Unimpressed TikToker films penny-farthing rider apparently holding up bus driver...even though the lights are red; "Come on, kids, queue for your bike lane ice cream"; Hour Record reaction; Mountains! Giro queen stage; Sign banter + more on the live blog

53 minutes and 11 seconds after Jan Hirt crossed the line in Aprica, so did Mark Cavendish...

He'll have another mountain day tomorrow before the final opportunity for the sprinters at this year's race in Treviso on Thursday. Arnaud Démare and Fernando Gaviria also made the cut...

Man of the match today? The lad from Lancashire...

🚴🇮🇹 | Carthy is klaar met zo'n maffe meerenner en doet dan dit... mep! 🤡🤡 #Giro

📺 Koers kijk je op discovery+ pic.twitter.com/cegKtaaTGf

— Eurosport Nederland (@Eurosport_NL) May 24, 2022

Time for some of your thoughts...

In reference to my line: Maybe I'm wrong, but to me, at least, it looks more like the rider is stalling riding up to the red traffic lights so they can roll on through easily when they turn green again? 

brooksby commented: "But that's not how many motorists drive, so they can't get their head around it. Many motorists seem to be foot-to-the-floor until they have to brake hard, then foot-to-the-floor again. The idea of easing off the accelerator or lightly applying the brakes, for a smoother drive and to avoid coming to a complete stop, seems to pass them by..."

IanMK added: "Weird how the driver filming the 'slow-moving' cyclist is travelling at the same speed despite not being held up by him. How does that work?"

Anyone else?

Can something be done about these ice cream trucks illegally parking on Westminster Bridge? There has been, and will continue to be, accidents caused by this. @Westminster_LCC @LambethCycling @CityWestminster @Lambeth_council @MetCC pic.twitter.com/lgLsYrBlf2

— Travis and Sigrid (@sigirides) May 21, 2022

We had Travis on the road.cc Podcast back in October to talk about cycling in London with his co-pilot Sigrid the cat...

Travis' latest video has got some traction on social media and shows Westminster Bridge's latest attraction — the queue for a 99...

"There have been, and will continue to be, accidents caused by this," he suggested.

LITERALLY luring kids into a busy street with ice cream. I mean come on.

— Travis and Sigrid (@sigirides) May 21, 2022

The clip also brought the usual 'no profile picture accounts' out for a moan...

Don't pedestrians have priority over cyclists?
I don't think there are excetpions for pedestrians buying ice cream.
BTW. Great observation on pointing out "it's a cycle lane". Perhaps you can try out the same powers of observation on red traffic lights?

— Islington Resident (@IslingtonResid3) May 22, 2022

Would we ban cars from the bridge as well with this plan?

— Travis and Sigrid (@sigirides) May 23, 2022

The Tour 21 is back this summer and will see 19 amateur riders form a team to ride the entire route of the Tour de France one week ahead of the professionals. The goal is to raise £1 million for Cure Leukaemia, the official charity partner of the Tour de France in the UK.

And once again this year NBC Sports will share a five-part documentary series on its YouTube channel, beginning on June 24. 

"It's great to once again have the support of the NBC Sports team as we head towards the final phase of training and fundraising before the event gets underway next month," commented James McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Cure Leukaemia.

"Capturing the highs, lows and emotions of the ride in this format is a brilliant way of telling the world just what the riders put themselves through in order to reach the finish line in Paris for a great cause."

Second time Mont Ventoux, via Malaucène. Should I go for 3?
Deuxième fois Mont Ventoux, via Malaucène cette fois-ci! pic.twitter.com/fyYzlR4NUq

— Philippe Gilbert (@PhilippeGilbert) May 23, 2022

 

 

 

 

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Chris Hall didn't quite reach 61,936m but 56,496m is more than we could ever do, and, in his own words, "We may not have hit the full elevation for 7 Everests but that's not really the point. Support really is everything."

"I gave this challenge everything I physically and mentally could. I’ve persisted and suffered through this week managing 56,496 meters over 92 hours of ride time. Thank you everyone for the messages and support. It really means a huge amount. If you are able, please donate to the incredible work Movember carry out in supporting mental health awareness."

The challenge wasn't without setbacks and bizarre twists...

On day two it appeared Chris' box of supplies — bottles, energy products, food — had been stolen...although it later emerged a well-meaning passer-by had stumbled across the box and taken it to the local foodbank...

"A lady from the foodbank saw the post, got in contact and turned up to bring it all back. Thank you so much to the staff and to everyone who got in contact to offer help," he wrote on Instagram during the week.

"The fact that there's some very well-intentioned, kind-hearted person in Snowdonia unintentionally scuppering cyclists' Everesting attempts at Stwlan Dam is brilliant."

One of them, today. pic.twitter.com/3ksVWJOJTC

— Ned Boulting (@nedboulting) May 24, 2022

5,000m of climbing...three first-category climbs, one unclassified climb of 5km at 8.7 per cent... Mortirolo (although admittedly not the infernal ascent from Mazzo), an undecided GC battle...today's going to be a huge day over in Italy...

So...how are the sprinters feeling this morning?

POV: sprinters looking at today’s @giroditalia stage profile 😭😂 @alberto_dainese

#Giro pic.twitter.com/9mM8mljSjQ

— Team DSM (@TeamDSM) May 22, 2022

Ellen van Dijk, take a bow...

WE DID IT!!! pic.twitter.com/kCD3YcwUIM

— Ellen van Dijk (@ellenvdijk) May 23, 2022

The Trek-Segafredo rider smashed Joss Lowden's previous record, set at the same Swiss velodrome last September, of 48.405 kilometres, adding an extra 800m to the benchmark which now sits at 49.254 kilometres...

Afterwards, Van Dijk said she had "done exactly what we wanted to do" and suffered through the pain barrier as time seemed to stand still in the closing 15 minutes.

"In the first half-hour, I was around 18.1-18.2 [seconds per lap) and that was well under the pace I knew I needed to ride, so I thought if I don't slow down too much and don't go over [18.5] then I should have it. I don't think I was ever over 5, maybe sometimes, but I couldn’t hear everything," she said.

"If I felt great I wanted to accelerate in the second part. At 45 minutes I thought 'Okay, I need to accelerate' and I thought I was accelerating, but I was actually slowing down. Then the time started to tick down really really slow. I have to say!

"Everything became a little blurry, especially at the end, and I was not so straight anymore. I was just so happy when I heard that it was over. This was all I had for today and I am very happy I broke the record! This whole project has been so amazing for me, the whole build was such a great experience. I couldn't wish for more support from Trek, it was really, really the best I have ever had."

Compatriot Annemiek van Vleuten was one of the many pro riders to congratulate Van Dijk on her monumental achievement...

49.254km/hour! HUGE congrats @ellenvdijk new world hour record holder. So much respect! Must have been so hard to keep riding on the black line with the head down in that aero position. Also congrats to whole @TrekSegafredo support team and special shout out to @BenjaminBruijn pic.twitter.com/gQ7ZFxKruj

— Annemiek van Vleuten (@AvVleuten) May 23, 2022

Congrats to our new Hour Record Holder @ellenvdijk !! Big respect, such an impressive ride 💪🏻 @TrekSegafredo pic.twitter.com/8W3DAgpuco

— Pellaud Simon (@PellaudSimon) May 23, 2022