Does this board not have a cycling thread? La Vuelta has started!

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DESU I'd prefer cycling tours that are just one long route but whatever what do I know

>>77716243
we usually have threads for the stages, theres no general though.
>>77716250
but then you will get long, boring flat stages to get from one meme mountain to the next. Its better this way.

>>77716243
canary islands stage when?

Hello lads, been out of touch with cycling this year, who are the favorites?

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>>77716315

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>no /cyc/ in the title

>>77716395
it is because I am new, it won't happen again anon

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>about to go out for a ride, nice and sunny weather all day says the forecast.
>suddenly it starts fucking pouring

goddamnit. Its only a small cloud and seems to be the only one around but now everything is wet and filthy.

first time i've watched la vuelta lads what am i in for? which stages are the most important? aside from time trial obviously

>>77716488
meme mountain stages, of which there are a lot. You will be enjoying this much more than the Tour.

fuck froome
fuck sky
fuck all brits

>>77716488
enjoy the terrible basque spectators and climb with part at more than 20%

>>77716552
Germany no! Cycling threads are supposed to be comfy.

Apparently there will be some powerful crosswinds today, it might get spicy. I always get hype for crosswinds and 90% of the times nothing happens, but a man can hope.

VaE needs more basque and locombian spectators

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>>77716552
SEETHING

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>>77716243
....so is this the thread for today?

>using pedals

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A soundtrack for /cyc/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baVIiFJIb3U

>>77716609
Hope it will be like the 3rd stage in the 2010 Giro in Holland, echolons and crashes everywhere

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>>77716395

Also poor choice of OP image tbqh. Can we use actual cycling photos from now on? ok thanks

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Dare I say it. the nicest jersey in the peloton?

>>77716875
Let's forgive OP because he's new.

>>77716977

yeah but the usual image is just a boring route profile. we can do better than that

Good morning

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That sonic tailwind for the finish.

>>77717082
>Béziers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGy6txj8FQ0

>>77717082
>sidewinds all day
This stage has great potential.

Also is this the official thread for today?

https://twitter.com/raykerckhoffs/status/899246950972891136
sheeeet, this is gonna be good

inb4 a Belgian wins today

>>77717554
noice

hate my bike
keeps on fucking up
never buy into the german engineering meme

>no Gaviria
>no Kittel

the fuck is QuickStep doing

>>77717621
Wining with Trentin

>>77717361
Winds make races good no matter the direction.
>sidewinds, nice, we'll have some crashes
>forward winds, nice, they are going to go fast
>head on winds, nice, they will get tired

>crashwijk taught his team mates the salto technique
read this post as if it is yesterday

Bike Power Rankings

Disgusting Fred:
Colnago, Pinarello, Trek, Specialized

You Could Do Better:
Orbea, Fuji, Factor, Cannondale

Patrician Choice:
Argon18, BMC, Bianchi, Canyon

Laura :3

is it on.. i don't really know. i don't care much.
Degenkolb wins today. i see if i can tune in in time
vuelta already sucks

>>77717682
>tfw patrician

>>77717683
thank you very much, thanks

>it is software

This wind forcast better be real, I don't wanna watch this shit the whole day if nothing happens

half of the peloton is stagiaires the other half is people who got injured in the spring

>>77717682
>Not riding an old Peugeot with the gears on the frame

>>77718176
>tfw my dad used to have one of these but sold it when I was a kid

Geniez pushed the car with his hand

Los crosso windes

there will be one more section with cross wind and then from 50 km to go it should be either headwind then buttwind.

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Vuelta is always the most ded tour.

>>77718395
None of the team have the balls to do it

>>77718541
But also the most comfy. Also there's football on now as well.

>Go to commercial break
>Crash

Crash

HABBENIN

God Eurosport is shit compared to itv4

>>77717682
where would you rank merida?

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>>77718541
>does not know about America Routes

When's the bongistan tour?

i just ate the best eggs.

>>77716443
riding when it's wet but not raining is the worst. i kind of enjoy the 'challenge' of riding WHEN it's raining, but I'd never set out in it I guess

>>77718861
Enjoy your fipronil poisoning

>>77717682
I ride a Bianchi and now I feel obliged to buy only kit in Celeste


it's killing me quite frankly

Hahaha, it's a train

>>77718879
i ate danish eco eggs.

>train crossing
Ayy

tut tut..

good grief

lul

>motorists

who can stop him?

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I just got home from my ride lads, could anyone give me a quick rundown of the stage so far?

>>77719199
>boring
>crash Moreno and El Abdia
>El Abdia out
>everyone stop because train

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>>77719250
no echelons?

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wew is it happening now?

WIND
I
N
D

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>>77719199
Nice ride m8. I went for a slightly shorter ride earlier today and absolutely gutted myself for a KOM.

>>77719395
wew, is that power measured or estimated? 10 minutes at 400watts is crazy desu.

Cort is a domestique

>>77719260
nope

>>77719423
Estimated as I don't have a power meter yet. Going to buy one for the next season.

>>77719466
you tell me mate
was wondering about that it just stopped over here too
I suspect they put the cutoff time too early or something retarded

I miss the ad-free tdf stream desu

>>77717682
no Focus, reconsider

>>77717682
>Bianchi
the plebbest bike there is. babby's first italian bike.

finally...

>based Sky saving this shit stage

Here we go

>all the irrelevant riders ease up because the stage is almost finihsed
OMG iz habbening!

>>77718741
>>77719694

You Could Do better tier

>>77719901
Dude who the fuck is Laura?

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>>77719923

plen here, is Landa already on Movistar or is he transferring after this season?

based as fuck

Lambaerts with el rojo

Based quickstep

cool

Suhweet

>>77719923
my gf :3

>>77717554
>>77717554
>>77717554
p r e d i c t e d

Awesome

>>77719913
Best tier is Wilier.

gg lamphorse

where the fuck were the sprinters

>>77720137
in Hamburg

>>77720137
>Vuelta a España
>having sprinters

>>77720094
>tfw no Cento10AIR in Ramato or cromovelato azzurro
Suffering

Vuelta should be 2.1

>>77719395

I know that segment and where you live, it was a 16kph tailwind from the south today.

E X P O S E D

>>77720267
I've got no excuses :^)

>>77720220
exactly. Will be my next bike though. Currently on a cheapo Focus Cayo, cant complain.

>>77720047
Post pic

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>>77720711

>>77720267
to be fair, you need a tailwind to get a KOM if its atleast a bit popular and if wind has a significant effect on it.