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| Waghlon |
Posted on 24-02-2010 19:51
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Poop. That is all.
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Posted on 24-11-2024 13:28
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| kumazan |
Posted on 24-02-2010 20:39
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WTF? I thought they wouldn't do that. Weird. I'd love to know how they explain that decision. I wonder how many rest days the riders will have after moving back to Europe. |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 24-02-2010 21:01
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doddy13 wrote:
guess what. Tomorrow RCS Sport will announce the Giro starts in Washington DC in 2012.
Enjoy.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 24-02-2010 21:03
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Dude. skip college, go to the giro. easy decision.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 24-02-2010 21:07
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Levi4life wrote:
Dude. skip college, go to the giro. easy decision.
Most colleges have finals the first two weeks of May, and if I have to take an overnight flight to get back to DC to watch the race, I will.
I'm guessing a prologue on the national mall (perfect location by the way, I'm imagining a route starting a the Lincoln Memorial, wrapping around the basin, including the FDR memorial and the cherry blossoms, which will be in bloom, and then doing a lap around the mall to finish in front of the White House), and then a stage heading out of North-West (or possibly North-East) to head up to Baltimore.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 24-02-2010 21:19
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Deadpool wrote:
Levi4life wrote:
Dude. skip college, go to the giro. easy decision.
Most colleges have finals the first two weeks of May, and if I have to take an overnight flight to get back to DC to watch the race, I will.
I'm guessing a prologue on the national mall (perfect location by the way, I'm imagining a route starting a the Lincoln Memorial, wrapping around the basin, including the FDR memorial and the cherry blossoms, which will be in bloom, and then doing a lap around the mall to finish in front of the White House), and then a stage heading out of North-West (or possibly North-East) to head up to Baltimore.
CN are saying 3 stages, the paper that broke this today has stated it's a Prologue ONLY. They fly back on the Sunday and have an extra rest day on the Monday. Stage 2 will be on the Tuesday.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 24-02-2010 21:22
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doddy13 wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
Levi4life wrote:
Dude. skip college, go to the giro. easy decision.
Most colleges have finals the first two weeks of May, and if I have to take an overnight flight to get back to DC to watch the race, I will.
I'm guessing a prologue on the national mall (perfect location by the way, I'm imagining a route starting a the Lincoln Memorial, wrapping around the basin, including the FDR memorial and the cherry blossoms, which will be in bloom, and then doing a lap around the mall to finish in front of the White House), and then a stage heading out of North-West (or possibly North-East) to head up to Baltimore.
CN are saying 3 stages, the paper that broke this today has stated it's a Prologue ONLY. They fly back on the Sunday and have an extra rest day on the Monday. Stage 2 will be on the Tuesday.
That is fine with me, the prologue is what I really care about. If the route is what I'm guessing it will be then I know exactly where I'm going to watch from.
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 24-02-2010 22:13
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doddy13 wrote:
guess what. Tomorrow RCS Sport will announce the Giro starts in Washington DC in 2012.
Enjoy.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 24-02-2010 22:16
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Just remembering how naffed off the riders were with transfers when it started in Scicily a few years back.  |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 25-02-2010 10:51
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I don't like this. Imo the Giro should start in Italy or in one of the neighbouring countries. I don't think the riders will like this either. Everyone will have a jetlag after the flight back.
Though it is pretty nice they start in Amsterdam this year.  They will also go through Leiden, which is about 2km from my home town. |
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 25-02-2010 13:33
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fenian_1234 wrote:
Just remembering how naffed off the riders were with transfers when it started in Scicily a few years back.
Even last year, when the teams had to get ferries over to Venice, prompted complaints! God only knows what starting in the US will be like |
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| markene2 |
Posted on 25-02-2010 14:30
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Joseba Beloki is back in cycling as a coach
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/belok...afes-baque |
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| ruben |
Posted on 26-02-2010 17:48
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Imagine the jetlag for the Giro riders. Lol. |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 27-02-2010 03:58
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Cuddles the Cobble is back!!!
Podiumcafe's annual cobblestone power poll. The Saxo Bank and Rabobank ratings (both team and riders) might annoy some people, but regardless of whether you think it's crap (I do), it's a fun read.
https://www.podiumcafe.com/2010/2/26/1...#storyjump
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 27-02-2010 04:06
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that is quite a fun read i like the cuddles the cobbles part near the end of each report. Is it just me or does he have no faith in flecha and lots of faith in boasson hagen.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 27-02-2010 10:12
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George Hincapie is on Devolder's level, hardware or no, while Marcus Burghardt may outclass Chavanel starting this year
WTF
Juan Antonio... fooled ya. Probably fooled him too. But it's all about Edvald now, like it or not. Not to rehash, but Boasson Hagen has all the skills you want here. Just a matter of time.
Has Team Sky suddenly turned into Team Hagen now? No disrespect to Hagen, but I still think Flecha (and maybe Arvesen too) are better classic riders than Hagen. Hagen hasn't shown anything yet, save Gent - Wevelgem, in a big classic. Maybe in the future, but at the moment not yet.
I've got to agree with Deadpool, this is crap (but fun to read, yes) |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 27-02-2010 10:28
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Wilier wrote:
Has Team Sky suddenly turned into Team Hagen now? No disrespect to Hagen, but I still think Flecha (and maybe Arvesen too) are better classic riders than Hagen. Hagen hasn't shown anything yet, save Gent - Wevelgem, in a big classic. Maybe in the future, but at the moment not yet.
It's because he is one of the classics leaders. Not the only one, but one of them.
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| Xavier |
Posted on 27-02-2010 10:28
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haha I agree @Wilier 
in other news, Zirbel gets banned for 2y and retires
https://www.cyclin..._headlines
McQuaid also said there are a 'handful of riders' who have shown abnormal values in the bloodspassportthingy, they get 30 days to come up with a valid explanation.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 28-02-2010 10:02
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Juan Antonio... fooled ya. Probably fooled him too. But it's all about Edvald now, like it or not. Not to rehash, but Boasson Hagen has all the skills you want here. Just a matter of time.
*cough*
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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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 28-02-2010 10:20
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George Hincapie is on Devolder's level, hardware or no, while Marcus Burghardt may outclass Chavanel starting this year
Have you been drinking?
Juan Antonio... fooled ya. Probably fooled him too. But it's all about Edvald now, like it or not. Not to rehash, but Boasson Hagen has all the skills you want here. Just a matter of time.
like you said, its just a matter of time. we'll talk again once he gets a top 10in RVV or PR. In the meantime stop acting like he's superman on cobbles
Edited by Stijn_vranken on 28-02-2010 10:27
prevent hangovers --> stay drunk
pozzato, basically the most stupid cyclist around
RIP WW. Gone but not forgotten
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