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Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
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XYZ
Smoking in the selection room.
This. Very disappointing. Reminds me of David Duval crying about tough greens in the US Open about a decade ago. Everyone is playing the same course, buddy....shut up and play and if you do it better than everyone else, guess what...you'll win!
This is why, despite my extensuve research and efforts into the doping issue, my gut tends to make me pull for Contador. Operating under the assumption that most, if not all, of these guys are on something - which is most assuredly true - might as well pull for the guy who races with some style, some heart, and doesn't complain about a **** thing.
XYZ
Smoking in the selection room.
Should be an easy enough transition. First step...find some kenacort.
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manurespreader
Still upright
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
A lot of speculation on twitter on what caused the frame to break. According to the team, they backed over it.
A lot of speculation on twitter on what caused the frame to break. According to the team, they backed over it.
rufus
rock and roller
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
The team has had about three or four stories now about how the frame broke. If they backed over it, the tubes would be crushed, not split in half. Obviously they just don't want any bad publicity for their bike sponsor, but so what? It was a hard crash, and it broke the frame. Big deal. Chit happens.
The team has had about three or four stories now about how the frame broke. If they backed over it, the tubes would be crushed, not split in half. Obviously they just don't want any bad publicity for their bike sponsor, but so what? It was a hard crash, and it broke the frame. Big deal. Chit happens.
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
Supposedly Canc will not start tomorrow http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/07/news/fabian-cancellara-will-start-stage-11-tour_336461
Hopefully somebody else can challenge Nibali
Supposedly Canc will not start tomorrow http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/07/news/fabian-cancellara-will-start-stage-11-tour_336461
Hopefully somebody else can challenge Nibali
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
Talansky having a real tough time of it right now....
Feel bad for him. Been a brutal Tour so far with the crashes he's sustained.
Talansky having a real tough time of it right now....
Feel bad for him. Been a brutal Tour so far with the crashes he's sustained.
manurespreader
Still upright
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
I really hope he can continue. I'm sure it'll be hard but I hope he can.
I really hope he can continue. I'm sure it'll be hard but I hope he can.
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
Interesting day today although no real movement. Could have done without Talansky in the corner of my screen for 2 plus hours, if they want to check periodically that's okay but the small screen jeez. I wonder if that was a NBC sports call or the euro feeds had the same picture.
Just a programming note next Tuesday 8-9:30 on ESPN they have a 30 30 entitled Slaying the Badger which is about Bernard Hinault and Greg Lemond, since Hinault is one of my favorite riders of all time and I frigging despise Lemond it will be interesting to see how the Badger fares since I'm sure it will be tilted towards Lemond.
I also watched The Armstrong Lie last night which was okay but didn't really add a whole lot though the interviews with Filllepe Simoni and Michale Ferrari were interesting. it seems like this guy did a movie on Armstrongs comeback and then just as he was done Armstrong admitted to doping and had to refocus the movie.
Interesting day today although no real movement. Could have done without Talansky in the corner of my screen for 2 plus hours, if they want to check periodically that's okay but the small screen jeez. I wonder if that was a NBC sports call or the euro feeds had the same picture.
Just a programming note next Tuesday 8-9:30 on ESPN they have a 30 30 entitled Slaying the Badger which is about Bernard Hinault and Greg Lemond, since Hinault is one of my favorite riders of all time and I frigging despise Lemond it will be interesting to see how the Badger fares since I'm sure it will be tilted towards Lemond.
I also watched The Armstrong Lie last night which was okay but didn't really add a whole lot though the interviews with Filllepe Simoni and Michale Ferrari were interesting. it seems like this guy did a movie on Armstrongs comeback and then just as he was done Armstrong admitted to doping and had to refocus the movie.
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XYZ
Smoking in the selection room.
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
What's really sad about it is what the peloton did to each after the fact. Makes you wonder how anyone in their right mind can have any allegiance to USPS or Discovery these days. Those folks are either incredibly naive or just don't care, and the latter is nothing more than an inexcusable worship of pure filth.
Correct.
What's really sad about it is what the peloton did to each after the fact. Makes you wonder how anyone in their right mind can have any allegiance to USPS or Discovery these days. Those folks are either incredibly naive or just don't care, and the latter is nothing more than an inexcusable worship of pure filth.
Correct.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
My thoughts exactly. Except for the bit about Contador. Not sure why I don't like him, I just don't.
However, now that Talansky is out, I have returned to the TVG bandwagon. Although, I wouldn't be upset if one of the French riders wins it. You have to toss them a bone every 20 years or so.
At first I was not happy about the stage, but the more I thought about it, the more I thought, "No, this is absurd. Not the stage but the whining by the competitors." Astana had almost zero problems with the course and made everyone else look foolish. Especially van Garderen. Man he came off like a sore loser. Maybe your mechanics should have prepared your bike with equipment suited to the course conditions. I love Tejay and was hoping him or Talansky would pull it out this year, but I couldn't help but squirm in my seat watching that interview. I had zero issues with the course. I hope Froome being out so early opens this race up.
Also, seeing Sagan up in the GC this late in the game is an absolute treat. I know it's never going to last but I'll enjoy it while it does.
My thoughts exactly. Except for the bit about Contador. Not sure why I don't like him, I just don't.
However, now that Talansky is out, I have returned to the TVG bandwagon. Although, I wouldn't be upset if one of the French riders wins it. You have to toss them a bone every 20 years or so.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
Eh, I still like Armstrong despite everything that's been revealed. So he's a pr!ck and he doped. *shrug* Call me a cynic but everyone doped in that era. He was just the best of the dopers.
It probably doesn't help that I didn't really start watching cycling until the first year Armstrong won it all. Kind of one of those childhood hero things.
Eh, I still like Armstrong despite everything that's been revealed. So he's a pr!ck and he doped. *shrug* Call me a cynic but everyone doped in that era. He was just the best of the dopers.
It probably doesn't help that I didn't really start watching cycling until the first year Armstrong won it all. Kind of one of those childhood hero things.
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
Lo Squalo was impressive today!
I'm going to make a small correction to this. He was the best responder of the the dopers, that distinction but also a HUGE difference.
Lo Squalo was impressive today!
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
Nibali continues to assert his dominance.
Good velo day for me with Bardet, VanGarderen and Ten Dam finishing 6-8. All three are in the top 10 in the GC now.
Costa had a decent day too finishing 15th even while fighting bronchitis.
Nibali continues to assert his dominance.
Good velo day for me with Bardet, VanGarderen and Ten Dam finishing 6-8. All three are in the top 10 in the GC now.
Costa had a decent day too finishing 15th even while fighting bronchitis.
XYZ
Smoking in the selection room.
I'm not trying to be obnoxious here as I vowed to try to keep this sort of talk out of here, but if you really believe that you need to do some homework. And I don't lord that over you as if I'm some genius, but really, go look into it. Because be it in cycling, business, politics, whatever...detestable human beings are detestable human beings. And anyone who doesnt skewer them is either naive to the point of embarrassment, or ambivalent to the point of disgrace.
It's not a cycling thing. It's a human thing.
XYZ
Smoking in the selection room.
Loving the fact that I'm completely in the bag for fdj and have picked pinot numerous times, and now as soon as I don't he figures out how not to fold. At least not yet. I figure we're far enough in that if he starts to buckle madiot will just yell at him a bunch and make it all better, but **** if I can't peg him in this game. Just like f schleck a few years ago and horner more recently. Regardless, glad to see him doing well and hope he can keep it up.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Your 2014 EPO Free Cycling Thread
I think detestable is pretty strong. As are embarrassment and disgrace.
I don't know. I hardly think what he did was worthy of the vitriol I read on here. I think ambivalent was the right word (even though disgrace was not) because I think he did a lot of great things as well. Do they balance out the sh!!tty things? I don't know. I'll leave that up to everyone else to make their own decision and I'm certainly not going to judge someone because they like A-Rod, Bonds, Contador, or any of the other cheaters out there.
I think detestable is pretty strong. As are embarrassment and disgrace.
I don't know. I hardly think what he did was worthy of the vitriol I read on here. I think ambivalent was the right word (even though disgrace was not) because I think he did a lot of great things as well. Do they balance out the sh!!tty things? I don't know. I'll leave that up to everyone else to make their own decision and I'm certainly not going to judge someone because they like A-Rod, Bonds, Contador, or any of the other cheaters out there.