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    Man this Trail running thing is amazing! Did my first ultra in October, Ultratrail Cape town. Did the 62 which ended up as 65 with like 3500m of climbing. Was did hardest thing I have ever done by far..but very rewarding and will be back next year to see if I can go a bit better. You guys have any suggestions on ultra trail runs that I could try next year also? Thinking of Otter or one of the skyruns. Anybody done that Cedarburg run? Also is there specific exercises you guys do to strengthen your ankles?I have had 2 bad ankle injuries now and it takes for ever to heal so think I need to make my ankles stronger maybe?
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    My view is...if you have loads and loads of time riding your bike is probably the best thing to do.But if you have limited time..adding 2 to 3 hours of running a week will make a big difference. Personal when it comes to mtbing I feel much stronger when a run more..especialy trail running on hard hilly terain. For road cycling I don't think the effect is the same because mtbing has a strenght component to it that requires a stronger core and more force while riding.
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    Entered! Hope most hub guys at least picked some mtn riders.Got 3 on my team..almost went for 4 so I hope Daniel does not make me regret it..
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    My team 1.Kwiatkowski 2.Kittel 3.Talansky 4.Cavendish 5.Sagan 6.Nibali 7.Rodriguez Joaquim 8.Valverde 9.Froome Thanks Gerald!!
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    I am with you on this one...hard for believe he would take such a big chance with something like that for nationals??
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    I agree but if you are going to not support a guy for using a tue or a asthma pump or a team for feeding at the wrong time then you should apply that to all riders and teams.Not just the ones that public state they are this and that. All of them tell us they abide by the rules and they support clean cycling and have a no needles policy or is part of this body of ethics and so on. There is just 10 times as much media focus on Sky and their riders.
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    There is not a team in the pro peleton that has not broken that rule(feeding in the last x number of km)..in most cases they just turn a blind eye and the rest just pay the fine. Everybody focus on sky because they win...half the pro's ride with some sort of a Tue at some stage during the year and nobody says a thing. Would love to know how many asthma pumps gets used in races during a year but believe me it is many hundreds!
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    This is bad!!!There was a story last week that confirmed he was a key man for them at this years tour?
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    Ok I see now someone has already used the shoe insert example.
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    Very interesting indeed the real problem here is people want to all draw there own lines based on what they think is right or wrong. Take this example,lets say Contador has a bit of a leg length issue....nothing big...2mm on the one side.But because of this he gets many injuries and can't train as hard as Froome so he is at an disadvantage.So they give him a insert and he is good to go...no more tendonitis...wins the tour which he would never have done without the corrective action. If it is about genes...he should not be allowed then to do this? So we start checking for shoe inserts now? Many guys on here should rather start watching bowls I think because if you have a problem with a finishing bottle and some chest medication once every couple of years you should not follow any sport at all.
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    What a race!! This is why I love these 1 week races!Always provides some good action. TDF will be interesting , seems what we need is a 3rd rider that is willing to keep Froome and Conto on their toes. Hope Nibali get to hes best before the big stages start.I dont think he is that far of and 4 weeks is still a long time.
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    Hehe yes Conto has up hes game big time...but for now its still Froome doing the attacking and Conto following..that normaly tells you a lot about what is in their legs right now. Froome and Conto has each won 2 stage races this year and both got beaten once by J Rod.So pretty level so far. Come July the big question will be...can Contador attack Froome,not just follow.Froome is the better TT rider so that only leaves one option..Contador needs to be stronger on the climbs. We might be in for a good one this year!We just need a Valverde to be at hes very best and hope Nibali can pull things together.
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    Yes I like this Kelderman!Really hope he can become one of the guys that will take on the new gen of colombians.
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    Conto looking beter for sure this year!That attack with 5km to go by Froome was a big one and he managed to stick. Evenly matched I don't know,on the day all he could do is try and hang on...at that speed it makes a big difference.We will see on the bigger climbs if he has something more in hes legs. Froome will have to learn to attack from the back...he can't keep on wasting energy like that. Also Froome is one of those guys that stay lean the whole year.I think the 2012 stats showed he was within a 2kg range the whole year.So I don't think he will have a problem keeping that weight. I also like the way Kelerman and talansky tried to take the race to Froome and realy made him work the whole climb. Great racing!
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    I agree 100%I would have liked to see Wiggens at the tour in a supporting role because I think he is an amazing athlete.But be a contender? No never...not on those mountains and up against a Contador that is looking like he's old self. The biggest cat climb Wiggens faced in 2012 was a cat1 and still he had to be pulled back to Nibali time and again. Same goes for he's win at TOC this year...brilliant but the biggest climb there does not come close to the stuff in the tour. Horses for courses.... As good a rider as he is...and he is one of the best ever as a all-round cyclist he simply just do not have the guns to ride with the likes of Conto and Quintana as you mentioned. Froome like it or not is the only rider right now in the world that will match those 2 on any day and maybe even beat them I think Froome needs Wiggens this year but we all know that it was never going to work that way…pity because Froome is the reason Wiggens got he’s win and in the perfect world they would settle their differences and go and take on Contador.
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    Would be interesting to see hes pro win list...mtb and road.The list will be long and very diverse I think.
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    I am in but will donate R1 for every minute I race on the day. Will see if I can get other people to commit something per minute also and see what I can come up with. See you on race day...
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    Also Scarponi and Kreuzinger put on a great race all the way up the climb.Kreuzinger basicly begged Berto to jump over to him so they can ride away but Berto just sat on Scarpo and Quintana's wheel. Old man Horner also in there. Hope Mikal can hold on also but not sure how he will go on the really steep stuff they have to do today.
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    Man that is bad!!Sorry that had to happen to you so close to the big day.Was it going to be your first IM? Think we saw you guys yesterday....just after bronkies on that back road heading to cullinan?
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    Good stage but to me there was many guys that looked strong and today will be a good show. Good win by Berto but he really did not do much on the climb...folllowed wheels into a headwind mostly.Porte and Quintana look good and did most of the attacking or chasing.
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    I agree with the turning left while red because it just is the safe option in my opinion. Just one question...How many of the guys here actual stop at 4 or 3 way stop sign?Dead stop and go like the law stipulates?
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    Reinardt 6th yesterday!!Even got a leadout from Degenkolb himself. 3rd in the bunch print after the 3 breakaway guys.
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    Valverde won on Sunday at Roma maxima...so good weekend for him. Great race this...not one for the sprinters..:-) Have a look at the highlights. Who is the guy from mtn doing the chase work on that one climb?
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    How is Jacques riding?He finished in Lankawi just a couple of hours ago? What time does the race start?
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