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Decathlon do a load of MTB style stuff which could work

I appreciate my statement about the capriciousness of the border people undermines my statement a bit

Does anyone have a need for an old 31.6 Crank Bros Joplin dropper post? Found it in a spares box where I threw it in disgust after it stopped working (again) on a ride so it probably needs fixing. Free for the cost of postage (I live in mainland Europe tho).

Shhhhhh

Also, if I were you I'd get the ESTA as well. I appreciate you may not need it but in my experience the agents at the border crossings south of Vancouver (both US and Canadian ones) can be quite variable in their approach to how they handle you. I've had them wave me through after I washed my passport and my visa stamp had gone and had them make me go and wait in a line for two hours despite having my ESTA AND a visa stamp from my original arrival.

More documentation can't hurt and it's only 14 dollars.

Given Cav's best result was 3rd in Turkey I think the risk of him failing would have been too large for most teams... but DD... honestly what are they going to do in the tour really? At least Cav would have given some sponsor value (although the Dimension Data brand is in the process of being killed off anyway).

And Trek-Segafredo

I've just paid for one of those Magene two-sided ultegra based power meters. Wish me luck.

If the festival elsy Jacobs here in Luxembourg can do streaming video with timings surely thenuk tv lot can too

Just as a random question, how do you guys manage fatigue in hot weather. I did a ride in Thailand earlier this year which wiped me out totally and the last two hot days riding here have sucked the life out of me. Is it just hydration, trying to keep cooler and managing effort?

In his favour? Less pie stops? More chips in his feed bags?

Yep. Not for me. I'm looking at it and thinking lunch in a nice pub not smashing it to make check-in

@andyp - next few weeks apparently. Don't quite understand the plan but I guess I don't have to. Having had a look at the route though, I quite fancy it myself now.

@honk @giofox Is the stuff that's a dotted line on the maps ridable rather than detouring onto roads? Looks like a more pleasant ride that way but not if it's crap farm tracks

That's an odd move. I know he still gets to race the tour but I would have thought some other world tour teams would have been happy to hire him. That said, I think sprinters leaving quickstep tend not to have great records in the years after leaving; combine that with what I assume is a pretty hefty salary then I would assume it's scaring people off.

Degenkolb to Lotto-Soudal is also an odd one; they seem to have a decent classics team anyway and it seems his best years in the classics are behind him.

Anyone got a decent route from Whitstable to Gatwick? A friend wants to finish a trip to the UK by riding to the airport. I've no clue as I've never that part of the UK

Vaughters a minute slower than Mayo. How anyone ever thought those times were honest is beyond me.

Herrada seems indecently strong... but perhaps Bardet is not at peak yet. I suppose it may not have helped that it was a day after the Dauphine

Horner next? Never mind. already discussed.

It's nice they're giving Elissonde a start I also keep forgetting him; seems like he's not done much with Sky/Ineos over the last few years. I didn't realise he was relatively so young as he's been around for years. This is his 9th full season in the world tour and he's only 27.

Warren Barguil is a bit of a disappointment. Pissed off to Arkea Samsic because he wasn't allowed to freelance on Sunweb and had some sort of belief that he'd be romping to KoM jerseys or high GC placings all over the place. Then he had that shit-fit at Look which was rumoured to have been less about the bikes he was riding and more because he wanted his bike shop(s?) to be the only Look dealers in the area and they declined.

As for Bardet, it does seem he is doing a Schleck and refusing to learn to TT well enough to sustain a GC bid.

Took mine to the LBS after wasting an evening on it and ripping two tubes. Cost me 10e to get both tyres fitted.

I damaged the sidewall on both my Strade Bianca tyres earlier this year and got a huge sharp stone through the tread. Wouldn't buy again but only because of how hard they are to get on.

I don't really watch the news so don't know if this has had much coverage, but it seems like it should be a big story.

When I was in Shanghai last month it was front page news on the English language papers but it was just starting then.

Don't know if anyone saw but NTT is phasing out the Dimension Data brand starting next month:

https://www.crn.com.au/news/dimension-data-name-and-brand-to-start-disappearing-next-month-526242

Given their crappy performance this year I wonder if they'll actually continue with the team when their sponsorship is up. I've no idea when the deal is due to expire but you'd have to hope that they get some good coverage during the tour.

Don’t have anything against him. I think he’s a great 1-week race rider but there is something lacking for a grand tour. It’s not like everyone can win them.