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There's simply too many on the road variables. A Wout van Aert without appendix surgery the other day would probably have won the TT in the Tour and taken yellow. If's but's and maybe's? On the question of changing physiology, in the two to three years it would take to transform your focus and your talent in a different direction, a new batch of kids will be coming up and will make the whole exercise moot.

Is probably still racing espoirs or is some 19 year old about to win L'avenir in August.

That's not a given. I remember everyone in the know commenting after Bernal's TdF win, that it was the start of his domination for the next decade. Look what happened. Every year it seems a new group of younger faster riders is coming up. The need to do an "apprenticeship" until 25/26 years old is gone. Teams scout winners at Junior level, check the numbers in testing in the lab and on the road, and can immediately predict a potential tour winner at 19/20 years old.

It's in the jeans.

We need Johan Bornman back.

There's already a patent filing from Shimano on that.

Didn't see athread on it, but well done to Ash. Hope she stays on the podium in the SD Worx show. I mean the Giro Donne.

That helmet. Emulating Roglic?

Never been in a bike race, have you?

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Yeah, I reckon I might do some drive-by trolling here and there, but see y'all.

I'm a Merckx, Lance and Valverde fan. I hope Wout wins. Sentiment with winners, not eternal seconds...

I love the new jersey.

Yup. It beats the hell out of that EFF abortion from last year.

English thread square taper for life?

Seeing as it's a London based company, I'm certain a regular nexthash will be fine.

I know the covid lockdown has been harsh, but did you sleep for the better part of a year?

As a rule, I hate retro crap. I'm like Barney Stinson, "New is always better". But I really dig this, and the classic Pug is a nice touch. And, crucially, no white shorts. I got a warning for expressing my opinion of those just the other day.

Some sort of crpto/VC/startup?

Decathlon

Couldn't recall it at the time. I knew it was some EyeTie bloke...

I don't get all the Valverde hate. That Italian that finished second in the Giro also served a doping ban, and y'all lick his behind.

I finally bought a torque wrench on Saturday. Turns out all the bolts on the foil were almost at the exact correct spec anyway. My method of tightening till the very tip of the allen key flexed with minimal pressure was not too bad after all.

The best shoes on the planet!

Nipple and cockpit.