So Sean Yates has a new book coming out - It's All About The Bike (Magnificent title by the way). It seems that he says some stupid shit in there, like defending Armstrong's comeback, etc. It seems there might be some pro-Bruyneel stuff in there too, but we will have to wait to see...
Yates also confirms that Bradley Wiggins was close to quitting the 2012 Tour de France after tension with teammate Froome during the race, sending a text message saying, “I think it would be better for everyone if I went home.”
Yates indicates that Froome disregarded an agreed race strategy and attacked in the finale of stage to Peyragudes while Wiggins was struggling.
Yates reveals that he is not impressed with Team Sky’s current management and that the only member of the team set-up he is still close to is sports director Nicolas Portal.
“To be brutally honest, there is no one at Sky who knows much about bike riding."
“In general, this year especially, the guys running the team don’t know enough about bike-riding and a lot of the riders went into the Tour overtired. They are made to race too much, too long, too hard.”
Wiggins reported in his book that he was close to leaving Tour last year due to Froome basically making fun out of him.
The other point. I think it's clear. Kireynka, Lopez at Tour. The whole Vuelta squad. They over trained.
However I give benfit of doubt to Kerison, it was his first year and he I am sure would have learn a lot. This winter prep will be totally different.
( btw the January training camp at Sky - the mistakes began there. Both Dombrowski and Henao outclimbed everyone by miles at that training And look how they progressed through the year.. )
Edited by Alakagom on 12-09-2013 15:41
Alakagom wrote:
The other point. I think it's clear. Kireynka, Lopez at Tour. The whole Vuelta squad. They over trained.
However I give benfit of doubt to Kerison, it was his first year and he I am sure would have learn a lot. This winter prep will be totally different.
( btw the January training camp at Sky - the mistakes began there. Both Dombrowski and Henao outclimbed everyone by miles at that training And look how they progressed through the year.. )
And yet... most other teams would kill for the results that came this year. It is just another bullet in the idea of them having some sort of new fabulous training program that everyone else is missing out on.
I find that just as dumb. They're taking away the mythical status these climbs used to have by using them every other year. Same thing with the Angliru.
Pellizotti2 wrote:
I find that just as dumb. They're taking away the mythical status these climbs used to have by using them every other year. Same thing with the Angliru.
It depends on your opinion. I still find all 4 of those climbs (Zoncolan, Angliru, Tourmalet, l'Alpe) and other such as the Galibier and Stelvio mythical. There regular use doesn't diminish that, in fact for me it adds to it, as there is new history which is often just as great as that created 40-50 years ago
Pellizotti2 wrote:
I find that just as dumb. They're taking away the mythical status these climbs used to have by using them every other year. Same thing with the Angliru.
It depends on your opinion. I still find all 4 of those climbs (Zoncolan, Angliru, Tourmalet, l'Alpe) and other such as the Galibier and Stelvio mythical. There regular use doesn't diminish that, in fact for me it adds to it, as there is new history which is often just as great as that created 40-50 years ago.
I really like the way that was put. I love seeing a new winner conquer the "legends" of cycling, which is why I'd love to see more of Mont Ventoux and maybe the Jandri.
"America. Show a nipple on television and the whole country goes ape-shit." -DubbelDekker
So RCS is going the ASO way of overusing climbs til we get bored to death with them instead of waiting them with anticipation. Awesome.
Edit: Profile of the last two stages
The Zoncolan stage is better designed than the last ones (well, Crostis was better, but it never happened). Of course, with a climb as hard as Zoncolan being a MTF is delusional to think there will be attacks from far, but at least teams can make the stage hard if they wish. I'd rather not have this stage as the last (relevant) one though.
As for the last, usual flat parade. Meh.
Edited by kumazan on 13-09-2013 15:14
You can fault McQuaid for a lot of things, but you can't fault him for being relentless.
Two new proposed rule changes, this time from Barbados and Turkey, both allowing the incumbent President (i.e. McQuaid) to stand for election regardless of nominations.
Crommy wrote:
You can fault McQuaid for a lot of things, but you can't fault him for being relentless.
Two new proposed rule changes, this time from Barbados and Turkey, both allowing the incumbent President (i.e. McQuaid) to stand for election regardless of nominations.
Barbados is interesting. I had them down as undecided before today and they were going to be one of the key votes in the Americas. I really am starting to think McQuaid will win this election.
At least we're not having the double Zoncolan which was suggested at one point. Surely, though, it would be better if they waited for 2015 at which point they will have resurfaced the Crostis and then use that.
Positively surprised by the look of the Zoncolan stage. Much better than what I was fearing would happen.
Stromeon wrote:
At least we're not having the double Zoncolan which was suggested at one point. Surely, though, it would be better if they waited for 2015 at which point they will have resurfaced the Crostis and then use that.
I'm guessing we'll have a double Crostis in 2015 instead
I really wanted a Plan de Corones stage 20 i had read in the italian press , that there were plans to make the road in good shape for a future giro stage
Edited by Setzel on 14-09-2013 18:13
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