Road Cycling 2022 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,282]

Vollering is fine, as SD Worx communicated today. They could have done that earlier...

 

Anyhow, during the weekend Puck Moonen - who is totally not getting yearly contract renewals because of her semi-modelling but totally because of her results - actually finished an international race for the first time since 2019, instead of DNF'ing everything.

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/zlm-omloop-der-kempen-ladies/2022/result

[Grassmarket 3,552]

Another cycling training crash,  this time  /  Katie Archibald. Big medal hope for the Commonwealths. 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61661522

[heywoodu 15,282]

Louis Meintjes won the Giro dell'Appennino....with an attack  What's happening on earth?  

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-del-appennino/2022/result

 

And cool 19th place in his comeback race for 50 year old Davide Rebellin  

[Grassmarket 3,552]

Tom Dumoulin announces retirement.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61684326

[Grassmarket 3,552]

If you’re in need of either a cycling fix or a chance to practice your Italian, the PMG Sports YT Channel is another which shows races that don’t always turn up on ES.

In particular they have the Adriatca-Ionica live this week, which is highlights only on ES.

https://www.youtube.com/c/PMGSPORT

[Grassmarket 3,552]

Cycling only gets stories in the Daily Mail when something goes wrong.  Not the first time this has happened - I remember Lizzie Deignan doing it in the Tour of Britain a few years back.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10888941/Why-didnt-way-Cyclist-smashes-wife-finish-line-took-photos.html

[Grassmarket 3,552]

Worrying news for Greg Lemond - fighting a leukaemia diagnosis.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61708616

[Grassmarket 3,552]

UCI sign the death sentence for women’s cycling.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61832420

[Monzanator 4,580]

If only Laura Kenny retired none of this would have happened. But a transgender woman posing a threat to Dame of the Empire? So much for "no unfair advantage"? This will still go sideways. One of these days the "inclusion" nonsense won't be all that important. Let's hope we don't get another Semenya in cycling but your never know.

[heywoodu 15,282]

 has a junior champion from the Netherlands since this week  

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/nc-czech-republic-wj/2022/result

 

Born and raised in the Netherlands, but competing for the country of her dad (just like her brother does).