Can someone explain team cycling to me?

[Lord Bracknell]

Which is why Team GB will be near the front from the beginning. Less chance of being caught up in a nasty accident that way.

That plan seems to be going wrong. They are 4 mins 10 secs behind at 50km.

It'll take riders of the calibre of Wiggins, Cavendish, Froome, Millar and Stannard to catch the leaders.

Oh.

 

[Uwinsc]

Is the pentalon (think that's what it is called) the chasing group? Haven't really watched road cycling before but quite enjoying this

 

[Woodchip]

That plan seems to be going wrong. They are 4 mins 10 secs behind at 50km.

It'll take riders of the calibre of Wiggins, Cavendish, Froome, Millar and Stannard to catch the leaders.

Oh.

You can gain 1 minute for every 10km remaining on a good chase. Nothing to worry about.


The peleton translates roughly to "The Ball". It is the main pack of riders. These could be at the front of the race, or further back, but it is the largest group of riders that are together.

 

[Uwinsc]

You can gain 1 minute for every 10km remaining on a good chase. Nothing to worry about.


The peleton translates roughly to "The Ball". It is the main pack of riders. These could be at the front of the race, or further back, but it is the largest group of riders that are together.

Thanks. So it's going ok at the moment then?

 

[teaboy]

FFS! It's PELOTON. P E L O T O N.

Woodchip - I expect better of you!

 

[teaboy]

Thanks. So it's going ok at the moment then?

Pretty much - we won't really know until a couple of laps of Box Hill are completed. There's A LOT of flat between the final lap and the finish line, so a breakaway of several minutes should be pulled back before the finish.

 

[Woodchip]

FFS! It's PELOTON. P E L O T O N.

Woodchip - I expect better of you!

Oops. I typed that too, but it looked wrong. I blame this dodgy beer I've been consuming this evening.

 

[teaboy]

Oops. I typed that too, but it looked wrong. I blame this dodgy beer I've been consuming this evening.

Have a couple more - it might start to look right!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

FFS! It's PELOTON. P E L O T O N.

Woodchip - I expect better of you!

He's learning to get rid of all his vowels. It's what happens when you move to New Zealand.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Why was that Italian holding onto the car whilst cycling? Surely that's aiding him? What do I know...

 

[Woodchip]

Why was that Italian holding onto the car whilst cycling? Surely that's aiding him? What do I know...

They all do it. They are having a chat with their Directeur Sportif about tactics and the like.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

They all do it. They are having a chat with their Directeur Sportif about tactics and the like.

Yeah but I don't get it, I could race on a bike if I could hold onto a car!

 

[pasty]

Why was that Italian holding onto the car whilst cycling? Surely that's aiding him? What do I know...

Was asking myself the same thing

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Yeah but I don't get it, I could race on a bike if I could hold onto a car!

Some of them obviously shouldn't be allowed on the road without stabilisers.



The peloton is still dropping back. More than 6 minutes, now.

 

[pasty]

Does anyoone have any idea of an approximate time they will be near the end? Not that fussed about watching it now but would like to see the end.

 

[Questions]

I'm learning all the time about this cycling malarkey.
So the Pelican is chasing the attackers now ?

 

[Smithy]

Does anyoone have any idea of an approximate time they will be near the end? Not that fussed about watching it now but would like to see the end.

Watch it from about 3pm onwards if you want to watch the finishing stages.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The palladium is 5 mins 14 secs behind now.

 

[pasty]

Watch it from about 3pm onwards if you want to watch the finishing stages.

Cheers Smithy

 

[leigull]

Wish they'd started a bit earlier than 10am. Wasting the whole day staying in watching it, just can't drag myself away