Patchelicious Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Maybe one day the WT team owners should read the Hub... this must surely be the breeding ground of the best DS's ever!
The Bull Shark Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 http://road.cc/content/news/226131-tour-de-france-rider-abandons-race-after-rejecting-therapeutic-use-exemption LINK TO THE WELLENS SCENARIO Good on Tim. He is still young.
The Bull Shark Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Maybe one day the WT team owners should read the Hub... this must surely be the breeding ground of the best DS's ever! I missed my calling...sadly. Hey, I did call NQ blowing up.
Patchelicious Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I missed my calling...sadly. Hey, I did call NQ blowing up.When he was in Italy and not high up the Columbian mountains, far from testers and the press in the weeks leading up to the Tour, we knew he would not make it
nochain Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Maybe one day the WT team owners should read the Hub... this must surely be the breeding ground of the best DS's ever!And doping experts..????
Patchelicious Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 And doping experts..????Of course! But do you want to see the REAL doping experts, go to Twitter. It's incredible. Several GC have been convicted, banned and some thoroughly executed, because they wore long sleeves on a rest day ride.
kosmonooit Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 The fate of the Green Jersey? https://youtu.be/FF70AG50q7o?t=10m11s
Bub Marley Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I like to listen to the Italian commentary if I can find it - even on the slowest of slow days they manage to make is sound like the race has just been blown wide open !!!Arabic commentary is probably the most passionate I've ever come accross. They literally scream when a rider just passes another one. It's amazing.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I like to listen to the Italian commentary if I can find it - even on the slowest of slow days they manage to make is sound like the race has just been blown wide open !!!Haha yeah, I used to love listening to the Giro especially on RAI, they were fantastic, shouting and hollering and actually nothing was happening... - cant get it here sadly so I am stuck with NBC......!!
Pah Bear Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 This is the biggest issue..especially with them Sky haters..always use their strength as excuse.Not the other GC guys being weak or having piss poor tactics.Yesterday Bardet had his whole team with him..But they chose to ride hard tempo for 5 k plus instead of burning all of them up in 2 k of max riding.If they did that and then the GC guys take over, Froome would have never seen them again.Imagine getting a 1 min gap on him with the doms and then Aru, Bardet,Martin,Contador and Uran drive it home.That is taking the race to him...but NO they just all sit there and watch as Bardet teammates pace.Strongest riders in the world right now all together and NOTHING!!!Watch what Pinot,Nibs and Q did to Tom at the Giro..Isolate and drive it home for every Second they can get.GC riders taking responsibility for what they are paid to do...drop their rivals.Getting a bit tired of this Sky is too strong story.You really want to tell me the top 5 GC riders in the race are affraid of (Neive) Sergio Hanao ... because it was really just him there for most of the chase back??Would have loved to see them fight alla Pinot,Nibs and Q on the penultimate stage of the Giro!!!!Corrected. It was Sergio me think doing the pacing after they burnt off The Watt machine. You make a hell of a lot of sense here. Agree with you fully. Just got a bit cheesed off again yesterday with fans booing CF as he was working his way back. What are they still on about? Can't be the past doping issues or ... do they all just fit in with your analysis of MORE SKY HATERS? Probably.
nochain Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Corrected. It was Sergio me think doing the pacing after they burnt off The Watt machine. You make a hell of a lot of sense here. Agree with you fully. Just got a bit cheesed off again yesterday with fans booing CF as he was working his way back. What are they still on about? Can't be the past doping issues or ... do they all just fit in with your analysis of MORE SKY HATERS? Probably.Must be a French thing..I just think they tired of the dominance and they feel they have a real chance this year.But real cycling fans probably look at it differently because cycling is not just about Letour and if you look at the whole calender Sky actually are very much avg.
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 When Ryan asked Brailsford what parts of the piece before the Tour de France he considered inaccurate, Brailsford replied: "I'm not getting into that. It was opinion, you write ****. “We make ourselves available, we answer all the questions and you write this ****.” The heated exchanged continued. Ryan suggested that the only other person to act like this (with the media) was Bruyneel when he barred Sporza at the 2009 Tour de France. Brailsford replied: “Are you accusing me of running a doping programme as well?” Ryan said: “Well, UK Anti-Doping are investigating that...” At that point Brailsford said, “You can stick it up your arse” and walked off. From Cyclingnews Brailsford, cracking with all the media pressure ????
nochain Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 When Ryan asked Brailsford what parts of the piece before the Tour de France he considered inaccurate, Brailsford replied: "I'm not getting into that. It was opinion, you write ****. “We make ourselves available, we answer all the questions and you write this ****.” The heated exchanged continued. Ryan suggested that the only other person to act like this (with the media) was Bruyneel when he barred Sporza at the 2009 Tour de France. Brailsford replied: “Are you accusing me of running a doping programme as well?” Ryan said: “Well, UK Anti-Doping are investigating that...” At that point Brailsford said, “You can stick it up your arse” and walked off. From Cyclingnews Brailsford, cracking with all the media pressure ????Ja look he has seriously lost it a bit lately.But you have got to love the media..always going back to postal days with everything.
nochain Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I still say Bardet will be 2nd in Paris. Aru WILL blow on Stage 18 (Please dear God). Man, I can't stand that guy. He has a face that just begs to be modified. Probably won't happen but I would love to see Martin and Uran get the spots.But will settle for Bardet and Martin.
kosmonooit Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I'll go for Froome, You-ran, an Dan the Man on the podium.
kosmonooit Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Haha yeah, I used to love listening to the Giro especially on RAI, they were fantastic, shouting and hollering and actually nothing was happening... - cant get it here sadly so I am stuck with NBC......!! During the Giro I always watch the RAI post show - not that I understand much Italian but love their passion and presence and sometimes the guests talk English. The Columbian team was also giving it horns during the racing, you could always hear them in the background of Eurosport. There is a post show on France 2 during Le Tour that I watch as well , but them Frenchies are always the slick and smooth.
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