and, Welcome back @Frank, good to see you peeping about. I too had concerns for the demise of the scriptures. I was starting to think there may be a need for a crusade.

@chris

Fuck, I wasn’t ready for that.

My then-new Merckx is indeed white, and orange bands as it is a Faema-paint job from The Prophet’s own back shed. The second ride ever, in February, it threw me unmercifully to the ground on a mad descent, breaking a collarbone, four ribs, C7 spine and so much other shit I’m glad I don’t remember the crash or have a stupid camera going. I will…

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@Teocalli

And that’s my fear as well. They do WTF they like….

FML I turn around and there’s a million* replies!

@everyone, thanks for the positive comments. There has been a number of very similar thoughts to mine put forward here (which is encouraging and pleasant to see), but also mirrored from Kristoff Ramon, Mr Hair himself- Marcel Kittel and…

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@UHJ

Thanks @UHJ, you are clearly a man of the rules as well, so hopefully simply possessing a licence and a “She’ll be right” attitude won’t be considered the only pre-requisite. Sadly the poor MOTO rider could go nowhere but again, could that be a cause of too many vehicles? Only a proper investigation will tell.

Thanks to all others for your…

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I haven’t written anywhere else, but I love the community hiding here. I can have a vent and know it will be taken seriously or pasted with just as much etiquette.

As a MOTO Commissaire in my day ‘job’ I found hearing of Antoine’s death deeply disturbing. I see at every race the number of media bikes increasing, while the number of MOTO…

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@Peddler931

Only for the Giro. L’Equipe for tour.

Jesus wept. I was not ready for that AT ALL. I’d off now to chase that ex- Jan Ullrich Telekom Pinarello that was for sale….!

That looks ridiculous.

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Can I have a go?