kiddy Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 A case of those coming into the Giro in peak form, with somebody riding themselves into it by the end of the third week?Either that, or it was the inhaler again! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Stunning Grand Tour tbf. For Froome to win after so many abject days is stunning. Bennett taking the sprint today was tremendous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Froome winning doesn't help cycling in the slightest. At worst he should be suspended, at best they shouldn't have him in the team in case the fucker wins. He holds the three grand tours but he's been done for an offence that would get anyone else a ban for a year plus. Do they take the Giro off him when they quite rightly remove the Vuelta? Sky shouldn't have had him in the team to avoid the eventuality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Froome winning doesn't help cycling in the slightest. At worst he should be suspended, at best they shouldn't have him in the team in case the fucker wins. He holds the three grand tours but he's been done for an offence that would get anyone else a ban for a year plus. Do they take the Giro off him when they quite rightly remove the Vuelta? Sky shouldn't have had him in the team to avoid the eventuality. He's not 'been done' for anything. Yet.Clearly we don't know ALL the facts, although hopefully we will soon. On the face of it the UCI is at fault for the delay in a final decision being taken.They really MUST sort it before the TdeF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 He's not 'been done' for anything. Yet.Clearly we don't know ALL the facts, although hopefully we will soon. On the face of it the UCI is at fault for the delay in a final decision being taken.They really MUST sort it before the TdeF.Indeed. I actually think - rightly or wrongly - Froome will win his case. There will be some metabolism issue or something and they'll be able to prove it could have been naturally produced or some sort. The only way Sky and Froome can recover from this is to sign up to the clean sport pledge that some other teams have and to say that they aren't going to seek TUEs in the future. If that means a rider has to abandon because their asthma is hindering them too much or they have saddle sores that are causing too much pain then so be it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 He's not 'been done' for anything. Yet.Clearly we don't know ALL the facts, although hopefully we will soon. On the face of it the UCI is at fault for the delay in a final decision being taken.They really MUST sort it before the TdeF.It's farcical that it's taken so long to sort out, but then again, that's the sort of incompetence we've come to expect from the UCI.Indeed. I actually think - rightly or wrongly - Froome will win his case. There will be some metabolism issue or something and they'll be able to prove it could have been naturally produced or some sort. The only way Sky and Froome can recover from this is to sign up to the clean sport pledge that some other teams have and to say that they aren't going to seek TUEs in the future. If that means a rider has to abandon because their asthma is hindering them too much or they have saddle sores that are causing too much pain then so be it. Have to agree, if a substance is banned, then it's banned. There's absolutely no doubt teams will have exploited the TUE guidelines over the years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Have to agree, if a substance is banned, then it's banned. There's absolutely no doubt teams will have exploited the TUE guidelines over the years.You'll probably find every team are pushing the limits to the max & are teetering on the edge of +ve tests.Will be the same in EVERY sport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Dauphine started today. Kwiatowski took the opening prologue but Geraint Thomas finished top 10, having crashed en route, coming in within 20 secs of his teammate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Dauphine started today. Kwiatowski took the opening prologue but Geraint Thomas finished top 10, having crashed en route, coming in within 20 secs of his teammate. He's 21 seconds down and in 43rd place but yes, definitely still in contention 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 He's 21 seconds down and in 43rd place but yes, definitely still in contention Thanks for the GC correction.[emoji85] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 If anyone wants a real chuckle, download the Bespoke podcast from Radio 5 that was aired last Wednesday 6th June. "How We Won the Giro" with Sir Dave.Sent from my SM-G930F using Pie and Bovril mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Lol at cycling as a sport, anyone who has ever won d tour d France is drugged up f**k....pro cycling is worse than Mr Universe . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 17 minutes ago, Jdog said: Lol at cycling as a sport, anyone who has ever won d tour d France is drugged up f**k....pro cycling is worse than Mr Universe . And? It's a fucking great watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Lol at cycling as a sport, anyone who has ever won d tour d France is drugged up f**k....pro cycling is worse than Mr Universe .Yet Wimbledon will no doubt pass without a reference to PEDs by the BBC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 9 hours ago, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said: And? It's a fucking great watch. "Do not feed the troll" gif appropriate here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Chris Froome: UCI drops case against four-time Tour de France winner - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/44679483 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Chris Froome: UCI drops case against four-time Tour de France winner - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/44679483Pleased he's been cleared, but it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Hopefully we'll get those answers rather than half-truths and rumours. Not holding my breath though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 hours ago, jaggyness said: Chris Froome: UCI drops case against four-time Tour de France winner - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/44679483 There will be a meltdown at ASO who wanted to kick Froome off the TdF. Bernard Hinault, who said that the peloton should strike if Froome was allowed to participate, will be raging. I'm expecting the French fans to abuse Froome and it could turn very ugly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Kelderman out of the Tour. Injured shoulder in Dutch Champ's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Pleased he's been cleared, but it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Hopefully we'll get those answers rather than half-truths and rumours. Not holding my breath though.You'll need an inhaler if you hold it too long.[emoji6] 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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