Probably a bit late in the day to sign a big name 
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Do they get tested when āinjuredā
#JustSaying
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A left back I believe.
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What theā¦
It was almost a month ago to the day they confirmed he was staying. I commented on it. Bet that post I replied to has disappeared.
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Pidcock going to Q36.5ā¦.
On a 3 year deal.
They must be paying him a fortune, and he must be happy being a big fish in a small pond.
So much for mounting a serious grand tour assault.
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Jens puts it interestingly here. This was before the announcement of where he was going.
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Didnāt realise Cummings has gone too.
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Pidcock gets to be the big fish in a small pond, which seems to be what he wants.
I like watching him race but I can well see he might be a massive PITA to manage on your team
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Flicked on to the UCI track Champs league last night on Eurosport. There was just a circling drone shot of the Lee Valley stadium. Became apparent there had been a big crash and a short while later Adam Blythe came on screen to say Katie Marchant was āOKā, just had a broken arm.
Scary incident now Iāve found footage of it.
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Read about that earlier but hadnāt seen the footage until now - very scary!!
They must have locked handlebars then? Awful.
(As in tangled together.)
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Iāve never ridden track but presume once youāre locked into someone like that thereās no way out of it. Nasty though
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Wow, it looks like they ended up in the crowd despite the fitting of a plastic screen since the guy ended up in the crowd during the Commonwealth Games 
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I never really saw him as a GT contender. I didnāt think he had the TT ability to limit his losses enough for that
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There was an incident at an SQT 8 years back, i wasnt there that day but know the rider involved and others there. Decent rider ended up on seating with spleen issues, broken ābackā, was touch and go, caused by a rider swerving up without looking.
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Sounds like sheās got lucky but donāt think I can face watching it 
Just catching up on this discussion about screening for prostate cancer (in the pro cycling thread, obviously).
Decided Iām going to have a PSA blood test.
Like Chris says thereās been a lot of to-ing and fro-ing about whether we should be screening for prostate cancer, but my impression is that the pendulum may be swinging toward screening rather than away from it.
The American Urologiclal Association came out with a guideline last year āEarly Detection of Prostate Cancerā which says this:
āClinicians should offer regular prostate cancer screening every 2 to 4 years to people aged 50 to 69 years. (Strong Recommendation; Evidence Level: Grade A)ā
One of the reasons is that 2 large studies have now shown reduced mortality with screening: the Goteborg-1 trial, with screening starting from age 50, and the ERSPC trial, with screening starting from age 55. No study has yet shown benefit to screening before the age of 50 though.
The guidelines still start by saying āClinicians should engage in shared decision-making with people for whom prostate cancer screening would be appropriate and proceed based on a personās values and preferences.ā
The reason for this, as I understand it & like Chris says, is because of that risk of over-diagnosis and over-treatment. Over-diagnosis is when screening picks up early, low grade cancers which are never going to cause any harm. Over-treatment is when screening-detected cancers are treated with hormones or surgery, when in fact they never would have caused any harm.
As some folk here probably know, Iām a GP but not working in the UK. When gents ask about the PSA blood test I generally try to make sure they understand:
- itās not a test for cancer; itās a test for the risk of cancer.
- if itās high, they might need a further test which is a biopsy and not very nice at all.
- even if they have cancer, it may not need treating. They might be advised active surveillance, sometimes for years.
- you need to screen a lot of men to prevent 1 death from prostate cancer.
Having weighed all that, some might decide to go for it, and some might not. Black men
have greater risk than other groups, and men with a brother or father with prostate cancer have greater risk still. Itās recommended these men might even start to consider screening from age 45 (UK) or 40-45 (US).
Thereās also a new test, Stockholm-3 test, which is a blood test looking at several different biomarkers and polygenic markers & looks more accurate than PSA. But itās still early days & not widely available.
The best news of all is that the snap of a latex glove & finger up bum appears to be on the way out - no longer recommended as screening test as itās not very accurate. Thatās particularly good news from my selfish perspective, as owner of both a prostate and a finger.
Anyways, thatās how I see it, back to pro cycling.
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Champion cyclist pleads guilty over wifeās car death Rohan Dennis: Olympic cyclist pleads guilty over wife's car death - BBC News
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Flip me.
Iāve commented before on Richie Porteās swimming.
But heās currently in the middle of 200x100m 
Looks like they started at 3am local time with the handful of friends I met.
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Step back from the pool 
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