Trek-Segafredo rider crashes over the finish line in bizarre UAE Tour incident; Rule of Six back soon; Pidcock’s fighting talk; He’s Ganna beat you; Cinelli apologises for “sexist” picture; Weekend cycling scenes; Echelon artwork + more on the live blog
SUMMARY
How not to overtake a cyclist and horse rider
The full video was posted in the Pass wide and slow Facebook group, who say they are a “group to TRY educating drivers on how and why to pass horses.” This driver got in between the support cyclist and horse rider before having a look at overtaking, but thankfully waits when a car coming in the opposite direction appears around the bend. In the end the horse rider signals they are turning right and the driver stays where they are.
In the video, a man in the vehicle following can be heard saying to ring the windows and doors company whose van it appears to be. Under the video, Laura Jenkins replied: “I was actually more concerned for the cyclist. The driver passed them too close and totally cut them up and pulled in front of them.”
Bob Jewell also pointed out “He overtook the cyclist at the central reservation, means he did not give her enough safe room. As well as being to close to the horse.”
Cinelli apologises for "sexist" girlfriend or bike Valentine's Day post
Here’s one we missed last week…Cinelli apologised after sharing a Valentine’s Day photo that has been branded as sexist. In an Instagram post, the bike manufacturer apologised that “the post offended many people.” They also stressed that inclusivity and respect are part of their brand’s culture.
Some have argued apologising for people being offended doesn’t go far enough. Jennkaylives commented: “Apologising for offending people is not a real apology. Do you actually understand why that pic is shitty and sexist?”
“One thing for Cinelli to serve sexist stereotypes, another thing for the apparently predominantly male fan base to defend these in the comments. Both decidedly unfunny,” Marklemarigold wrote.
Jrthomas91 asked “Why can’t I choose between a Cinelli and my boyfriend?”
Cycling scenes from the weekend
Wow @willnorman what a satisfying sight. 👏👏 https://t.co/awPAji8Gxo
— Chris Boardman (@Chris_Boardman) February 21, 2021
The milder weather got plenty of people out on their bikes over the weekend. Great to see so many out using LTNs and cycle lanes in the capital in these posts…
Did you get out on the bike this weekend? Let us know where you went, and more importantly, if the winter gear stayed at home…
Railton Road in south London used to be used as a cut through for motorists to avoid a couple of traffic lights. Now it looks like this 😍 Yesterday @RailtonLTN pic.twitter.com/w6R7TLxX52
— citymobility (@citycyclists) February 22, 2021
Echelon artwork
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— Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) February 21, 2021
By contrast to the leisurely weekend rides in the previous post, the pros were probably cursing their luck with these scenes at UAE Tour…Great to watch, less so to be involved in. Sunday’s stage started with a 200m neutral zone before the chaos ensued. Alex Dowsett, making his season debut alongside new teammate Chris Froome shared his numbers…
The first 10km of the stage was covered in 10:03, at an average speed of 38mph (62km/h) and Dowsett’s average power was 413w…Nice easy start to the season then…
Mathieu van der Poel and Alpecin-Fenix withdraw from UAE Tour after positive Covid test
🇦🇪 #UAETour
We can confirm that we have withdrawn from the race.
More information will be given soon. The wellbeing of everyone involved is our main concern.
— Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team (@AlpecinFenix) February 22, 2021
Mathieu van der Poel has withdrawn from the UAE Tour less than 24 hours after winning the race’s opening stage, because of a positive Covid test within his team. A statement from Alpecin-Fenix explained they had agreed with the race organisers to withdraw to safeguard the race bubble.
The team were notified of one positive result from a member of its staff in the round of tests conducted yesterday evening. That person is now isolating, as well as all those who came into contact with them. Just hours earlier, Van der Poel had taken his first win of the road season in his first race back after an epic windy day in the desert.
Van der Poel won the reduced sprint from a front group of 20 riders ahead of pure sprinters such as Elia Viviani and Fernando Gaviria. The race lead will go to Jumbo-Visma’s David Dekker for the second stage, a 13km time trial on Al Hudayriat Island which Ineos Grenadiers’ Filippo Ganna is the overwhelming favourite for. If Ganna wins, it will be his eighth consecutive TT victory and stretch his unbeaten run in the discipline to a week short of a year…
Brixton bike charity inspiring the next generation of cyclists hopes to improve diversity in cycling
upCYCLE provides free bikes, training and maintenance workshops to young people from ethnic minorities to encourage them to take up cycling. South West Londoner reports the charity was set up at the back end of last summer and was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Phil Dobson founded the charity and says they have raised over £8,000 and donated more than 20 bikes in their first six months.
“The benefit of the bike itself is the freedom that it gives them to get out of their own area and discover different parts of London. A lot of kids growing up in estates don’t leave their area and they are just stuck in a bubble,” Dobson explained.
“I am trying to tackle the lack of diversity in cycling. The London cycling scene is predominantly white males and I think that we need to target people whilst they are young and ignite a passion for cycling.”
Part of their strategy is to teach young people maintenance skills so they can fix their bike if they don’t have the money to go to a bike shop. upCYCLE has been supported by Lambeth Council, who helped some of the fund maintenance workshops.
Trek-Segafredo rider crashes over the finish line in bizarre UAE Tour incident
La terrible chute à l’arrivée d’Antonio Tiberi de la @TrekSegafredo #uaetour #uaetour21 #uaetour2021 pic.twitter.com/nUpwZeJr8m
— Les Rois du Peloton (@LRoisDuPeloton) February 22, 2021
Shades of Miguel Ángel López’s crash on the opening stage of the Giro last year for Antonio Tiberi this morning. The 19-year-old Italian riding his first race of the year crashed in the final 10m of the stage two individual time trial and was flung violently off his bike and over the finish line. Thankfully, despite the heavy landing, Tiberi was back on his feet shortly after…
Any ideas what might have caused this? It looked very windy out on the course and we’ve seen people speculating that his chain might have slipped, his wheel buckled or his arms simply slipped off the rests…
Back in December, Colombian pro Edisón Muñoz crashed while celebrating his victory at Clásico RCN – Cerveza Andina when he hit a bump in the road…
Death, taxes and Filippo Ganna winning time trials
What a shot 👌 @bettiniphoto 📸🇦🇪 #uaetour @uae_tour pic.twitter.com/VQzwQnjFzW
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) February 22, 2021
That’s eight-in-a-row for the TT World Champion. Ganna clocked a frightening average speed of 34.8mph (55.98km/h) for the 13:56 it took him to cover the 13km route. The Italian put 14 seconds into second placed Stefan Bissegger, 24 seconds into Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar and more than 1:30 into Chris Froome…
Pogačar takes the race lead, five seconds ahead ofJoão Almeida. Adam Yates riding his first race with Ineos Grenadiers is in fifth, 39 seconds back. Tomorrow morning is the first of two big mountain tests for the riders this week. Tuesday’s stage takes the poloton to the climb of Jebel Hafeet where Yates won last year, ahead of…you guessed it, Tadej Pogačar.
Transport for London to bring forward work to improve safety at Battersea Bridge
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Transport for London (TfL) has brought forward work to improve safety at Battersea Bridge, with construction on a new pedestrian crossing to start later this year. Plans include a new signalised pedestrian crossing and a reduction in the speed limit to 20mph. A man was killed earlier this year on the bridge following a collision with a vehicle. The speed limit on Chelsea Embankment will also be reduced to 20mph to improve safety for vulnerable road users.
London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman said: “Making London’s streets safe for vulnerable road users including pedestrians and cyclists is a top priority, and we have taken immediate action to bring forward our proposals for this area after a man was tragically killed on Battersea Bridge earlier this year. These changes will make a real difference to those walking and cycling on the bridge and form a key part of our Vision Zero ambition to eliminate death and serious injury on the road.”
Tom Pidcock has his say...but will he be running another 5k?
I might not be where I am now had I not been able to stay in Europe for long periods to race and train. Brexit makes it harder for others to have the same opportunities in an already incredible difficult time. Please sign this petition to help them. https://t.co/t6U30ec4pN
— Tom Pidcock (@Tompid) February 22, 2021
You may have seen our story yesterday about British pro riders petitioning the government to get visa-free permits so they can race and train in Europe this season. Tom Pidcock had his say this morning and pointed out how invaluable racing in Europe was in his development. What we want to know is if there’s another 5k coming soon? Pidcock told The Times this weekend that the running community’s response to his 13:25 time pissed him off…
“It pissed me off,” he said. “Why would I not believe what the GPS watch, what Strava said? All winter I was saying I was going to do sub-15 minutes. I did it and that time came up and then all these runners are getting pissed off, like I’ve offended them. I’ll just have to do it again.”
Great fighting talk.
Movistar staff member dies in mountain accident
Un pequeño homenaje a @garybanos, con ayuda de sus amig@s y compañer@s. Hasta siempre. 💙 pic.twitter.com/UVoQx3900Z
— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) February 21, 2021
A long-serving staff member at Movistar sadly died in a mountain accident this weekend, the team has confirmed. Gary Baños had worked for the team since 2012 and worked for the women’s team after it formed in 2018. In a statement, the team said: “Gary’s enormous involvement, his sympathy and humor, and a deep love for cycling and caring for its protagonists leave a huge mark on our team, both professionally and, above all, on staff.
“All Gary’s colleagues in the Movistar Team wish to convey to his partner, Idoia, as well as all his family and friends, our greatest affection and support in very difficult times for all of us. Goian bego, rest in peace.”
London Cycling Campaign suspend adviser for "racist" tweets
The London Cycling Campaign has suspended Simon Still, an adviser, after “racist” tweets from 2019 re-emerged. The tweets accused black motorists, who he alledges had driven poorly and acted aggresively, of being “gangsters” who are on drugs. The news was originally reported by The Telegraph and has led to some quite ugly social media comments today.
Rule of Six coming back from March 29th
The PM outlined his plan for easing lockdown this afternoon and announced that the Rule of Six will return from 29th March, if the data allows. This will mean group rides up to six people from six different households will be able to resume. Currently you can ride with one person from another household, the people you live with or are in a bubble with. For the full current guidelines, read what the current lockdown laws and guidance mean for you here…
Update from Trek-Segafredo on condition of Antonio Tiberi
Tiberi is being taken to the hospital where he will receive stitches to a deep wound on his right knee and evaluated for other injuries #UAETour
— Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) February 22, 2021
* Updated 19:15 Trek-Segafredo added that they are still waiting on an injury update to Tiberi, and also note that he was still the team’s fastest finisher despite the horrendous finish line crash. There’s been some speculation in the comments section below and around social media about what caused the crash – some observers suggested that one of Tiberi’s elbows slipped off a pad on his TT bars, while others speculated that a failure with the mono-riser bar system on the latest version of Trek’s Speed Concept could be to blame.
22 February 2021, 08:57
22 February 2021, 08:57
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@mitsky Its another one of those things that makes no sense isn't it. Someone was saying in another thread that we need a harder driving test. I don't think we do. Everyone who has passed in the last 20 years has done a test that is more than happy to fail you for behaviour that 90% of drivers exhibit every time they get behind the wheel. The test is fine. The fact that getting your license seems to be considered some weird proof that you will continue to drive safely is the issue. The fact that when you prove that you cannot drive safely its not immediately revoked is the issue.
@Rendel Harris The issue with GPS chips, as everyone who has one of those black boxes will attest to, is that they are crap. They interpret heavy braking as poor driving rather than someone else forcing it. They see rapid acceleration where there is none. All we need is a much higher chance of people being caught and punished for their everyday shit driving. I'm sure as a cyclist that every single time you go out on your bike you will have a dozen or more times when you think "that would have been a nasty accident if someone was coming the other direction". Eventually, when bad behaviour suffers no consequences it becomes completely normalised. Then we struggle to treat it as anything but a normal, unavoidable accident when that bad behaviour does incur consequences.
Drivers regularly pull out in front of me and cause me to slam on the brakes or avoid them. Very often they have seen me and just assume I'm not going very fast or they assume I will slow down/stop (which I do). Too many drivers don't look for cyclists, hate giving way to them or expect the cyclist to be moving slowly and just pull out.
@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.
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Re HAppy Monday, cycling out
Re HAppy Monday, cycling out of context.
I’m (no doubt !) missing the point. All I saw was the guy in green spitting a plastic cap onto the ground. Not particularly edifying…
I think he went to pull the
I think he went to pull the “teat” up with his mouth and the whole lid came off instead. He then realised he had no cover when finished.
AlsoSomniloquism wrote:
Aaaaah, Yes I missed teh point
Cheers
The comments has
The comments has
“did that on the trainer a few weeks ago, dumped a whole bottle on my crotch. fun stuff”
so I guess bottle malfunction or rider malfunction
Yep, seen! Thanks
Yep, seen! Thanks
Alpecin out of UAE tour with
Alpecin out of UAE tour with a positive Covid test…
https://twitter.com/AlpecinFenix/status/1363790771690831873
Crank/pedal/chain/cassette
Crank/pedal/chain/cassette/derailler breaking and sudden weight shift?
Cinelli. It just goes to show
Cinelli. It just goes to show that somebody, somewhere will find something to be offended by in everything. And if you apologise for it some delicate flower will find your apology offensive.
I’d assumed it was going to
I’d assumed it was going to be something involving naked people…
No, it’s just something which
No, it’s just something which assumes all cyclists are male, and that women can and should be compared with objects like bicycles.
That has been rightly called out – not sure what that has to do with “delicate flowers”?…
Crazyhorse wrote:
Don’t lesbians ride bikes?
Just asking.
hmmm…
hmmm…
“No! You use the wet lube on
“No! You use the wet lube on the BICYCLE!”
For balance.. to keep
For balance.. to keep everyone happy obvs..
FrankH wrote:
Cinelli have been crass and boorish. Whether they apologise or not is of course a matter for their conscience, conviction, and PR.
It may surprise some to know that Bro “humour” is not necessarily universally shared, and certainly doesn’t sit well on a corporate feed.
FrankH wrote:
In this case I would guess from the women cyclists I know and those I have seen discussing it on socials, “somebody, somewhere” finding this offensive equates to about half the human race. In case you hadn’t noticed it’s the 21st century and has been for some years now, the old “blimey someone will always kick up a bloomin’ fuss” defence doesn’t really cut it any more.
Rendel Harris wrote:
Maybe I should have added “even this” to the end of that sentence. 😉
FrankH wrote:
Maybe I should have added “even this” to the end of that sentence. 😉
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You find it surprising that people object to people trying to defend objectionable things?
Wow. Van overtakes cyclist
Wow. Van driver overtakes cyclist and waits behind a horse. Shocking.
There’s some sand on the run
There’s some sand on the run in to the finish line. Maybe Antonio Tiberi just lost grip, slipped a bit sideways and got unbalanced in the sprint to the line.
Pretty sure one of the two
Pretty sure one of the two bolts that attach the monobar of the speed concept to the base bar on Tiberi’s bike has snapped. They slowed it down on Eurosport and you could see the extensions move before he went down. Not much searching online shows a few people have had these bolts snap/shear off. Trek might have to acknowledge an issue with such a graphic failure. Terrible incident. Hope Tiberi isn’t too badly injured and is back soon.
I know how Antonio Tiberi
I know how Antonio Tiberi feels.
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Nothing to do with news today but didn’t know where else to post it. It’s a survey by Cheshire Plod about how safe you feel on roads in the area. Feel free to fill in and/or by as cynical as you like about what they’ll do as a result of this exercise.
Thanks and done.
Thanks and done.
Cheshire roads are horrendous, I could cyle to Delamere Forest for a bit on mtb fun, but don’t. I much prefer crossing the border into Wales. A much more different attitude to driving.