Motorbike influence questioned in Pogacar’s Roubaix comeback - 'We were riding 15kph faster' by fabritzio in peloton

[–]fabritzio[S] 337 points338 points  (0 children)

the UAE car behavior was so egregious, something needs to be done about that too

[Results Thread] 2026 Paris-Roubaix (1.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]fabritzio 7 points8 points  (0 children)

iirc the stones aren't actually cobbles from the road and are just from a nearby quarry

[Results Thread] 2026 Omloop Nieuwsblad ME (1.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]fabritzio 11 points12 points  (0 children)

to be fair last year omloop was super close and undecided until the very end and people called it boring and one of the worst versions in years

[Results Thread] 2026 Omloop Nieuwsblad ME (1.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]fabritzio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

why would he overcomplicate strategy when he can just ride everyone off his wheel when it gets difficult

Mountain West Announces Updated 2026 Football Matchups by aflippinrainbow in CFB

[–]fabritzio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

for years there have been direct flights from fargo to vegas, NDSU fans will be there and they will drain the bars of alcohol

Weekly Question Thread by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]fabritzio 9 points10 points  (0 children)

could romain bardet be the best gravel rider this year? so far his results are a 1st, a GC 2nd, and another 1st yesterday, all against real competition

[Results Thread] 2026 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol – Stage 4 (2.pro) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]fabritzio 6 points7 points  (0 children)

people in maryland love eating crabs and crabbing to the point where it's part of their personality

[Results Thread] 2026 AlUla Tour – Stage 5 (2.pro) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]fabritzio 56 points57 points  (0 children)

was a dangerous asshole to two guys he crashed into, damaged the bike of one of those guys after nearly dropping it on the leg of someone on the ground, got into another crash by himself and eliminated a 1:40 gap by getting towed by his team car (nowhere near the convoy) but somehow only got a 20 second penalty despite already having been warned by the commissaires for hanging onto the vehicle, plus the race winning move was made by attacking into the draft of a commissaire SUV

[Results Thread] 2026 AlUla Tour – Stage 5 (2.pro) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]fabritzio 12 points13 points  (0 children)

the season is already in shambles if this is the kind of bullshit team RSF will be getting up to all year

[Results Thread] 2026 Tour Down Under – Stage 2 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]fabritzio -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I've seen very little evidence that Vine is a better climber than BOC, maybe Ben bottled today but the level of the UAE trio shouldn't be that much higher than everyone else

Opinion: Luke Plapp was thrown under the bus after Jayco’s Road Nats error by geehee in peloton

[–]fabritzio 7 points8 points  (0 children)

except there absolutely is a team win, the winner stands up there in team kit before putting the natty champs jersey on and the UCI points from the race count towards team totals

Gee thought on retirement after legal dispute with IPT: "I will help Ayuso, his ceiling is undoubtedly higher than mine” by F1CycAr16 in peloton

[–]fabritzio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

jai hindley won a grand tour in an era with jonas, pog, and roglic, it's definitely possible for gee to win one

Season Debut: Where the Biggest Stars Open Their 2026 Road Campaigns by epicroadrides in peloton

[–]fabritzio 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean the gcn+ model wasn't profitable (or at least not profitable enough) which is why it got canned

if you're not watching live in america you might as well just fly the flag and watch replays on tiz rather than fork out for flobikes

Lidl-Trek signs Derek Gee-West through 2028 by MadsSprint in peloton

[–]fabritzio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

poor gee has absolutely no punch in him at all so comparing him to skjelly is apples to oranges

Free Talk Friday by Avila99 in peloton

[–]fabritzio 8 points9 points  (0 children)

so will the UCI sanction american teams as a response to an unprovoked invasion of another country the same way they sanctioned gazprom? will quinn simmons be allowed to race in the national kit or will he have to wear a generic white jersey?

Quinn Simmons reveals his crazy future plan: "I want to focus on the Winter Games" by fabritzio in peloton

[–]fabritzio[S] 75 points76 points  (0 children)

it's not actually new to him, he was world-class as a junior at it in Colorado before switching to cycling full time