Etixx Quickstep Rider in Dublin?

bwalsh1983

Spotted a guy at up the cruagh road this afternoon, going the opposite way, full quickstep kit, s works, quickstep helmet, roval wheels etc etc. Any idea who he is or what he may be doing riding in Wicklow and Dublin?

bazermc

Fred alert

wirelessdude01

Must have swapped out the full sky rig out of a few weeks back

Brian?

bazermc wrote: »

Fred alert

Last time I jumped to that conclusion, it turned out to be Phillip Deignan.

bwalsh1983

Way too tanned for a fred! Given Roche, Diegnan and Porte are around a bit I'm plumping for none fred.

godtabh

bwalsh1983 wrote: »

Way too tanned for a fred! Given Roche, Diegnan and Porte are around a bit I'm plumping for none fred.

Porte is in Dublin?

bwalsh1983

godtabh wrote: »

Porte is in Dublin?

No! He has been though, his girlfriend is Irish so has been spotted riding in Wicklow previously.

godtabh

Never knew that

terrydel

Whats a fred?

pats22b

i saw the same lad about a month ago cycling down Orwell park around 8am on a weekday morning as i was running into work and was wondering the same thing myself - he certainly looked the part with the top end bike and full team kit!

Alek

I've seen him riding Mick Byrne 200 last Sunday. He was riding similar pace as me, definitely not a pro ;-)

onthefringe

bwalsh1983 wrote: »

No! He has been though, his girlfriend is Irish so has been spotted riding in Wicklow previously.

cycling...

xxyyzz

terrydel wrote: »

Whats a fred?

Someone who's kit and bike value is inversely proportional to their ability

irishrover99

bwalsh1983 wrote: »

No! He has been though, his girlfriend is Irish so has been spotted riding in Wicklow previously.

Isnt porte doing a sportive this month up the north, sure I seen it somewhere. Might have been his twitter

detones

I would have thought the last thing a pro would were on a training solo spin would be full team kit

dastardly00

detones wrote: »

I would have thought the last thing a pro would were on a training solo spin would be full team kit

What else would they wear?
They are hardly going to fork out for some rapha or assos gear with their hard earned cash when they can just get team kit for free

snollup

xxyyzz wrote: »

Someone who's kit and bike value is inversely proportional to their ability

That describes quite a number of us on here!

dastardly00

irishrover99 wrote: »

Isnt porte doing a sportive this month up the north, sure I seen it somewhere. Might have been his twitter

Yeah he's doing the Grand Fondo on June 21st.

trav1963

Last I heard Porte is with Sky????

dastardly00

trav1963 wrote: »

Last I heard Porte is with Sky????

He is. Porte was just mentioned as an example of a pro who has been spotted in Ireland before.

Brian?

detones wrote: »

I would have thought the last thing a pro would were on a training solo spin would be full team kit

All pros train in their team kit. I'm pretty sure it's a contractual obligation.

531

snollup wrote: »

That describes quite a number of us on here!

Je suis Fred

triggermortis

bwalsh1983 wrote: »

Spotted a guy at up the cruagh road this afternoon, going the opposite way, full quickstep kit, s works, quickstep helmet, roval wheels etc etc. Any idea who he is or what he may be doing riding in Wicklow and Dublin?

He might be Swiss! I passed a group of 4 that were stopped the other day, all in full BMC kit and bikes but were in their 60's+. It's quite normal here for people to get the full kit to go with their bikes - usually with older guys I've noticed - and usually high end bikes.

nak

triggermortis wrote: »

He might be Swiss! I passed a group of 4 that were stopped the other day, all in full BMC kit and bikes but were in their 60's+. It's quite normal here for people to get the full kit to go with their bikes - usually with older guys I've noticed - and usually high end bikes.

It seemed to be the norm in Girona too, lots of amateurs in full team kit and lots of pros. Easy to spot the difference by the way they are on the bike and the physique. The pros look a lot leaner than they do on the telly; veins popping out the legs.

All the pros said hello (before we did), amateurs weren't so friendly.

gambeta_fc

531 wrote: »

Je suis Fred

I'm Spartacus Fred.

I'd be out in rags if I matched kit to my ability

triggermortis

nak wrote: »

All the pros said hello (before we did), amateurs weren't so friendly.

Same here mostly. When I (eventually) get out for a spin, most people here don't nod or wave or anything, even though I always do

triggermortis

gambeta_fc wrote: »

I'm Spartacus Fred.

I'd be out in rags if I matched kit to my ability

me too!

happytramp

Saw a guy in full Madison Genisis gear and team bike out a Blanchardstown a couple of weeks ago. I'd be extremely surprised if it wasn't a team rider given that most Freds probably wouldn't splash out that sort of cash for a steel framed bike.

wirelessdude01

happytramp wrote: »

Saw a guy in full Madison Genisis gear and team bike out a Blanchardstown a couple of weeks ago. I'd be extremely surprised if it wasn't a team rider given that most Freds probably wouldn't splash out that sort of cash for a steel framed bike.

More than likely Martin Irvine seeing as he lives in Swords and has been more less racing full time here for the past few months.

Eamonnator

Madison Genesis also have a carbon team bike

http://www.madisongenesis.co.uk/news/18/08/14/genesis-zero-launch