scotty Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) Schlecks chain dropped after Contador overtook him already on the attack....so tough luck! btw....I am a fan of Schleck and Contador...both phenominal riders!Not quite, Contador said afterwards he did not know that Andys chain had come off but they replayed in slow motion as Contador passed him and it showed Contador looking at the chain. Perfectly legit to have powered on but he plainly lied as the video showed. Edited January 13, 2011 by scotty
scotty Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Schlecks chain dropped after Contador overtook him already on the attack....so tough luck! Contador beat him and Schleck lost... Here you go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7wpDjGHXU
Lounge Lizard Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Schlecks chain dropped after Contador overtook him already on the attack....so tough luck! Contador beat him and Schleck lost...you wont see a F1 driver in 2nd place waiting for the 1st guy after the 1st guy crashed..you don't see no.2 in the Dakar waiting for no.1 cause no.1 got a flat.....no you go for a win! So next time tell Schlecks mechanic to do a better job at fine tuning his gears.... btw....I am a fan of Schleck and Contador...both phenominal riders! Yes, that is the shame, we were all great fans of Conti at the start of the tour - but he left a bad taste as we got to know him better. Obviously he is a great cyclist - and one will always wonder if that (most) doping really made that much difference considering his talent.Same with Floyd - remember how impressed and supportive we were after his magic stage - only to be let down and now there is no end to the bad taste he still revives
MTB_Roadie Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Well when I watched on tv I didn't pause...rewind...play...I just watched the race, and for me it looked like he was already overtaking him...but this debate can go on forever...if Schleck got a flat would everyone have waited? its still a technical problem...or his chain snapped? Respect among riders yes, being unlucky sucks!
fandacious Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Yes, that is the shame, we were all great fans of Conti at the start of the tour - but he left a bad taste as we got to know him better. Obviously he is a great cyclist - and one will always wonder if that (most) doping really made that much difference considering his talent.Same with Floyd - remember how impressed and supportive we were after his magic stage - only to be let down and now there is no end to the bad taste he still revives So, only floyd and conti doped? the rest of the peloton is clean?
Spat Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 So, only floyd and conti doped? the rest of the peloton is clean? I am with you, hey serious doubts, those guys perform at a level that is almost impossible to fathom. I remember there being a list of names taht have been associated with doping and going through that list was like so shocking and sad but most of the big names have had their names associated with doping at one time or another. Will try and find the list.
Spat Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 It was off wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_cycling
MTB_Roadie Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 maybe ask John Lee Augustuyn....sure he can say what they drink to be so good
TNT1 Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 So, only floyd and conti doped? the rest of the peloton is clean? Yes. Except for that mtb dude. And that Italian chick. And Moses.
MTB_Roadie Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) It was off wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_cycling * Lance Armstrong tested positive for corticoids during the 1999 Tour de France. The small amounts of corticoids in a urine sample were explained by the prescription for skin cream (saddle sores / boil / allergy) that he subsequently presented to the UCI, thus he was cleared of any offence.[177] Lets buy some of that cream and test it...just weird how skin cream ends up in your urine system? Edited January 13, 2011 by MTB_Roadie
SwissVan Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 I still dont see where all the animoisty comes from against him? He does not appear to be arrogant or the like? what am I missing beside his dubious diet? He's arrogant in his own quite way, but for me he is just sooo boring.
Spat Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 He's arrogant in his own quite way, but for me he is just sooo boring. Have to admit though that he has talent, strong Time trial and strong climber, it just seems that he has/had a great future in terms of racking up the titles, perhaps even challenging Lance for 7 in a row, sad that he may be out because of doping, a huge let down.
fandacious Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Yes. Except for that mtb dude. And that Italian chick. And Moses. what about disco tom?
SwissVan Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Have to admit though that he has talent, strong Time trial and strong climber, it just seems that he has/had a great future in terms of racking up the titles, perhaps even challenging Lance for 7 in a row, sad that he may be out because of doping, a huge let down. No doubts he has what it takes. Not sure if he will ever have a book or 10 written about him tho...
fandacious Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 No doubts he has what it takes. Not sure if he will ever have a book or 10 written about him tho... how many books were written about Hitler? "Number of books written about someone" is a very strange way of measuring success...
Imploder Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Interesting read: http://bicycling.com/blogs/sittingin/2010/08/27/imagining-a-clean-tour-de-france/
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