Need a Bière des Amis after a long ride? 🍻 @LoicVliegen shows how to open it like a pro 😎 pic.twitter.com/iQYa0WS7K6
— Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert (@IntermarcheWG) March 3, 2022
Ah go on then, if you insist...guess we should all have a beer then...
Strade Bianche. By all means. Strade Bianche! pic.twitter.com/assbZwDFwC
— Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) March 3, 2022
The Dorset Echo is reporting a host of local public spaces protection orders, including a cycling ban on the promenade between May and September from 10am to 5.30pm. It is a continuation of a current order, however, it will not apply to children under the age of 12.
The local paper reports concerns about a lack of enforcement, dates and timings of restrictions and the areas covered. Others opposed the ban and asked for cycle access all year round, or in a defined area.
Bora-hansgrohe's new GC leader and recent winner of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Aleksandr Vlasov, has spoken out about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a statement posted on his Instagram, the Russian athlete agreed with compatriot and fellow WorldTour pro Pavel Sivakov, saying: "I, like a lot of Russians, just want peace. I’m not a political person, and normal people like me weren’t asked if we want a war.
> Ineos Grenadiers’ Russian pro Pavel Sivakov denounces invasion of Ukraine
"It has been a shock for everyone and I hope that it will stop as soon as possible. It’s a difficult situation for everybody. I feel sorry for all the people who are suffering, and I hope that there will soon be peace. I am an athlete and my goal should be to unite people across political borders, rather than divide them. I think that should be the role of sports.
The good, the bad and the ugly? More like the bad, the bad and the ugly...
The opening time trial of the EasyToys Bloeizone Fryslân Tour (catchy name) was overshadowed by some...let's say less than ideal marshalling and event management. Exhibit A:
And again- @UCI_cycling racing at pro level on open roads should not be happening like this pic.twitter.com/IEiKqDuxNB
— Peter. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🚴♂️ (@PBXscribes) March 3, 2022
Exhibit B:
It’s just like riding a club 10 😬😬 #BFT22pic.twitter.com/nhPSPyRvx7
— Peter. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🚴♂️ (@PBXscribes) March 3, 2022
Looking less like a professional bike race but more like when you're late for work on the local bike path...(just kidding, the UK doesn't have bike paths like that)...
Just when you though it couldn't get any worse...
Exhibit C:
It gets better/worse - this isn’t good enough, women deserve better #BFT22https://t.co/pLWNSLv1e2pic.twitter.com/HmifHNAhx0
— Peter. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🚴♂️ (@PBXscribes) March 3, 2022
After all the ridiculousness, Ellen van Dijk won the stage from compatriot Riejanne Markus. A certain Katie Archibald was fourth, that return to road racing seems to be going alright for the three-time Olympic medallist on the track...
Oleksandrw Kulik, Honored Coach of Ukraine, has tragically passed away yesterday in the context of the Ukrainian situation.
The Cycling community is standing with his family, friends and former colleagues of the Ukrainian Cycling Federation. pic.twitter.com/Oluns0BPOW— David Lappartient (@DLappartient) March 2, 2022
Anyone heard about what's happening over in Ukraine? Apparently it's not a war or invasion, just a "situation"...
I'll shut up and let the reaction speak for itself...
UCI still too afraid and too big a coward to use the phrase ‘the Russian invasion’. And Gazprom & RusVelo still riding in (WorldTour) races. Pathetic... 💪🇺🇦 Тримайся, Україно!🇺🇦💪
— Dirk Drolenga (@dirkdrolenga) March 2, 2022
It's called a war David
— Nairo Quintana Fanclub (@NairoInGreen) March 2, 2022
The "context" aka war
— John Maguire 🇺🇦 (@velo_bristol) March 2, 2022
Looks like the party might be over people 😢😢 They appear to be starting work on the Snake Pass and are now stopping cyclists. Boo!!!! https://t.co/7jDFKAjqTZ
— Simon Warren (@100Climbs) March 3, 2022
That's a lot of weekend rides which will need changing...
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The A77 is a popular & key cycle route out of south Glasgow for leisure and short local journeys. Use this survey to tell @EastRenCouncil NOT to remove the vital cycle lane segregation - it will make #cycling less safe. #roadsafety#PaintIsNotProtection
👇https://t.co/WQedR4xBlzhttps://t.co/eqj8yDgxa9— Cycling UK in Scotland (@CyclingUKScot) March 3, 2022
What a great news to start the day! 😍 #RVV22pic.twitter.com/AkY3J8sbC7
— Ronde Van Vlaanderen (@RondeVlaanderen) March 3, 2022
Fun fact: Andy Williams' hit 'It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year' is actually about the seven-week Classics run from Omloop to Roubaix...(or it should be)...
Strade Bianche men's and women's races this Saturday, as if you needed any reason to sit in front of the telly watching bike racing all day...also Wout's giving it a miss to give everyone else a chance. How kind of him...
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Could I not have ONE journey home where I don’t have to shout at the top of my voice? pic.twitter.com/s68Nt0zvY9
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) March 2, 2022
Jeremy Vine was back sharing footage of a near miss in London yesterday...this time a Land Rover driver not seeing the presenter in the bike lane until he shouted 'No!' at the top of his lungs.
Vine shared the video, asking: "Could I not have ONE journey home where I don’t have to shout at the top of my voice?"
Maybe there's a business idea in the Jeremy Vine shouts 'no' alarm clock? Good luck snoozing through that...
In a way that only Twitter can, when faced with the clip, one reply was more concerned with the cyclist's cry than the driver almost knocking him off his bike...
People make mistakes, there are blind spots in cars. As a cyclist you need to be super aware that someone may not have seen you, and you need to stop shouting, particularly at people that have made a genuine error. I am both a cyclist and motorist.
— David Sass (@davidsimon1) March 2, 2022
Who you gonna call? Surrey Roads Policing Unit's Twitter admin, obviously...
There isn’t a blind spot out the windscreen!!!
The driver just didn’t look.#Fatal5 - Careless Driving.Drivers need to be super aware that they’re driving over a tonne of metal at speeds the human body hasn’t evolved to cope with.
— Roads Policing Unit (RPU) - Surrey Police - UK (@SurreyRoadCops) March 3, 2022
However, that wasn't the only one...
Do you understand what registration numbers are for? Using the roads in a two-ton lump of metal is a public act.
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) March 2, 2022
That's what annoyed me. I said “can't you apologise?” and he replied “I already have,” and started waving me on. Driving a massive tank!
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) March 2, 2022
Amazingly, some cyclists are taking advantage of empty streets in the zombie apocalypse. #kyivpic.twitter.com/pAmnwdNzYR
— Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) February 28, 2022
We're still not over the spirit of the Ukranian cyclists still getting out for their two-wheeled dose of exercise even with the terror of a Russian invasion just metres away. This first photo, snapped by Economist correspondent, Oliver Carroll shows the emptiness of the city's capital just a few days ago, sadly the situation has worsened since then.
Amazing determination ❤️👏. If I knew the name of this Ukrainian cyclist and he doesn’t have a coach, I would love to coach him for free. My highest admiration. (credits CNN Portugal) pic.twitter.com/8B4GxKGl5l
— Iñigo San Millán (@doctorinigo) February 28, 2022
Then there's this clip of the rider who went viral on Monday after being spotted training riding towards military vehicles. The video shows the cyclist, probably very wisely, turning back.
Social media whispers suggest the rider has been identified as Ukrainian cycling team manager Roman Yefimov who oversaw Olena Starikova's silver in the women's sprint at last summer's Olympic Games.
Only 3 month the life of Roman was this https://t.co/Nmv5jx10bapic.twitter.com/AoVsQ7qk77
— Maksym Sladkov (@sladkovm) March 1, 2022
As per the translation below: "Hi, everything is ok, I’ve enlisted in the Territorial Defence Forces in Kyiv. We are on it! Thank you for your help and concerns. We will win!"
Bloody Cyclist - Got in the Way.....again...#cycling#cycletwitterpic.twitter.com/Q2Ivw82GHt
— Col Philip Aussie Stuck in Italy BUGGER !! (@ColPhilip1) March 1, 2022