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I'm surprised there aren't more (any) posts about the TDF Femmes. It's serving up some proper entertainment in the form of racing and controversy. - DSM winning the opening stage AGAIN. - Some new standout names - Loes Adegeest with a stunning ITT and Puck Pieterse winning a 3-up sprint against Vollering and Niewiadoma, scooping the polka dot and white jersey at the same time. - But yesterday took the cake with the Yellow jersey crashing out badly, yet none of her teammates waited/paced her back to the lead group. In fact, her teammates went on to sprint for the win and 8th place. - Yellow jersey is now on shoulders of Kasia but with the high mountain stages coming, it will be fascinating to see how SD Worx pick up the pieces and whether there will be a few more unexpected twists. The cohesion and depth are there for Canyon SRAM but is it enough to hold off the strongest female GC contender of this era?

Kim's jersey had me proper puzzled yesterday while watching the TDFF. I was wondering who the heck was wearing the WC jersey in AG kit. Wild nonsensical theories were swirling in my head for some time. Thankfully, my ignorance was spared when they said Mauritian champ on the commentary.

Is it me or does Jasper look a bit top heavy this tour?

Goosebumps for that win. Arguably the most selfless teammate and such a unique character.

For the first time ever, I'm more invested in the battle for green than yellow. Let's go Bini!!

Insanely accurate inside scoop on Tadej. https://x.com/Tratnikstan/status/1813273846881120693?t=kdgbuc-JQAUmCpJbpeVQNw&s=19

Our paths are crossing today it seems I've had this exact issue with the same tyre. Fortunately, it was still at a time when Takealot had them in stock, so I simply logged a return. They asked no questions. For what it's worth, my issue became progressively worse, so keep an eye on things. It appeared as if the outermost layer of the tyre had split from the rest of the carcass, thus letting air in between.

I still have my 2019 Contend SL1 Disc and fully agree with @The Ouzo sentiments. I ride this bike more than my newer one (go figure). Amazing bang for your buck if you can pick one up second-hand. 3/4 105 groupset, 11-34 cassette, disc brakes, I run 28c Cinturato with clearance to spare, the wheelset has some depth and overall the bike rides extremely comfortably while still looking good considering the geometry.

+1 for Rapide. The 'Cure XC4 Rear Hub' is also decently priced and specced.

You have to love the irony of something this unreliable, reliably breaking right at the peak moments of a race/fight/game.

Basically...

Prately steel a smaller bolt onto the sheared end 😆

To me, it seems like Roglic has been racing a bit differently lately. He seems more measured in his efforts. Traditionally, he seemed to struggle towards the end of stage races. I wonder if he's learnt from this and tried to adjust. Battling Remco last year, it appeared as if he 'saved some legs for later'. One will never know with him I suppose. He's so likeable that it always sucks to see him blow up at crunch time. John Wakfield can mos koppel some data for us but is most likely rolling his eyes.

Hair doping team lol! For a guy who's always exuding confidence (if not, arrogance), the owner of said team looked VERY uncomfortable when asked a question about doping. His whole frame changed. *takes tin foil hat off*

Yes, the man himself.

The regular users of The Hub, seem to be seasoned riders mostly, so I'm inclined to think most are set/comfortable with their routines and abilities. Couple this with the safety aspect of meeting a stranger from online and the fact that our city is cliquey, don't fret if you get no response. I hope you do though. Good luck!

Interesting topic in that I've always thought it was just a bad bottle design and never considered that it could be the cage. Reason being, is that the bottles that usually stick, are the ones with the sticky print (Enduren or First Ascent) or just not sized correctly. Whereis I feel Elite, Polisport and even Ciovita have designed bidons that never stick in any of my cages.

There's a new season of Unchained available on Netflix. Already enjoying it more than the first season. The cinematics are vibrant and the storyline seems more refined this time.

Are those chrome hubs on the SL8's?

All good man, it's not that we're being snobs. It's like having to trade in your 2 door coupe for an SUV. Nothing wrong with it all but it still needs a moment of silence lol.

Quality video bud. I had FOMO while watching. Everything of the best for this shop. It's nice to see something with a twist. I'll definitely pop in.

It wouldn't be the worst thing though, as it will tighten up the already huge time gaps AND it will give him a better chance at winning TdF. More entertainment for us! I do wonder if this strategy is even possible though. Probably not.

Same story with his ITT... It's weird.

That section is so notorious, i doubt you will get a confirmation here. However, I think the metal cage did make an appearance in that German guy's video about the bike lane a couple of months ago. What I do recall for sure was that there was a section where he needed to get off his bike and the cycle lane altogether because one section had scaffolding erected in the lane by one of the businesses along the route. Can't even be mad at the business in question. They surely know that the bike lane is truly deserted by now.

Thanks for pointing this out @Shebeen. I've submitted my comments via the link (I know many hubbers see this as useless but I will do it until I'm blue in the face) and they echo EXACTLY what Robbie has stated. I've suggested they create an NMT Security outfit to patrol these lanes 7 days a week. This will protect the investment, encourage further usage and create a decent amount of jobs.