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Here are some that I have read . Some good , some ok !! The Tour according to G ... I thought it was excellent , especially how he explains their communication during the TTT . Jens Voigt . Shut Up Legs ... Exactly what you expect , down to earth and light hearted . Tour De Lance . Bill Strickland .... Fair read 23 Days in July . John Wilcockson . Excellent Bad Blood . Jeremy Whittle . Not bad but a bit tedeous . Thomas Dekker , The Descent ... Excellent . Proper insight into doping in the early 2000"s 7 Deadly Sins ... David Walsh . No wonder he always felt so strong about Armstrong being a doper ... great insight .

I see they have signed Marc Pritzen to the European Feeder squad (Pro tour I think it is called ) .

Hey Patch , Maybe you better teach me how to go back and see previous posts I made and who replied ... Thanks , I will have jam with my humble pie ... Didn't mean to stir any poo .... Just thought it was you who had replied ..

Hey Patch , A few months ago I suggested VR46 look at retiring , and you let rip at me .... Can I offer you some cream with that humble pie ...

The question is actually - Do you miss Tom Jenkins ??

Or perhaps age catching up ....

Japanese GP Another masterclass by the Magical Master Marc Marques .....

Absolutely agree with this . You mentioned a few posts back that Willie may have something sorted soon . Any news/update on that ??

Suzuki should run a 3rd bike next year and put Zarco on it .......

Got this at Bedford Centre ....21 is spot on .

New watch day .... TAG Gulf collection

Is Cav in ? Don't see his name anywhere .

But Ackerman managed to podium at said champs !!

Just as an aside ..... My Misano tickets arrived today ... Plane tickets ..... Check Shengen Visa .... Check Accommodation in Rimini ..... Check Scooter hire Check Pizza's in Tavulia Check Can't wait !!!!

Apparently the weather was hot , and the Yam works better in the heat . Generally MM93 doesn't do a time attack at the end of the test session . The Ducati / Marques fight this weekend could be a hum dinger ...

Awesome news .... another Saffa at world tour level . Dreams do happen !!!!

Something of interest from BB41 .

No explosion in that team yet .....only implosion ....

Was he pushed or did he jump ???? Brad is sponsored by KTM , I think they tell him where he is most needed . I am betwixed and between here ... Glad he has the ride and know he will make the most of it ....HOWEVER , Riding an uncompetitive bike in MotoGP can be a limiting option . Look at Thom Luthi , and Tito Rabat ....Luthi back in Moto2 and Tito on his way . Zarco not exactly performing like he did on the Yam , and Hafis Syrihn back to Moto2 . Brad is certainly WAY better that HS , but Zarco was 2 x Moto2 WC and Rabat 1x . I wish Brad all the very best and would love to see him make a huge success of this , but am sceptical due to the machinery , and he only has a 1 year deal .

Ha Ha , Was thinking the same .... maybe he went to Japan to learn how to dive bomb and t-bone properly ....

Fully agree with you DSW , but how many times have we seen riders in the break that are not big names or GC contenders , and the main bunch get their sums wrong and never catch the break .... Tommy Voeckler is a prime example ... Maybe there is an unpolished diamond hiding somewhere in the depths of the TDD despair.....

My opinion is that Cav is done as a TDF sprint stage winner . He looks nervous in the bunch compared with the likes of Vivianni and Gaviria et al . What about TDD sending a team of young , hungry guys who may just throw cation to the wind and get an unexpected result or two . If their DS allows . I would however certainly throw Eddie Boss into the mix as he seems to really be able to self motivate , which might rub off on a few younger guys , don't think it will have any affect on Cav . There might even be a small rivalry between them 2 ....

Think you comparing apples with lemons here !! I never said I didn't think he could still win , but it is highly unlikely , and he has 0% chance of winning this championship this year .

Make no mistake I love Rossi and all he has achieved , and done to make MotoGP mainstream . However , he hasn't won in a very long time , and his last championship was 2009 . Many top athletes retire at the top of their game (CS27) and many carry on for maybe 1 or 2 years too many ..... Rossi is edging towards the latter ..... Colin Edwards said 0.1 of a second per year slower from about age 33 onwards . I am certainly not comparing Rossi/Edwards , just mentioning that maybe Father Time IS starting to have an adverse effect on VR46 !!

Man of the Match for me was Rins . He went from 13th to 4th on a bike that got SMOKED every lap down the long straight . It was a great race ..... fast flowing tracks generally make for better , closer racing . VR46 , time to think about a retirement package and let us remember you for all the right reasons