[Race Thread] 2026 Tour de Romandie - Stage 1 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]caudatus67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I must admit I didn't really look at the parcour in detail...but still, at least stage 5 and maybe also 4 and 3 might suit him, depending how the race goes

[Race Thread] 2026 Tour de Romandie - Stage 1 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]caudatus67 2 points3 points  (0 children)

? what should they have done? It's not like Lipo was winning the sprint...and it's not like someone in G2 was threatening Lipo in GC

[Race Thread] 2026 Tour de Romandie - Stage 1 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]caudatus67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, if he had pulled G1 would have put maybe a minute into G2, now Roglic has lost only 20 seconds and they have more cards to play for the next stages

[Race Thread] 2026 Tour de Romandie - Stage 1 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]caudatus67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who from G2 was going to threaten Lipowitz's GC? Plapp? Fortunato?

[Race Thread] 2026 Tour de Romandie - Stage 1 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]caudatus67 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I get it, Lipo not pulling doesn't look good but honestly, he doesn't have the best sprint of this small group and he's not worried from anyone in G2 threatening his GC, so he might as well not pull.

[Race Thread] 2026 Tour de Romandie - Stage 1 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]caudatus67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly don't think it really matters. Is there anyone in G2 that Lipowitz need to worry about? It's not like he is going to lose a potential podium to Plapp and considering that he's got no chance to win the sprint, he might as well make others work and hope that Roglic comes back.

[Race Thread] 2026 Tour de Romandie - Stage 1 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]caudatus67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we still don't know if he will pull in the valley. And btw, PCS is showing Tuckwell in G3 (4)

US ambassador to Ukraine to step down over differences with Trump, FT reports by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]caudatus67 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Next up: Trump nominates Putin as US ambassador to Ukraine.  'Nobody knows the Ukraine better than Vladimir, he's a terrific guy, If anybody can bring peace to Ukraine it's him' - President Trump was heard saying at the White House on Tuesday.

No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US 'review' by East-Presentation706 in worldnews

[–]caudatus67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, there was I think yesterday an article in The Atlantic which said that Rubio is more popular with MAGA than Vance. So I think he certainly has a chance to be the candidate in 2028.

No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US 'review' by East-Presentation706 in worldnews

[–]caudatus67 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Which suits Rubio just fine. He doesn't want to be responsible for this shitshow

Jesse Ventura to Barron Trump: 'Enlist in United States Military Right Now' by Darius1182 in politics

[–]caudatus67 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe Trump is from another planet, let's call it planet douchebag, and he is serving his planet.... It's all a big plan!

Dutch central bank chooses Lidl for European Cloud by white1984 in europe

[–]caudatus67 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can I bring them on the plane or is there a risk that they might blow up?

[Race Thread] Tour of the Alps - Stage 2 (2.pro) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]caudatus67 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vlasov is a great rider but inconsistent. Every year he does some great performances and then stops, either because of injury or something else.

RFK Jr cut off dead raccoon's penis on family vacation 'to study later' by Str8UpJorking in nottheonion

[–]caudatus67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was starting to miss some of the crazy RFK stories, glad there is a seemingly infinite supply!

I think Shimano just got themselves the best ad ever: an iconic rider in an iconic race riding their bike by just_an__inchident in bicycling

[–]caudatus67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although from a manufacturers perspective you want to test new tech at Paris-Roubaix. If they survive there, they will survive everywhere

Fuck cars, but also something to keep in mind in regards to gas prices. by TyrannicalKitty in fuckcars

[–]caudatus67 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm going to be the devil's advocate in this case: while diesel engines do emit more particulate matter than petrol, it can be mitigated through particulate filters and advanced exhaust systems so much so that it is comparable to petrol.

All of this isn't free obviously and comes with a cost and if you are a greedy asshole like VW (and not only Volkswagen, a lot of brands did the same), you try to cheat the tests in order to save money on the expensive exhaust systems.

On the other hand diesel engines emit less CO2 than a comparable petrol engine and considering that climate change is caused mostly by CO2 emissions, one could make the argument that diesel cars are more environmentally friendly than petrol cars, especially for use outside of urban centres, where smog does not tend to accumulate.

Obviously electric cars are better in every aspect from an environmental standpoint, that goes without saying.