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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 04-09-2014 09:12
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I understand the reality of cycling tactics, but i demand it as a fan of attacking riding and crazy attacks. 
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 04-09-2014 11:16
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The blogosphere is getting crazy and no news on Daily?  What is going on
Anyhow, typically it involves - Garmin.
Backwheel keeps spinning after Hesjedal crash, Marca and L'Equipe suggested motor in Ryder Hesjedal's bike.
https://www.marca....80490.html
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-09-2014 11:24
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Unclipping allows back wheel to get speed again since the road leads a bit down and it turns in circle. My guess, but might as well be something else.
But interesting, from Di Luca's statement:
The 38-year-old also made an audacious claim that many professional riders had their bikes fitted with special 150-watt motors to help them in the hills (presumably suggesting in between the lines that Sky riders had three each in a bid to maintain their notorious 500-watt mountain metronome).
https://uk.eurosp...48379.html
Edited by Shonak on 04-09-2014 11:25
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| matt17br |
Posted on 04-09-2014 11:31
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Alakagom wrote:
The blogosphere is getting crazy and no news on Daily? What is going on
Anyhow, typically it involves - Garmin.
Backwheel keeps spinning after Hesjedal crash, Marca and L'Equipe suggested motor in Ryder Hesjedal's bike.
https://www.marca....80490.html
There's no real need to talk about this. Newspapers are ridicoulous. |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 04-09-2014 11:32
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How naive you have to be... It's either pedal or spinning wheel that caused it. Even if there's a motor, I am more than 100% sure it's the same power one in all bikes. There's no way Tinkov (and other DS's aswell) would allow Garmin or Sky to have a tiny motor in their bikes and just keep going with that fact, while knowing that his guys doesn't have that advantage.
And I absolutely agree with Di Luca about doping.
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 04-09-2014 12:23
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Funny how its fuckin Ryder Hesjedal of all people who get accused for that. If thats the actual case (which I am sure it isn't), well that pretty much means that the rest of the peloton use it as well (apart from Contador's supposedly teammates - excluding Tosatto and Bennati here).
But admir, that means you pretty much believe the whole peloton is doped which it isn't. I think there is some truth to it, but to claim what Di Luca did and agree is a pretty big step.
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 04-09-2014 12:27
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I already said years ago that I believe whole peloton is doped (even before Di Luca said that). It's just matter of will you get a bit too far with it and are you really a valuable player in that "game" (Froome f.e.). And no, I do not have any concrete sources or proofs, this is just how I think it is.
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| moriz1 |
Posted on 04-09-2014 12:37
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Di Luca has doped. Of course sais that to make himself look better. I can´t belive him. |
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| matt17br |
Posted on 04-09-2014 12:52
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moriz1 wrote:
Di Luca has doped. Of course sais that to make himself look better. I can´t belive him.
Di Luca is obviously trying to "collaborate" to make himself look better.
But he is probably saying almost the truth about doping.
https://www.gazzet...4073.shtml
Here he says this:
"I was treated badly [...] Vengeance? I prefer saying fairness. Yesterday (29 Jan 2014, ed) the CONI anti-doping prosecutor's office called me, they want the names, but I won't go there. I've never defamed anyone, and I never will [...] and I made those accusations [...] because I love cycling."
He is just protecting himself and he wants to be considered a hero, though no one will do it.
He won't defame anyone because he is afraid to make a worse end than the one he has already done |
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 04-09-2014 12:55
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In my opinion in the most of the races who takes the better doping wins the races.
The user formerly known as 'The Schleck Fan'
Gracias Alberto.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-09-2014 14:05
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"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Strydz |
Posted on 04-09-2014 14:16
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I have had that exact same thing happen to my bike when it slid out from under me coming into a corner, I felt the force of it as my foot unlclipped and as much as I wish there was sometimes a motor in my bike (usually after a big amount of k's pushing up 20% grades  ) there just isn't. Watching that video at regular speed and it doesn't look that strange.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-09-2014 16:04
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Krizek with a nice solo effort.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 04-09-2014 16:21
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I don't even get the point in this stage; a rest day would probably be more interesting.
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| Selwink |
Posted on 04-09-2014 16:55
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Boonen
Still, Degenkolb won and Sagan appeared as well.
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| matt17br |
Posted on 04-09-2014 16:57
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Degenkolb worth me a looooooooooooot of PCM$.
But Boonen
Never expected a 2nd place by him, didn't remember he was in the pack as well
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 04-09-2014 17:00
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Sagan 4th
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-09-2014 17:08
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Stromeon wrote:
I don't even get the point in this stage; a rest day would probably be more interesting.
Why, just because they don't go from Point A in Region B to Point C in Region D? Flat stages are part for any Grand Tour and City Circuits add a special something to it. A bit of Crit Racing Feel for a Grand Tour. Especially nice for the town and the folks there.
Edited by Shonak on 04-09-2014 17:08
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 04-09-2014 17:09
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Shonak wrote:
Stromeon wrote:
I don't even get the point in this stage; a rest day would probably be more interesting.
Just because they don't go from Point A in Region B to Point C in Region D? Flat stages are part for any Grand Tour and City Circuits add a special something to it. A bit of Crit Racing Feel for a Grand Tour. Especially nice for the town and the folks there.
But they did this two years ago in the very same city
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-09-2014 17:11
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If I was mayor of a town, I'd invite the Vuelta every year.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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