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Giro d'Italia 2012 - Week 3
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| jph27 |
Posted on 27-05-2012 20:51
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ruben wrote:
Eritrea?
I'm going with Slovakia. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-05-2012 20:53
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Swasiland for the win! |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 27-05-2012 20:55
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Kenya  Or San Marino. Either or suit me really.
Tbh I really fancy JTL chances next year at Giro as well so you never know jph
Edited by Alakagom on 27-05-2012 20:55
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| ember |
Posted on 27-05-2012 21:10
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Kenya or Ethiopia. Simple math, they've got the highest VO2max, looking at running 
Edited by ember on 27-05-2012 21:11
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 27-05-2012 21:55
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ember wrote:
Kenya or Ethiopia. Simple math, they've got the highest VO2max, looking at running
Sorry, very racist joke incoming, not meant offensive:
Spoiler If they can buy bikes 
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 27-05-2012 21:59
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fcancellara wrote:
ember wrote:
Kenya or Ethiopia. Simple math, they've got the highest VO2max, looking at running
Sorry, very racist joke incoming, not meant offensive:
Spoiler If they can buy bikes
Wait...
There's definitely some nice talent in Kenya This guy proves it. He was born there
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| ember |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:11
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I know, that was pretty much why I put Kenya up there, as Ethiopia and Bekele was the dominant factor on 5k/10k when I followed running. |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:12
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Alakagom wrote:
fcancellara wrote:
ember wrote:
Kenya or Ethiopia. Simple math, they've got the highest VO2max, looking at running
Sorry, very racist joke incoming, not meant offensive:
Spoiler If they can buy bikes
Wait...
There's definitely some nice talent in Kenya This guy proves it. He was born there
So they can!
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:14
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If we are talking about next GT winners from odd countries, why not Jamaicans as top sprinters?
Wouldn't it be a genious idea to encourage cycling in Jamaica and scout talents to come to Europe?
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:16
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Good idea. Altough they would probably be dropped on those speed bumps
Edited by Alakagom on 27-05-2012 22:17
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| issoisso |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:24
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fcancellara wrote:
If we are talking about next GT winners from odd countries, why not Jamaicans as top sprinters?
Wouldn't it be a genious idea to encourage cycling in Jamaica and scout talents to come to Europe?
Yes, just the thing we need in cycling. Cyclists from a country that refuses to let anyone dope test their athletes while they're preparing for important competitions
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:27
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issoisso wrote:
fcancellara wrote:
If we are talking about next GT winners from odd countries, why not Jamaicans as top sprinters?
Wouldn't it be a genious idea to encourage cycling in Jamaica and scout talents to come to Europe?
Yes, just the thing we need in cycling. Cyclists from a country that refuses to let anyone dope test their athletes while they're preparing for important competitions
On second thoughts, they probably get disqualified for smoking weed
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| kumazan |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:30
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Alakagom wrote:
Good idea. Altough they would probably be dropped on those speed bumps
A sign marking where you can find boobs! They should have that in every country. :/
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:49
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fcancellara wrote:
issoisso wrote:
fcancellara wrote:
If we are talking about next GT winners from odd countries, why not Jamaicans as top sprinters?
Wouldn't it be a genious idea to encourage cycling in Jamaica and scout talents to come to Europe?
Yes, just the thing we need in cycling. Cyclists from a country that refuses to let anyone dope test their athletes while they're preparing for important competitions
On second thoughts, they probably get disqualified for smoking weed
"Come on, the race is starting!"
"Take it easy, man... hey... look at those wheels, they're so... round..."
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-05-2012 22:55
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This is my first chance to say a massive Well Done to Ryder Hejedal on winning the Giro d'Italia 
Edited by sutty68 on 28-05-2012 13:09
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 27-05-2012 23:37
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Not caught as much of the Giro as I would like, never been a good time of the year for me. Well done to Hesjedal, and great to see De Gendt go so well.
fcancellara wrote:
If we are talking about next GT winners from odd countries, why not Jamaicans as top sprinters?
Wouldn't it be a genious idea to encourage cycling in Jamaica and scout talents to come to Europe?
Close to Jamaica, the Trinidad and Tobago cyclist Phillip Njisane will be competing in the Track Cycling sprint events at the London Olympics! It may not be road sprinting, but its a start!
Edited by SportingNonsense on 27-05-2012 23:37
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 28-05-2012 06:19
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Wait, the Giro has finished?
Can we have a proper GT this year please?Wake me up in July...
Congrats to Hesjedal anyway.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 28-05-2012 06:36
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jph27 wrote:
ruben wrote:
Eritrea?
I'm going with Slovakia.
Of course,Velits will crush them in France
Well...no, but he could be in top 10.
And i would not be angry with points jersey winner being from Slovakia
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 28-05-2012 08:42
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fcancellara wrote:
If we are talking about next GT winners from odd countries, why not Jamaicans as top sprinters?
Wouldn't it be a genious idea to encourage cycling in Jamaica and scout talents to come to Europe?
Sprinting on the road is quite different than on track. Genuine sprinting qualities would rather translate into track sprinting in terms of cycling.
See Cavendish ? Probably the best sprinter around at the moment, he's done a lot on the track, yet he wasn't an actual sprinter there, riding the madison (as the sprinting guy, yes, but that hardly compares to 200 m sprinting).
Some of you might not know that, but I can remember the very early 2000's, or maybe the late 90's, back then, for some odd reason, Cippolini and Zabel both decided to take part in the track world championships. Guess for which event ? Pursuit.
People from Eastern Africa (Ethiopia and Kenya, namely), could probably be very decent road cyclists, if their access to it was broad enough, although running is very VO2 based, whereas cycling has a strength dimension that adds as well. Not saying that they wouldn't cope with it, they just haven't really shown that they can do it yet.
Same with 800 to 3000 m specialists (mostly North Africans), they could probably become worthy pursuiters/road-sprinters/prologue specialists. |
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 28-05-2012 09:12
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Just wait for the first GT winner from the Federated States of Micronesia 
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