‘Who’s ruined cycling more? Pogačar or TNT Sports?’ Tadej’s Strade Bianche domination sparks latest ‘boring’ debate… but fans are more concerned about the ad breaks; Vingegaard questions Paris-Nice safety; New Ineos title sponsor? + more on the live blog
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‘Who’s ruined cycling more? Pogačar or TNT Sports?’ Tadej’s Strade Bianche domination sparks latest ‘boring’ debate… but fans are more concerned about the ad breaks
It’s hard to believe it’s been five long months since the cycling world last gathered on the internet to earnestly discuss whether Tadej Pogačar is single-handedly destroying the sport with his mammoth, suspense-killing long-range attacks. Time flies, eh?
But cycling’s never-ending ‘boring’ debate was reignited on Saturday, when the world champion and his under-arm Whoop monitor attacked with 78km remaining at Strade Bianche on his favourite Monte Sante Marie gravel sector – and simply left all his rivals in the dust.
For the next two hours, Pogačar floated serenely across the Tuscan gravel towards Siena, clinching his third straight victory at Strade Bianche, and the fourth of his career, a new record at cycling’s modern classic.
And while the atmospheric, slightly chaotic scenes on Le Tolfe were enough to rival the Old Firm derby, for those of us watching at home, the 2026 men’s Strade Bianche was really all about the battle for second place (which, to be fair, at least contained some intrigue thanks to the ongoing meteoric rise of Paul Seixas, the next great French hope).
> Was the 2025 Tour de France boring?
“Does Pogačar know he’s in the entertainment business?” cycling writer Simon Warren asked on X, as he watched the Slovenian’s first rout of the season.
“There was a time when this was one of the best and most unpredictable races of the year. Now it’s anything but that,” added James.
Of course, not everyone agreed with the assessment that the four-time Tour de France winner is ruining our Saturday afternoons in front of the box.
“He’s a sportsman not a magician. He has no obligation to entertain,” said Chris. “But I think he is brilliant entertainment nonetheless.”
“He’s entertaining. It’s the others who decide to settle for second who are not,” said another James.
It turns out the only thing more boring than Pogačar’s dominance is the tedious debate that always follows it…
In any case, the Slovenian has a new contender this season to his thorny ‘ruining cycling’ crown: TNT Sports, and their endless supply of ill-timed ad breaks. All for the low, low cost of £30.99 a month.
The grumblings started last week at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, when TNT’s coverage invariably cut to Peter Sagan acting stiffly in a restaurant every time the bunch reached a crunch point in the race.
And those complaints continued on Saturday, leading fans to worry that they’ve got a long, ad-filled season of long-range attacks ahead of them.
“Tadej also has a side job where he decides where the adverts are in the TNT Coverage to help keep the excitement at a minimum,” said Rich.
“Both times Pogi entered Colle Pinzuto, his named segment, TNT went to ads,” noted Bluey Hills. “I’m amazed they showed us the final kilometre.”
“And now a f***ing ad break,” added Simon Warren again, seemingly perturbed he couldn’t watch Tadej’s boring solo ride uninterrupted.
“What an utter shit show TNT Sports is. Wrecked cycling coverage. Took our money and wrecked it.”
“Couldn’t put it better myself,” replied Richard. “When will they learn? Dreading the 2027 Tour de France already.”
“They’re ruining cycling,” said Eoc. “There must be 80 per cent less eyes on it now. It’s not worth paying so much for a crap production.”
And Freddie Shires wrote: “Not sure what has ruined cycling viewing more: Pogačar or TNT’s coverage.”
“TNT no question,” said Andy. “Watching greatness is never a problem for me.”
Who knows, maybe the coverage and ad timings will improve when TNT moves to HBO Max soon? To be honest, I won’t be holding my breath…
Well, that was pretty conclusive
So, epic, era-defining long-range attacks by possibly the greatest cyclist ever are more appealing to viewers than ill-timed advertisements and hefty subscription fees. Who knew?
Are the Ineos Grenadiers set to secure a new title sponsor? Reports suggest British team have agreed a €20 million-a-year deal with a Danish IT company – but Jim Ratcliffe will stay on as team owner
The Ineos Grenadiers could be about to enter a new era, with reports emerging this morning that the British team has secured a new €20 million-a-year sponsorship deal in a bid to re-establish itself as one of the sport’s superteams.
According to Cyclingnews and La Gazzetta dello Sport, sources have claimed that a new title sponsor will be unveiled ahead of this year’s Tour de France, where the team will ride under new branding and wear a new kit (hallelujah, I hear you cry).
The incoming sponsor has not yet been named, but appears to be a “major” Danish software and IT services brand, who will fork out €100 million to the squad over the next five years.
The news comes a year after Ineos announced that it was working with marketing company SportFive in a bid to attract new backers.
TotalEnergies were brought on board last summer, and with the company’s deal with their French team set to expire at the end of 2026, the energy giant will likely take a bigger role in the British squad, with reports suggesting that it could also become a title sponsor, matching the unnamed Danish brand’s €20 million input.
According to Cyclingnews, Dave Brailsford – now back in more familiar surroundings after his stint at Manchester United – is keen to secure a budget of close to €50 million to return the team to the top of the sport.
That plan is already in motion following the signings this winter of Oscar Onley and Kévin Vauquelin, while TotalEnergies’ enhanced input from next year could prove a decisive factor in the future of France’s new wonderkid, Paul Seixas.
However, while the Ineos name looks set to disappear from the team’s kit this summer, Jim Ratcliffe’s petrochemicals brand will remain as the team’s owner. So don’t break out the party poppers just yet.
“Maybe I’m getting old”: Jonas Vingegaard raises Paris-Nice safety concerns and says “stressful” stage one route “wasn’t good enough for a WorldTour race”
Paris-Nice might be my favourite race, but I’m not sure Jonas Vingegaard feels the same way.
The two-time Tour de France winner crashed out of last year’s Race to the Sun, suffering a concussion that impacted his spring campaign and his preparations for the Tour de France.
And after yesterday’s first stage around Carrières-sous-Poissy, won by Luke Lamperti in a sprint, Vingegaard raised some concerns about the safety of the route, which he says led to a stressful day in the saddle.
Speaking to Feltet after the stage, the Visma-Lease a Bike leader pointed to the poor state of the road on the Côte de Chanteloup-les-Vignes, the main obstacle during the final local laps.
“I don’t think the route was very good today,” Vingegaard said. “I don’t think it was worthy of a WorldTour race. Bad roads, constantly right and left, potholes. Especially the last descent, which we rode three times, wasn’t good enough for a WorldTour race.”
Following the climb, Vingegaard was also held up by a late crash involving Lenny Martinez, though as it took place in the final 3km he didn’t lose any time on GC.
“It was stressful, I would say,” the Dane, who was a late sign-up for Paris-Nice after missing the UAE Tour due to a training crash, told TV2, when asked about his first race day of the season.
“There was a lot of stress out there, and luckily, we made it through safely out there. There were a lot of crashes today. I just hope everyone is okay. It was my first race day this year, and I’m thinking a little bit that I hope that all race days aren’t going to be like this, because then it would be terrible.”
“Maybe I’m getting old, I don’t know. But I talked to some people out there, and they said that fortunately not all races have been like this. I hope the rest of the week won’t be like that either.”
“Councils need to understand that delivering these schemes is popular in the long run once we get over the hill of hysteria”
Kanter at a canter! Astana’s Max Kanter roars to impressive sprint victory at Paris-Nice, as brave later attacker Daan Hoole swept up in frantic final kilometre
Classic Paris-Nice.
Just when you think it’s going to be a slow afternoon with little wind and even less action, it all gets a bit frantic. And most of that was down to Dan Hoole (and the occasional crash or two).
The big Dutchman, riding for his new Decathlon CMA CGM team, took advantage of the rather sedate pace to forge clear on his own, building up a dangerous-looking lead of 30 seconds at one point.
But while Hoole’s attack frightened the life out of the sprinters’ teams – desperate to grab their last opportunity at the race – his lead dwindled on the approach to Montargis and he was eventually reeled in during the final kilometre.
Just as Hoole was caught, a crash at the back of the pack teed up the now obligatory messy sprint. Despite NSN’s efforts at the front all day, Biniam Girmay was nowhere to be seen in the finale, as Astana’s Mike Teunissen drove the pace at the front.
Kanter at a canter! 🔥 Max Kanter picks up the biggest win of his career on Stage 2 of Paris–Nice 👏 pic.twitter.com/0MMdA4JyAE
— Cycling on TNT Sports (@cyclingontnt) March 9, 2026
Teunissen’s lead-out proved the perfect launch pad for his German teammate Max Kanter, whose ferociously strong sprint easily saw off Laurence Pithie and Jasper Stuyven.
That impressive burst resulted in only the third win of the 28-year-old’s career (after victories at the Tour of Turkey in 2024 and last year’s Famenne Ardenne one-day race), and his first at WorldTour level. But if he keeps producing sprints like that, don’t bet against him adding to that tally soon enough.
Yellow jersey Luke Lamperti, meanwhile, was boxed in but still managed fifth, allowing him to keep hold of the race lead ahead of tomorrow’s team time trial, despite the best efforts of Lotto and Vito Braet earlier in the stage.
I told you, there’s never a dull day at Paris-Nice. You just have to have a bit of faith (and Daan Hoole).
The live blogger’s curse strikes again
What was I saying about nothing happening at Paris-Nice? Just as I pressed ‘publish’ on that last update, a nasty crash took place at the back of the bunch.
Q36.5’s Irish climber Eddie Dunbar was involved, as were a number of potential candidates for today’s bunch sprint, including Bahrain-Victorious’ Phil Bauhaus and TotalEnergies’ Sandy Dujardin, who both looked in a bit of bother immediately after the crash.
On a positive note, Bauhaus and Dujardin are back on their bikes and have made their way back to the peloton, which, to be honest, is ambling along at Sunday café ride speed.
Bonus second shenanigans at Paris-Nice as Lotto target yellow and Ayuso nicks some GC time
So, I’ve flicked over to Paris-Nice, and it’s all a bit weird.
Thanks to some sustained pressure on the front of the bunch by Lotto Intermarché, the breakaway was reeled in with over 50km to go and now it’s all back together.
Why, I hear you ask. Well, after finishing second behind Luke Lamperti yesterday, Lotto’s man Vito Braet is just four seconds off the yellow jersey.
And with bonus seconds available at the intermediate sprint in Fromont with 47km to go, the Belgian squad decided to go all in, bringing back the break earlier than usual to tee up Braet for a tilt at the race lead.
Vito Braet wins the bonus sprint in Paris-Nice 💚 Great job by the squad 👏 pic.twitter.com/0cw3NdAq4d
— Lotto-Intermarché (@LottoIntermarch) March 9, 2026
Luckily for the 25-year-old, he pulled it off, winning the sprint to snap up six bonus seconds. Even more intriguingly, Lidl-Trek’s Juan Ayuso got involved in the action, beating Lamperti to second place in the sprint and taking a handy (and surprising) four seconds over all his GC rivals.
Lamperti, therefore, only managed to grab a two second bonus, which means that on the road he’s now level on time with Braet. We could be in for a very interesting final sprint in Montargis.
The only downside is, with the break reeled in, no wind of note blowing across the exposed farmland, and the peloton calmly trundling along, we could be in for a very long final 40km. I should check if the grass needs cut…
Does Assos’ new £295 jersey actually “erase drag”? Find out in this week’s Five Cool Things round-up
Top Ganna strikes again: Italian champion powers to another Tirreno-Adriatico time trial win, as Primož Roglič starts season in fine form with strong showing
For fans of stage racing, this week is the stuff of channel-hopping dreams.
And while the Paris-Nice peloton is currently ambling towards another likely sprint finish, its annual Italian rival for our affections, Tirreno-Adriatico, got underway this afternoon with its traditional opening time trial in Lido di Camaiore.
And as far as prologues go, it was pretty entertaining.
#TirrenoAdriatico 🔱 / 🇩🇪 Max Walscheid (LTK) prend le meilleur temps provisoire à l’arrivée. pic.twitter.com/Lu7AJQECnG
— Renaud Breban (@RenaudB31) March 9, 2026
The hotseat was kept nicely warm by Jayco AlUla’s early starter Alan Hatherly, whose time – aided by the blustery conditions that buffeted the out-and-back seaside course later on – saw off a number of potential threats, including from GC favourite Isaac del Toro.
But just like British buses, you wait ages for a new fastest time, and then two come along at once. Ineos Grenadier Magnus Sheffield was the first to surpass Hatherly, before Max Walscheid repeated the feat a mere minute later, beating Sheffield by a few tenths of a second.
Ineos soon hit back, however, courtesy of Thymen Arensman, who went four seconds clear. And then the British squad played the time trialling trump card that is Filippo Ganna.
Forza Filippo! 🚀
The home star flies to victory in the opening day’s TT at Tirreno-Adriatico 👏 pic.twitter.com/0CmuaO9Y4j
— Cycling on TNT Sports (@cyclingontnt) March 9, 2026
The big Italian was simply unbeatable on a course tailormade for his frightening power, putting four seconds into Arensman at the halfway mark, before blitzing his teammate by 22 seconds by the line to take his third career win in Tirreno’s Lido di Camaiore TT.
In this kind of form, on that type of time trial route, Ganna reminded everyone that he’s simply unbeatable.
In terms of the GC battle, Primož Roglič proved he’s starting his season in fine shape, finishing seventh, 31 seconds down on Ganna and five clear of Del Toro. Guilio Pellizzari also put in a strong showing, ceding just six seconds to Roglič, and putting seven seconds into Matteo Jorgenson and 12 into Ben Healy.
Right, now it’s time to switch the channel over to Paris-Nice. As I said, it’s a fun week…
Wout’s double discs make a return
Wout van Aert didn’t really tear up the road at Tirreno-Adriatico this afternoon (he finished 59th), but it was nice to see the return of his pleasingly retro double disc wheel set-up, last seen when the Belgian secured bronze in the time trial at the Paris Olympics:
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They’re 17 watts faster, just so you know.
“I still feel I did nothing wrong. It wasn’t fair, and social media can be a huge problem. My cycling friends understand it was an accident, but I’ve been made to look very bad because of the video”
More from Belgium, where the cycling story that never ends has taken yet another turn – thanks to those enterprising sleuths at the Daily Mail. I know, priorities…
Why don’t cyclists use the cycle lane? #380,734
Let’s turn our attentions for a moment back towards the wonderful world of cycling infrastructure in the UK, where a protected bike lane isn’t always a protected bike lane:
Of course it’s okay for utility vehicles to park badly. NOT!
#BadlyParked #BadParking #CrapParking Everyone else was at further up too 🤨— Mary Oz (@maryoz.bsky.social) March 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Thousands of tickets sold for the Glasgow round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup ahead of today’s general sale, as organisers hail “extraordinary demand”
It turns out lots of people want to watch some cyclocross in the middle of Glasgow.
Just six days after it was announced that elite ‘cross racing would be returning to Britain for the first time in 12 years this winter, thousands of pre-sale tickets have already been sold for the Glasgow round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup, which will take place in Kelvingrove Park on 13 December.
This morning, tickets went on general sale, featuring a nice early bird discount, too. But at the rate they were going in the pre-sale, I’d snap them up quick if I were you.
“It is incredible to see the strong early demand for tickets for this event,” British Cycling Ventures’ managing director Darren Henry said in a statement this morning.
“Selling thousands of tickets in the pre-sale is phenomenal, and has given the event an early boost, and we expect demand to continue to rise as tickets go on general sale today.
“This event will be a spectacle not to be missed, and we look forward to seeing people from across the UK and internationally descend on Glasgow this winter for this world-class event.”
Four-time British champion Cameron Mason, who will be lining up on home Scottish mud in December, also said: “Having a Cyclocross World Cup in my home country is career-defining stuff. I am so excited to race against the world’s best riders on home turf and show them what UK cyclocross is all about.
“Seeing tickets are going fast is incredible, and I know Glasgow will deliver an incredible atmosphere, so I’d encourage people to get their tickets as they will not want to miss out.
“It’ll be a real honour to be the current British champion lining up on the start. I know there’s so much more to gain from an event like the Glasgow World Cup than just performance.
“I see the support that the cyclocross has every weekend, and just how special the sport is. It’s going to be so cool that the people of Scotland get to see it for themselves. It will add another layer to what will hopefully be a really good season next winter.”
Red Bull reportedly in talks to sponsor FDJ United-Suez team, with energy drink brand keen to invest in women’s cycling
Speaking of new sponsorship deals, Red Bull could be about to make a significant investment in women’s cycling by taking over as the new title backer of the FDJ United-Suez team.
The potential deal was first reported last week by Daniel Benson, with Cyclingnews following up at Strade Bianche, where SD Worx CEO Erwin Janssen confirmed that his team had held discussions with the energy drinks giant, but that Red Bull had chosen to go with FDJ instead.
FDJ, for their part, have been tight-lipped on that matter, with owner Stephen Delcourt offering a simple ‘no comment’ in Siena.
It’s expected that Delacourt will retain control of the team even if a deal with Red Bull is confirmed. Unlike their role in their men’s Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe squad, where the company holds a controlling stake, Red Bull will likely serve as a good old-fashioned title sponsor at FDJ.
The French team have been on fire this season so far, Demi Vollering (who will benefit the most, arguably, from a new cash injection from Red Bull) winning Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Setmana Valenciana, before Elise Chabbey bagged a spectacular win at Strade Bianche on Saturday, with her teammate Franzisca Koch in third.
Just when you think you’ve seen everything in cycling…
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Quick, someone ring the UCI!
🚨Competition Klaxon! 🚨
Let’s turn cycling into Formula One, #278
Looks like Red Bull’s admin staff got a bit confused when booking their mechanics’ travel arrangements at the weekend:
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The irony of this video, of course, is that those wheel changes would have been a lot quicker before the advent of disc brakes. Just saying…
Weekend round-up: Chabbey wins Strade Bianche thriller, Paris-Nice messiness, mid-race punches, Vine vs Hoey, council sagas + more…
This year’s men’s Strade Bianche may have been characterised by tedious inevitability (or era-defining greatness, depending on where you fall on the above debate), but the women’s race was an absolute thriller.
It had everything: tactical complexity, late attacks, a sensational, divebomb frenzy of a four-up sprint through Siena’s tight, medieval corners and down into the Piazza del Campo, and a brilliant breakthrough victory for Swiss star Elise Chabbey.
Oh, and it also had the most bizarre, chaotic moment of the season so far, when a race motorbike rider led a chasing group containing most of the big pre-race favourites, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering, and in-form British champion Millie Couzens, down a wrong turn and off the road, effectively ending their chances:
> “An absolute nightmare”: Wrong turn disaster causes carnage at Strade Bianche
I told you it was a thriller.
And yesterday, my favourite race of the season, Paris-Nice, started in typically chaotic fashion with a tough finishing circuit around Carrières-sous-Poissy resulting in a messy sprint won by EF’s Luke Lamperti, the first WorldTour win of the promising American’s career.
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Things were even messier up in the Netherlands, where NSN Development’s Kiaan Watts was thrown off the Salverda Bouw Ster van Zwolle one-day race… for punching rival Marijn Maas in the head:
And away from racing, Jeremy Vine decided to publicly take on outspoken former MP Kate Hoey following her foul-mouthed rant about his camera cycling antics:
While in Exeter it’s all kicking off over a rather confusing set of plans to open a ‘cycling only’ road to motorists – which could make the road too dangerous for people on bikes to even use:
I think it’s time we took this to the polls…
It’s the question on everyone’s lips this week, so let’s settle it once and for all:
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Hey, but their wool blend cycling adjacent t-shirts are/were fantastic.
@Surreyrider Still the boss. Ride one, you'll see why
@Smoggysteve "Most would happily ride on the roads and be treated with respect by drivers". But people aren't - and as far as I can see they won't be. Not until there is a lot less driving and it's slower around cyclists, and far more people driving have "skin in the game" eg. they sometimes cycle and their friends and family do also. That's what leads to the model - which is perhaps most advanced in NL - where cycling, walking and driving are all seen as separate normal transport modes. Their needs, vulnerabilities and any dangers to others are considered. And *that* leads to "mix / share when possible, separate when necessary". But "possible" is "where your 10-year old would be safe to cycle unsupervised" - so very few motor vehicles, going slow! And AFAICS everybody - even "existing cyclists" - is happy with the result. (I dunno about a few pro cyclists - but don't they tend to have training camps in different counties anyway?)
@quiff as an Edinburgh resident I can confidently say he's speaking without moving his lips in one sense: - while as I noted in a separate comment there *is* now some real separated cycle infra, all the examples i can think of have *at least as much space* for pedestrians. The rest of the "cycle infra" is essentially similar to the situation in the rest of the UK: eg. bus lanes*, cycle lanes and shared use paths (eg. "build" infra by sticking up a sign). Edinburgh is one of the places with a moderately extensive network of former railways which have been converted to "shared use" paths (completely motor traffic few). However though shared they are not narrow by UK standards. And this is all effectively a "free extra" for all non- motorised users, not like the "sign a cycle path" where pedestrians do lose space. I think this all comes from the "popular understanding" of cycling in which ultimately cyclists are the "other". They don't fit "motor vehicle" or "pedestrian" (including wheelchairs on the very rare occasions people think about that). Thus "cyclists are cheating" in multiple ways! They shouldn't get their own space as "there aren't enough" of them. And "they can just use the road / path". But being able to *choose* "on the road" or "on the footway" (shared use path) is clearly unfair - nobody else gets to do that! BUT of course even if they did pick just one of road OR pedestrian space it's still not fair anyway because they're "too slow" for the road (don't pay "road tax" etc...) and "far too fast" for pedestrians... * Though some existing cyclists may appreciate them when there are few buses, buses and bikes are a very poor mix for several reasons.
Whilst a shame for any employees, their bib shorts had the worst chamois pad I’d ever encountered, utter waste of my money. Even though they were Strava challenge discount purchases, still a waste of money.
Thanks, just going to have to suck it up. Got next week off and will take the easy, if expensive option...
@ktache Just go for the TNT Sports only package, £30.99 for a month. Alternatively have you considered experimenting with a VPN for a few pounds, allowing you to sign up for a free stream abroad, e.g. SBS Australia which streams the Tour live? If I didn't have a kind mate's login that's what I'd do!
So, it's now the month of July and I'm going to have to pay to watch the TdF, for one month only. On a tablet unfortunately, as I didn't manage to get a laptop to rig up to the TV, grrr. Just wondering, what package will I have to fork out for? Not wanting to pay for the wrong one...
Not that it sounds like a dealbreaker given the other faults you've identified, but that cable isn't really a "proprietary" cable, four pin magnetic cables like that are quite common on bone-conducting headphones and other devices (my inexpensive smartwatch uses one) and they can be had for £4.99 on UK Amazon.
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Best thing to do is have a VPN and a few options lined up. Sporza and SBS Australia being two options. I actually ended up pretty much using Sporza, which for some reason seemed to have a better picture quality too.
Strade Bianche is a great race, but the selective gravel section is too far from the finish. Once you’ve done that section (which the tv coverage just about starts in time for) there isn’t really much that provides opportunities for separation.
I’d like to comment on the Pog v TNT poll; but am disqualified as I don’t want a special relationship with an American abuser 👍
Undoubtedly, TNT has ruined cycling. And why should I pay so much money for coverage plagued by advertising breaks? The crap coverage and extortionate price puts me off TNT, and it’s damaging the sport’s long term prospects.
In contrast, I have no problem watching an exceptional sportsperson like Tadej.
I find their advertising by stealth particularly annoying. In a lot of cases there’s no ad free stream now but when you find one (without the channel number is supposed to be ad free) after turning over from the ads stream you get ads in it too until you exit out of it and re-enter it which seems to cancel the ads 😐
TNT has ruined cycling on TV. And maybe some of the die-hard subscribers who fork out more than 300 quid per annum to watch live cycling and impromptu ads.
Time for a return of a familiar name to the peloton?
? Slightly slower if anything given the need to slacken the rim brake to get the wheel out then re-tighten with the lever and check the pads were still correctly aligned. Do you mean they would’ve been a lot quicker before the advent of thru-axles, maybe?
Jeez guys, I know it’s Monday but…Hoey could possibly be described as ranting but even that is a bit of a stretch – it was a very stupid statement but not really a rant – but she most certainly wasn’t “foulmouthed”, the worst accusation she used was that Vine was “nasty”.
And in any case, her mouth wasn’t involved – it would have been ‘foulfingered’, if anything.
I think someone’s perhaps got confused between her and the driver involved.
If you’re not a TNT subscriber and want to get a feel for how irritating it is trying to follow some content whilst adverts pop up left right and centre, simply try reading the road.cc live blog whilst it’s still loading towards the end of the day on a mobile phone …
Anyone else getting sick of TNT and their Stage Race highlights not including GC classification? They did it on both of today’s races again!
I can sort of understand it on the live coverage if the organisers haven’t got it ready but not for the highlights.
All I can assume is that it’s put together by somebody that doesn’t understand cycling and is treating it like football where the result that day seems to be the important thing