Is it about time Ineos set up a women’s cycling team? Fans call out “baffling, shameful” lack of interest in women’s sport after Ferrand-Prévot exit – but others say “it’s business”; Pro cyclists and Lego tractors; New TT bikes + more on the live blog
Former Tour of Flanders and Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Adrie van der Poel may be 64, but by the looks of his Strava, he’s still keen to show his monument-destroying son Mathieu who’s boss, after choosing at the weekend to ride his own 312km variation of Milan-Sanremo, just for fun… > Pauline Ferrand-Prévot set to join Visma-Lease a Bike on three-year deal in road racing return, as Ineos confirm no plans to start women’s team
And it’s not that there weren’t attempts to drum up for a women’s Team Sky to exist alongside the men. A group of leading riders were rebuffed at the time, while another move to secure a women’s squad in the wake of the 2012 London Olympics was thwarted at Sky’s board level, a decision described by future team CEO Fran Millar nine years later as “an oversight”.
“Baffling, and a huge miss to help develop the sport on the women's side in the UK. Honestly, I think it's pretty shameful, given the seeming unlimited resources the organisation have always had,” said Harry. “I’d probably rather see the Ineos organisation throw some structured money at one of the already existing UK women’s teams than create a new one,” added Stine Momo.
“The performance features can be seen in the extreme attention to detail: revised geometry, remarkable aerodynamic efficiency, improved rigidity, and a new improved handlebar.” Well, the Soudal Quick-Step rider , after his warm down, dinner, and post-race massage, loves nothing more, apparently, than building Lego tractors:As John Deere advocate Lampaert would say – if he were from rural Northern Ireland – ‘if she’s not green, she shouldn’t be seen’.Ryan joined road.cc in December 2021 and since then has kept the site’s readers and listeners informed and enthralled on news, the live blog, and the road.cc Podcast.
Financially it barely makes sense to run a men's team and we see teams go to the wall regularly. Wonder how many of these commentators would sink millions into their own vanity project ?