A cup of coffee allegedly got Astana in trouble at the Tour and lead to the first (probably of many) spats between the Tour organisers ASO and cycling's world governing body, the UCI.
Trouble brewed (sorry) when Astana were late signing on apparently because Lance Armstrong was sharing a cup of coffe with his good buddy the movie star, Ben Stiller – they were in Dodgeball together.
As a result the Tour de France jury summoned Astana for arriving late for the pre-stage registration.
UCI rules state that a rider must register for a stage at least 20 minutes before the start or faces a fine of 100 Swiss Francs ($92).
Tour de France competitions director Jean-Francois Pescheux was not a happy man and called for tougher sanctions to be imposed.
"Today, and as usual, the Astana team arrived late at the pre-stage registration, in contempt of the crowd, who has once again not seen Lance Armstrong," Pescheux told Reuters before the start of the third stage from Marseille to La Grande Motte.
"They don't care about the fine. We are going to ask the UCI to be tougher."
UCI chief Pat McQuaid responded: “"I am surprised Jean-Francois Pescheux is asking for it now, why he did not do it before since he is part of the world commission that set the rules."
All friends together then. Just like old times really.
On the subject of value, it's also worth mentioning the discount available through Cycling UK and British Cycling? I also spotted 10% off at...
We've saved them multiple times with Kick Starters. Shame. Edit: tense.
Or the congregation reads the news and does not like all the stories about ignored abuse by senior members of the church.
Kask remains sexier. And their prices, whilst high, are not as over the top as these.
> Are the ASO, basically saying it didn't happen The authority is the UCI. ASO was only the race organiser.
I remember this being released and thinking it was definitely the future. I built my own kludgy, much cheaper equivalent in 2013....
I have a Grand Prix appointment next week anyway, so I may decide to discuss this with them instead of what I'd booked it for...
Come with me to Brockenhurst, New Forest. It has a train station and a bike shop and in the summer season the area attracts visitors, many of whom...
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Clevedon seafront "cycle lane" at the weekend... All those empty cars can finally park facing the sea again