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Posted by: MvG501 1st January 2018, 08:05 PM

A 2018 thread to discuss all things cycling related such as upcoming tours, world championships, debates and news anything to with the world of cycling.

Posted by: Mack. 4th February 2018, 04:28 PM

Well done to Britain's Evie Richards on winning the women's Under-23 world title at the World Cyclo-Cross Championships.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 13th February 2018, 03:30 PM

Bryan Coquard wins Stage 1 of the 6 stage Tour of Oman, beating Mark Cavendish in a bunch sprint.

General Classification
1. Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept Club) (1-)
2. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) (2-)
3. Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fortuneo-Samsic) (3-)
4. Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) (4-)
5. Maxime Farazijn (Sport Vlaanderen) (5-)
6. Brian Van Goethem (Roompot) (6-)
7. Conor Dunne (Aqua Blue Sport) (7-)
8. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) (8-)
9. Maximilian Walscheid (Team Sunweb) (9-)
10. Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport) (10-)

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 14th February 2018, 03:24 PM

Nathan Haas wins stage 2, a hilly stage in the Tour

Tour of Oman GC - Stage 2
1. Nathan Haas (Team Katusha - Alpecin) (24-1-)
2. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) (77-2-)
3. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) (65-3-)
4. Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data) (38-4-)
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) (31-5-)
6. Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors) (45-6-)
7. Odd Christian Eiking (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) (44-7-)
8. Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) (49-8-)
9. Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) (52-9-)
10. Fabien Douby (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) (53-10-)

17. Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fortuneo-Samsic) (3-17-)
71. Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept Club) (1-71-)
73. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) (8-73-)
85. Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) (4-85-)
86. Conor Dunne (Aqua Blue Sport) (7-86-)
87. Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport) (10-87)
99. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) (2-99-)
106. Maxime Farazijn (Sport Vlaanderen) (5-106-)
115. Maximilian Walscheid (Team Sunweb) (9-115-)
124. Brian Van Goethem (Roompot) (6-124-)

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 15th February 2018, 05:00 PM

Stage 3 is taken by Greg Van Avermaet, who wins after the climb up the Wadi Dayqah Dam to take the overall lead

Tour of Oman GC - Stage 3
1. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) (77-2-1)
2. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) (65-3-2)
3. Nathan Haas (Team Katusha - Alpecin) (24-1-3)
4. Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) (71-12-4-)
5. Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors) (45-6-5-)
6. Odd Christian Eiking (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) (44-7-6-)
7. Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) (49-8-7-)
8. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) (61-11-8-)
9. Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) (84-14-9-)
10. Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data) (38-4-10-)

11. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) (31-5-11-)
12. Fabien Doubey (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) (53-10-12)
14. Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) (52-9-14)

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 16th February 2018, 04:16 PM

Magnus Cort wins the Stage 4 sprint from a reduced peloton

Tour of Oman GC - Stage 4
1. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) (77-2-1-1-)
2. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) (65-3-2-2)
3. Nathan Haas (Team Katusha - Alpecin) (24-1-3-3)
4. Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) (71-12-4-4-)
5. Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) (49-8-7-5-)
6. Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors) (45-6-5-6-)
7. Odd Christian Eiking (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) (44-7-6-7-)
8. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) (61-11-8-8-)
9. Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) (84-14-9-9-)
10. Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data) (38-4-10-10-)

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 18th February 2018, 02:18 PM

Miguel Angel Lopez wins Stage 5's climb in front of now-leader Aleksey Lutsenko, on a stage that sent Van Avermaet plummeting down the standings

Tour of Oman GC - Stage 5
1. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) (65-3-2-2-1)
2. Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) (49-8-7-5-2-)
3. Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) (71-12-4-4-3-)
4. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) (61-11-8-8-4-)
5. Nathan Haas (Team Katusha - Alpecin) (24-1-3-3-5-)
6. Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors) (45-6-5-6-6-)
7. Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) (84-14-9-9-7-)
8. Odd Christian Eiking (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) (44-7-6-7-8-)
9. Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data) (38-4-10-10-9-)
10. Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) (36-23-15-14-10)

16. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) (77-2-1-1-16)

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 18th February 2018, 04:30 PM

Congrats Lutsenko on winning the Tour! Kristoff wins the final sprint.

Tour of Oman GC - Stage 6
1. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) (65-3-2-2-1-1)
2. Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) (49-8-7-5-2-2-)
3. Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) (71-12-4-4-3-3-)
4. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) (61-11-8-8-4-4-)
5. Nathan Haas (Team Katusha - Alpecin) (24-1-3-3-5-5-)
6. Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors) (45-6-5-6-6-6-)
7. Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) (84-14-9-9-7-7-)
8. Odd Christian Eiking (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) (44-7-6-7-8-8-)
9. Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data) (38-4-10-10-9-9-)
10. Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) (36-23-15-14-10-10)

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 22nd February 2018, 04:01 PM

Bradley Wiggins has criticised Team Sky, stating 'Go somewhere else, because they'll ruin you'. Honestly I don't fully disagree, no-one in the Sky team really gets much glory in the big tours unless your Froome, I've seen riders capable of Top 10 finishes being demoted to domestiques at Sky.

In other news, Mark Cavendish has concussion and a whiplash injury following a crash on the Abu Dhabi tour. Hope he's okay.

Posted by: Mack. 1st March 2018, 11:56 PM

Laura Kenny has helped GB win silver in the women's team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in her first major event since giving birth six months ago.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 5th March 2018, 08:33 AM

Former cyclist Victoria Pendleton was just interviewed on BBC Breakfast about climbing up Everest in May - good luck to her

In other news, Sky have been hit with another drug scandal This time they're crossing an 'ethical line' with performance-enhancing substances.

Posted by: Mack. 10th March 2018, 08:35 AM

Cavendish looked in a sorry state as he rode in on a road bike folllowing that crash probably better for the rest of his season that he did not struggle on injured.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 28th April 2018, 12:12 PM

So the Tour de Yorkshire's starting next Thursday Will anyone be watching? They've extended it to four days this year - glad they've got some hilly stages before the final stage as well, should certainly mix it up a bit.

Posted by: Mack. 28th April 2018, 03:27 PM

I'll be watching, should be good.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 4th May 2018, 09:37 PM

Just finished watching Stage 1 - a really good stage! Great to see the break stay away, it hardly ever happens nowadays and congrats Tanfield on the victory!

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 5th May 2018, 02:19 PM

Tour de Yorkshire - Women's Race

Stage 1
1. Kirsten Wild (Wiggle High5) (1-)
2. Amalie Dideriksen (Boels Dolmans) (2-)
3. Alice Barnes (Canyon-SRAM) (3-)
4. Danielle Rowe (Great Britain) (4-)
5. Natalie Van Gogh (Parkhotel Valkenburg) (5-)
6. Lianne Lippert (Sunweb) (6-)
7. Anna Christian (Trek-Drops) (7-)
8. Megan Guarnier (Boels Dolmans) (8-)
9. Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) (9-)
10. Marta Bastianelli (Ale Cipollini) (10-)


Stage 2
1. Megan Guarnier (Boels Dolmans) (8-1)
2. Danielle Rowe (Great Britain) (4-2-)
3. Alena Amialiusik (Canyon-SRAM) (57-3-)
4. Lianne Lippert (Sunweb) (6-4-)
5. Erica Magnaldi (BePink) (66-5-)
6. Ane Santesteban (Ale Cipollini) (87-6-)
7. Juliette Labous (Sunweb) (44-7-)
8. Shara Gillow (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) (27-8-)
9. Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5) (33-9-)
10. Janneke Ensing (Ale Cipollini) (32-10-)

22. Amalie Dideriksen (Boels Dolmans) (2-22-)
35. Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) (9-35-)
49. Natalie Van Gogh (Parkhotel Valkenburg) (5-49-)
52. Anna Christian (Trek-Drops) (7-52)
56. Alice Barnes (Canyon-SRAM) (3-56-)
60. Kirsten Wild (Wiggle High5) (1-60)
62. Marta Bastianelli (Ale Cipollini) (10-62)

Posted by: Mack. 6th May 2018, 04:23 PM

Great crowds lovely scenery on a warm day like today
I don't think Cavendish will have any luck in this or the remains race.

Posted by: Mack. 17th May 2018, 10:58 AM

Can Froome peak in form to win the Tour de France again?

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 17th May 2018, 03:40 PM

To be honest it would be nice to see someone else win it. Here's hoping for at least a bit of competition.

Posted by: Mack. 4th June 2018, 07:12 PM

South African Daryl Impey won the first stage of the Criterium du Dauphine in a sprint finish.

The Mitchelton-Scott rider, 33, beat Julian Alaphilippe and Pascal Ackermann on the 179km stage from Valence to Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 18th July 2018, 02:32 PM

Trek Factory Racing have announced the opening of their women's team, with Lizzie Deignan (formerly Lizzie Armistead) as their main signing.

Posted by: Mack. 29th July 2018, 06:45 PM

Great to see two important cycle races being on terrestrial TV today.

Posted by: Mack. 2nd August 2018, 07:04 PM

We've got Track, Road, BMX and Mountain Bike over 10 days to look forward to at the European Multisport Championships.

Posted by: Mack. 7th August 2018, 12:41 PM

Ethan Hayter has signed as a Stagiaire for Sky for next season so we might see him in some of the lesser road races.

Posted by: Mack. 8th August 2018, 01:15 PM

Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon has been banned for five weeks by the UCI, after he tried to hit another rider during stage 15 of this year's Tour de France.

The Italian, 24, was disqualified from the race after the incident with Team Fortuneo-Samsic's Elie Gesbert.

Posted by: Mack. 16th August 2018, 11:10 AM

Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome will be leading Team Sky at next month's Tour of Britain, it has been confirmed.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 27th August 2018, 08:38 PM

Irish cycling team Aqua Blue Sport have folded today after not being invited to any of this year's Grand Tours

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 3rd September 2018, 08:07 PM

Anyone else watching the Tour of Britain? Greipel won the first sprint stage, and Meyer won the second stage from the breakaway just seconds away from the chase group! Tonelli takes the leader's jersey though, finishing just behind Meyer after being in the break with him all day.

Both Thomas and Froome are clearly riding for leader Wout Poels (7th in GC) - Thomas is 3 minutes back and Froome 12 minutes back

Posted by: Mack. 4th September 2018, 10:42 AM

Yes, I've been catching bits of this. Yesterday was a really good stage, excellent last 40k.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 4th September 2018, 08:59 PM

Julian Alaphilippe wins the sprint in Stage 3! Bevin, who finished second, takes the jersey while Meyer (yesterday's winner) stays in 2nd. Tonelli falls to 25th.

Posted by: Mack. 8th September 2018, 11:08 AM

Kristina Vogel update - doesn’t look very good.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/45451442

Posted by: Mack. 12th September 2018, 01:02 PM

Simon Yates and his twin brother Adam will lead Britain's men's team at the Road World Championships in Austria which starts on the 22nd September.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 15th September 2018, 05:00 PM

Must've missed posting about the Tour of Britain finale - Alaphillipe won, somewhat predictably

Interesting to not include Froome & Thomas in the World Championship team but I guess they're probably both quite tired after the seasons they've had. And with Simon Yates doing so well at the Vuelta he's a great fit.

Posted by: Mack. 25th September 2018, 04:18 PM

TV coverage of the World Champs is split between Eurosport and the BBC. Eurosport has full coverage of all the time trials and the minor road races, but the Men's and Women's Road Races next weekend are BBC only.

Posted by: PeteLeftLeeds 25th September 2018, 06:19 PM

That's pretty annoying as someone who doesn't have access to Eurosport. Although with one TV between 12 of us chances are I won't get to watch it at all

Posted by: Mack. 26th September 2018, 03:08 PM

Australia's Rohan Dennis has won the men's individual time trial.

Sorry my mistake, the men's individual time trial was available to watch on the BBC website.

Posted by: Mack. 26th September 2018, 10:15 PM

A mixed time trial relay will be introduced for the first time for next year's Road World Championships in Yorkshire.

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 5th October 2018, 11:17 AM

The start and finish venues for the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire cycle race have been revealed by the organisers.

The stages will begin or end at Barnsley, Bedale, Bridlington, Doncaster, Halifax, Leeds, Scarborough and Selby.

Posted by: PeteLeftLeeds 5th October 2018, 08:29 PM

Nice to see it in Leeds again (although hardly unexpected) - would love it to come up to York but somehow I can't see it happening

Posted by: HannibalLetcher 10th October 2018, 03:09 PM

Not good news to hear that Geraint Thomas has had his Tour de France trophy stolen from a cycling show in Birmingham.

Posted by: CaptainMackmas 3rd December 2018, 11:59 PM

Cycling commentator and former professional Paul Sherwen has died at age of 62.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/02/paul-sherwen-broadcaster-cyclist-dies-aged-62

Posted by: CaptainMackmas 4th December 2018, 11:19 PM

Geraint Thomas is this year's BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year.

Posted by: CaptainMackmas 11th December 2018, 05:15 PM

Jess Varnish has told an employment tribunal that British Cycling coaches would "listen through the door" during training camps as an example of the body's "extreme control" over cyclists.

Posted by: Voltage501 31st December 2018, 08:21 PM

A look at the worst cycling kits of all time:

http://www.cycling.today/the-20-worst-cycling-kits-of-all-time/