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| manindemaan |
Posted on 01-10-2012 17:32
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probably there's no thread yet because cycling season is more or less over.
Here we go, starting with big news:
Andy Schleck is back in the saddle: tomorrow he will ride (at least, start) in the Frank Vandenbroucke memorial race/Binche-Doornik-Binche - somewhere in Belgium. |
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| lluuiiggii |
Posted on 01-10-2012 17:33
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I agree it's time for News in October, but that's your concept of big news? 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-10-2012 17:33
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manindemaan wrote:
probably there's no thread yet because cycling season is more or less over.
Here we go, starting with big news:
Andy Schleck is back in the saddle: tomorrow he will ride (at least, start) in the Frank Vandenbroucke memorial race/Binche-Doornik-Binche - somewhere in Belgium.
In other words, there's still no real news 
(I'm joking btw)
Edited by issoisso on 01-10-2012 17:35
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 01-10-2012 17:35
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issoisso wrote:
In other words, there's still no real news
of course;
its blasphemous to start these thread with actual news
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-10-2012 17:37
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TheManxMissile wrote:
issoisso wrote:
In other words, there's still no real news
of course;
its blasphemous to start these thread with actual news
Good point.
Well done manindemaan for continuing a time-honored PCMDaily tradition 
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| manindemaan |
Posted on 01-10-2012 17:37
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issoisso wrote:
(I'm joking btw)
me too, btw  |
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| Farmer Sam |
Posted on 01-10-2012 20:43
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The Flèche Wallonne has a new start point from next year, from Charleroi to Binche.
https://www.velona...ion.com%29 |
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| samdiatmh |
Posted on 02-10-2012 01:46
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manindemaan wrote:Andy Schleck is back in the saddle
just cam across me
does he have ANY WT points this year? |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 02-10-2012 01:50
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samdiatmh wrote:
manindemaan wrote:Andy Schleck is back in the saddle
just cam across me
does he have ANY WT points this year?
No. He does have 20 CQ points though, 15 of which are from WT races. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-10-2012 07:04
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20CQ points? Watch out people, Andy is on the loose
I do hope he puts this terrible season behind him and gets some sense for next year. I'd love to see him battle Contador once more, on the double Alpe d'Huez and on the Ventoux! |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 02-10-2012 07:24
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Deadpool wrote:
samdiatmh wrote:
manindemaan wrote:Andy Schleck is back in the saddle
just cam across me
does he have ANY WT points this year?
No. He does have 20 CQ points though, 15 of which are from WT races.
For those who are unfamiliar with the CQ ranking:
Those 20 points are from finishing Amstel, Fleche, LBL and Oman. Not a single point is from an actual decent result.
And to put it in a perspective. Contador has been racing for two months this year, and already has 1277 points. That's 63,9 times Andy's tally!
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| cio93 |
Posted on 02-10-2012 07:31
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
And to put it in a perspective. Contador has been racing for two months this year, and already has 1277 points. That's 639 times Andy's tally!
And THAT is bad math
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 02-10-2012 07:41
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cio93 wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
And to put it in a perspective. Contador has been racing for two months this year, and already has 1277 points. That's 639 times Andy's tally!
And THAT is bad math
Forgot the comma when posting. 
63,9 times Andy's tally at least.
Edited by Pellizotti2 on 02-10-2012 07:55
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 02-10-2012 13:41
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Couldn't decide whether to post this here or in an even funnier topic. This is Stijn Devolder's official bio on the Vacansoleil website:
In his first year at Vacansoleil-DCM Stijn Devolder, to his own frustration, could not fully meet expectations. However, the Belgian managed to turn the tables and revealed himself as a master helper for Wout Poels and Sergey Lagutin in the Tour of Spain. He won the modest GP Paul Borremans, which made him very happy after all his misfortunes. The Vacansoleil-DCM team management kept its trust in the rider who booked the Tour of Flanders to his name in 2008 and 2009 and who managed to become national champion in 2010 both in the road race and the time trial. When he is in good shape Stijn Devolder is a rider who should be able to do really well both in the spring classics and at a more selective level.
No wonder they let him go |
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| Farmer Sam |
Posted on 02-10-2012 14:42
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Apparently Andy Schleck has abandoned in his comeback race! |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 02-10-2012 14:51
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Deadpool wrote:
Couldn't decide whether to post this here or in an even funnier topic. This is Stijn Devolder's official bio on the Vacansoleil website:
In his first year at Vacansoleil-DCM Stijn Devolder, to his own frustration, could not fully meet expectations. However, the Belgian managed to turn the tables and revealed himself as a master helper for Wout Poels and Sergey Lagutin in the Tour of Spain. He won the modest GP Paul Borremans, which made him very happy after all his misfortunes. The Vacansoleil-DCM team management kept its trust in the rider who booked the Tour of Flanders to his name in 2008 and 2009 and who managed to become national champion in 2010 both in the road race and the time trial. When he is in good shape Stijn Devolder is a rider who should be able to do really well both in the spring classics and at a more selective level.
No wonder they let him go
Haha that is brilliant.
I looked up the GP Paul Borremans (because I had never heard of it) and it is not under a UCI classification. Wouter Mol, his teammate, was second and the only other WT rider in the winning group was De Clerq. Other than that it was Continental Norwegian riders (for some reason?) and riders from Belgian Pro Continental teams...
Good to see he is still bringing in the big wins then
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| Farmer Sam |
Posted on 02-10-2012 14:55
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Good stat from @TourdeJose;
Andy Schleck has finished just 25 race days this year. (Total 3,494km). Best result was 22nd in the GC of the Circuit de la Sarthe. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 02-10-2012 15:01
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CountArach wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
Couldn't decide whether to post this here or in an even funnier topic. This is Stijn Devolder's official bio on the Vacansoleil website:
In his first year at Vacansoleil-DCM Stijn Devolder, to his own frustration, could not fully meet expectations. However, the Belgian managed to turn the tables and revealed himself as a master helper for Wout Poels and Sergey Lagutin in the Tour of Spain. He won the modest GP Paul Borremans, which made him very happy after all his misfortunes. The Vacansoleil-DCM team management kept its trust in the rider who booked the Tour of Flanders to his name in 2008 and 2009 and who managed to become national champion in 2010 both in the road race and the time trial. When he is in good shape Stijn Devolder is a rider who should be able to do really well both in the spring classics and at a more selective level.
No wonder they let him go
Haha that is brilliant.
I looked up the GP Paul Borremans (because I had never heard of it) and it is not under a UCI classification. Wouter Mol, his teammate, was second and the only other WT rider in the winning group was De Clerq. Other than that it was Continental Norwegian riders (for some reason?) and riders from Belgian Pro Continental teams...
Good to see he is still bringing in the big wins then
You even made it on the second google page for "GP Paul Borremans 2011"
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 02-10-2012 15:10
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CountArach wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
Couldn't decide whether to post this here or in an even funnier topic. This is Stijn Devolder's official bio on the Vacansoleil website:
In his first year at Vacansoleil-DCM Stijn Devolder, to his own frustration, could not fully meet expectations. However, the Belgian managed to turn the tables and revealed himself as a master helper for Wout Poels and Sergey Lagutin in the Tour of Spain. He won the modest GP Paul Borremans, which made him very happy after all his misfortunes. The Vacansoleil-DCM team management kept its trust in the rider who booked the Tour of Flanders to his name in 2008 and 2009 and who managed to become national champion in 2010 both in the road race and the time trial. When he is in good shape Stijn Devolder is a rider who should be able to do really well both in the spring classics and at a more selective level.
No wonder they let him go
Haha that is brilliant.
I looked up the GP Paul Borremans (because I had never heard of it) and it is not under a UCI classification. Wouter Mol, his teammate, was second and the only other WT rider in the winning group was De Clerq. Other than that it was Continental Norwegian riders (for some reason?) and riders from Belgian Pro Continental teams...
Good to see he is still bringing in the big wins then
The really funny thing is how sardonic it is. That's the first negative official rider bio I've ever seen. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 02-10-2012 15:11
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"When he is in good shape" is the absolute clincher.
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