Build up to the 2017 season

[Pro Tour Punditry]

2017 Vuelta route announced, with a TTT start in France
http://www.velonews.com/2017/01/news/vuelta-espana-announces-2017-route_427875

 

[SWSteve]

2017 Vuelta route announced, with a TTT start in France
http://www.velonews.com/2017/01/news/vuelta-espana-announces-2017-route_427875

Also a 850+km transfer between two stages

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I seem to have lost all interest this year. We'll see what happens when the classics start, but right now I don't think I could care much less.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Cannondale are going to have to get their social media quirkiness persona sorted, tiresome bollocks that it is.
And get their on road shitiness sorted at the same time.

 

[rich p]

I seem to have lost all interest this year. We'll see what happens when the classics start, but right now I don't think I could care much less.

Thanks for sharing.
Have you thought about popping into the football thread to tell them you don't like football, or the beer thread tell them ...
...oh hang on a mo...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Thanks for sharing.
Have you thought about popping into the football thread to tell them you don't like football, or the beer thread tell them ...
...oh hang on a mo...

Don't be a twat, rich. You know I have been a regular here for as many years as you, have always been an enthusiastic follower of pro-cycling, and I'm not one of the only-interested-when-the-Tour-is-one crowd either. I am very happy to imagine that it's just me, but does it not seem that this start of this season seems particularly underwhelming and uninspiring in the light of things like Team Bahrain and the endless Sky TUE stuff.

 

[rich p]

Don't be a twat, rich. You know I have been a regular here for as many years as you, have always been an enthusiastic follower of pro-cycling, and I'm not one of the only-interested-when-the-Tour-is-one crowd either. I am very happy to imagine that it's just me, but does it not seem that this start of this season seems particularly underwhelming and uninspiring in the light of things like Team Bahrain and the endless Sky TUE stuff.

Yeah, I know monkey man. It was a tongue in cheek tease. We can ill afford to lose knowledgeable posters on here though, so I hope you get your mojo back.
FWIW, I find the whole russian bear, sky, tue fiasco slightly dispiriting too.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The Tour Méditerranéenne has been cut from 5 days to 2, due to reported shortage of Police; same week in February as the (no longer) Qatar tour.

All looking rosy for the 2017 season...

http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/55052/la-mediterraneenne-reduite-a-deux-etapes

It has just been announced that the Tour Méditerranéenne has been cancelled.

http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/55786/la-mediterraneenne-annulee

Not enough Rozzers
http://www.velonews.com/2017/01/news/la-mediterraneenne-cancelled-due-police-force-shortage_428084

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Just spotted that @rich p 's protege has signed for AnPostChainReaction, another step in the right direction

 

[rich p]

He could be my doppelganger...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

He could be my doppelganger...

It's the hips...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

See how long it takes before you want to punch the screen

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Graham Watson, the man who has captured some of cycling's most iconic images, has called it a day
http://www.grahamwatson.com/view/viewmain.html

 

[roadrash]

He has captured some fantastic images during his career

 

[rich p]

The Yates bros are having a gentle start to 2017.
Both have only participated in the Volta Valenciana race, with a best placing of 91st for Adam and 115th for Simon.