2024 Pro thread

[TobinHatesYou]

Cuza Bardet I think of them as French.

Pastronef said they're going to be on Lapierre bikes next year, so they're going to be the most French Dutch team.

[Lelandjt]

Cuza Bardet I think of them as French.

Pastronef said they're going to be on Lapierre bikes next year, so they're going to be the most French Dutch team.

I suspect they're purposely trying to confuse American MTB riders who casually follow road racing.
But this circles us back to my first post: So now Q36.5 will be the only World Tour team on Scott? So no Scotts in the Grand Tours?

[tymon_tm]

well... Q36.5 is not a WT team yet, but i'm sure signing Pidcock is a huge step towards that leap

[bikeboy1tr]

Has anyone info on how Propster and Marchant got tangled up and went over the barrier at the Track League. It looks to me like Propsters bars got locked in underneath Marchants bars and they were stuck together going to the top of the track. Just as the two got together you could hear the crowd gasp as though something happened before they went to the top. You could see Propster trying to lean away towards the inside of the track but to no avail. Its amazing there were not more serious injuries thankfully.

[pastronef]

Cuza Bardet I think of them as French.

Pastronef said they're going to be on Lapierre bikes next year, so they're going to be the most French Dutch team.

I suspect they're purposely trying to confuse American MTB riders who casually follow road racing.
But this circles us back to my first post: So now Q36.5 will be the only World Tour team on Scott? So no Scotts in the Grand Tours?

Q36.5 will be the only team (WT+proconti) on Scott

on Dec 31st 2025, Scott deal with Q36.5 and Pinarello deal with Ineos will come to and end. Glasemnberg (Q36) owns Pinarello and the team will ride Pina in 2026 99%. that's the reason Pidcock has been allowed to use Pinarello for mtb and cx.

[pastronef]

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[tymon_tm]

on Dec 31st 2025, Scott deal with Q36.5 and Pinarello deal with Ineos will come to and end. Glasemnberg (Q36) owns Pinarello and the team will ride Pina in 2026 99%. that's the reason Pidcock has been allowed to use Pinarello for mtb and cx.

heard somewhere Glazenberg is aiming to buy Scott as well...

[pastronef]

heard somewhere Glazenberg is aiming to buy Scott as well...

this is something I'd like. I like Scott and I like Q36.5 with Scott. this Pidcock-Pinarello-Scott mess does not look good

[BenSiskri]

heard somewhere Glazenberg is aiming to buy Scott as well...

this is something I'd like. I like Scott and I like Q36.5 with Scott. this Pidcock-Pinarello-Scott mess does not look good

Yeah, I was hoping to see Pidcock on a Scott Spark.......the same as the GOAT N1no.

And Q36.5 are on Sram - will he continue with a Pinarello-Shimano Suntour bike, or will it be Sram/Rockshox?

[pastronef]

heard somewhere Glazenberg is aiming to buy Scott as well...

this is something I'd like. I like Scott and I like Q36.5 with Scott. this Pidcock-Pinarello-Scott mess does not look good

Yeah, I was hoping to see Pidcock on a Scott Spark.......the same as the GOAT N1no.

And Q36.5 are on Sram - will he continue with a Pinarello-Shimano Suntour bike, or will it be Sram/Rockshox?

I think he keeps Shimano-Suntour. I've heard he has a deal with Suntour

[CrankAddictsRich]

i never realized he and PFP were on Suntour forks...

[spud]

Has anyone info on how Propster and Marchant got tangled up and went over the barrier at the Track League. It looks to me like Propsters bars got locked in underneath Marchants bars and they were stuck together going to the top of the track. Just as the two got together you could hear the crowd gasp as though something happened before they went to the top. You could see Propster trying to lean away towards the inside of the track but to no avail. Its amazing there were not more serious injuries thankfully.

I haven't seen a slowmo replay. First impression was that Propster went up the track to block Marchant with her hip, and in doing so got outside of her bike, the only way to get it back underneat was to steer up the track, but Marchant was in the way so she never could get the bike underneath herself. But again, that's without benefit of slowmo replay. Looked like an awful crash.

[Lelandjt]

i never realized he and PFP were on Suntour forks...

Right? They really haven't maximized the marketing. You probably also didn't know their forks had what is basically "Flight Attendant" years before Rockshox.

[Aeo]

Patrick Lefevere to step down as Soudal Quick-Step CEO

[UpFromOne]

Patrick Lefevere to step down as Soudal Quick-Step CEO