Bishop Briggs Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 5 hours ago, kiddy said: No doubt Chris Horner's getting nervous. Plus Alejandro Valverde, Alberto Contador and the others who were involved in Operation Puerto but were removed from the case in 2006 by the Spanish police. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said: Plus Alejandro Valverde, Alberto Contador and the others who were involved in Operation Puerto but were removed from the case in 2006 by the Spanish police. Don't forget Chris Froome. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said: Don't forget Chris Froome. Froome has his TUEs for his chronic asthma that did not stop him becoming a multiple grand tour winner! Bradley "jiffy bag" Wiggins probably has more to fear than Chris. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Grab yourselves some popcorn, and have a read through this mentalism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Reports now saying Froome suffered a neck fracture in the crash. Doubt at 34 he'll win another GT if that's the case with the length of recovery this will take 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Reports now saying Froome suffered a neck fracture in the crash. Doubt at 34 he'll win another GT if that's the case with the length of recovery this will take Don't see Froome returning. A fifth Tour is now gone & he'll never contend for a GT again. At the very best, a Tour return, to retire on the Champs-Élysées, is all that could remain for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Fractures in his sternum and vertebrae as well. I think he'd be doing well to race again at all, never mind at a Grand Tour. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Weather at the Dauphane was absolutely appalling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Tour Dr Suisse opener was pretty meh. Dennis takes the 9km ITT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 15/06/2019 at 08:04, jaggyness said: Reports now saying Froome suffered a neck fracture in the crash. Doubt at 34 he'll win another GT if that's the case with the length of recovery this will take Chris broke is his chest bone too. As for winning a GT, he'll soon get the 2013 Vuelta. And he could "do a Chris Horner"! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Interesting team selection for ineos. Last year they arguably had a leader plus 3 domestiques for the mountains, this year there's only two to support the leader. I know DvB and Kwiatkowski are more than decent in the mountains but be interesting when you compare it to the team movistar could take. I know it didn't work last year but I think this year it'll definitely be quintana leading 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Quintana looked done at the Dauphine, a shadow of his former self. I can't see him riding in support though, which is going to mean Landa and Valverde doing the hard work for him when Landa left Sky to join Movistar to get out of Froome's shadow. I think Porte if he can stay fit and Pinot could be real contenders this year. Maybe even Bardet since there are less time trial kilometers to ride this year. It's a shame Dumoulin isn't there though. Could Bernal do it? Can't see why not although I can foresee a Froome/Wiggins issue with arguably the stronger rider being held back and becoming a little frustrated after winning the Suisse recently. It's shaping up to be a great race though. Three weeks with Gary Imlach and the boys, fantastic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Quintana looked done at the Dauphine, a shadow of his former self. I can't see him riding in support though, which is going to mean Landa and Valverde doing the hard work for him when Landa left Sky to join Movistar to get out of Froome's shadow. I think Porte if he can stay fit and Pinot could be real contenders this year. Maybe even Bardet since there are less time trial kilometers to ride this year. It's a shame Dumoulin isn't there though. Could Bernal do it? Can't see why not although I can foresee a Froome/Wiggins issue with arguably the stronger rider being held back and becoming a little frustrated after winning the Suisse recently. It's shaping up to be a great race though. Three weeks with Gary Imlach and the boys, fantastic.Porte isn't carrying any real form (nor is Thomas for that matter). Landa already got a lot of miles in the legs from the giro. Pinot and Adam Yates both are carrying decent form and bardet always targets the tour. Can't see fuglsang winning it despite being rated by the bookies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 I think Bernal will take his first GT & Thomas will be a one time winner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Cav missing the tour for first time since 07 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 8 hours ago, jaggyness said: Cav missing the tour for first time since 07 The end is nigh! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Dumoulin rumoured to be contemplating leaving Sunweb, even though he has another year of his contract to run. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 21 hours ago, jaggyness said: Cav missing the tour for first time since 07 Not surprised. His form has been terrible in recent weeks. 12 hours ago, kiddy said: The end is nigh! It seems that way. The Epstein-Barr virus seems to have sapped his strength. He's getting dropped even on sprinter stages. Not convinced that Dimension Data is the right team for him. But it's hard to see another World Tour signing him after two dreadful seasons. Lesser WT teams like CCC or EF Eduction First might take a punt on him. But Marcel Kittel will also be be looking to get a contract after two terrible seasons. Groenewegen is the favourite for the sprint stages with Sagan (if fully fit), Viviani, Kristoff and Ewan the other main contenders. Can't see Greipel doing much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Mark Cavendish quote on his Tour de France exclusion. "Well what can I say?" Cavendish wrote in the first of four linked tweets. "I’m absolutely heart-broken by the decision that means I won’t be @letour this year. As I have done for my entire career, I targeted a specific time to be at peak form. This has pretty much always resulted in me hitting my goals or coming damn close. "Predominantly at the most beautiful, special race that is Le Tour de France, where 30 of these victories have defined my career. After a long, difficult fight back from trying to compete for the whole of last season with Epstein Barr Virus and after following a specific ... training program to peak in July, I feel I was in the perfect place," It's highly unlikely that he'll stay with Dimension Data. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Bishop Briggs said: Not surprised. His form has been terrible in recent weeks. It seems that way. The Epstein-Barr virus seems to have sapped his strength. He's getting dropped even on sprinter stages. Not convinced that Dimension Data is the right team for him. But it's hard to see another World Tour signing him after two dreadful seasons. Lesser WT teams like CCC or EF Eduction First might take a punt on him. But Marcel Kittel will also be be looking to get a contract after two terrible seasons. Groenewegen is the favourite for the sprint stages with Sagan (if fully fit), Viviani, Kristoff and Ewan the other main contenders. Can't see Greipel doing much. I think that Groenewegen excepted, the rest might have had their day too. There's a new generation heading through lead by the likes of the aforementioned & Wout Van Aert. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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