Maybe he is wanted in Italy for some crime?thoughtforfood said:Funny, my other thought was that his team was informed that there was a good chance he would be tested today.....randomly <cough> <cough>
Maybe he is wanted in Italy for some crime?thoughtforfood said:Funny, my other thought was that his team was informed that there was a good chance he would be tested today.....randomly <cough> <cough>
Holding a stuffed lion.thoughtforfood said:To the Aussie contengent (Cranky, b1, Thunder, whoever else). I appologize for the "*****" comment. I was sore that Pate was beaten. IF need be, I will tape myself standing on a chair in diapers singing the Australian National Anthem (I guess you guys have one....is it that Foster's song?).
...but don't even think about touching it!Crankyfeet said:Holding a stuffed lion.
..and then Pereiro's jumping off a mountain to avoid testing....these guys are running scared.Crankyfeet said:Maybe he is wanted in Italy for some crime?
People who picked him as a contender are idiots.earth_dweller said:another tidbit from today is that Devolder abandoned
No. Here is the Commonwealth of Australia's national anthem:thoughtforfood said:To the Aussie contengent (Cranky, b1, Thunder, whoever else). I appologize for the "*****" comment. I was sore that Pate was beaten. IF need be, I will tape myself standing on a chair in diapers singing the Australian National Anthem (I guess you guys have one....is it that Foster's song?).
Joop Zoetemelk. Was it 81?serpico7 said:Has there ever been a less aggressive winner in Tour history?
Andy Schleck was right behind him, covering for Frank and Sastre. Difficult at that moment to get away.thoughtforfood said:They said it had just started raining on that section, and if there was any oil, that is the worst time. It floated to the top and hadn't washed off yet.
Really too bad because it looked like the others were all looking to see who would chase it down. I haven't heard anyting about a brused gut (would make sense), but if it isn't top bad, he does have a rest day. It was also nice to see they waited for him. He didn't appear to have any punch after that. (either because he blew his load, or he was hurt)
LMFAO...Malkmus said:No. Here is the Commonwealth of Australia's national anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePrP8t56eww
Yea, you are right there are other reasons to dislike him.Andrija said:Menchov looks really strong and we should talk more about him (I have impression he's underrated).
Last TT will decide the winner, I have no doubts now. Who didn't watch 1989 final TT - now will have a chance to watch it's replica... But with few more GC contenders in the game (as it stands for now).
And about Evans' style... I see it very similar to Indurain's.
Strong TTing, following in the mountains. Nothing bad with that, Anquetil was even better example.
And I should underline that Evans climbs better than these two (but isn't so dominant in TTs).
So, from cycling point of view, there's no reason to dislike him.
I won't argue with that... He could use some PR adviser, or something like that.thoughtforfood said:Yea, you are right there are other reasons to dislike him.
Andrija said:Menchov looks really strong and we should talk more about him (I have impression he's underrated).
Last TT will decide the winner, I have no doubts now. Who didn't watch 1989 final TT - now will have a chance to watch it's replica... But with few more GC contenders in the game (as it stands for now).
And about Evans' style... I see it very similar to Indurain's.
Strong TTing, following in the mountains. Nothing bad with that, Anquetil was even better example.
And I should underline that Evans climbs better than these two (but isn't so dominant in TTs).
So, from cycling point of view, there's no reason to dislike him.
ita. add in chicken, ulle, landis, vino, kash and, or course, andreasfscyclist said:I didn't say that. I like watching champion(s) race. Even in the LA era, he dominated, but he had to compete against great riders such as Ullrich and Pantani. Indurain had to battle Zulle, Rominger, Riis etc... Lemond vs. Fignon and Delgado. Everyone I mentioned was a great rider. I just don't see anyone in this year's tour who strikes me as a great cyclist, with the exception of Valverde at the right moments. The rest can't hold a candle to the names I just mentioned. I do think Contador has the making of a great rider, but alas he isn't in this tour; the same with Basso. Wouldn't it be exciting if those two were also in this thing?
fscyclist said:I didn't say that. I like watching champion(s) race. Even in the LA era, he dominated, but he had to compete against great riders such as Ullrich and Pantani. Indurain had to battle Zulle, Rominger, Riis etc... Lemond vs. Fignon and Delgado. Everyone I mentioned was a great rider. I just don't see anyone in this year's tour who strikes me as a great cyclist, with the exception of Valverde at the right moments. The rest can't hold a candle to the names I just mentioned. I do think Contador has the making of a great rider, but alas he isn't in this tour; the same with Basso. Wouldn't it be exciting if those two were also in this thing?
WBT posted in another thread that Basso will not be there for the next Tour. But then there is one full year for the next Tour, and who knows how things may change.ad9898 said:Contador and Basso will be back next year I'm sure.
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