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| weirdskyfan64 |
Posted on 03-04-2016 19:19
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Notice how he's very careful not to implicate the whole teams in case of lawsuits.
Telling, I'd say.
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"... Because he (me) has a sound tactical mind in general..." jandal7, at 9:30 am GMT on 12th May 2016
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-04-2016 19:21
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matt17br wrote:
For cyclists i'd expect it to be those at a lower level than WT or Olympics, so who gives a f*ck about them
Except the headlines say clearly "British Tour de France cyclists"
Everything i've been reading just says "British cyclists", anything that has said Tour de France has been purely speculating without supporting evidence. It's an assumption that it's TDF, i.e. Sky riders, and my personal belief is that Sky's programe is separated from this.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 04-04-2016 04:30
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TheManxMissile wrote:
On the comments about how it was, apparently it was a runner so nothing to do with cycling.
You are correct that a runner was involved in the sting that caught out Bonar offering doping products but the Whistleblower was a different person altogether, that person is believed to be British cyclist Dan Stevens https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/...ort-stars/
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-04-2016 18:41
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Paris-Roubaix may be too muddy, possible route changes.
https://velonews.c...mud_400977
Cruel ASO. We are waiting for years for some mud on the pavé and when it may be here, they say no.
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 04-04-2016 18:53
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who cares if they drop the first secteur
The race only starts here anyway
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-04-2016 19:03
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Article speaks of "some of the 27 cobbled sectors", maybe tomorrow they are thinking about cutting Arenberg too.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 04-04-2016 19:08
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still 50km of cobbles  |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 04-04-2016 19:19
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If they are talking of cutting sections it must be daaaaamn muddy. Extreme Weather protocol muddy. Modern cycling, it really should just be all time trials on stationary bikes in an air conditioned room.
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 04-04-2016 19:51
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Shonak wrote:
Article speaks of "some of the 27 cobbled sectors", maybe tomorrow they are thinking about cutting Arenberg too.
what Gouvenou said is what matters:
“The route is wet and muddy. We had some surprises, especially on the first [cobbled] sector in Troisvilles due to a large covering of mud,” said race director Thierry Gouvenou after Monday’s reconnaissance of the route with journalists.
“We’ll wait a few days before taking a definitive decision. If we had to race today [Monday] we’d have to avoid that section. But there is still time, and experience shows that you have to be patient.”
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| Wilier |
Posted on 05-04-2016 11:37
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Boom and Stybar will be so dissappointed. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 05-04-2016 11:40
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I'm gonna rent a big truck, fill it up with mud, wait until the race has started and pour it over the remaining cobbled sections 
We will have mud on the pavé!
While I'm at it, it might be nice to rent a few airplanes, fill them up with water and make it rain. I've been waiting for a wet Paris-Roubaix for a long time, now! |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 05-04-2016 11:41
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Extreme pussy protocol...
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 05-04-2016 11:43
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Why does that sound dirtier than it is?
Edited by Ian Butler on 05-04-2016 11:55
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 05-04-2016 12:06
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HEARD!!!
I really do hate this protocol, I don't care about being political correct. We are all in for a treat in Il Giro when 5 stages will be cancelled, can't wait. |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 05-04-2016 12:19
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Googled "Paris - Roubaix" and this was one of the first images
Bring back the Mud, bring back the EPO!!!!
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| roturn |
Posted on 05-04-2016 14:32
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It`s basically only the first section.
Also it`s not about mud or no mud but about road or no road.
I guess just by the look of those roads I think there will still be high chance of muddy paves elsewhere as well in the end. In especially when there are some rainy hours until then.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 05-04-2016 14:47
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No offence to the frenchies, but if this would happen on the Haaghoek or something, you'd see a few dozen volunteers with shovels appearing tomorrow 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-04-2016 16:29
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roturn wrote:
It`s basically only the first section.
Also it`s not about mud or no mud but about road or no road.
I guess just by the look of those roads I think there will still be high chance of muddy paves elsewhere as well in the end. In especially when there are some rainy hours until then.
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 06-04-2016 16:14
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Jonas Mikkelsen, the man behind an annual post-Tour criterium in Denmark, got a one year suspension from all sport today due to matchfixing.
As we all know, post-Tour crits have mostly pre-determined outcomes, but if your national cycling federation is somehow vaguely involved, you can't directly ask someone to let Contador win.
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 06-04-2016 16:16
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Modern cycling, it really should just be all time trials on stationary bikes in an air conditioned room.
I've been meaning to try Zwift
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