadwinner very likely the costs will include benefits for their family as well. None of which should be a reason for keeping violent recidivists out of prison of course, nor drug/drink drivers who kill, but it is a factor worth considering for lower-level offences.
@Surreyrider I ride in Surrey a fair bit and absolutely many do look like that but the point is they all *think* they're driving perfectly reasonably (as one discovers when remonstrating with someone who's skimmed one by 30cm, "I gave you masses of room") so deterrent penalties have little effect. That's why we need to strike at the root cause and actually train drivers properly and test them stringently (and more than once over the course of a potential 70+ years of driving, it's absolutely absurd that competence and knowledge in what for most people is the activity in their life that will run the biggest risk of killing people you never have to have your qualifications renewed).
@mitsky Imprisonment currently costs over £50k p.a. per prisoner and obviously that will rise over the course of a ten-year stretch with inflation. Regarding culpability and mitigating sentences etc, of course I'm not against condign punishment for drivers who kill (and cyclists on the tiny, tiny handful of occasions when this happens), including prison as appropriate; I was objecting to the ridiculous and oft-repeated demand of MM that drivers who kill cyclists must get ten years, "no excuses, no exceptions".
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Was he riding…… SOLO?
Was he riding…… SOLO?
(Unfortunately falcon cycles are kids sizes only otherwise that could have been a pun on his potential ride)
I don’t know about riding
I don’t know about riding SOLO, but he only used one hand at a time…
(…that’s Hands Solo)
Look Mum its Hans!
Look Mum its Hans! from Old `Street
A ride out to the fish quay
A ride out to the fish quay for lunch was something I did quite regularly when I was in Ncl. The best fish ‘n chips (yes, I am a fish ‘n chips cyclist), but you had to be mindful of wind direction – I hope it stinks less now than it did back then
Dan, it’s North Shields.
Dan, it’s North Shields.
Says it right there in the tweet.
It is early, I suppose 🙂
Harrison Ford holds the KOM
Harrison Ford holds the KOM on the Kessel Run.
It’s been flagged, for using
It’s been flagged, for using incorrect distance & time measures…
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Congratulations! You have won the internet for today!
Maybe Tom wanted to get an
Maybe Tom wanted to get an upgraded F14 sooner…and the wheels too (not dura ace in the other ineos pics) glad he’s doing well….
Harrison Ford seems to have
Harrison Ford seems to have quite an affinity with the UK – a while back he did a canal boat holiday.
He looks pretty good for
He looks pretty good for someone who’s, what, about 150 years old.
It’s not his first Millennium
It’s not his first Millennium
Quote:
These are not the rides you’re looking for.
“It’s not the first time Ford
“It’s not the first time Ford has been snapped going for a spin while filming in the UK. In 2014, the Star Wars star went for a ride around London on his Genesis Croix de Fer…sadly, everyone in North Shields seemed too shocked to get a pic of his current ride.”
He’s on a Colnago. I’m not a big enough Colnago nerd to know which one.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-57413454
Looks like the 2018 C60 Team
Looks like the 2018 C60 Team UAE limited edition. I’ll get me anorak…
Rendel Harris wrote:
No, please stay – you’re providing a valuable service to the rest of us.
Harrison Ford looks like he’s
Harrison Ford looks like he’s in incredible shape.. ideal for some local vets racing I’d say.
I wonder if his wheels are carbonite?
Go Faster aero jerseys – what
Go Faster aero jerseys – what’s all the hate about? We’re entitled to buy and wear whatever we like, aren’t we? I quite like the two designs and while a 26km/h average ride is not too much trouble, 39km/h would be tough and potentially (type 2) fun trying!
The only problem is the cost as, while 100 for a jersey isn’t at all uncommon, it’s also more than I feel like a jersey should cost!
Personally, I have a few
Personally, I have a few issues:
There’s their “environmental” message that you should reduce the number of new jerseys you buy… by buying a new jersey.
There’s the snobbery of people “deserving” to wear certain clothes. If you’re not being paid to cycle, then you’re an amateur and you should wear whatever you want to wear.
There’s the “Earned, not bought” tagline which is clearly false given it still costs £115.
There’s the sports psychology gumph which they have provided zero evidence for.
There’s the false suggestion that only fast people benefit from aero gains.
There’s the cost – it’s on par with other high-end jerseys, but those other high-end jerseys are made by companies who have a track record of making good jerseys (and, frankly, are normally less hideous).
If you want to challenge yourself to sustain 24mph then go to your local TT and earn yourself a nice cup of tea.