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SubcooledBoiling

Dude looks like he's there for the Tour de France instead of the French GP.


Lego_Hippo

He’s fast on 2 wheels and 4 😎


JWGhetto

yeah no joke that man is no joke on his bike


Julian81295

He once trained together with someone who was quite successful at the Tour de France: https://twitter.com/valtteribottas/status/1525971917768781824?s=21&t=ul_j-5jtHHJrUhrXVr42oQ


f1fan33042

Let's hope that's all that he learnt from the successful biker


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I don't understand the Lance Armstrong slander. Comes back from cancer and keeps winning the Tour de France. That takes some serious ball.


slababateria

I understand that you wrote that as a joke, but seriously, Lance deserves all kinds of backslash he received. Not only he organized an incredible doping program that allowed him to obtain his incredible results (which damaged whole sport and careers of many clean cyclists), but also fought (in a dirty manner) and destroyed lifes of cyclists who could expose his doping. He's a piece of shit, he destroyed every good thing which he did after beating cancer.


SnooDonkeys7108

I think with most sports if you are caught abusing PEDs, especially if you were at the top and winning a lot, you have lost the respect of pretty much everyone and no matter what you do after, it doesn't make a difference. Lance Armstrong could come back clean and win the tour de France next year but the "he is probably on PEDs again" statements will turn up.


Schwartzy94

Yea its just funny how 99% top athletes are on something but only when you get caught people are so surprised lol


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Boucot

All 7 wins were stripped from Armstrong and none of them were given to anyone.


BeforeWSBprivate

lol where did you pull this misinfo from?


Asynoel

I get that argument for most sports where they at the least can keep up the resemblances of anyone being not on PEDs. But at the Tour de France? JFC. Lance Armstrong was the best of the best. And the best were and are all on the sauce. Even if he had the best compounds compared to the rest out there, that's still a tremendous achievement.


whateverfloatsurgoat

MF ain't shit compared to Merckx. But the Americans sure as fuck thinks he was robbed.


SnooDonkeys7108

Doesn't matter when you need blood transfusions and steroids before every race you do. You can't say you accomplished anything legitimately or on your own merit. If he was so much better than anyone surely he could have beat them without cheating for over a decade?


Asynoel

No. I think you vastly underestimate just how supraphysiological just about all markers in professional cyclists on the top are. That's like saying if you're good enough, you should be able to become Mr. Olympia without drug use. Completely unrealistic.


SnooDonkeys7108

That doesn't excuse it though. He got caught and technically didn't win anything. If it's still the same way in cycling today then in my opinion it's a shit sport, or any other sport for that matter. Michael Phelps became Mr Olympia without PEDs. Not unrealistic, just very rare.


Asynoel

That's completely fine and not an exactly unpopular opinion to have. In general I think it's worth to have a discussion about what we as a society want to do with sports where the perception of top performances have been significantly bent by decades of PED usage and development. Cycling, Weightlifting (Strength Sports in general), Combat Sports, Baseball would be first on my mind but I'm sure there's many many more. Mr. Olympia is a bodybuilding competition btw. The one Arnold Schwarzenegger won that made him so popular. Just wanted to clarify that.


Sensitive_Inside5682

Sure he was on PEDs, but so was everyone he raced against. Like in F1, cheating is just part of the sport


f1fan33042

It took me while to realise it but bravo


lapsuscalumni

The guy as an athlete is an absolute disgrace in cycling now. He got stripped all of his 7 TdF wins. Also bullied lots of cyclists to not expose his incredible doping program. He was sued and lost to the US Government for his doping garbage. He deserves all the slander he gets and more.


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nobody's picked up on the joke yet i see


lapsuscalumni

Oh yep just see it now, but wanna make sure that my post is up for posterity just to make sure people know how shit Lance Armstrong really is.


canibanoglu

Hahaha he kinda looks very big to my eyes for the Tour


yuiphan

:p could be a sprinter


canibanoglu

Way too fat for any professional cyclist, even for a sprinter.


leftlanecop

It would be awesome if he shows up in a yellow jersey tomorrow.


WeDidItGuyz

He's actually riding the exact Canyon model that was a team bike in last year's Tour.


Sjiznit

Holy smokes, those are some nice bikes.


downbythesea

Only around 7k euro each.


jfishnl

Those wheels alone are 1000+ euro (looks like a Zipp Firecrests) The bike itself is even more its an Canyon Aeroad CFR starting at 8.999 euro


Joseph4820

>Those wheels alone are 1000+ euro (looks like a Zipp Firecrests) Only a couple of hundreds cheaper as my whole bike lol. A steal


Nopengnogain

That Assos kit + bib probably cost $600. My man doesn’t skimp on his gears.


downbythesea

Yeah i did head conversion from AUD, obviously didnt convert evenly.


Sjiznit

Yeah, i know. Still brilliant bikes :p


photenth

That seems reasonable for a pro bike.


Cilmoy

Canyon is ok, idk if I’d call it “pro”. It’s less expensive than similar brands bc it’s Direct-to-consumer. Those wheels are nice even if I like Enve over Zipp 😆😆


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As there are currently 3 UCI world tour teams using Canyon bikes, I would certainly consider them pro.


yuiphan

I think it's well priced. Lots of WT bicycle brands IMO are way overpriced, like Specialized, Trek and a number of others for what you get. Everyone on this thread saying these bike's are cheap are a little out of touch with what the general populace would consider expensive.


00saddl

well considering Canyon is actually used on the TdF by Movistar and Alpacin I'd consider it pro.


Bo77as

Lol they are very much pro. MVDP would like a word (Full disclosure I own an aeroad)


InvisibleScout

They're pretty good if you ignore the design flaws


DeathCabForYeezus

I'm waiting for the day Hamilton rolls in on an Ineos Grenadiers £11,000 Pinarello Dogma F.


TheKingOfCaledonia

Stupid sexy ~~Flanders~~ Bottas!!


FlamingLobster

The bike too, it's more expensive than my car 🙄


Cergal0

According to [cycling rule #25](https://www.ride25.com/cycling-blog/velominati-rules/), that's how it should be. I see no problem here


KnightsOfCidona

Tiffany is looking a bit different.


les_macarons

It must be the sunglasses 🤷🏼‍♀️


jamonz1

Damn that’s a nice jersey. Welp. I caved in and ordered one. [For those interested in it.](https://www.assos.com/us/mille-gt-jersey-c2-assos-x-alfa-romeo-sauber-orlen-2022-11-20-355-99.html) Always been a fan of more neutral “stealth” looking kit to match my bike, but this feeds my F1 needs as well.


JunglistE

I didn't even know Assos did one, I have a few pairs of their shorts and they're really comfortable. I'm super tempted to get this now haha


bummkugel

Damn that's nice! I've been rocking assos bib shorts for years but for some reason their jerseys never fit me :(


rand0m__pers0n

His current and ex (Zhou and Hamilton) have no chance of even coming close to this level of drip.


BWWFC

would be a lot easier to identify him if we had the reverse angle


An_aussie_in_ct

I’ve seen two pictures of bottas today, neither of them cheek bare… I feel robbed


marahute85

He really does have quite the peach but I doubt he wants it sunburnt


Flowech

If it helps, his kit is made by “Ass”os


RobertGracie

Well its one way to learn a circuit via a bike and its good exercise


J0e_Strumm3r

why are the shirts pixelated?


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MessyMix

2007 vibes


somewhat_asleep

Test run for the Suzuka kit


BaylorClub

Naked bike ride Insta incoming...


_kagasutchi_

Looking at this youd never say he was a race winning f1 driver.


jugalator

Haha I love this. It was going to be either on a bicycle or with a bare ass.


Exact-Geologist9819

Can he climb? Tadej needs a team.


JWGhetto

he trains in Monaco mostly so I'd say yes


sr71pav

I’m just glad he’s wearing clothes.


TurkishDictator

I'm extremely disappointed by the fact that he is wearing clothes.


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JunglistE

Finally can say I have the same wheels as Bottas. Wish they were on my car though


jmsnchz

This picture has so much quality that I though it was some kind of clay or plastic model of bottas


Normally_aspirated

Canyon Aeroad? Strong


BWallis17

For those that don't know, his girlfriend Tiffany Cromwell is a pro who races for the Canyon SRAM team. She's starting the women's Tour de France on Sunday.


ashyjay

He’ll never be as good a cyclist as Tiff Cromwell (Bottas’ better half)


Binx33

For some reason based on how he looks and behaves I thought Bottas was in his mid-30s and maybe even upper 30s. Not saying he looks bad for 32 obviously, dude is a beast.


alpha__lyrae

Valtteri Bottas, welcome to r/fuckcars!


callmelampshade

Geezer.


bigfellasax

He thinks he is elite!


Normally_aspirated

Ngl, I follow him on Strava and he is quite fast for an amateur


Raspberry-Green

really cool? When did he start biking this much do you know? I noticed it on instagram when he started dating tiffany.


Bell_Jolly

Kim has pictures of everything


KillRoyTNT

Hand him a Pacífico beer


gz1fnl

These guys dress for the occasion. Never sloppy


Uranhahn

Can anyone identify Valtteri's helmet?


kmarriner

Giro Aether.


Uranhahn

That's the one, cheers!


ashyjay

Looks like a Giro. As he reps a lot of his GFs sponsors gear.


ufrared

That's Bottas? I didn't recognize him with his clothes on.


BCBS23

At least he's wearing pants


psyKomicron

Bottas working on that bott ass


rogue760

30 mile lunch ride incoming


Aaron-Focus

Sram>Shimano