Desert Nomad Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Watched the Tirreno prologue today as was off work, quiet start for Contador way back in 60th or so. Uran & Nibali best of the favourites, Quintana back in 80th. Sagan had a black cat run out in front of him, then showed great bike-handling skills when he nearly came off on a corner when it looked easier to go down, then managed a 9th placed finish! Cavendish went well & reasonably placed to take the leaders jersey with sprint bonuses. Edited March 11, 2015 by Desert Nomad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Just caught up with yesterday's stage at Paris-Nice. Sky back to their UK Postal best with Porte winning ahead of Thomas, not enough to take the jersey though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAl Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 That's where it gets really dull - one team pushing a high tempo on the front all the time on the climbs, taking the legs out of the true climbers. Such an anglo-saxon approach. Long live the mercurial climbers who make the races interesting! And strong cross-winds. Love to watch echelons! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAl Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Shame about Froome, Tirreno was shaping up to be a belter of a race. Still will be good to see some other big names competing this early in the season. Like to see how Uran goes. On a seperate note, the CIRC report was interesting reading, but still things aren't fully open at the top level of the sport with micro dosing of EPO and designer drugs seemingly prevelent in a number of teams. Haven't read the report, but heard David Millar's reaction to it on the radio. He seemed to be fuming at what he saw as unsubstantiated allegations from an un-named source. Micro-dosing of EPO - any significant advantage in that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogs Grog Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Haven't read the report, but heard David Millar's reaction to it on the radio. He seemed to be fuming at what he saw as unsubstantiated allegations from an un-named source. Micro-dosing of EPO - any significant advantage in that? I would think micro-dosing EPO would be in the 'marginal gains' school of doping. I guess domestics in the squad to support the leader in the grand tours over 3 weeks might benefit. I only read excerpts via Twitter tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Milan-San Remo on Sunday, I fancy Stybar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Milan-San Remo on Sunday, I fancy Stybar. Looking forward to it. Hopefully Cav is in the mix at the end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogs Grog Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Love to see Stybar win it. Have a feeling though that a welsh Sky rider may just step up to the podium. Edited March 21, 2015 by Gogs Grog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Love to see Stybar win it. Have a feeling though that a welsh Sky rider may just step up to the podium.I fancy Michael Matthews or Van Avermaet for the win. Stybar looks good, might just need it a bit tougher, see him as a challenger for Flanders in the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Degenkolb takes Milan-San Remo, pipping Kristoff, who opened up far too early AFAIC, at the line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Cracking race. Well done Degenkolb. Great effort from Thomas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Cav shipped his chain, again, apparently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 ~240km of absolutely bugger all happening, followed by 50km of some of the most fascinating, enthralling racing I've seen in a long time. Genuinely could not pick a winner until Degenkolb had his hands in the air. Geraint Thomas looked very strong so would expect him to go well in the rest of the classics. Cav shipped his chain, again, apparently. Etixx needs to sort out their gear in that case. Twice in a week he's slipped a chain and cost him a chance of winning. He's been using the FSA cranks ahead of them using their full groupset but apparently changed back to the old SRAM one for today and still had the issue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Looks like Riis has been sacked. Don't agree with Tinkov very often, but ridding the sport of Riis would be great. Vino next please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Porte looking in good shape for the Giro. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 That's now Cancellara and Boonen injured. The cobbled classics could be very interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogs Grog Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Great win for Geraint Thomas today. May lead to more classic wins, and Stybar getting close again. I love this time of year for the racing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I love this time of year for the racing. It's brilliant! Delighted for Thomas. To take out Stybar and Sagan like that was something else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's brilliant! Delighted for Thomas. To take out Stybar and Sagan like that was something else. Sagan was cooked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Straightforward win for Porte in Catalunya. Anything but that in Ghent Wevelgem just now, MEGA crosswinds blowing the field apart. Riders being blown into the ditches at the roadside, making it a complete lottery. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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