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| jacknic |
Posted on 03-06-2010 20:19
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First of all Saxo riders have been changing bikes in the classics for years. Matti Brechel and Lars Michaelsen have both lost the leaders because of botched bike changes.
Secondly the initial video is a frecking conspiracy theroy made up of one part Rai Sport report about motorized bikes, one part commercial video from Gruber Antrieb and one part video with red arrows from a guy named Michele Bufalino (who is he by the way?).
How any media can lend credence to at gorram youtube video of that kind is beyond me.
Edited by jacknic on 03-06-2010 20:19
Now flaunting my very first avatar...
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| khris |
Posted on 03-06-2010 21:34
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Juan wrote:
But I just found it interesting, because there's a real fact there : why would you change your bike, looking at your back tyre, when you didn't even puncture ?
You do know that there are other parts that can break that are kind of close to the rear tyre, such as the rear wheel in general and the gears? |
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 03-06-2010 22:07
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could some one tell me are all the bikes in the peleton not checked before every race ? i find it hard to belive that this doesnt happen .making sure all bikes are race legal. it would stop all this crap about mortorized bikes
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 03-06-2010 22:16
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every morning checking 200 bikes, and then you have to add on the spares. Yeah, it's impossible.
In TT's it's more possible because of the staggered start.
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 03-06-2010 22:18
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khris wrote:
Juan wrote:
But I just found it interesting, because there's a real fact there : why would you change your bike, looking at your back tyre, when you didn't even puncture ?
You do know that there are other parts that can break that are kind of close to the rear tyre, such as the rear wheel in general and the gears?
The rear wheel could have taken a hit and gone out of position or he could have broken a spoke.
Even if these two are wheel related problems it takes much less time to just change the whole bike instead of just the wheel.
This is much more likely than the motor stuff
Edited by ponka00 on 03-06-2010 22:19
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| Crommy |
Posted on 03-06-2010 22:26
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Chris Boardman's thrown his weight into the argument
Chris_Boardman
I drew the motor in a bike for the UCI last Aug, very easy to do if you have no morals. Great story, can't belive it's true
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-06-2010 23:45
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So Valverde's suspended, finally.....
who's next?
Seriously, who's next? There's about 50 names in the document, and that's just the one that was made public. Is everyone else going to run free just because they're not a top rider that the fans care about?
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| Crommy |
Posted on 03-06-2010 23:48
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issoisso wrote:
So Valverde's suspended, finally.....
who's next?
Seriously, who's next? There's about 50 names in the document, and that's just the one that was made public. Is everyone else going to run free just because they're not a top rider that the fans care about?
Unless Justice Serrano takes another holiday, probably not 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-06-2010 23:55
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Most guys, it pisses me off that they're out there when their names are in the files.
But that guys like Allan Davis can be out there when the dates when he took EPO and IGF-1 are in the files....that's just mind boggling.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-06-2010 19:58
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Guess who...
Indurain at yesterdays Madrid Triathlon
https://www.triath...in_madrid/
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| jph27 |
Posted on 08-06-2010 08:03
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The List of Teams for the Vuelta has been leaked:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelt...ist-leaked
It seems like there may be no Garmin. Katusha or Sky. |
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Posted on 13-12-2025 06:47
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 08-06-2010 08:20
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I hope that this list isn't final. I was looking forward to see Nordhaug ride  |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 08-06-2010 08:31
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That list isn't definitive. HEck, it even has not the 22 teams. And it's based on an original Spanish article where it says that the final decision will be the next monday.  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 08-06-2010 08:43
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I'll be amazed if Katusha's invited.
Unless RodrÃguez rides, which at this point is unlikely.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 08-06-2010 08:58
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A Danish cycling website has quoted Bjarne Riis' Facebook page for saying: "It's time to get used to the new name! From 2011, the team will be named Team Sungard".
I've seen the page before, and I'm pretty sure it's not an official one |
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| Bregnhoj |
Posted on 08-06-2010 11:29
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The Facebook site is just a fake... Trey Greenwood said that they are still looking for a sponsor.
https://feltet.dk/...yhed=26202
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| TheDealer |
Posted on 08-06-2010 14:25
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It has already been taken down. I wonder if the Vuelta people got pissed. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 08-06-2010 14:41
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CrueTrue wrote:
A Danish cycling website has quoted Bjarne Riis' Facebook page for saying: "It's time to get used to the new name! From 2011, the team will be named Team Sungard".
I've seen the page before, and I'm pretty sure it's not an official one
Bjarne Riis doesn't have a facebook page. It's 100% fake
EDIT: Sorry, didn't see M Bregnhoj's post
Edited by ponka00 on 08-06-2010 14:43
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| Crommy |
Posted on 08-06-2010 17:15
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The saga continues
https://www.cyclin...ccusations
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 08-06-2010 17:55
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UCI ought to be careful theyre not digging themselves a hole, and jumping right into it
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