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What happened to Ben O Connor this year? Edit,he never started, apologies

Thanks, will they work on this left (reverse) threaded limit screw?

Apparently this was MvdP lead out numbers of yesterday...

Hi. So I managed to strip the high limit (grub) screw on my 11 speed sram etap front derailleur. 😔 The screw was/is stuck and would not budge at all. Is my only bet to drill it out? It is stuck in such a position where I cannot grip it at all. Second hand replacement derailleurs are selling for 300 euros, which is a lot of money for a stripped grub screw.

How about a custom built set from @nick_the_wheelbuilder

This. It definitely feels like the current B cat races are mostly A cat riders sandbagging. IMO, guys pushing above 6 w/kg for 5 minutes and then just creeping in with race average of 4 w/kg with an average heart rate of 140 bpm, should be racing A cat.

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This sounds like a stop limit and indexing issue. Local bike shop will be able to sort it out quickly. Stupid question, but are you sure there is an 11 speed cassette fitted? If it is indeed an 11 speed cassette, then there should be a "double shift" happening somewhere at the smaller cogs as well. If set up correctly, campy chorus should shift perfectly.

Did cav make the time cut?

Luuks! Geniet ervan!

I also have one ciovita corsa 2.0 that has turned transparent above the cheek crack. I have noticed that the corsa 2.0 just does not last as long as the first versions. Must be all the marginal gains in the newer products.

Stop skipping leg day 🫣

I have not had bean to cup machine coffee that tastes as good as a real espresso. I could only take so many bean to cup disasters here in NL before I bought my machine. If I want real coffee, I make it myself. In the restaurants, I now order ice cream. But I get the convenience factor, question is just how much you willing to sacrifice on taste...

I do not know Roger Smart, but Nico Bell is an ex SA pro. He has been riding for many years (veteran now) and is the owner of Bells cycling in Nelspruit.

The race is going to be wild! Many pros and ex pros from europe will be at the start, including van avermaet and current gravel world champion, Mohoric...

SRAM 13-speed XPLR AXS gravel groupset spotted at Unbound Gravel (msn.com)

Thank you. Is there a specific reason for internal bearings as opposed to external? I am currently in NL, so will have a look on the websites. C bear has this, with external bearings: C-Bear Ceramic Bearings Bottom Bracket T47 - SRAM/Truvativ GXP - Race - T47-68-22/24 (bike24.nl)

Please assist. My new road frame is in the post. Frame is T47 threaded with 86mm width at the bottom bracket. Crankset is Sram Red GXP. Which BB do I need to order, as the oem sram only offers a DUB version of T47? Inboard or outboard bearings?

I have fond memories of the MM during 2013-2017. It was a challenging event and well attended. I hope they can restore it to its previous status.

Unbound Gravel, 1 June… https://www.cyclingweekly.com/gravel/gravel-world-champion-matej-mohoric-and-bahrain-team-to-race-unbound-200?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0TscVIC3taPZYGKfX-bFm95Cwjrl1MAFzCar98pOEwXGSAlmT8gX9RZTE_aem_AUK0NEURcqHz7hC39Aqd5-6cKmeO7Up4LwPKZeb6Ummb_nR8NawfM1npMnYWh2lIKNuPseObx7GqC60FfdC2QOzs

Maybe the numbers are dwindling because each year the route gets easier? Maybe they should just call it a gravel race, as it seems that is what the numbers prefer🫣

Hopefully it will trickle down to force and rival quite soon... Did I misread, but I did not see a semi compact (52-36) crankset option?

Awesome, thanks for sharing! How did your pink bike perform?

Thanks for this link. Tried it this morning. Started with 70g/h and chucked all the sugar for an hour and half effort into my bidon. Added one hydration tablet for some salt and flavour. Tasted pretty good and worked well. No stomach issues and did not feel hungry at all afterwards. Definitely taking this method further!

Side note. Be careful of pitted dates. Nothing effs up your ride more than breaking a tooth on pit found in a bag of pitted dates…