Desert Nomad Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Wiggins hit the nail on the head in his post race interview. He rode an absolutely perfectly paced race, but when Tony Martin is on form like that no one on earth can get near him. It will be interesting to see how Froome rides this, because he'll have to shell Purito, Valverde, Cancellara etc. who will hammer him in a sprint. Should be an interesting race, would be quite something to see GB control a whole race again. Because Gilbert can`t win a sprint eh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrjya58P7VI Still have Gilbert as favourite, Cancellara has a chance as well. Peter Sagan is a bit of a wildcard, only really been racing in Canada since the Tour de France, not sure he`ll have the form of those that have come from the Vuelta. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Because Gilbert can`t win a sprint eh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrjya58P7VI Still have Gilbert as favourite, Cancellara has a chance as well. Peter Sagan is a bit of a wildcard, only really been racing in Canada since the Tour de France, not sure he`ll have the form of those that have come from the Vuelta. That's why I left it as an etc. I couldn't be arsed typing out every single contender. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 That's why I left it as an etc. I couldn't be arsed typing out every single contender. Apologies when I read Froome in your post I was thinking Gilbert Froome has absolutely no chance, surprised he`s even bothering to be honest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Pat McQuaid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 the russian team have had all their bikes stolen and might not start. sair wan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Today's Sunday Times reports that Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is under investigation for doping, following suspect blood values in his biological passport. The values date back to September 2012. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Today's Sunday Times reports that Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is under investigation for doping, following suspect blood values in his biological passport. The values date back to September 2012. Seems to date back to his last season with Endura Racing where he won everything he entered. Which might be the reason why since signing for Sky he's stopped it and is riding like a donkey. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Rui Costa (Portugal) wins the World Road Race Championship today in Florence in a race lasting over seven hours. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYdRO7QHpuk&feature=player_embedded#t=21 The entire British team pulled out of the race: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24324341 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Rui Costa takes the rainbow jersey in a close finish with J-Rod. Some fight put up by Nibali, crashed wi 30k to go & still finished fourth. The less said about the British challenge, the better. V disappointing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Rui Costa (Portugal) wins the World Road Race Championship today in Florence in a race lasting over seven hours. The entire British team pulled out of the race: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24324341 Interesting to note Wiggo, & his sidekick Standard, bailed out about the same time as Cav. Speaks volumes about the atmosphere in the Sky team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Interesting to note Wiggo, & his sidekick Standard, bailed out about the same time as Cav. Speaks volumes about the atmosphere in the Sky team. Wiggins was involved in a crash that took out a good few other big names. To be honest, I don't really think Froome would have had a chance at that today. If it was just one big climb, then probably. Not lots of small ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) the uk team never had a chance. the course was always going to make it a war of attrition and the top ten was all big hitters. purito, valverde, nibali, sagan, gilbert and cancellera are stars, iglinskiy won LBL and grivko is going to be awesome. top marks to whoever designed the route. 1 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Portugal) 7:25:44 2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spain) 3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain) 0:00:17 4 Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) 5 Andriy Grivko (Ukraine) 0:00:31 6 Peter Sagan (Slovakia) 0:00:34 7 Simon Clarke (Australia) 8 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan) 9 Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) 10 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) before the race i actually fancied the movistar riders - visconti, valverde and costa - and i'm not surprised costa won after his showing at the tour. he's apparently signing for lampre so it'll be interesting to see how he holds up next year. the JTL thing is pretty funny. sky don't have any choice but to defend him because they had all the data when they signed him but if his passport tripped the wire it must be properly fucked up considering the values horner is happily publishing. Edited September 30, 2013 by T_S_A_R 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 David Millar to call it a day at the end of next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 2014 Tour route unveiled: http://inrng.com/2013/10/2014-tour-de-france/ Like the starting stages in Yorkshire, cobbled stages, Vosges mountains, and Pla d'Adet stage, the rest is pretty standard fair, woeful use of the Alps. Latest odds: http://m.oddschecker.com/cycling/tour-de-france/winner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Horner @ 500's! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I like the sound of the Ypres-Arenberg stage. Sounds like Froome is shitting himself about it already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I like the sound of the Ypres-Arenberg stage. Sounds like Froome is shitting himself about it already.Because Quintana, Nibali, etc will love the cobbles. Unnecessary greeting from Froome. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Because Quintana, Nibali, etc will love the cobbles. Unnecessary greeting from Froome. Nibali has balls of steel, a bumpy road isn't going to worry vicenzo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepheid Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 froome wins the saitama criterium infront of sagan and da costa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Nibali has balls of steel, a bumpy road isn't going to worry vicenzo. Balls of steel would be right handy on cobbles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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