Traf Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 He was definitely Kenyan when he crashed (after about 20 metres) in the World Under 23s time trial. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DCe4QVO0PE WTF was that bloke doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites man Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I have a couple of bikes and go cycling but the only event I watch is the Tour de France, it is an absolutely magnificent event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites man Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 If the French are going to be slinging doping accusations around like piss when are they going to give Nibali a cup full? He has gone from riding backwards to like a true champ in the course of this race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted July 25, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2015 They just cannot stand a Brit winning their race the tank reversing, militant bone-idle garlic soaked cunts. I hope he fucking nails it today. *Disclaimer - if he doesn't he's a Kenyan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites man Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 It's probably enough to get me a final warning on here but I like France and the French. They have fought and won more wars than any other nation, your tank reversers are the Italians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widnes Two Hats Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 It's probably enough to get me a final warning on here but I like France and the French. They have fought and won more wars than any other nation, your tank reversers are the Italians. Correct, The French are Surrender Monkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted July 25, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2015 Whatever, they all piss in the same pot when it comes to a scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Meanwhile, in news on actually British riders, Adam Yates beat Contador and Nibali in the first mountain stage of the Tour, and twin brother Simon beat them in the last. Fantastic talents, going to be serious threats to win in the coming years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jturner Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Alpe Dhuez today was a brilliant days sport, better than anything the Open could offer last weekend.I was willing the little Colombian on but sadly the Sky machine got Froome through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Alpe Dhuez today was a brilliant days sport, better than anything the Open could offer last weekend.I was willing the little Colombian on but sadly the Sky machine got Froome through.Ha ha ha get to fuck Pedal harder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Alf Hartigan Posted July 25, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2015 Froome will have his work cut out next year if he wants to win it again, especially with Richie Porte leaving Sky. Quintano will be a massive threat, he must have had a hard paper round in the Colombian mountains that lad, looks in his mid 40s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jturner Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 The Tour is brilliant when you "get it". If the little Colombian had pulled it out of the bag it would have been the highlight of the sportıng year for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Think I'd like to see the Tour live in the Alps, must be pretty impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Golf...teletext... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birch-chorley Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 The Tour is brilliant when you "get it". If the little Colombian had pulled it out of the bag it would have been the highlight of the sportıng year for me. Why the support for the Colombian over the British team? Just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Why the support for the Colombian over the British team? Just curious A large proportion of people who followed cycling before 2010 dislike Sky. Depending on how cynical you are, this is because - A) They are tool cool for skool and don't want to group with the jonny come latelys B,)Sky have an 'impressive' habit of turning riders with no discernible climbing talent beyond a British passport in to world beaters, which leaves many long term observers extremely suspicious. They do also have a habit of strangling races with a strong team to prevent the sort of exciting long range attacks that riders like QuintanA will sometimes go for. To be fair, they've been better on that front since Wiggins retired. Also arguable that they aren't necessarily great for British riders - Cav's career has never been the same since he went to Sky and was given terrible support. Geraint Thomas is a British rider who could clearly have got top 5 this year, but was supporting Froome and it has clearly taken it's toll in the last couple of stages. The Yates brothers have very wisely gone elsewhere to build their career given Sky's poor record with young talent. Ultimately, Froome is a guy who has never lived in Britain, so hard to see a strong patriotic reason to back him over anyone else. Edited July 26, 2015 by maaarsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted July 26, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2015 It was very good yesterday. However, I'd attach 12 inch knives to my wheels to slice up some of those irritating cunts waving flags in the riders faces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter superjohnmcginlay Posted July 26, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2015 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/paris-police-open-fire-car-tour-de-france-32691285 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 A large proportion of people who followed cycling before 2010 dislike Sky. Depending on how cynical you are, this is because - A) They are tool cool for skool and don't want to group with the jonny come latelys B,)Sky have an 'impressive' habit of turning riders with no discernible climbing talent beyond a British passport in to world beaters, which leaves many long term observers extremely suspicious. They do also have a habit of strangling races with a strong team to prevent the sort of exciting long range attacks that riders like QuintanA will sometimes go for. To be fair, they've been better on that front since Wiggins retired. Also arguable that they aren't necessarily great for British riders - Cav's career has never been the same since he went to Sky and was given terrible support. Geraint Thomas is a British rider who could clearly have got top 5 this year, but was supporting Froome and it has clearly taken it's toll in the last couple of stages. The Yates brothers have very wisely gone elsewhere to build their career given Sky's poor record with young talent. Ultimately, Froome is a guy who has never lived in Britain, so hard to see a strong patriotic reason to back him over anyone else. Sky had a 5 year plan to provide a tour winner, but achieved it in 3. When they signed Cav they expected to still be bit players and so could afford to give him good support for sprints. To be fair they did do this successfully in 2012 when Wiggins helped to set up sprint positions despite being the GC rider. If you watched this year's tour then the major reason G fell back over the last 2 days was the horrific crash he had. A (French, as it happens) rider lost the racing line into a downhill bend as a recent of a bump with another rider, and out of control hit G at an angle from behind. This had 2 effects - he himself was back on the right track and G cannoned off the road hit a telegraph pole head on and disappeared out of sight down a ditch. At the time I thought his tour was over, but amazingly after he was helped out of the ditch he was back on his bike within 45 seconds (although he lost his favourite glasses). I wouldn't be at all surprised if the next move for the Yates twins is to Sky but, as you say, it would not have been the right bmove for them in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I'm sorry, but in 2012 Cav had to free-lance for 2 wins entirely on his own merit with no help from the team, and then won the final stage with some glory boating 'team-mate' work from Bradley (who told you everything you needed to know about his attitude to teamwork with the wonderful 'help' offered Swift in Romandie the year before). There were several other stages Cav would have won if he had proper team support. You can't blame Sky for their priorities, but the idea that a 'national' cycling team is best for British results doesn't make much sense, especially now they have no British leaders outside the classics. Thomas lost 30 seconds on the stage with the crash. Not entirely sure what Barguil's nationality has to do with it. He then managed to climb with the main GC riders on a subsequent stage and only collapsed on GC the day after that, so blaming the crash rather than accumulated fatigue looks rather like wishful thinking. Given Sky already have Froome and now Landa with Nieve, the Yates brothers would have to have their brains replaced with gold to sign for Sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overseas Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Apparently Chris was greeted at the finish line by locals with glasses of their warm, yellow Champagne. Chris said that he isnt really a drinker and so isnt a good judge of these things, but that he had expected Champagne to be fizzier, colder and not as cloudy.Apparently though, the whiff of ammonia is the hallmark of a particularly fine vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Has it finished, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Nah, they still have to do the bit were they pedal around and around the Eiffel Tower until everyone's dizzy and the winner is declared-making all that went before pretty pointless really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 They are now talking about releasing power data, how does this prove is somebody is or isn't doping? - I don't understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites man Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 They are now talking about releasing power data, how does this prove is somebody is or isn't doping? - I don't understand Not conclusively ,in the same way as a runner running a marathon under 2 hours, you would have suspicions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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