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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 12-04-2012 15:04
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litllemagnum wrote:
What exactly did boonen do that suprised you? Btw do to illness and lack of recuperation from last year Gilbert has been below par. It could be that they doped but their names haven't even come up so stop insinuating things cause it isn't necessary
Didn't mean to offend anyone there, like I said it's just a theory which i hope isn't true.
To answer your question though, the fact that Boonen has won every WT cobbled classic this year is surprising enough, don't you think? He litterally won every single one of them, which has never happened before according to wikipedia. Ironically, the same thing happened with Gilbert last year, who won all four of the hilly classics in April, something which has again, never happened before. Now, this is great and all, and I agree with you we shouldn't insinuate things without cause, but right now their names have definitely been linked to a dirty doctor.
Like I said, I hope Gilbert and Boonen haven't doped, but as the Mythbusters would say it, it's definitely plausible. |
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| tyriion |
Posted on 12-04-2012 16:02
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I wouldn't call mythbusters reliable or trustworthy, just an American show made for ratings.
And I haven't heard anywhere that the doctor has worked with Boonen and Gilbert specifically. Might have been they never came into contact although theywere at the same team.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 12-04-2012 17:09
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tyriion wrote:
I wouldn't call mythbusters reliable or trustworthy, just an American show made for ratings.
And I haven't heard anywhere that the doctor has worked with Boonen and Gilbert specifically. Might have been they never came into contact although theywere at the same team.
Like I might be the Queen of England in disguise.
If he's been a doctor in their respective teams they've been in contact with him.
What we don't know if he gave them prescriptions for training or medicines, or that kind of stuff.
I wouldn't use the sudden improvement of one rider as a proof of team doping, I think that'd rather affect a group of riders in the team, or the whole team, but one single rider, on the sole basis of a suspicious team doctor ? Nah, unlikely. That rider might as well see a fishy doctor outside the team. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 12-04-2012 20:19
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roturn wrote:
Tony Martin had an accident during training. He crashed into a car and suffered some face injuries. He can`t remember anything at the moment and hopes to be back on his bike in about 10 days.
The Olympics aren`t in danger but he won`t start in Romandie and Eschborn.
Damn..I hope he will be back soon. I like that rider. Who was just riding himself into form. |
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| litllemagnum |
Posted on 13-04-2012 09:29
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ShortsNL wrote:
litllemagnum wrote:
What exactly did boonen do that suprised you? Btw do to illness and lack of recuperation from last year Gilbert has been below par. It could be that they doped but their names haven't even come up so stop insinuating things cause it isn't necessary
Didn't mean to offend anyone there, like I said it's just a theory which i hope isn't true.
To answer your question though, the fact that Boonen has won every WT cobbled classic this year is surprising enough, don't you think? He litterally won every single one of them, which has never happened before according to wikipedia. Ironically, the same thing happened with Gilbert last year, who won all four of the hilly classics in April, something which has again, never happened before. Now, this is great and all, and I agree with you we shouldn't insinuate things without cause, but right now their names have definitely been linked to a dirty doctor.
Like I said, I hope Gilbert and Boonen haven't doped, but as the Mythbusters would say it, it's definitely plausible.
I get your point but Boonen won 3 of them in a sprint and won P-R solo. Except for Roubaix he didn't do anything(so to speak). Plus Cance would have beaten him if he didn't crash.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 13-04-2012 11:14
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litllemagnum wrote:
I get your point but Boonen won 3 of them in a sprint and won P-R solo. Except for Roubaix he didn't do anything(so to speak). Plus Cance would have beaten him if he didn't crash.
Why should we doubt that ? |
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| ruben |
Posted on 13-04-2012 12:14
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Dekker will ride the Giro and hopes to earn a tour spot (and prepare himself for that tour in the process) |
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| tyriion |
Posted on 13-04-2012 12:45
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Oh, that would be great. Anyway nice to see him in a GT, seems he's making progress since summer last year.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 13-04-2012 21:49
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ruben wrote:
Dekker will ride the Giro and hopes to earn a tour spot (and prepare himself for that tour in the process)
Giro fits him. I don't know if they would fit him in a tour spot because they still have their leaders and sprint domestiques to account for, as well as Farrar,. He might have to do something special in the Giro.
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| ruben |
Posted on 13-04-2012 21:53
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I don't really care if he goes to the Tour or not. He needs to get some GT's in anyway. Giro-Vuelta would be fine too..
GT's make you better. |
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 13-04-2012 21:57
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If he got a new haircut, Dekker might even be able to compete for the GC win in the Giro. 
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 13-04-2012 22:02
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Well at least he's going to start with fresh undies  Since he has his own brand of under ware
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 14-04-2012 10:02
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sam1196 wrote:
Well at least he's going to start with fresh undies Since he has his own brand of under ware You're not supposed to wear any under your cycling pants, mind you. |
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Posted on 14-04-2012 10:03
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Aquarius wrote:
sam1196 wrote:
Well at least he's going to start with fresh undies Since he has his own brand of under ware
You're not supposed to wear any under your cycling pants, mind you.
You can if you wish, it just can be a bit painful. |
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 14-04-2012 10:37
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Yeah that's right, what a marketing foolish thing to let Dekker do that , He doesn't even wear under ware when he's practicing he's sport
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Posted on 14-04-2012 12:53
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Dekker to start his own team that rides in underwear?
Edited by baseballlover312 on 14-04-2012 18:25
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| ruben |
Posted on 14-04-2012 13:02
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I hear Cipollini and Pozzato want to join that team |
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| chris01 |
Posted on 14-04-2012 15:28
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And Armstrong is coming out of retirement to ride for that team
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-04-2012 15:48
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ruben wrote:
I hear Cipollini and Pozzato want to join that team
And Riccardo Ricco. |
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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-04-2012 16:19
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The news we've all been waiting for:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/batta...ro-ditalia
Come on, you all wanted to know about the official motorcycle of the Giro, didn't you? |
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