Edward from Edinburgh had a live blog of his own going yesterday, live from the scene of some top-tier bike lane parking...
Hi @AmazonUK , could you let me know how long I need to wait? pic.twitter.com/cznGHrAUud
— Edward Tissiman (@edtiss) March 23, 2023
There's a certain irony in the the sticker telling cyclists to be careful if passing the vehicle on the inside. Anyway, the minutes ticked by... after five, Edward got told to "deal with it" by the driver who was then back for three more parcels in the subsequent 10 minutes.
After a grand total of 15 minutes, one tweet to Amazon threatening an instant Prime cancellation, and 17 cyclists forced out into the road to pass the van... Freedom...
"I've never seen it without someone parked in it," Edward told road.cc and referencing some of his replies... "I seem to have caused a great deal of angst for drivers across the UK, just by trying to keep off the road."
FREEDOM pic.twitter.com/34nHhmvZlS
— Edward Tissiman (@edtiss) March 23, 2023
If you're feeling déjà vu...
> Cyclist despairs as Amazon van driver takes cycle lane shortcut before parking on pavement
(We've contacted Amazon for comment)
A different definition of the 15 minute city. Sad!
— Nancy Duley (@nduley) March 24, 2023
It's mini Flanders time and we've got some startlist...
With a startlist like this, anything can happen at the E3 Saxo Classic 🤯
📸 Cor Vos
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🇧🇪 #E3SaxoClassicpic.twitter.com/ZJ6rFyeThk— Velon CC (@VelonCC) March 23, 2023
A bit generous putting Cav in that one...
Just the few cards for Jumbo Visma to play... Wout, Benoot, Van Baarle, Laporte. Then again, if Mathieu's on form, one card is all you need...
road.cc podcast time... you're in luck, I'm not on this episode...
> "Adrian, you're wrong!" Pedal Me's co-founder on cargo bikes + THAT foggy ride on the Isle of Man
Yesterday's Mallett post went down so well we're sharing another one...
Yep it's a road in Britain
Really?
Where are the potholes?!#utterlybrilliantbritainpic.twitter.com/n0CyySl98U
— Timmy Mallett (@TimmyMallett) March 24, 2023
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No sign of nerves from the Netherlands... Jumbo Visma matter-of-factly telling VeloNews "we are very confident in our approach". And why wouldn't they be? It worked last year, Pogačar enthusiastically bounding after anything and everything, taking early season race wins left, right and centre...
Vingegaard improving slowly, peaking just at the right time to dethrone his showy rival at the moment it mattered most, that'll be the plan again this year.
"We learnt from Paris-Nice, but we won’t let it be a problem. We are very confident in our approach for Jonas and the Tour," Jumbo-Visma performance director Mathieu Heijboer explained.
"We know from before that Jonas and the whole team have to be 100 or maybe 110 per cent to be able to beat Pogačar. Jonas just wasn’t in the right place mentally at Paris-Nice.
"With an amazing opponent like Pogačar, you just can’t be at 99 per cent to beat him. We knew that already, and unfortunately we saw it at Paris-Nice. But the team, Jonas, we understand why it happened and are confident in what we’re doing.
"I think it’s a gift for us that we have such an amazing opponent. Pogačar pushes us to the very end to do all the things we do at the optimum to try to beat him. So I’m grateful for that."
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Alberto Contador reckons Tadej Pogačar looks "unbeatable" in the early season, the twice Tour de France winner going as far as to say he reckons the Slovenian "looks unstoppable" at this moment in time. Pogačar, who had already equalled the Spaniard's tally of two yellow jerseys by the age of 22, is now 24 and has started the season in scintillating form, besting his main rival for this year's Tour, Jonas Vingegaard, at Paris-Nice and is now eyeing victory in some of the sport's biggest one-day races.
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Speaking to Eurosport, Contador suggested Pogačar is "capable of almost anything" and looks "unbeatable"... (even if he did have some caveats)...
"Do I think Pogačar is unstoppable this season? Well, if we go by what we have seen so far then we could say he looks unstoppable. But I think that there is a lot of the season left. I think he is going for the classics this year… and we will need to see how he manages his efforts. He is putting a lot of energy into his attacks and this could end up taking its toll.
> Check out the Colnago V4Rs Tadej Pogacar rode to Paris-Nice victory
"The Tour is by no means an easy task. There are a lot of factors that come into play. Hitting peak form, preparation, the recovery over three weeks, how his team work, how Jumbo work – his main rival. I think there are a lot of variables.
"It’s true, for now he looks unbeatable and Pogačar is capable of almost anything but I do think that there will be some races that will be harder for him than others.
"It's incredible how he can go for it from a great distance from the finish line, or in the yellow jersey or just for some bonus seconds to keep gaining time. I think that is gold and I wouldn't like to see him race in a smarter way. A separate thing is what him and his team decide with regards to winning the Tour de France again."