The cycling thread

[Hillbilly]

Today’s stage finishes in the commune of Aston.

[Somniloquism]

The band comes from there?

[SteveN]

Pogacar superb yesterday and today.

[Hillbilly]

If Pogacar is clean this is some extraordinary cycling. He’s just wiped out minutes of deficit to take the lead of the stage.

[simon ward 50]

Pogacar is an animal on these climbs!

[simon ward 50]

TDFF avec Swift already providing some mad action!

[Somniloquism]

Seems they knew he deliberately ran her over, just couldn't prove it for the higher charges to stick.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q74gx39p7o

[manic-road]

Le Tour 2027 In Britain.

The men's and women's Tour de France will both begin in Britain in 2027, with Edinburgh to stage the men's Grand Depart.

Three stages in each of the events will take place in Britain with Scotland, Wales and England all hosting. Route details and the Grand Depart for the Tour de France Femmes to be announced in the autumn.

The men's version of the world's most famous cycling race has been partly staged in Britain four times before, in 1974, 1994, 2007 and 2014.

This will be the first time both men's and women's events have come to the same nation outside France in the same year.

[Brazilian Villain]

Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash. https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/articles/c4glv348xjwo

[TopDeck113]

The routes of the opening stages of the 2027 Tours announced today.  Both the men's and women's Grand Départs are in the UK.  Pleased that both are coming within a short distance of where I live. 

[simon ward 50]

The Spring Classics start this weekend with the wonderfully named Omloop Het Nieuwsblad!

It's in Belgium in case you were wondering?

[SteveN]

The Spring Classics start this weekend with the wonderfully named Omloop Het Nieuwsblad!

It's in Belgium in case you were wondering?

 No surprise it was won by MVP.  A good win for Matthew Brennan in Kuurne Brussels Kuurne first win for a Brit there since Cav.