According to Strava data from 2019, Sunday January 19 will be Quitter’s Day this year – that’s the day people are most likely to give up on their New Year’s fitness resolutions. When i watched cycling in the 70's it was much more big powerful riders, sports science and the routes now make things very different. If there is concern about diet and the strains the body is put through then maybe more could be done to change things. Take Rugby as an example, the laws have been changed to prevent so many deaths, why not be open to discussing change rather than throw tired cliches about?

I will now dismount my soapbox and wander off into some even purer speculation: are mountain stages so popular because so few of us have the French Alps - or any mountains of real note - at our doorstep?

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Update about Poggio status (lost it in the Christmas party): Road is not fixed yet and Sanremo major said that there is risk that the race could not take place in 2020 (ANSA) https://t.co/1pqGTw4KLR it is worthy of discussion, but I suspect the pressure to "lose some timber" to conform to a certain body weight and power output shape falls more on womens pro cycling than the mens. That doesnt mean its not an issue on the mens side, there have been cases of anorexia and Im surprised weight loss drugs dont turn up as often as the peds do. Conor Dunne has retired without a team at the age of 27 after Israel Cycling Academy decided not to renew his contract. Bellshill baker n. Scottish equivalent of a Cleveland Steamer; a broon baguette enjoyed hot and fresh, straight from the oven. I think it is more than fine for him to say he's enjoyed being able to let go and enjoy food, beer, time with his family etc. and shed more light onto the sport...

Right then 2020, let's have you.... @bahrain_merida ( @modcyclingphoto ) #cycling #2020 #newyear #team #cyclist I don't think enough coaches and sporting teams and sporting bodies have the information and the education they need, so when that is line crossed, it's often crossed at the expense of the athlete."

to be later refined to something like "I meant I would never inject drugs"...err, and then to something like "I would never use drugs which were not prescribed" Diamond Publishing Ltd, The Metropolis Group, 2nd Floor, Saunders House, 52-53 The Mall, Ealing, London, W5 3TA If Geoff or any of the mods deem this thread to be going into the realms of depravity, then feel free to remove. Quando si uniscono passione, esperienza e dedizione accadono gradi cose! Cuando se une la pasión, la experiencia y la dedicación suceden cosas grandes! When passion, experience and dedication come together, great things happen!