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1066familyman

1066familyman

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Jan 15, 2008
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I've not got too immersed in the Tour route announcement. I can't really process so much information so far away from the actual event.

However, this little news snippet jumped out at me today: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/betancur-to-make-tour-de-france-debut-in-2014

Could he do a Quintana? I wouldn't rule it out if the right set of circumstances came together. I've seen 80/1 odds at the moment and I'm sure some will be offering better odds than that too. Well worth a few quid e/w for a podium spot I reckon.

In other news, Nairo's younger brother has just signed for Movistar too. Exciting times ahead!

Edit: I can't seem to get e/w odds on Betancur :( Even at 80/1, I'm not spending a penny on him taking Yellow.
 






Stat Brother

Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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Motogull

Motogull

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Sep 16, 2005
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I'm off this week and was expecting 3 bonus rides. So far nil with predictions for rain tomorrow morning. Tits. We were in Brighton today and of course I was checking all the bikes out. Saw a seemingly not very well looked after Bianchi chained up at the station, At least she's not being neglected...
 








Stoichkov

Stoichkov

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Jul 26, 2004
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Pogue Mahone

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Apr 30, 2011
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Bad Ash said:
To be fair when driving I think many red lights are jumped by accident or slight miss-timing, whereas with cycling I'd say the majority of red light jumping was a conscious decision.
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Possibly true, a lot of cyclists do 'run a red'. At times this is careless and antisocial, at times it is to get away first - for safety's sake.

And drivers do it by accident or slight miss-timing, yes. Well, they need to take more care then, as when they make these basic mistakes, the consequences for those not protected by a metal box are potentially horrendous.

Hoey's comments were the sort of catch-all that tars all cyclists with the same brush. She referred to us as if we are one unit rather than a group of individual human beings. It is this sort of lazy global characterisation that leads to irrational dislike of all cyclists - something that those of us who don the lycra are all too familiar with.

She chose to attack cyclists for not sticking to the Highway Code. She drove through a red light. Hypocrisy.
 




Bold Seagull

Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
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Hove
Bad Ash said:
To be fair when driving I think many red lights are jumped by accident or slight miss-timing, whereas with cycling I'd say the majority of red light jumping was a conscious decision.
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B*llocks. It's because most people forget the highway code i.e. amber actually means 'stop if it's safe to do so' not 'keep going you might make it'. Accident or miss timing, I've heard it all now...shouldn't be on the friggin road if you can't judge a traffic light at 30 or 40mph!
 




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m20gull

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Jun 10, 2004
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Motogull said:
I'm off this week and was expecting 3 bonus rides. So far nil with predictions for rain tomorrow morning. Tits. We were in Brighton today and of course I was checking all the bikes out. Saw a seemingly not very well looked after Bianchi chained up at the station, At least she's not being neglected...
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Was beautiful this morning; dragged out the mountain bike for its first airing for ages.
 






Motogull

Motogull

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Sep 16, 2005
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Indurain's Lungs said:
Mountain bike is getting it's first airing tomorrow! I think I'm going to get very wet (mostly from hitting the deck).
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I hope you had a better morning than me. Everything started so well... Apart from it being a lot colder than I was expecting. Unspectacular pace to the first climb; plan to do it in one go. Met by a reversing supermarket van down the narrow lane as the steep bit begins. No option but to turn and wait in a drive. Suspecting the van driver would want to turn there too, I repositioned myself to a 'safer' position only to be beaten by gravity. Not bothered until I noticed the chain was off. Not usually a problem but the bugger bedded right in and I mean right in. Calling the Mrs out crossed my mind more than once but after what felt like ages I was on my way again. I had got quite cold by then and had lost my rhythm. Took miles to get it back but very disjointed until then. I suppose I should be grateful for not getting a puncture. Will probably get a skull cap now. She's being cleaned at the mo. Chain degreased and the big wash to follow.

Cue a 'what a lovely ride' from IL.
 


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Jeep

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Aug 1, 2003
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Just called in to say "Hi".

I'm going to have a bash at "hit the trail" on my extended commutes this week and my visit to Amex on Sat.
 








Stat Brother

Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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Jeep said:
Just called in to say "Hi".

I'm going to have a bash at "hit the trail" on my extended commutes this week and my visit to Amex on Sat.
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Hi, Jeep.
 






1066familyman

1066familyman

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Jan 15, 2008
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Motogull said:
I hope you had a better morning than me. Everything started so well... Apart from it being a lot colder than I was expecting. Unspectacular pace to the first climb; plan to do it in one go. Met by a reversing supermarket van down the narrow lane as the steep bit begins. No option but to turn and wait in a drive. Suspecting the van driver would want to turn there too, I repositioned myself to a 'safer' position only to be beaten by gravity. Not bothered until I noticed the chain was off. Not usually a problem but the bugger bedded right in and I mean right in. Calling the Mrs out crossed my mind more than once but after what felt like ages I was on my way again. I had got quite cold by then and had lost my rhythm. Took miles to get it back but very disjointed until then. I suppose I should be grateful for not getting a puncture. Will probably get a skull cap now. She's being cleaned at the mo. Chain degreased and the big wash to follow.

Cue a 'what a lovely ride' from IL.
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I've had nightmare rides like that before too. I think certain rides just aren't meant to be, and on those sort of rides I usually cut them short as I just know no good can come from them.

Today's ride for me though was very pleasurable, despite one brief hairy moment with some vicious cross winds. I had a couple of hours to kill in Lewes, so made use of our new secondhand 4 bike carrier and popped the bike on the back of the car. I did a very gentle loop from Lewes out to Isfield, Bentley Wildfowl Centre, Ringmer, Glynde and back to Lewes via the cycle path running alongside the A27. Much less hilly than I'm used to, with the only climb being a small one up towards Glynde, and some beautiful scenery to boot. Felt warm to me, even in some strong head winds, and I really enjoyed diving down country lanes on a whim only half knowing where I'd end up. One of my favourite rides so far, maybe because I was purposely taking it nice and gentle and made up the route as I went rather than having anything planned and going for it.
 


1066familyman

1066familyman

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Jan 15, 2008
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Indurain's Lungs said:
Was a lovely ride - I didn't fall off!

Seriously though, was fun but I'm starting to ache in funny places as it's a lot different from road riding.
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So what was you riding? Full suspension or something different? And what sort of terrain did you go over? Tell us more.
 


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