"The man who never misses has officially missed": Adrian Chiles claims expensive cargo bikes are a "new kind of class politics"; Foul-mouthed rant at cyclist not using cycle lane... but public sticks up for rider + more on the live blog

Since Adrian Chiles' column about £3,999 cargo bikes is getting a lot of attention we thought we'd take a look at some other less practical purchases, just for comparison with the potentially lifelong, and in some cases car-replacing, investment that is a cargo bike...

• You could buy seven and a half of the cargo bikes Chiles took issue with for the price of... his motor, the BMW 520d...
• Or one 'mini' Dior bag

• 2,000 copies of the Guardian featuring Chiles' column
• A couple of steaks seasoned by a questionable social media influencer

• Half a day represented by Mr Loophole (according to the Express) 
• Seven of the 360-degree cameras Jeremy Vine never leaves the house without

For reference, as per a Sunday Times 2018 interview, Chiles' current motor, since 2016, is a BMW 520d...

Better still...

 All under the four grand mark, I assume...

Just as we reported at Strade Bianche, Matej Mohorič has got the dropper post out again...

Look what Matej Mohorič is using again 👀

The Slovenian has confirmed he will once again use a dropper seatpost at Milano-Sanremo on Saturday, after it helped him to victory in last year's race 🔥
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— Velon CC (@VelonCC) March 16, 2023

Have you invited Adrian Chiles?

— Bob From Accounts 🚲 (@BobFromAccounts) March 16, 2023

On Tuesday we reported that Jayco-AlUla, the team of Kristen Faulkner, had accepted her disqualification from Strade Bianche for wearing a glucose monitor. Well, Faulkner herself has released a statement too, saying she supports a fair environment for all athletes, but has been left "extremely disappointed" by the UCI's decision.

"I have never used glucose data in competition," she said. "I was under the impression that I could race with my device if it did not record any data, because there was no performance advantage whatsoever. The UCI holds the position that wearing a non-connected patch itself — even if there is no transmission of data and no performance advantage — is enough to disqualify me.

"My intent was not to violate any rules or gain an unfair advantage. I am proud of how I raced Strade Bianche and I am extremely disappointed in the UCI's decision. I also hope that one day glucose monitors are allowed in racing. I believe they are a valuable tool for athletes — especially women — to take care of physical health, though that is a conversation for another time.

"I look forward to the rest of the season and I hope that Strade Bianche is one of many WorldTour podiums to come."

They last 2 weeks and are very expensive to replace

— Kristen Faulkner (@FaulknerKristen) March 15, 2023

With her disqualification, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig has been bumped up to third.

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment. Would you capture it, or just let it slip?

Will the real Peter Sagan please stand up? (On the San Remo top step of the podium)... Eminem references out the way, it's Sagan's final Milan-San Remo on Saturday, the Monument he always seemed best suited to winning but never has...

[Gian Mattia D'Alberto — LaPresse]

Two second places, one behind Gerald Ciolek's stunning underdog victory (above), another from an escape trio including eventual winner Michał Kwiatkowski and Julian Alaphilippe (below). Five fourth places, one sixth place and a tenth. Is Saturday finally the day? Stranger things have happened but the three-time World Champion will need to improve on his underwhelming start to his final WorldTour season.

[LaPresse — D'Alberto-Ferrari] 

Speaking to Cyclingnews, Sagan acknowledges "I've got one chance left to win it"...

"Milan-San Remo has always been a race that suits me but has always been a difficult race for me to win," he said. "I haven't managed to win Milan-San Remo for a lot of different reasons and because every year is a different race. Losing in 2017 hurt a lot, I admit it. I felt really strong that day, but they told me information from the team car that was wrong, so I made a bad tactical decision. But as I said, Milan-San Remo is decided even in a split second and you don’t get a second chance to win.

"Milan-San Remo is also special in that sense, there so much you can't control. If you're the absolute strongest at the Tour of Flanders, you can win quite easily. Milan-San Remo is more of a lottery and everything is decided in the last five kilometres, so there's no real time to correct any errors you make or to turn things around if you have a mechanical or a problem. Milan-San Remo is all or nothing."