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Dry and windy. Not much wet expected.

EBH to win by 50 bike lengths. Fight me.

Katusha manager chewing out Marcel Kittel. Jurgen Van den Broeck saying Kittel is boozing hard and living the party life. Oh boy Marcel, what have you become.

More chance of Tom Danielson winning it

Why? We don't call them Garmin-Slipstream, MTN-Qhubeka, Quickstep Floors or Orica-GreenEdge. People will probably call them Sky for maybe one or two stages and then adapt.

I would love for it to come down to WvA against MvdP. I think it is too much of a pipe dream, but that is what I will be holding out for on the weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZHjTjYBBJA Belgium's holy race, The Tour of Flanders with Lisa Brennauer. Nice little video to get you amped for the weekend. https://cyclingtips.com/2017/11/mathieu-van-der-poel-is-most-talented-bike-racer-on-planet/ I might have missed it, but it didn't look like this news piece had been posted. Sorry if I missed it. Nice write up on MvdP, his racing pedigree, his rivalry with WvA and his love for friets.

In addition to ProTouch, another Saffa is racing. Brendon Davids is back with Oliver's Real Food this year.

Yes. SS5 from 09:15

Yes. SS5 from 09:00

the complete and utter abandonment of the idea of being Africa's Team.

Sure. But more importantly for purposes of this thread, is she doping?

Priorities seem off

I'm sure his morning dose of Berocca Boost won't hurt either.

Wow. This is heartbreaking. Please be safe out there gents!

Retailing for a cool $1200...you first!

Big if, on the keeping Rafa. The Fat Cockney Bastard promised every cent would be poured back into the club. Where is the TV money Mike? How are we having net gains in transfer windows Mike? ******* lacks ambition. Rafa is the only thing holding this Club together at the moment. If he leaves, Captain Fantastic will probably follow. But hey, Joselu put one in the back of the net, so people can change. Hopefully Rafa receives some backing and pens a new one. HWTL

Hey now. Don't forget everyone's favourite cheat, Mister Pharmacy counter-top himself. He also seems to get a pass from the Hub.

Every day we stray farther from His light. The 1000 posts rule exists for a reason. Gumtree is a no-go.

But your "or" statements were not necessarily applicable to everyone? To which you conclude that if none of them are applicable we are supposedly liars? Wouldn't claiming we are liars makes you the one who has assumed the moral highroad as well? Seems a bit disingenuous to critique my response with the "holier than thou" line. PS: Don't have to turn off the data since I'm not looking at the phone for the journey. [Edit]: Spelling

I haven't driven a car in many months, so I will happily roll it back to when I was driving and no I most certainly did not touch my phone. My phone is permanently on silent so I have no idea if a message or call is coming through. Please don't try and justify your choices by painting us all with the same brush. You can call us liars if that makes you feel better. Perhaps this is how you acknowledge you are doing something you shouldn't, and it is simply easier to not accept responsibility. I'm not criticising you. You can self-reflect if you choose, but I make a conscious decision when I get in a car to give my full attention to the act of driving. Cars are scary.

Love it. Congratulations. I believe it is incredibly difficult to assess yourself in an honest manner and come to terms with aspects of your persona or behaviour which is less than desirable. Doing so however, is an incredibly cathartic experience (or at least it has been so for me in the past). Your improvements as a decent well-meaning human being just have to rub off on one other soul and the knock-on effect has the ability to multiply beyond comprehension. I hope you continue to seek reflective introspection and do what is best for you in the long run. Improve <3

That's why talking about these issues is so so important. Society as a whole is leaving us disengaged. BikeHub (or any other online forum you frequent on a regular basis) can become a place for meaningful discussion with people who's opinion you value. I have maybe met 3 Hubbers in person in total, but there are at least 10x that many posters with thoughts and opinions I enjoy reading and interacting with. Open, frank interactions can lead to those reset moments that you speak about. The ones where we reflect on our historic choices and behavior. Aspects of our lives that could change and more importantly, why they should. We can and should hold each other up to a higher standard.

I am not sure how, why or when it happened, but we as a collective seem to have forgotten just how incredibly devastating the automobile can be. Large metal box capable of traveling at a tremendous speed should be a concept that has our full attention. Texting and driving just shouldn't be a thing. I realise we all have busy schedules and as the world shrinks, it is becoming increasingly necessary to stay connected at all times. We work whenever and wherever we can squeeze out that extra email. But this is not normal. This is not healthy. And when done behind the wheel of a car, it is just downright crazy. I'm not looking to lecture anyone on their actions. Rather, just hoping and pleading that you consider your actions behind the wheel. Things can happen in an instant. Lives (yours included) may well take a horrific turn for the worse the next time you opt to give your car and the road less than all of your attention. Patch makes a vital point about social contracts. I do not text and drive for my own safety, as well as for the safety of other road users. Please offer me that same courtesy. And since its apparently relevant: - I dont have illegal mp3s on my phone - My TV licence is sorted - SARS affairs are up-to-date [Edit]: Words are hard

Yes? If this isnt the place to vent and discuss **** like this, then where do you suggest? There are a boatload of other topics you could comment on if this one isn't your speed. Alternatively, you could start a new topic in Chit chat or cycling safety titled; "Am I the Box?"