They don't even pay road tax Joe. **Off topic thread**

Captain Havoc

Mefistofelino wrote: »

First two Irish riders back in Paris -Paul O'Donoghue and Jim Fitzpatrick - in about 55 hours. Nameless Phil passed through the Loudeac control (782km) about 2 hours ago.

...and the bloody tracker is playing up again

I thought Jim had stopped doing the long stuff, obviously addicted to torture.

magicbastarder

dave fanning is talking to someone about audax or the transcontinental at the moment. radio 1.
chap called ultan. seems to be about the transcontinental.

Planet X

Transcon at the moment.

el tel

Classy if true.

Darron Gibson: Everton midfielder facing court date after alleged drunken hit-and-run in £125,000 car left a cyclist injured
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/darron-gibson-everton-midfielder-facing-court-date-after-drunken-hitand-run-in-125000-car-left-a-cyclist-injured-10461551.html

Planet X

magicbastarder wrote: »

dave fanning is talking to someone about audax or the transcontinental at the moment. radio 1.
chap called ultan. seems to be about the transcontinental.

Wow!
Ultan Coyle from Dundalk.
Chapeau.

CramCycle

magicbastarder wrote: »

dave fanning is talking to someone about audax or the transcontinental at the moment. radio 1.
chap called ultan. seems to be about the transcontinental.

Was it Ultan Coyle? only Ultan I know who done PBP, didn't know he had done transcontinental.

CramCycle

Thanks PX, that answers that

youwhoglue

https://youtu.be/zqYJZpX-mmk?t=2m5s
We have splashdown.

BofaDeezNuhtz

A MUST WATCH!!!

One of the Investigators that busted Armstrong interviewed today on The Joe Rogan Podcast.
The UFC has just brought him onboard to kick ass.

"In his book The Secret Race, former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton wrote that
Novitzky drove a "bulldozer" through the sport of cycling in uncovering details about
the pervasive use of performance enhancing drugs."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Novitzky

And if you haven't watched his podcast before you should check out some other episodes!

Fav Short Clips from the Joe Rogan Experience:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk1Sqn_f33Ks_DAG2PK4ja_UdzWtKVkMQ

Full Podcasts #500 to latest:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk1Sqn_f33KtVQWWnE_V6-sypm5zUMkU6

Learn some shít ya neva knew :cool:

rollingscone

Just had an unbelievably stupid/malevolent punishment pass by An Aircoach on the N11 Northbound towards Stillorgan.

The driver actually slowed down to draw out the near shoulder width pass as I tried to keep steady while being driven over drain covers etc.

Either the driver is incredibly malicious and reckless or stunningly incompetent.

I caught up with him and memorised the reg time and location.

At the moment I'm more offended as someone who defends against allegations of negligence against coach drivers as a large part of my job.

Watch this space for the impact of someone wilfully endangering my life out of sheer impetuousity.

eeeee

Happens all the time on the N11. I've lost count of the number of incidents with the Aircoach and the 133. Saying that they're not all bad, but when they're bad they're awful!

rollingscone

gadetra wrote: »

Happens all the time on the N11. I've lost count of the number of incidents with the Aircoach and the 133. Saying that they're not all bad, but when they're bad they're awful!

I'm well used to Aircoaches zooming past too close when there's no obstacle to them overtaking in the empty lanes to their right.

This had a different flavour, the way he drew out the danger. It would be like seeing someone at a natural gas facility casually firing flares between the storage tanks.

Wishbone Ash

Nameless Phil registered in Mortagne at 12.45am (French time) with 1090k done and 140k remaining. Go NamelessPhil! :cool:

eeeee

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Nameless Phil registered in Mortagne at 12.45am (French time) with 1090k done and 140k remaining. Go NamelessPhil! :cool:

Incredible.
Isn't _cdaly doing it too? How many hours has NamelessPhil been out now? Do you sleep much on a ride like that?

Wishbone Ash

gadetra wrote: »

Incredible.
Isn't _cdaly doing it too? How many hours has NamelessPhil been out now? Do you sleep much on a ride like that?

cdaly checked in at Mortagne at 12.19am (French time) with 1090k done. Allez cdaly!

CramCycle

gadetra wrote: »

Incredible.
Isn't _cdaly doing it too? How many hours has NamelessPhil been out now? Do you sleep much on a ride like that?

Some people plod along and only sleep for 2 or 3 hours, others hammer along and manage to get in full nights. I know some of the fast Irish lads in the past have gotten by on far less, a few have done it on less than an hour sleep.

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

cdaly checked in at Mortagne at 12.19am (French time) with 1090k done. Allez cdaly!

Fair play to cdaly and the other boardsies out there.

Any word on any Irish DNFs or are we all across the line?

manafana

gadetra wrote: »

Happens all the time on the N11. I've lost count of the number of incidents with the Aircoach and the 133. Saying that they're not all bad, but when they're bad they're awful!

horror road, speeds are too high so cyclists seen as been in way

ford2600

CramCycle wrote: »

Some people plod along and only sleep for 2 or 3 hours, others hammer along and manage to get in full nights. I know some of the fast Irish lads in the past have gotten by on far less, a few have done it on less than an hour sleep.


Fair play to cdaly and the other boardsies out there.

Any word on any Irish DNFs or are we all across the line?

Ole Rodrigo , Nameless Phil, cdaly still out there.

4 lads in under 60 hrs. Thebouldwhacker 66 hrs or so.

One boards guy not showing controlling after Brest, but given tracker performance who knows.

The man from Swords seems to be battling away with cramping legs since before Brest!

CramCycle

manafana wrote: »

horror road, speeds are too high so cyclists seen as been in way

It should never happen but its the ones who do it with an empty lane beside them that get me the worst. The ones who do it in busy traffic, they are not right but sometimes I can put it down to stupidity and not realising (previous experience with a bus driver trainer, telling me I had plenty of space while the driver apologised saying he did not realise it was so dangerous) although sometimes it is out of badness. I have had a 133 driver tell me it was to teach me that I should be in the cycle lane for my own safety, the level of irony was so immense I felt my mind implode as he continued.

OldBean

CramCycle wrote: »

I have had a 133 driver tell me it was to teach me that I should be in the cycle lane for my own safety, the level of irony was so immense I felt my mind implode as he continued.

I reckon the 133 is where bad drivers get sent out to pasture.

ford2600

ford2600 wrote: »

Ole Rodrigo , Nameless Phil, cdaly still out there.

4 lads in under 60 hrs. Thebouldwhacker 66 hrs or so.

One boards guy not showing controlling after Brest, but given tracker performance who knows.

The man from Swords seems to be battling away with cramping legs since before Brest!

Friend did it in 70hrs or so. Text midway about a potentially terminal problem.

Rode 300km in middle of event with no rear shifting and also had a partial wheel failure(multiple loose spokes)!

tomasrojo

If any operator of a motorised vehicle is caught telling a cyclist that they performed any manoeuvre to "teach them a lesson", it should be automatic suspension of their licence. Who went to the headmaster's office and left you in charge?

Mefistofelino

ford2600 wrote: »

Ole Rodrigo , Nameless Phil, cdaly still out there.

4 lads in under 60 hrs. Thebouldwhacker 66 hrs or so.

One boards guy not showing controlling after Brest, but given tracker performance who knows.

The man from Swords seems to be battling away with cramping legs since before Brest!

Nameless Phil finished about 10 minutes ago

Qualitymark

Women's cycling in Afghanistan

Interesting video. Cycling in Afghanistan was taboo for women, but these women are gradually pushing out to make it acceptable. Amazing-looking country.

Wishbone Ash

ford2600 wrote: »

The man from Swords seems to be battling away with cramping legs since before Brest!

Allez OA, the whole club is rootin' for you!

Lusk_Doyle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Allez OA, the whole club is rootin' for you!

And others not in the club too!

lennymc

what about those who may or may not be in the club, or have we covered that already?

WillyFXP

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My reservation price is €377.99 for all 3, but I'm not going to be in a position to collect them. They need to be collected in the Galway store before close of business on Saturday.
So if anyone wants to take them please drop me a PM.

I have agreement from Beasty to post this, as it's not really cycling related.

ford2600

Qualitymark wrote: »

Women's cycling in Afghanistan

Interesting video. Cycling in Afghanistan was taboo for women, but these women are gradually pushing out to make it acceptable. Amazing-looking country.

Brother is just back from there, don't think he saw a lot of bicycles!

Kabul was pretty liberal pre the Taliban coming to power. Herat in the west was supposed to be a really interesting city, it was on pretty ancient east/west trade route. All destroyed now I would think.

Really brave women, I hope the tide keeps going their way and not the way of lunatics convinced that the 7th Century world of a man who heard voices from the sky was some kind of ideal world

Mefistofelino

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

And others not in the club too!

Olivier just finished. Well done that man!

shaka

Fupping fuming with Cycling Ireland , club resurrected the limerick and munster hill climb TT last year.

We were allowed one day licenses for the limerick event earlier in the year and were told we would have them for the Munsters in September. Now we are after getting an email saying one day licenses are no longer available for provincial championships. Limited comp also not acceptable now.

This will greatly cut the numbers competing especially amongst the women , we had a good bit of interest in the women's and women's vet

Hill climbing is something that not all of us love but I think its important that these events take place, it's hard to run a loss making event and even harder when many of the mountain goats who no longer race so don't have a full comp license can now not enter without upgrading their license .

Rant over

eeeee

Ah crap, that's harsh. Is there no wiggle room at all? Especially seen as you're only getting notice of this so close to the date?

NamelessPhil

I'm trying not to fall asleep in a plate of steak and chips in Paris. Just finished today 88 1/2 hours 1230km 10870m climbing. The maddest cycle I've ever done.

Luxman

NamelessPhil wrote: »

I'm trying not to fall asleep in a plate of steak and chips in Paris. Just finished today 88 1/2 hours 1230km 10870m climbing. The maddest cycle I've ever done.

At least no one here had to tell you about your madness!? Now go and get better.....Stunning cycle, some achievement. 6 W200's back to back, yeah done it.

RobFowl

shaka wrote: »

Fupping fuming with Cycling Ireland , club resurrected the limerick and munster hill climb TT last year.

We were allowed one day licenses for the limerick event earlier in the year and were told we would have them for the Munsters in September. Now we are after getting an email saying one day licenses are no longer available for provincial championships. Limited comp also not acceptable now.

This will greatly cut the numbers competing especially amongst the women , we had a good bit of interest in the women's and women's vet

Hill climbing is something that not all of us love but I think its important that these events take place, it's hard to run a loss making event and even harder when many of the mountain goats who no longer race so don't have a full comp license can now not enter without upgrading their license .

Rant over

One day licences were not designed or ever allowed for championships AFAIK

A solution would be to run a non championship event at the same time, little extra work and winners not eligible for title but everyone gets a time and placing.....

shaka

RobFowl wrote: »

One day licences were not designed or ever allowed for championships AFAIK

A solution would be to run a non championship event at the same time, little extra work and winners not eligible for title but everyone gets a time and placing.....

I believe that would have had to have been previously advertised as an open championship , too late to do that. Commisaire not interested in that either.

They were allowed for Munster TT event .

shaka

gadetra wrote: »

Ah crap, that's harsh. Is there no wiggle room at all? Especially seen as you're only getting notice of this so close to the date?

No wiggle room at all . I know it will rule out six + women coming up from Kerry alone mainly for the vets event, discouraging ...

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shaka wrote: »

No wiggle room at all . I know it will rule out six + women coming up from Kerry alone mainly for the vets event, discouraging ...

Ah that's a pity. And a huge pity you can't run an unaffiliated one at the same time.

ETA if all the infrastructure's in place (marshals, etc.) what's to stop you running an unofficial one?

Qualitymark

What they ride in Poland, apparently; two-storey bikes

dastardly00

Opinion needed....
Which is the nicer lid: Kask Vertigo 2.0 or Kask Mojito?
I've made the decision to buy a Kask, but not sure which one I want

Subpopulus

The Katusha Comedy-Clowncar Cycle Team continue their shenanigans.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-katusha-duo-left-out-of-vuelta-a-espaa-after-drunken-incident/

Suggestions for the next Katusha-related headline:

• Katusha cyclist dropped from Tour of Albania startlist after Jeyes Fluid binge in Sochi.
• Outrage as Katusha soigneur injured in drunken theft of Richie Porte's motorhome
• Katusha stagaire hospitalised after choking on phial of EPO.
• Katusha sanctioned by UCI as team DS caught streaking over finish line at Paris-Roubaix
• Confusion as Katusha manager mistakenly attempts to bribe FIFA official to suppress allegations of souped-up rest-day omelettes.

rollingscone

Current smoothness level: when the wife saw my new kit and asked why she didn't recognise it , I shrugged "It's summer gear, doesn't get a lot of use"

tigerboon

Subpopulus wrote: »

The Katusha Comedy-Clowncar Cycle Team continue their shenanigans.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-katusha-duo-left-out-of-vuelta-a-espaa-after-drunken-incident/

Suggestions for the next Katusha-related headline:

• Katusha cyclist dropped from Tour of Albania startlist after Jeyes Fluid binge in Sochi.
• Outrage as Katusha soigneur injured in drunken theft of Richie Porte's motorhome
• Katusha stagaire hospitalised after choking on phial of EPO.
• Katusha sanctioned by UCI as team DS caught streaking over finish line at Paris-Roubaix
• Confusion as Katusha manager mistakenly attempts to bribe FIFA official to suppress allegations of souped-up rest-day omelettes.

Katusha invade South Korea

Lumen

Qualitymark wrote: »

What they ride in Poland, apparently; two-storey bikes

This never gets old. :pac:

Qualitymark

Lumen wrote: »

This never gets old. :pac:

Yikes!

Eamonnator

I'm having trouble getting onto boards.ie today. When I try to access a post, I'm getting a notice, saying "Service unavailable" and something about 503
If I keep trying, it eventually works, usually after 3 or 4 attempts. Is it just me, or is anybody else having trouble?

rubadub

Eamonnator wrote: »

Is it just me, or is anybody else having trouble?

I had similar trouble.

traprunner

Eamonnator wrote: »

I'm having trouble getting onto boards.ie today. When I try to access a post, I'm getting a notice, saying "Service unavailable" and something about 503
If I keep trying, it eventually works, usually after 3 or 4 attempts. Is it just me, or is anybody else having trouble?

Happening all day.

Hmmzis

Eamonnator wrote: »

I'm having trouble getting onto boards.ie today. When I try to access a post, I'm getting a notice, saying "Service unavailable" and something about 503
If I keep trying, it eventually works, usually after 3 or 4 attempts. Is it just me, or is anybody else having trouble?

Yup, same here, also logins from other devices don't work, some redirect loop issue.

Darkglasses

Not just you, something's a bit fecked on the site's end. Hopefully all fixed tomorrow.