All the Instagram cycling meme accounts are going on about some beef between Justin Williams and Travis McCabe. Can someone do an ELI5? My limited understanding: Justin is former Amateur Crit National Champ but is now Pro. Travis is former Pro Crit National Champ but is now Amateur. But what are …

Yep I remember Bibby rocking his white skinsuit for ‘circuit race’ champs. And going back to this post below, so do Australia and New Zealand. Australia even have theirs on the same week as the pro’s so WT teams are usually littered in the front. Caleb was a usual winner when racing for Greenedge. …

I read a comment somewhere else (Cyclingtips?) that it’s only really Au and NZ who bother to lodge the relevant paperwork with the UCI.

I’m from Aus. Winning the national crit is nice and all, but if you want to wear the national crit champs jersey, you can only wear it during crit races. There are separate RR and TT jerseys which are the main championships. Hell, there was even a fixed gear crit championship this year that won t…

We literally have no road races in my state.

[image] cerb: As i’m not from the states, what I don’t understand is Legion’s UCI status? I believe they are a pro continental team? How are their results in those races? They are UCI continental, one step down from Pro Continental. Same level as the Aus teams you are referring to though, so…

[image] cerb: As i’m not from the states, what I don’t understand is Legion’s UCI status? I believe they are a pro continental team? How are their results in those races? 2020 was the first year Legion was intending on having UCI Continental status, so this is their first year actually racing…

Thanks for the explanations! :slight_smile:

It’s very sad to hear that road racing is on a serious decline in the USA. There are so many spectacular locations in the US that would be simply incredible to race through. It’s the same in many countries, huge increases in population. There’s no way we can all share the same road real estate wit…

[image] TheBandit: Isn’t climbing and descending a spectacular mountain simply amazing when everything aligns? 100% agree. Thankfully, you don’t need to race to do this. [image] TheBandit: There are so many spectacular locations in the US that would be simply incredible to race through. …

[image] jasonbrim: There is actually the British National Circuit Race Championships, which is basically the Crit Championship. The winners can then wear their jerseys in crit races that are part of the National Circuit Series (and maybe some other races). Live and learn… Shows how much of a …

Beef between Justin Williams and Travis McCabe

bobmcstuff June 24, 2021, 12:42pm 190

I guess the US doesn’t have a hill climb scene (not in the same way we do in the UK anyway…)

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Beef between Justin Williams and Travis McCabe

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