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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 15-08-2018 16:01
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https://as.com/ci...31815.html
Just Errazkin. Apparently the positive was at GP Abimota and not the Volta as stated in another source. |
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 16-08-2018 11:24
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No vuelta for Froome and Thomas both going to tour of Britain . |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 16-08-2018 12:04
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Ah ok. It seemed too soon for the mega-raid at the Volta to come to fruition (which I doubt it will)
Cyclingnews has it as terbutaline (i.e. same drug class as salbutamol). I'm very interested in how this is going to be handled, given the recent case involving you-know-who.
Link: https://www.cyclin...rbutaline/
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 16-08-2018 12:22
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deek12345 wrote:
No vuelta for Froome and Thomas both going to tour of Britain .
Probably a good idea. Less chance of him getting spat at/punched.
Also they've got to give someone else a chance to lead at a GT at some point.
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| Vostok |
Posted on 16-08-2018 12:24
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ringo182 wrote:
deek12345 wrote:
No vuelta for Froome and Thomas both going to tour of Britain .
Probably a good idea. Less chance of him getting spat at/punched.
Also they've got to give someone else a chance to lead at a GT at some point.
And also, it is going to be a lot more interesting.  |
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 16-08-2018 12:59
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Vostok wrote:
ringo182 wrote:
deek12345 wrote:
No vuelta for Froome and Thomas both going to tour of Britain .
Probably a good idea. Less chance of him getting spat at/punched.
Also they've got to give someone else a chance to lead at a GT at some point.
And also, it is going to be a lot more interesting.
yep no sky train to bore us for 21days |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 16-08-2018 13:30
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Terpstra joins Direct Energie, didn't see that one coming.
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 16-08-2018 13:49
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This is a very weird move by Terpstra. Everything he has won in the cobbles, it has been thanks to his team strenght. And i don't think a team like Direct Energie can pay him a lot of money too.
He won't be anywhere close to win anything in cobbles in 2019, that's for sure
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 16-08-2018 13:53
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Surprised a WT team didn't pick him up ,weird one . |
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 16-08-2018 14:17
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DE was aiming to pass at WT level, isn't it? maybe thay are actually trying already in next season
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 16-08-2018 14:38
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Well if anything Direct Energie have finally gotten themselves a top rider, that can give the Team some important wins under the right circumstances.. WT I just dont see it yet but it-s nice to have another strong PCT team (in this case for cobbles)
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 16-08-2018 18:30
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Fillipo Ganna will likely head to Sky, which is no surprise seeing Sky's Italian connections and track interests.
I would keep a close eye on him, you can see it in his Strava that he has absolutely mental power numbers, I've never seen a rider with it so high (see Binckbank TT)
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 16-08-2018 18:43
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Ganna at Sky means next Italian Giro winner has been found.  Though his main focus will be Tokyo 2020 in track competition. |
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| Mateo4 |
Posted on 16-08-2018 19:29
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df_Trek wrote:
DE was aiming to pass at WT level, isn't it? maybe thay are actually trying already in next season
They had to sign some big big name,with Coquard, Vichot and Rolland at Vital Concept next year, their TdF wildcard chances were at risk |
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 16-08-2018 21:26
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Oh, Errazkin having suspicious blood values, what a surprise. 
The user formerly known as 'The Schleck Fan'
Gracias Alberto.
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 16-08-2018 22:16
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Shout out to José Neves (Fernandes) from W52/Porto for racing as a stagiare for Cannondale at least in the Colorado Classic.
Its funny cause until some hours ago nobody here had even heard of that but still great news and excited to see what he can do (now I understand why he wasn't in the Volta a Portugal  )
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 17-08-2018 01:30
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Happy for him, and a good choice since José would probrably not race anymore or with much frequency until October. He hasn’t had as good results as João Almeida, but in national soil he has been quite dominant in the U23 level and has already won a stage race among the pros, so if well taken care of, Neves can become Portugal’s biggest names in the future. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 17-08-2018 06:17
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Same what Vaughters did say...biggest talent/rider since Rui Costa from Portugal. |
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 17-08-2018 06:32
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Ganna at Sky means next Italian Giro winner has been found. Though his main focus will be Tokyo 2020 in track competition.
You've got to be kidding me, best talent of all time and he goes to the worst team to make him impossible to support :/ At least it's not confirmed yet, there's still a tiny spark of hope.
Please, please let him become the next Cancellara rather than the next Froome or Thomas, I don't mind him as a climber, but not with Sky, it's just not right. 
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 17-08-2018 06:39
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So Cannondale wouldn't have one of their new stagiares busted for doping?
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