lechatnoir

that is so pretty. there's nothing like straight, round tubes. what's the clearance like at the back, tyre-wise? many happy miles! also, have you considered some clear stickers to protect the frame where the cables rub at the headtube?

^^^^ This. Try it on. And take your eyewear and beanie/buff/skullcap along to make sure. I was adamant I wanted a new Abus. Tried it on and took it off after a second... seems I have a bump on my head the helmet did NOT accommodate it...

you described 'falling flat' perfectly right there

roads and people are the same, but fewer punctures guaranteed! But Ouberg Pass is just as steep!

Proper selflessness and a proper team player. But those white shorts... bold move

It's a long, flat race. This isn't Strade where the terrain was tough as nails. If UAE set a high tempo on the flat from a long way out, it makes a nice train for all the others in the mix to sit on and get a nice tow. That doesn't help Pog at all, as they all get to the same place nice and fresh - the Cipressa and Poggio, and we know they're not steep enough for him to distance anyone... Last year they were braking into the corners going up! Worst case for Pog is some sprinters that can go up hill decently stick with him - they'll pull his pants down at the finish... This happened in Flanders when MVDP beat him (and a couple of others), until he worked out he can drop them on those nasty climbs. MSR doesn't have hard climbs like that. Using that tactic, Pog will likely win Flanders every time he starts But, he can still get first place in MSR, but I doubt it'll be because he wins, more a case of the others losing. One thing's for sure, there will be a thoroughly deserved winner.

for fitting an anti-chainsuck thing perhaps?

At 300k, I'm quite disappointed it only has 2 colourways... At that price, I'd like to get a handful of colours to ride on different days. I think that'd be nice. #disappointed. I'll pass until they make it in more colours

a Vuka scooter will do too....

295K? I got a very decent 2nd hand Pajero pretty recently for that. Probably has lower running costs too... This isn't the bike for me... I'm not a dentist

I'm thinking Pedersen is in with a good shout. I feel if Pog wants to win, he'll need to do it from a long way out—most of the front runners can hang with each other on the final climbs, and whoever wins will do so in sparkling style... Unless it's from 80km out.... Why do I always feel like putting money on Bettiol? sooner or later, I'll get that one right... Will it be a short breakaway on the Poggio (Pidcock, VDP, Moho, Trentin, Pedersen), a small bunch sprint (Pedersen, Kooij, et al) or a long break (just Pog in this category)? It's VDP's first racing day, and I bet everyone (including him) is wondering what he's bringing. I hope he takes home the trophy...

i recall trying that with GCN+ on my phone with a VPN running, and it still said 'nope'. PC was fine though. Perhaps it's a phone thing?

from their FAQ "If you sign up for discovery+ at discoveryplus.com, you can pay for your subscription using any major credit card or PayPal. We currently do not accept prepaid credit cards. If you sign up via the discovery+ app on a supported device, you can pay for your subscription using any payment method supported by your device."

The first 6 digits of your card contain country information. Eurosport used to check that against the P address location and say 'yay or nay' if there was a match or not. That changed to jsut use the card/country of issue detail, and so for SA cards, it's been a 'nay since' Similarly, Paypal is funded by a card, and that has a country of issue, and that's also checked. I tried Shyft, and that failed too. Seems the Apple route is using a credit balance of a UK Itunes account (is that still a thing?) to pay the D+ subscription. That may apply to a Google Play/pay-type thing as well. Either that or get a mate in the UK to subscribe on my behalf. We all have one of those... The upside of D+, is that it comes wth other sports too, notably the Olympics later this year, and Le Mans. I'll wait until MVDP starts racing... anything else is meaningless

I failed with Kodi, so your winning at it is getting me motivated to try again. Would you mind sharing the procedure you used to get this right?

Heal up Dale

Can't understand the Sporza commentary, but that does mean no Rob Hatch and Carlton Kirby... I think I'll consider it 'learning another language'...

I'm with you... just like my Gothic wasn't for me...!

I think I can help you out here... On the day, it will be a south-easter... probably picking up strength as it gets later, but will still have strong gusts throughout the day... Then again, it's Cape Town, so look out the window, and you'll still be only guessing what it'll be like in an hour....

wouldn't it be great if the tour was actually won on the last day for a change...? ITT in Nice is nice... call me weird, but this 'day before' shenanigans is lame

so much can happen between now and july, but yeah, he looks sharp.

So a truck is the new oil rig? or something like that. 🤣

Shyft gave me a credit that's SA-based, so still won't work...

If you get that right, please post here. I tried, and I got billed, the service wasn't activated, and then I was refunded... With the VPN active, it failed with a mismatch of region (VPN).

You're spot-on. On the other hand, when I get invited to ride those roads, my consideration is that I can't face it at all. I get the 'reclaiming spaces' thing, but I guess I'm too afraid. But kudos to those who aren't and can cope with all that comes with riding on those roads.