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Tour de France, Stage 14 - Sunday, July 15th Limoux-Foix
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 15-07-2012 17:56
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Spilak23 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
For that he'll have to win a one day classic first. So far he hasn't won any.
Don't think it will take long.
Yeah. San Sebastian is just weeks away.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 15-07-2012 18:00
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
For that he'll have to win a one day classic first. So far he hasn't won any.
Don't think it will take long.
Yeah. San Sebastian is just weeks away.
And I bet he goes to the Canadian PT races 
Man I want to go this year.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 15-07-2012 18:01
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Alakagom wrote:
You should give Rolland benefit of doubt 
Maybe he heard over the Europcar radio ' ... a tack' and thought, ' I will attack then' Except for the fact that we don't say "tack".  |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 15-07-2012 18:02
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Aquarius wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
You should give Rolland benefit of doubt
Maybe he heard over the Europcar radio ' ... a tack' and thought, ' I will attack then' Except for the fact that we don't say "tack".
I could have guessed, I was just being sarcastic here
Nice rhyming there Aquarius
Edited by Alakagom on 15-07-2012 18:03
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| kumazan |
Posted on 15-07-2012 18:04
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valverde321 wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
For that he'll have to win a one day classic first. So far he hasn't won any.
Don't think it will take long.
Yeah. San Sebastian is just weeks away.
And I bet he goes to the Canadian PT races
Man I want to go this year.
As much as I like those races, they aren't classics. The Canadian races I mean, SS obviously is.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 15-07-2012 18:07
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kumazan wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
For that he'll have to win a one day classic first. So far he hasn't won any.
Don't think it will take long.
Yeah. San Sebastian is just weeks away.
And I bet he goes to the Canadian PT races
Man I want to go this year.
As much as I like those races, they aren't classics. The Canadian races I mean, SS obviously is.
Well they dont have the historical meaning of other races yet, but many riders target those races, and they are pretty exciting every year. At the least its a good place to prove yourself.
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 15-07-2012 18:11
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Races in Canada is quite nice, alot better then the races in China like Tour of Beijing at least |
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| ruben |
Posted on 15-07-2012 21:52
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Riis123 wrote:
The dutch riders disappoint, while LLS once again saves their asses.. What a rider!
Hey a half-injured Kruijswijk at not even 70% of his possbilities worked his but off for that LL Sanchez today.
The best Dutch riders that started the Tour have left because of injuries.
I don't hear people complaining about Danielson (give up), Hesjedal (given up), Leipheimer (injured) and Valverde (injured) every day  but dutchies, sure... while they were in the same situation.
It's unfair judgement |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:12
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ruben wrote:
Riis123 wrote:
The dutch riders disappoint, while LLS once again saves their asses.. What a rider!
Hey a half-injured Kruijswijk at not even 70% of his possbilities worked his but off for that LL Sanchez today.
The best Dutch riders that started the Tour have left because of injuries.
I don't hear people complaining about Danielson (give up), Hesjedal (given up), Leipheimer (injured) and Valverde (injured) every day but dutchies, sure... while they were in the same situation.
It's unfair judgement
I love how you ALWAYS defend the dutch riders. Yes, they have been unlucky, but that doesn't change the fact that LLS once again gives Rabobank a victory when the riders who supposed to ride the GC failed - even though they crashed. So did LLS, but managed nevertheless to get a win and save the Tour. Respect.
It was not meant as a offence, but clearly you interpret it like that.. it was just a congratulation to LLS |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:20
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Unlucky? I thought that was their tactic. Their leader crashes/sucks and a Spaniard saves their Tour. It has been happening since 2009, with the exception of 2010 when for some reason Menchov and Gesink (!) didn't hit the tarmac.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:22
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I'm seriously pissed off with the tour this year. For the first ever time I have to work through it, and the weekend stages are all awful.
Any half decent racing seems to happen during the week, where I obviously can't follow it.
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
Please assume I am joking unless otherwise stated |
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:31
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Wiggins in an interview after the race: 'Nobody wants to benefit from someone else's misfortune'.
/facepalm
If he was true about this he would have called to wait after the peloton crash in stage 6. The only reason he waited is because he knew he could afford it, and it would make him look good. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:31
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record it ;-)
I missed half the stages in the first 1,5 week |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:38
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kumazan wrote:
Unlucky? I thought that was their tactic. Their leader crashes/sucks and a Spaniard saves their Tour. It has been happening since 2009, with the exception of 2010 when for some reason Menchov and Gesink (!) didn't hit the tarmac.
Actually I think Gesink hit the tarmac a few times in that Tour, including the stage with Arenberg, but miraculously survived
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| Movistar |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:49
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ShortsNL wrote:
Wiggins in an interview after the race: 'Nobody wants to benefit from someone else's misfortune'.
/facepalm
If he was true about this he would have called to wait after the peloton crash in stage 6. The only reason he waited is because he knew he could afford it, and it would make him look good.
Haha so true, just like Contador giving Schleck the stage as a sign of good sportsmanship after winning the tour because of bad sportsmanship. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:54
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ShortsNL wrote:
Wiggins in an interview after the race: 'Nobody wants to benefit from someone else's misfortune'.
/facepalm
If he was true about this he would have called to wait after the peloton crash in stage 6. The only reason he waited is because he knew he could afford it, and it would make him look good.
Congrats, you found a way to make another post of Wiggins-hate! You must be proud of yourself
On Stage 6, it was GreenEdge who continued to lead the peloton after that crash. Sky werent involved in the relaying. Why would anybody listen to Wiggins on Stage 6 if he wanted the peloton to wait anyway? He wasn't the race leader then.
Plus, its not as if GreenEdge were riding then to gain time on those who crashed. They were riding for the stage win. Today, there was no stage win to be ridden for.
Also, why single out Wiggins for Stage 6? I didnt see Evans, Nibali, Menchov, Van den Broeck, Sanchez, etc etc trying to get the peloton to stop relaying.
No doubt if Wiggins hadn't waited today, people like you would have been having a go at him for not waiting. Grow up!
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| issoisso |
Posted on 15-07-2012 22:56
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Movistar wrote:
[quote]ShortsNL wrote:
Haha so true, just like Contador giving Schleck the stage as a sign of good sportsmanship after winning the tour because of bad sportsmanship.
Considering that earlier in the same Tour Schleck attacked with Cancellara when all the other contenders (except Evans) were caught in a crash (that was Frank Schleck's making no less!) and gained almost two minutes that way, I don't blame Contador in the slightest for not waiting for Schleck.
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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| kumazan |
Posted on 15-07-2012 23:00
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Of course not. If someone has a mechanical then bad for him, it shouldn't stop others from racing, because cycling races are, after all, races. The 2010 Tour of Oman was specially awesome, with Cervélo gapping Hagen when he was taking a pee.
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| CLURPR |
Posted on 15-07-2012 23:50
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ShortsNL wrote:
Wiggins in an interview after the race: 'Nobody wants to benefit from someone else's misfortune'.
/facepalm
If he was true about this he would have called to wait after the peloton crash in stage 6. The only reason he waited is because he knew he could afford it, and it would make him look good.
He didn't have the yellow jersey then like he did today |
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 16-07-2012 00:11
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Congrats, you found a way to make another post of Wiggins-hate! You must be proud of yourself
No doubt if Wiggins hadn't waited today, people like you would have been having a go at him for not waiting. Grow up!
Wow, someone seems to be offended. I expected better from an admin. No need to take things so personal.
For the record:
- I don't hate Wiggins
- I think Wiggins is clean
- I think Wiggins deserves to win the Tour
Your post is filled with prejudices like these. Just because I point out this bit of utter hypocrisy from his actions doesn't make me a hater. It's sad that you jump to conclusions and put me down as a kid and a troll.
I don't care that Wiggins didn't call a wait in stage 6. He didn't have to. In my opinion, riders don't need to wait at all. The Tour waits for nobody. That's why it's wrong that Wiggins waited today. The fact that he waited now and didn't wait on stage 6 is hypocritical.
It proves to me, along with his deliberate riding into the final crash on stage 4 to get his finish time scratched that Wiggins is an opportunist. That's ok though, because I expect nothing less from a GC rider. A good GC rider should be an opportunist.
Today's wait was unnecessary and silly. No need to put me down as a trolling, hating kid just because I'm pointing this out. |
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