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Third win for Demare in fastest-ever Giro road stage; Rapha + Palace EF Pro Cycling kit sells out; Paris Roubaix cancelled; Free storage space; Visconti keeps his toes; Vaughters' soup dilemma; Giro latest + more
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Demare wins Stage 7 (LaPresse)09 October 2020, 15:25
Today's was the quickest ever Giro road stage
Fastest stages in Giro dāItalia. (No TTās)https://t.co/jtgEkTH5vr pic.twitter.com/2rgWAqlQDQ
ā ProCyclingStats.com (@ProCyclingStats) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 14:38
UK 4th in European league table for covid-19 cycling investment
Finland has spent ā¬7.76 per person on cycling, the most of any European country, followed by Italy (ā¬5.04 per person) and France (ā¬4.91 per person). Studio @EuCyclistsFed https://t.co/A8oIWw4sQj pic.twitter.com/sgaqrezrVd
ā Francesco Iacorossi (@francis_rojo_) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 14:36
Watch: Giro Stage 7, last kilometre
DĆ©mare doesnāt have rivals and wins the third sprint out of three in Brindisi. Watch now the Last Km!
Arnaud Demare non ha rivali e vince la terza volata su tre a Brindisi. Ecco l'ultimo chilometro!#Giro pic.twitter.com/Vw0Jed3gaY
ā Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 14:20
A third stage win for Arnaud Demare
šŖ @ArnaudDemare #Giro pic.twitter.com/47v08GqA6j
ā Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 14:19
Pidcock is U23 Cross-Country Mountain Bike World Champion
Tom Pidcock is WORLD CHAMPION. AGAIN.#Leogang2020 š pic.twitter.com/LvP5D0RT0k
ā British Cycling (@BritishCycling) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 14:10
Ogmios School of Zen Motoring
Not really cycling, but a calm counterbalance to the usual road rage on a Friday afternoon.
09 October 2020, 14:03
Entry open for Ride Across Britain (and already selling out)
Entries opened for the Deloitte Ride Across Britain yesterday.
The Plus Package - "for those who donāt like living under canvas" - has already sold out, as has The England Package.
09 October 2020, 13:52
Amsterdam's approach to on-street parking
Following on from that 'free parking' thing from this morning...
WATCH: Amsterdam is removing 10,000+ parking spaces for cars in their centre city, to make more room for people-places, walking, & biking. This great @Streetfilms video explains why & how.
Just more evidence that #Amsterdam wasnāt āalways this way.āpic.twitter.com/sft91SWOPv
ā Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 13:41
Pidcock bossing the U23 Cross-Country at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
Pidcock š¬š§ and Blevins šŗšø have already powered away from the pack in this first full lap
Looking like a battle between these two for the š„ #Leogang2020 pic.twitter.com/Y350aUTVpQ
ā UCI MTB (@UCI_MTB) October 9, 2020
The E-MTB World Champion is now solo with two and a half laps to go.
09 October 2020, 13:34
UCI refers Dolticini-Van Eyck inappropriate conduct case to its disciplinary commission
In March, the French Cycling Federation asked the UCI to launch an investigation after two female riders on the Doltcini-Van Eyck team made allegations of inappropriate conduct against Marc Bracke.
The riders claimed that they were asked to send pictures of themselves in underwear to their male sports director so that he could check that they weren't "too fat".
The UCI today announced that its Ethics Commission concluded that violations of the UCI Code of Ethics had been committed.
The case has now been referred to the UCI Disciplinary Commission, which has initiated disciplinary proceedings.
UCI statement on the Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team procedure https://t.co/r6Sne3YYl2 pic.twitter.com/jHGEXTvI6F
ā UCI_media (@UCI_media) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 13:16
Why (and how far) drivers really drive
From death-threat attracting defender of low traffic neighbourhoods, Hackney councillor Jon Burke.
We know from Department for Transport data what most private car drivers use their cars for... pic.twitter.com/uZtFoDpqch
— Cllr Jon Burke (@jonburkeUK) October 9, 2020
Frankly, that's their own business. But, choosing to drive is not a neutral act. It imposes air pollution, noise, disruption, and road safety costs on everybody else. It's not my job to facilitate unjust circumstances like this; it's my job to minimise these problems.
ā Cllr Jon Burke (@jonburkeUK) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 12:44
One of the great billboards
Not sure the next time one of the family will be on a billboard so I'm making the most of it š¤£š #sorrynotsorry pic.twitter.com/upn3DlTQbQ
ā Vincent Bennett (@vincentbennett1) October 8, 2020
09 October 2020, 12:07
The Rapha + Palace EF Pro Cycling kit has sold out
We're up to the eBay phase of the trade cycle now.
For @larakazakos pic.twitter.com/jOroZl5rsW
ā tom owen (@tomowencc) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 11:28
E-scooter test group recommends you just buy a bike
A Belgian consumer test group has concluded that anyone currently looking to buy an e-scooter should probably just buy a bike.
Cycling Industry News reports that 11 e-scooters were tested with an average price point between ā¬300 and ā¬400.
According to one of the testers: āBased on our test results, we do not recommend a purchase. If you really want to invest in a mobility solution, we recommend an (electric) bicycle or folding bicycle.ā
One of the main complaints related to waterproofing, with 10 of the 11 stating in the instruction manual that they should not be used in the rain.
More expensive models tend to flag water resistance on spec sheets.
09 October 2020, 11:19
Tony Martin TT suit anyone?
Everyone loves a bit of UCI fines-based humour, right?
From the Head of Performance at Team Jumbo-Visma:
For sale: limited edition TT suits of the living legend @tonymartin85 (2000CHF each) pic.twitter.com/Ts618ZPZiS
ā Mathieu Heijboer (@m_heijboer) October 9, 2020
Martin was fined 2000CHF during the Tour de France because while former world champions may wear rainbow bands on the collars and cuffs of their jerseys, his long-sleeved skinsuit had the bands midway up his sleeves.
09 October 2020, 10:44
Roubaix reaction
Itās 2020, of course it will rain and weāll all miss the first muddy Roubaix in 20years.
ā Magnus Backstedt (@Maggy_PR) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 10:37
There's an online queue for the Rapha website
Ā
It's because that Palace EF Pro Cycling kit has gone on sale today.
Priority access is being given to people who joined Rapha Cycling Club on or before last Sunday, or who have renewed a lapsed membership since then.
09 October 2020, 09:48
Full story up on this now.
09 October 2020, 09:07
Paris-Roubaix cancelled
Official Communication: see you on the 11th April 2021
CommuniquƩ officiel : rendez-vous le 11 avril 2021 !#ParisRoubaix pic.twitter.com/g1ao7F9ZG3
ā Paris-Roubaix (@Paris_Roubaix) October 9, 2020
More to follow.
09 October 2020, 08:46
Free parking
Your local authority: Let's allow everybody to store their property in the road for free
Also your local authority: We've got no money and no possible way to raise any
ā Ian Walker (@ianwalker) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 08:42
Today's stage of the Giro d'Italia
Short and completely unremarkable on the face of it... but there is talk of crosswinds...
09 October 2020, 08:40
09 October 2020, 08:32
Vaughters asking the big questions
Eating through my leftover Covid scare/lockdown canned soup supply for dinner tonight. Question: should I wear pants? Always tough to say when you live alone.
ā Jonathan Vaughters (@Vaughters) October 9, 2020
09 October 2020, 08:30
Gianni Visconti's toe retention
We'd say he still has a full complement, but without knowing his medical history we can't state with absolute certainty he started the stage with 10.
Lucky/unlucky for Giovanni Visconti during today's Giro stage when a piece of metal came up off the road and went through his shoe (he's put a hex key here to show the diameter)... as he writes, if the angle had been different š„¶ , via IG: visconti_giovanni pic.twitter.com/4uvQTpeMzS
ā the Inner Ring (@inrng) October 8, 2020
Alex has written for more cricket publications than the rest of the road.cc team combined. Despite the apparent evidence of this picture, he doesn't especially like cake.
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BIRMINGHAMisaDUMP
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3 years ago
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Jon Burke's post on car distance journies;Ā I think we are all quite familiar with the stats. But it never fails to confound. 13% drive less than 1km. That is the equivalent of getting into the car and driving to the topĀ of the road. It's Ā one thousand metres or less! WTF does that on a regular basis - or ever?Ā
AlsoSomniloquism
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3 years ago
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Re: Ogmios. I posted a link to his third one in one of the comments sections a few weeks ago. Two is great for PurimĀ but the third is the best of the bunch in my eyes, especially for cycling parts. He lets a cyclist go ahead a few times and has a video cotaining an angry yank moaning about cyclists.
Re: Ogmios. I posted a link to his third one in one of the comments sections a few weeks ago. Two is great for PurimĀ but the third is the best of the bunch in my eyes, especially for cycling parts. He lets a cyclist go ahead a few times and has a video cotaining an angry yank moaning about cyclists.
Ogmios for Transport Secretary!
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