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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 13:50
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Even a leg-less rider could win TDF in this Sky team
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 13:58
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Ollfardh wrote:
Chris Froome, Sergio Henao, Vasil Kiryienka, Christian Knees, Michal Kwiatkowski, Mikel Landa, Mikel Nieve, Luke Rowe and Geraint Thomas. This is just scary.
There are defiantly 4, possibly 5, riders in that squad who could potentially lead and get top 3/5 at the Tour.
"Ringo is exactly right", Shonak - 8 September 2016
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-06-2017 14:13
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Perfect Sky train for Bertie to hop on 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 22-06-2017 14:25
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yep, perfect to do his usual attack, burn himself like match and finish minutes down the road.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-06-2017 14:40
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Yawn man, yawn.. you are more predictable than Sagan winning the green jersey
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 15:11
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Id love to see Contador hanging on the Sky train and attacking, but I can't see that happening.  Too much w/kg at threshold. Well, I mean attacking and sticking. |
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| matt17br |
Posted on 22-06-2017 15:18
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
yep, perfect to do his usual attack, burn himself like match and finish minutes down the road.
Fucking Contador, always trying to spice races up... doesn't he get that cycling has changed?
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 15:54
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matt17br wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
yep, perfect to do his usual attack, burn himself like match and finish minutes down the road.
Fucking Contador, always trying to spice races up... doesn't he get that cycling has changed?
I dont think he is suggesting he doesnt like it (who doesnt), but its very, very hard to do against a Sky-team in the TdF |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 22-06-2017 15:58
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ringo182 wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
Chris Froome, Sergio Henao, Vasil Kiryienka, Christian Knees, Michal Kwiatkowski, Mikel Landa, Mikel Nieve, Luke Rowe and Geraint Thomas. This is just scary.
There are defiantly 4, possibly 5, riders in that squad who could potentially lead and get top 3/5 at the Tour.
scary one indeed. Ewen Poels did not fit? |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 16:02
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ringo182 wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
Chris Froome, Sergio Henao, Vasil Kiryienka, Christian Knees, Michal Kwiatkowski, Mikel Landa, Mikel Nieve, Luke Rowe and Geraint Thomas. This is just scary.
There are defiantly 4, possibly 5, riders in that squad who could potentially lead and get top 3/5 at the Tour.
No there are not, really. |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 16:11
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Riis123 wrote:
ringo182 wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
Chris Froome, Sergio Henao, Vasil Kiryienka, Christian Knees, Michal Kwiatkowski, Mikel Landa, Mikel Nieve, Luke Rowe and Geraint Thomas. This is just scary.
There are defiantly 4, possibly 5, riders in that squad who could potentially lead and get top 3/5 at the Tour.
No there are not, really.
Well it's all subjective obviously. But I think Froome, Henao, Thomas and Landa could all get top 5 with that squad behind them. I also think Nieve and Kwiatkowski could also ride for the top 10 at least if they lead that team.
"Ringo is exactly right", Shonak - 8 September 2016
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 18:19
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https://www.uci.ch...-calendar/
- World Tour calendar for 2018 revealed
- Tour de France delayed one week to avoid collusion with World Cup
- Abu Dhabi Tour extended to 5 stages
- GT teams will have 8 riders, with a 176 max number of riders for every race in the calendar
- They will test that in sprint stages a 3-second gap will be necesary to have a split in the peloton, instead of 1 second, like it's now
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| Selwink |
Posted on 22-06-2017 18:24
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For anyone not bothering to check the exact new WT calendar, it's the exact same as this year - except for changed dates.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 27-06-2017 19:10
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André Cardoso has tested positive on EPO. |
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 27-06-2017 19:12
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Andre Cardoso fails dope test
https://www.uci.ch...e-cardoso/
https://www.velone...est_441632 |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 27-06-2017 20:14
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It tells a lot that in 2017 you still get pro riders testing positive for EPO.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 27-06-2017 20:29
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At least we'll get to see Zubeldia now, or not... 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 27-06-2017 23:42
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Yes it got confirmed. Tour without Zubeldia wouldn't be the same and we wouldn't even notice 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Strydz |
Posted on 28-06-2017 02:14
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
It tells a lot that in 2017 you still get pro riders testing positive for EPO.
It's surprising that a rider in the WT would get his doping program so wrong, they really should know by now how not to test positive for EPO.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 28-06-2017 02:15
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Shonak wrote:
Yes it got confirmed. Tour without Zubeldia wouldn't be the same and we wouldn't even notice
Has the ninja used his ninja skills to spike Cardoso's sample?
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
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