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Coffee shop faces backlash over cyclists are c***s photo; Office visitor told his bike must be wrapped in plastic "to protect against COVID"; Wiggo's birthday smoke; Chris Hall reaction; World record?; BMW close pass; Romandie + more on the live blog

It's Thursday and Dan Alexander will be keeping you up-to-date with the best bits from the cycling world on the live blog...
29 April 2021, 15:09
Coffee shop faces backlash over cyclists are c***s photo

Telling cyclists they are c***s is a bold strategy for a coffee shop - it's not like we drink much of the stuff or anything. London coffee house Fuckoffee is today facing a fair bit of backlash over a picture originally shared on its Twitter account on 9th April. It tells us exactly what Fuckoffee appear to think of cyclists, and now that it's been spotted by a number of Twitter users, not everyone (possibly no one) is seeing the funny side. 

It seems to be something of a social media 'strategy' for the coffee shop to post offensive images and memes, with a number of other posts from its account causing controversy recently. It's not surprising this one has not gone down well either, with many cyclists quick to point out the potentially problematic decision to alienate yourself from one of the biggest coffee-loving groups out there.

The London Cycling Campaign did their bit too...

29 April 2021, 15:57
Strong support for record spending on cycling and walking in Scotland
E-bike (Transport Scotland)

The latest YouGov polling showed strong support for record spending on cycling and walking in Scotland. 47 per cent of Scots support allocating at least 10 per cent of the Scottish transport budget to cycling and walking. The current level of funding is 3.5 per cent. In their manifestos for the upcoming elections, three of the main parties have committed to a 10 per cent level of funding, while the SNP has made the lowest commitment at 5.5 per cent.

Cycling UK welcomed the increased spending pledges and is calling for central and local governments elected this summer to ensure cycling is accessible to all, regardless of background, ability or where they live.

Of the 1,204 people polled by YouGov on behalf of Cycling UK, 20 per cent said they opposed the 10 per cent pledge, while 25 per cent said they would neither support nor oppose it. 9 per cent said they did not know. Support was highest among people aged 16 to 24, with 68 per cent in favour. 

Jim Densham, Cycling UK’s campaigns and policy manager for Scotland, said the results of the poll send a clear message to politicians that increased spending on active travel is a vote-winner. “There is clearly strong support across Scotland for the next Scottish Government to deliver on our target to spend at least 10% of the transport budget on cycling and walking. The results show that support outweighs opposition regardless of age, social class or location in Scotland."

29 April 2021, 15:34
Bahrain victorious at Tour de Romandie as Sonny Colbrelli sprints to victory on stage two

Here it comes, the painful pun every cycling journalist has been waiting to use. Bahrain Victorious were indeed victorious for the first time in the WorldTour since their change of name. It was Italian sprinter Sonny Colbrelli who delivered the win, beating Patrick Bevin in a close sprint at the end of another demanding day in the Jura mountains.

Home rider Marc Hirschi was third behind the Kiwi, Bevin, who moves up to second on GC thanks to his six bonus seconds. Colbrelli will get another shot at victory tomorrow when the riders take on a lumpy sprint stage, although a certain Peter Sagan may have something to say about that.

29 April 2021, 13:26
UCI Track Champions League details announced
Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish in the madison at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (picture credit Charlie Forgham-Bailey SWpix.com)

The UCI has announced the details of its new "dynamic racing format" which will see track racing over six rounds across a six-week period culminating with four champions being crowned. The best male and female sprint riders and the best male and female endurance riders will each receive equal prize money. A restructuring of the UCI calendar will see the UCI Track World Championships move to October and become the qualification pathway for the Champions League.

At the event riders will score points across the six rounds in either the sprint or endurance category. Sprinters race the sprint and keirin, while endurance riders race the elimination race and scratch race. Continuing on from the equal prize money, there will be an even split between male and female riders, with 24 of each competing, which will be decided by their performance at the precedding World Championships.

29 April 2021, 12:38
Josh Quigley halfway to breaking week-long cycling distance world record

Looks like a stunning day for it in Aberdeenshire. Josh Quigley has passed the 1,000-mile point in his epic week-long cycling distance challenge. Midway through day four now, that back must be in bits...He will have to keep up this mileage until Sunday to beat the record but anyway, record aside, what an incredible achievement it already is considering as recently as January he was hospitalised after a serious training crash in Dubai. Keep it going, Josh!

29 April 2021, 10:51
A wild 1 Series appears: Yet another Richmond Park close pass
29 April 2021, 10:28
Cycling UK helps Southwark schoolchildren learn bike maintenance skills
Children cycling (picture credit pressedienst fahrrad)

Here is a nice initiative from Cycling UK, helping to teach schoolchildren in south London bike maintenance and giving them a renovated bike of their own. Southern Railway donated the bikes which were abandoned or unclaimed at their stations. Through Walworth-based Community Cycleworks, 15 kids will be able to take part in a 'Build a Bike' course where they fix up a bicycle which they can keep afterwards.

Cycling UK hopes the course will both teach the children important maintenance skills while also encouraging more young people to use bikes. Toby Edwards from Cycling UK explained the initiative: "Cycling UK is hugely grateful to Southern Railway for donating these abandoned bicycles which will make a real difference to the lives of children in South London.

"The ‘Build A Bike’ project run by Community Cycleworks offers young people a chance to learn how to maintain and fix donated cycles which gives them or their family member a real sense of ownership and pride. Whether it is cycling to school or riding for fun with their friends, hundreds of miles will hopefully be clocked up once these bikes have been brought back to life."

29 April 2021, 09:55
"A sad situation but handled so incredibly appropriately for the Movember cause!": Chris Hall receives plenty of love from well-wishers after frightening charity ride incident

Charity cyclist Chris Hall has received plenty of love since he abandoned his 700km ride across England after a group of men tried to push him off his bike. Over on Chris' Instagram he has thanked well-wishers for their support and shared a few comments he has received...

Christopher Finnan wrote: "People are bastards. Chin up Chris, you're better than them."

Ellies.tri.journal commented: "There are some awful people out there, but thankfully there are also some heroes. Chris is raising money for Movember, go show him some support."

Elfied.1 added: "Chris sets a fantastic example of setting boundaries and giving yourself a break when things just don't sit right. A sad situation but handled so incredibly appropriately for the Movember cause!"

Hopefully, we will see Chris back on the road soon doing what he does best, smashing epic cycling challenges.

29 April 2021, 09:31
Hugh Carthy signs new deal with EF Education-Nippo

 Hugh Carthy has extended his stay with EF Education-Nippo ahead of his main goal of the season, the Giro d'Italia. The 26-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough GC performance at the Vuelta last year, winning the Angliru stage and finishing third overall. Now in his fifth year with the team, Carthy is hoping to celebrate his new deal with another impressive result, this time at the Giro d'Italia.

"I chose to stay at EF simply because the team feels right," he explained. "We’re a weird mix of riders but we form a team. When it feels right, staying seems the only logical option. I’ve had some nice memories and made good friends here amongst riders and staff. I want to continue on this journey and play my part in the team’s great legacy.”

Team boss Jonathan Vaughters took a break from talking up the merits of football's failed Super League to praise Carthy's development. "Over the past few seasons he has really blossomed as a climber and has become a leader in this team as well," the American said. "We are excited to have Hugh Carthy be part of the future of this team. Hugh represents this team’s foundational values. He works hard, isn’t scared to punch above his weight, and, most importantly, he stays true to himself. We knew his work ethic would pay off, and we’re just glad people are starting to notice."

29 April 2021, 08:42
Wiggo celebrates 41st birthday with a smoke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Sir Wiggo (@bradwiggins)

Sir Brad is certainly enjoying his retirement based on this birthday picture shared on his Instagram...I would say it is a pretty safe guess that you do not win the Tour by taking a cheeky smoke out the back of the team bus each morning...Making up for lost time, Brad?

29 April 2021, 08:37
Boris memes

Some fine work from Ned... 

29 April 2021, 07:42
Office visitor told his bike must be wrapped in plastic "to protect against COVID"

Think of the plastic waste if Alastair had not ridden a folding bike to the office...Why he had to wrap his bike in plastic to protect against COVID? We are still no closer to working out...

The Flying Scot commented: "Good job there, I could easily have inhaled your bike. What did they do with your clothes and skin? And is the plastic now contaminated waste?"

Nic Howell asked: "Did they put bags on your shoes as well?" They did not.

Ah well, at least we can try to have a laugh at it...

Dan joined road.cc in 2020, and spent most of his first year (hopefully) keeping you entertained on the live blog. At the start of 2022 he took on the role of news editor. Before joining road.cc, Dan wrote about various sports, including football and boxing for the Daily Express, and covered the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for The Non-League Paper. Part of the generation inspired by the 2012 Olympics, Dan has been 'enjoying' life on two wheels ever since and spends his weekends making bonk-induced trips to the petrol stations of the south of England.

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GMBasix | 2 years ago
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Hadn't heard of this coffee shop before, it seems to be based in a conurbation far away from me.

Am I bothered? Well, it's annoying, but look at its web site; read what it's about.  Maybe you'll think it has bigger fish to fry than worrying about whether a group of people loosely identified by their chosen mode of transport is a bit upset, or not.

"It tells us exactly what Fuckoffee appear [sic] to think of cyclists"
No it doesn't.  It tells us that it like [sic] to court edgy publicity, with an ethical motive and a cause. (DYOR:  go to darksidecoffee and 'us')
Anyway, job done:  publicity delivered.

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Awavey replied to GMBasix | 2 years ago
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I liked the irony,in an Alanis Morissette way, of it coming right after a headline about boycotting social media to tackle online abuse.

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mdavidford replied to GMBasix | 2 years ago
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'[A]ppear' isn't incorrect in this context, and so doesn't require a [sic]. It just tells us that the author is conceiving of them as a group of individuals, rather than as a singular organisation.

And putting a [sic] in original (i.e. unquoted) text is meaningless.

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0-0 | 2 years ago
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For the sign.
Someone should write "vindictive" between "they're" and "cunts".
Then throw in through the cafe's window, for shits and giggles.
😁

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Christopher TR1 | 2 years ago
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41?! Oh dear, the fags do not appear to be helping Wiggo hang onto his youthful looks 😬

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brooksby replied to Christopher TR1 | 2 years ago
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Christopher TR1 wrote:

41?! Oh dear, the fags do not appear to be helping Wiggo hang onto his youthful looks 😬

I think that's the cover photo for his first jazz album...

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Captain Badger replied to Christopher TR1 | 2 years ago
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Christopher TR1 wrote:

41?! Oh dear, the fags do not appear to be helping Wiggo hang onto his youthful looks 😬

Not that it's a true likeness, but it puts me in mind of Hugh Grant's character in The Gentlemen......

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Mungecrundle | 2 years ago
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" They're cunts' "

Not sure to be relieved about the correct contraction of "they are" or concerned about the unexpected possesive apostrophe of " cunts' "

Let alone how to space the quote marks in this comment to separate them from said apostrophe.

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Hirsute replied to Mungecrundle | 2 years ago
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And why on earth would you call your coffee shop that name ?

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Compact Corned Beef replied to Hirsute | 2 years ago
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Same slightly weird impulse that made it fashionable to walk around in FCUK t-shirts for a bit in the 90s.

So sharp, so edgy, so cool... blech.

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GMBasix replied to Mungecrundle | 2 years ago
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I think the "unexpected possessive apostrophe" is an exclamation mark with a distant dot.

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Gkam84 | 2 years ago
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Been out to catch up with Josh a couple of times this week and don't let those pictures of today fool you. It's been wild up here, blowing a gale and halestones on and off all morning, futher towards Aberdeen there was torential rain.

Also, Wiggins has always been a smoker, the tails of him having half a cig before a TT to open up his airways weren't just some old wifes tale. It happened.

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brooksby | 2 years ago
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Richmond Park seems such a lovely place to ride 

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Philh68 replied to brooksby | 2 years ago
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That 1 series is a rogue beast, it should be hunted down and euthanised in the interest of public safety 

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alchemilla replied to Philh68 | 2 years ago
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Philh68 wrote:

That 1 series is a rogue beast, it should be hunted down and euthanised in the interest of public safety 

Totally uninterested in what type of car it was, let alone which series, whatever that means. The driver was impatient and could do with some retraining, or, even better, close the road to through-traffic to prevent incidents like this in the park.
When, oh when, will someone in authority make that decision?

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brooksby | 2 years ago
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I like Ned's Boris meme laugh

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Awavey replied to brooksby | 2 years ago
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Well I hope he got permission from the copyright holder to use that footage... 😉

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to Awavey | 2 years ago
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What footage?

 

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Awavey replied to AlsoSomniloquism | 2 years ago
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Well ok its a snapshot of a frame, but obviously was taken from footage broadcast from parliament, footage which is covered by parliamentary copyright FWIW if people are interested by such things.

But maybe a joke you have to explain in detail is then as funny as some internet memes are.

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to Awavey | 2 years ago
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Oh yes, it is the thing that stops John Oliver's show from showing his clips of how bad Politicians are over here when his show is rebroadcast on Comedy Central or whatever channel it is. 

Quote:

1.2 You must not use the material for any of these purposes:

(a) satire, ridicule, or denigration;

I suspect, like with the TdF clip, if the Copyright holder decides to enforce their rights, it will be taken down. 

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eburtthebike replied to Awavey | 2 years ago
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Awavey wrote:

Well ok its a snapshot of a frame, but obviously was taken from footage broadcast from parliament, footage which is covered by parliamentary copyright FWIW if people are interested by such things. But maybe a joke you have to explain in detail is then as funny as some internet memes are.

Might be a bit late; it's all over the place;

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zero_trooper | 2 years ago
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A cigarette? That's Wiggo's designer asthma inhaler  1

Triamcinolone never tasted so good!

 

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Secret_squirrel replied to zero_trooper | 2 years ago
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Does he have a TUE for Nicotine?

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ChrisB200SX replied to Secret_squirrel | 2 years ago
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Secret_squirrel wrote:

Does he have a TUE for Nicotine?

Does he not use the patches?

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Captain Badger replied to zero_trooper | 2 years ago
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zero_trooper wrote:

A cigarette? That's Wiggo's designer asthma inhaler  1

Triamcinolone never tasted so good!

 

Not big enough....

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sparrowlegs | 2 years ago
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The person who insisted the bike was wrapped up: "want to pick anything up from the supermarket tonight?".

The only thing that's spread faster than this virus is stupidity. 

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brooksby replied to sparrowlegs | 2 years ago
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sparrowlegs wrote:

The person who insisted the bike was wrapped up: "want to pick anything up from the supermarket tonight?".

The only thing that's spread faster than this virus is stupidity. 

Stupidity was already endemic.

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Jenova20 replied to sparrowlegs | 2 years ago
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sparrowlegs wrote:

The person who insisted the bike was wrapped up: "want to pick anything up from the supermarket tonight?".

The only thing that's spread faster than this virus is stupidity. 

We're well past the point where we should simply remove the warning labels from everything, and let the problem solve itself.

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eburtthebike | 2 years ago
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Has Alistair applied for a vaccine appointment for his bike?  Presumably they'd inject the saddle rather than the tyres.

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Mungecrundle | 2 years ago
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Admit it, that is an oversize condom and you came up with the first excuse you could think of when your unnatural relationship with your bike was discovered by a co-worker.

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