An impressive ride

Seems mad there’s 6 stages to go on the tour too and he’s resting/drinking beer having finished

Oh man, I'd be eating / drinking everything in sight.

Reminder to donate if you can, as obviously it was done for a good cause: https://give.worldbicyclerelief.org/cam ... br/c329966

Richard G wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:53 am Reminder to donate if you can, as obviously it was done for a good cause: https://give.worldbicyclerelief.org/cam ... br/c329966

Agreed and done.

Do you think he should ride back to meet the peleton, then finish with them? (Maybe have a shower first and maybe a croissant)

It would be cool, but I imagine there's all sorts of rules that would stop it, not least because he could affect the sprint at the end of the day.

That reminds me: I've seen a couple of references to him being drug-tested by WADA along the way... anyone know what the craic is with that? He's not actually competing in the Tour, or anything else AFAICS. Is it just to silence the inevitable critics, or is it just routine testing that any pro team member would need to do, wherever they were?

Once you are registered with WADA then you can be tested anytime, in or out of competition, so you have to let them know you whereabouts every day. Just routine for a pro athlete.

Richard G wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:53 am Oh man, I'd be eating / drinking everything in sight.

Reminder to donate if you can, as obviously it was done for a good cause: https://give.worldbicyclerelief.org/cam ... br/c329966

Thanks for the reminder, I meant to do it a few weeks ago and got sidetracked

sean_iow wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:31 pm Once you are registered with WADA then you can be tested anytime, in or out of competition, so you have to let them know you whereabouts every day. Just routine for a pro athlete.

I see. Cheers.

Wow, absolutely incredible

The WADA aspect is why he had to have a booked campsite every night - so they could find him and test him at their whim.

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:41 am The WADA aspect is why he had to have a booked campsite every night - so they could find him and test him at their whim.

That alone is what put me off a career as a pro cyclist

...y'know, that and the adherence to a strict diet and training regime

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:39 am

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:41 am The WADA aspect is why he had to have a booked campsite every night - so they could find him and test him at their whim.

That alone is what put me off a career as a pro cyclist

...y'know, that and the adherence to a strict diet and training regime

In my case it was being utterly sh1te at it.

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:20 am

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:39 am

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:41 am The WADA aspect is why he had to have a booked campsite every night - so they could find him and test him at their whim.

That alone is what put me off a career as a pro cyclist

...y'know, that and the adherence to a strict diet and training regime

In my case it was being utterly sh1te at it.

You don't know if you don't try. Which is why I don't try.

Since last Thursday my maim occupation is riding my bike, so I guess I’m a pro cyclist.

Now, where do I get my drugs? And where do I register for my drug tests?

Charliecres wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:45 pm Now, where do I get my drugs? And where do I register for my drug tests?

Don't mix the two up!

Friend sent me this
https://road.cc/content/feature/data-re ... nce-284973

I find the Whoop stuff interesting, but I can't help feeling you'd need a decent coach to help you actually do anything with it.

Interesting post race interview with Lachlan ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1aC9bj9I6U