Cycling Weekly – August 22, 2019

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LETTER OF THE WEEK

Recently I had the misfortune to fall off my

bike and land in the middle of the road,

unhurt fortunately. Within seconds three

motorists stopped and asked whether I

was OK. A fourth pulled up behind and

off ered to take me home, without asking

how far away I lived. He seemed rather

upset when I told him I was fi ne and could

ride home. I thanked all the drivers

profusely for their concern and went on

my way. I was overwhelmed by their

kindness and refl ected on the fact that

there are still caring people around, who

are still prepared to help an ‘old man’

in distress.

Doug Collins, Hampton

Ed — Glad to hear you’re OK and were

able to get back on your bike, Doug. It’s

always hard to avoid the ‘them v us’

narrative when talking or writing about

incidents on the road, but it’s important

to remember that everyone in a car is an

individual — and some of them will even

ride bikes.

He needs to enjoy the process, he’s fortunate

to do what he loves for a living. Open your

horizons, only one rider wins. Jonty Williams

Can’t imagine doing a job where ‘winning’

was the desired outcome every time you had

to perform. It must be very diffi cult on a

rider’s mental health to be the ‘hope’ in a team

and then to not actually win. He is very

fortunate to do a job like this but it’s very easy

to criticise from the outside. People with

good jobs suff er with their mental health, it

doesn’t discriminate after all. I hope he gets

the support he needs to start looking forward

to his future again. Beckie Head-Stubbs

He is only focusing on the negative. Many

of the other riders would have wept tears of

joy to get the polka-dot jersey. He is young

and look what he has already accomplished.

I hope someone can reach him and help him

change his attitude. Tammy Criminger

Positive attitude is essential in life.

Martin Okafor

Maybe he should do a Pinot and go race in

Italy and Spain for a season. Th e guy was

burdened with the weight of expectation

from the French public. Wish him all the best

as he has a lot of talent to off er. Peter O’Brien

Needs to change team. Andy Maher

He needs a full cross season this winter to

put things into perspective. Mark Studnicki

He seems to focus purely on the Tour and

[WorldTour] races rather than raising his

profi le, confi dence and results at other HC

races across Europe. Alaphilippe came to

the Tour of Britain [last year] and seemingly

hasn’t looked back since. Paul Ryan

Best job he’ll ever have. Chris Spriggs

WHAT YOU’RE SAYING

The

kindness

of strangers

Romain Bardet thought

about quitting after Tour

Is the king of the

mountains over the hill?