So called professional cyclists

[sr71caspar]

I have the same view as Cougar.
Lone cyclists seem to be OK, but when they get in a pack they are more arrogant and pig headed than petrol BMW steerers.

 

[ianrobbo1]

I have the same view as Cougar.
Lone cyclists seem to be OK, but when they get in a pack they are more arrogant and pig headed than petrol BMW steerers.

True this!!

 

[andyBeaker]

I take comfort in the fact that you are all motorised cyclists so are not in a position to be taken seriously on any subject whatsoever.

 

[sr71caspar]

There are none so blind, as those who do not wish to see.

 

[Lee337]

An arrogance of cyclists (is that the correct collective term?) went down our road at the weekend & one of them hit a parked car. The Police were called along with an ambulance although there were no serious injury as the cyclist who hit the car was up and jumping around complaining about the many thousands of pounds of damage to his cycle. I gathered from the shouting that the car owner was at fault for leaving his car on the road outside his house when he had a perfectly good drive to park on.

They behaved like a pack of wild dogs surrounding a cat until the police turned up, apparently called by a concerned neighbour.

I've said it before & I'll say it again, it's only a matter if time before the 'Arrogance' hits someone & causes injury. It's come close a few times I've witnessed.

A little respect for other people, road users and pedestrians would go a long way.

 

[derek kelly]

I've said it before & I'll say it again, it's only a matter if time before the 'Arrogance' hits someone & causes injury. It's come close a few times I've witnessed.
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I once had a cyclist signal for me to pull over as I had the audacity to blare my horn as he went through a red light, I over took him (after the light had changed) & he started shouting & telling me what he was going to do if I pulled over, I found a layby a few metres up the road so I pulled over, he clocked my uniform under my civvy jacket & changed his tune claiming that he was rushing home as his wife had just had a baby, I wished him well & told him that riding like a pillock will soon make his wife a widow with a child to bring up on her own

 

[andyBeaker]

I have seen cyclists strangle kittens

 

[Cougar377]

I have seen cyclists strangle kittens

That was Lance Armstrong.

 

[Jaws]

Horse and riders have my total respect on the roads.. Lycra lovies have my total contempt
Apart from Ireland, you want to race horses .... it is done on a track.. you want to race pushbikes.. it is done anywhere with little thought or respect for other road users

 

[Malone]

I heard on the news this morning that one of a pair of cyclists managed to die while out riding alone together (?) without anyone around to blame. Police are appealing for witnesses - wtf!

 

[sr71caspar]

Bicyclist are more likely to choke the chicken.

I don't think any of 'em are interested in pussy.

 

[andyBeaker]

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas up to second as Julian Alaphilippe splits peloton
By Steve Sutcliffe

BBC Sport

• 1 hour ago
• From the sectionCycling
  
• 9

Stage 10 winner Wout van Aert is making his debut in the Tour de France
Britain's defending champion Geraint Thomas moved up to second in the Tour de France after a dramatic conclusion to stage 10.

Along with overall race leader Julian Alaphilippe, Thomas benefited from a late split in the peloton that caught many race rivals by surprise.

The 33-year-old had started out from Saint-Flour to Albi - the final stage before the first rest day - in fifth.

Belgian Wout van Aert edged out Elia Viviani in a thrilling sprint finish.

Speaking to ITV 4, Thomas, who is hoping to be the first rider since Miguel Indurain in 1992 to successfully defend his title as a first-time Tour winner, said: "I had a really good day in the end.

"We had a little go earlier but it was not the right conditions. We were always attentive and ready for anything.

"From our point of view we had everyone bar two guys [in the front group] so we were fully committed. There were plenty of guys turning and you could tell behind that they had gone full out [to catch up].

"They ran out of gas and the elastic snapped. You would never expect it today. But a positional error from them and they lose a minute and a half."

The stage had passed without incident until around 40km from the end when Rigoberto Uran's EF Education First team attempted to take advantage of the crosswinds.

However, they and a clutch of general classification (GC) contenders, including Groupama-FDJ's Thibaut Pinot and Astana's Jakob Fuglsang, were caught out as Alaphilippe initiated a devastating counter.

Setting an unrelenting pace, Alaphilippe again lit up the race before Ineos took over to press home Thomas and his co-leader Egan Bernal's advantage.

Britain's Adam Yates, who moved up to eighth in the GC, and Movistar's Colombian leader Nairo Quintana also finished in the leading group, one minute and 40 seconds in front of a chasing pack that also included Trek-Segafredo's Richie Porte.

Bernal's performance saw him earn the white jersey for the best young rider in the race, the pervious wearer, Italy's Giulio Ciccone, being another to drop back overall.

The riders have a rest day on Tuesday before the race recommences on Wednesday when the Tour travels 167km from Albi to Toulouse.

Stage 10 result
1. Wout van Aert (Bel/Team Jumbo-Visma) 4hrs 49mins 39secs

2. Elia Viviani (Ita/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) same time

3. Caleb Ewan (Aus/Lotto-Soudal) same time

4. Michael Matthews (Aus/Team Sunweb) same time

5. Peter Sagan (Svk/BORA-Hansgrohe) same time

6. Jasper Philipsen (Bel/UAE Team Emirates) same time

7. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) same time

8. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Mitchelton-Scott) same time

9. Oliver Naesen (Bel/AG2R La Mondiale) same time

10. Greg van Avermaet (Bel/CCC Team) same time

General classification after stage 10
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) 43hrs 27mins 15secs

2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Ineos) +1min 12secs

3. Egan Bernal (Col/Team Ineos) +1min 16secs

4. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Team Jumbo-Visma) +1min 27secs

5. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger/BORA-Hansgrohe) +1min 45secs

6. Enric Mas (Spa/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) +1min 46secs

7. Adam Yates (GB/ Mitchelton-Scott) +1min 47secs

8. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar Team) +2mins 04secs

9. Daniel Martin (Ire/Team Emirates) +2mins 09secs

10. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +2mins 33secs

 

[derek kelly]

Can you get treatment for a split peloton?

 

[Pow-Lo]

Is it sensible riding horses on public roads??!!

At the end of the day if everyone treated each other with courtesy and respect regardless of mode of transport then there wouldn't be a problem.

End of.

“End of”, frequently used by people with insufficient intelligence to close out an argument logically.

 

[andyBeaker]

“End of”, frequently used by people with insufficient intelligence to close out an argument logically.

Cobblers.

End of.

 

[derek kelly]

Cobblers.

End of.

Point proven.