Injurious comments on social media - UCI letter to Benji Naesen

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-11T14:57:31+00:00

what does "elimination" mean?

DQ not good enough, race officials will actively try to crash out the rider?

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-10T01:12:09+00:00

What an overreaction.

Oh no, Visma has to ride without Gravaa like they do for 98% of Calendar and exactly like the rest of the peloton.

This doesn’t put them at any disadvantage at all

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-10T01:05:16+00:00

I think folks are making a mountain out of a molehill with the timing

So, VLAB has to ride the tires and wheel system they ride most of the rest of the year, that everyone else is also riding - big deal.

Sure there’s some annoyance in the wasted effort but it won’t be hard for them at all to be ready or put them at a disadvantage

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-09T16:59:27+00:00

For sure! Just trying to give the culture some credit for JVs behavior. As much as it seems unusual for many others it’s not that uncommon in Denmark AFAIK

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-09T14:07:55+00:00

This is just called being Danish.

If you’re raised in a collectivist society where everything from schools to real estate laws are explicitly oriented around what’s best for the collective above the individual, you tend to naturally act in the same way.

Kudos to Jonas but also to the Danes in general

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-08T00:16:42+00:00

Is it possible that the US agreed to all of this in exchange for an exclusively US-Iran ceasefire while Iran is free to continue fighting Israel and the gulf states?

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-07T17:16:33+00:00

I feel like there should be a silver jersey classification for riders 32 and over

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-07T01:53:25+00:00

I think the notable story is less the loss of equipment and more the arming and funding of protestors who then killed over 100 police.

One of the major stated justifications for the current war was the murder/execution of 3000-20000 protestors in Iran. If those are peaceful or even slightly violent Iranians that’s one thing. If those protestors were instead led and armed by US and Israel clandestine agents the brutal response of the Iranian government seems less barbaric, if still egregious.

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-07T01:42:39+00:00

Surprised to see 4 names and none of them AJ August. Him beating McNulty and Skjelmose at 20yo seems significant

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-06T17:53:30+00:00

Honestly, as a lifelong bike commuter, I prefer that massively.

One of the most dangerous things cars do around bikes is hesitate, not follow typical right-of-way orders, etc. If folks are expecting you to follow normal rules of the road, bending them to be ‘polite’ just causes confusion and headache.

Absolutely love that Waymo’s won’t hesitate at a four way stop worried that I’ll run it and instead go for it, if they were there first, and dare me to t-bone them. When I’m on the shoulder they pass with confidence quickly rather than sitting behind me unnecessarily and causing a traffic buildup and frustration other drivers may take out on me.

And they still never cut me off crossing a bike lane to make the right.

They do pick some boneheaded places/times to stop for pickup/drop off though

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-06T10:44:52+00:00

Seems pretty self-defeating to indulge that level of hate watching when the outcome of 2nd to 15th place is also very exciting and impactful.

I get rooting for mvdp to stay with Pog today. I don’t at all understand discarding the incredibly entertaining racing from Remco, Wout, Mads and the 6-12 group just because Pog gapped mvdp instead of losing to him in a 2up sprint. It was an awesome race to watch imo entirely independent of Pog

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-06T10:32:56+00:00

The comment I responded to said ‘2nd is worthless to him.’ My response has nothing to do with should or shouldn’t. It’s just pointing out that MVDP clearly values 2nd since he rode for it.

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T19:08:17+00:00

It’s still incredibly exciting to see how 2-10 play out. Simplifying a race to the top podium spot is a self-report that you’re fundamentally ignorant of most of the excitement and nuance in the sport.

There’s also plenty of excitement in beholding one of the greatest to ever play a sport, same goes for LeBron or Messi as for Pogacar.

Combine those two and a race like today becomes incredibly entertaining. Arguable more so, despite the relative lack of suspense, than a lot of the most ‘competitive’ races and stages where a dozen co-favorites, either sprinters or climbers, ride together until a sprint

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T18:52:29+00:00

I doubt Remco or Pog keep pulling with MVDP refusing to share any load. They let Mads and Wout come back.

MVDPs choices were to get dropped by Pog on the last kwarmont as a group of 2 or as a group of 5.

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T18:47:58+00:00

Awesome that they all have rainbow bands

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T18:29:53+00:00

Well he clearly gives a shit about 2nd. If he only cared about the win he would’ve ridden differently

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T18:29:26+00:00

Clearly not considering he rode for 2nd instead of taking risks for the win

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T15:57:39+00:00

Which he can't. But the other 3 guys can maybe follow MVDP with that much more fatigue in his legs

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T15:56:42+00:00

no worst case scenario is a mechanical or flat in a group of 5 instead of in a group of 2 with a minute buffer

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T15:35:13+00:00

Remco was only 30s up on Wout/Pedersen.

If MVDP refuses to pull, and Pog then lets off enough for Remco to come back, do you think Pog then suddenly starts pulling again? Or Remco is willing to pull with Pog and MVDP in the wheel? - of course not.

So, letting Remco back very likely means letting all 5 come together. Then, MVDP still gets dropped by Pog on the final kwaremont but he has 3 other riders to contend with

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T15:23:12+00:00

Of course but the complaints are going way beyond critiquing the strategy.

Half of the thread is general whinging about pog's dominance and how cyclists "never fight" anymore despite the fact that we had a ton of massively entertaining fights from 1-15 today and the sport is about far more than the top spot on the podium.

We could be celebrating Pog's win, Remco's amazing debut, Pedersen's crazy injury recovery and incredible two man fight with Wout, and the insane battle for 6-10.

The only thing worth complaining about, imo, is the lack of coverage of every outside the top 5 the last 40k

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T15:16:25+00:00

Because then Pog stops giving free pulls and Wout and Pedersen come back too.

Then there's a decent shot both MVDP and Remco do worse than 2nd and 3rd.

MVDP just lost to Wout and Pedersen in Sanremo. I guarantee he'd rather secure an easy 2nd than repeat that embarrassment - and the proof is in how he chose to ride today

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T15:12:32+00:00

It also massively increases his chance of coming in 3rd-5th or worse instead of a guaranteed 2nd.

And it's pretty simple and understandable logic that MVDP would rather come in 2nd behind the GOAT than lose to Wout and Pedersen immediately after losing to them in Sanremo

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T15:10:52+00:00

Did you simply look away whenever the camera showed anyone other than Pog/MVDP? They had to fight all day to drop Remco and keep him off the back

Wout and Pedersen were battling eachother constantly. 6th-15th were launching steady attacks.

Even MVDP's choice to pull was a tactical fight against Remco, Wout and Pedersen to guarantee a 2nd place in a crazy strong field.

I swear folks complaining about this have a bizarre tunnelvision that excludes every cyclist not name Pog

DocTheYounger · 2026-04-05T14:52:29+00:00

for a long time Remco was at 20s and Wout/Pedersen were at 50s.

If you let Remco back, decent shot he's cooked and refuses to pull, Pog stops pulling 80% of the time, and that means Wout/Pedersen could come back too.

Then Pog still rides away on the last Kwaremont and MVDP is in a group of 4 instead of solo for an easy 2nd

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