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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-06-2012 09:08
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Vien wrote:
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I don't find the article that clear, in terms of why they picked Phinney over Zabriskie?
Because Zabriskie didn't want to.
Zabriskie, five time and reigning national time trial champion was seemingly involved in a tight two-man battle for the sole time trial spot on the team. Selectors announced yesterday that 21-year-old Taylor Phinney was their pick.
Speaking after the Tour of California where he dominated the Bakersfield time trial, Zabriskie said he was motivated to perform in order to gain an Olympic bid, and said the selection committee should "take who [they] think is the best. It's pretty simple."
EDIT Just found what you were talking about. Many requested to be taken out because of their history with Armstrong. (Which I believe is a stupid reason, but I understand it)
Edited by Ian Butler on 17-06-2012 09:12
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| Vien |
Posted on 17-06-2012 10:19
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Vockler may miss the Tour because of a knee injury.
Guess the entertainment value of this tour will be based on Schleck alone 
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 17-06-2012 10:23
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Vien wrote:
Vockler may miss the Tour because of a knee injury.
Guess the entertainment value of this tour will be based on Schleck alone
And Sánchez and Nibali 
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 17-06-2012 10:26
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Bad news guys...
https://ht.ly/bD3Aa
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-06-2012 10:27
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Vien wrote:
Vockler may miss the Tour because of a knee injury.
Guess the entertainment value of this tour will be based on Schleck alone
Ah, that really sucks. Voeckler is such a treat to watch...
Maybe his team mate Rolland will try some attacks? |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 17-06-2012 11:30
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Crap. This is looking like one of the worst Tours of the century... |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-06-2012 11:39
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Crap. This is looking like one of the worst Tours of the century...
Yeah, too many won't compete.
Contador, A. Schleck, Voeckler, De Gendt... |
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| EdvaldBoassonHagen |
Posted on 17-06-2012 21:07
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Ian Butler wrote:
FreitasPCM wrote:
Crap. This is looking like one of the worst Tours of the century...
Yeah, too many won't compete.
Contador, A. Schleck, Voeckler, De Gendt...
And There are too many wheel-suckers like Wiggins , Evans. |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 17-06-2012 21:09
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Examples please. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 17-06-2012 21:16
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Ian Butler wrote:
FreitasPCM wrote:
Crap. This is looking like one of the worst Tours of the century...
Yeah, too many won't compete.
Contador, A. Schleck, Voeckler, De Gendt...
did you believe that this year giro will suck tht badly?
how you can say that few weeks before tdf?
Edited by Guido Mukk on 17-06-2012 21:16
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| Wilier |
Posted on 17-06-2012 21:41
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Watch the Giro they said, it will be fun they said...
You'll never know how the race turns out. I agree though that missing these riders isn't very promising for the level of excitement. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 17-06-2012 21:46
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exactly |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-06-2012 21:48
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Yeah, I wasn't saying it will be boring, maybe it came out wrong: I meant that missing these riders is very unlucky for the action of TDF.
But Schleck could make it very exciting. |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 17-06-2012 21:51
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If Schleck, Gesink, Van Den Broeck attacks every mountain stage, it could become interesting. Sky domination will be the complete opposite. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-06-2012 21:55
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Wilier wrote:
If Schleck, Gesink, Van Den Broeck attacks every mountain stage, it could become interesting. Sky domination will be the complete opposite.
Indeed.
I think Schleck will attack. I don't think VdB will attack, he hasn't that much of acc in his legs, but you never know. Gesink... I don't know, maybe.
I think most action will be from Schleck. At least I hope so.
Or maybe outsiders, who knows. Too bad De Gendt isn't present  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-06-2012 15:38
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Pozzato has to give a few answers concerning doping. Supposedly he had contact with Ferrari. Apparently there was a phone call and a 50.000 dollars. I don't know the details. He denies it.
Source: https://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielre...zzato_CONI (Dutch) |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 18-06-2012 22:10
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https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horne...rance-team
Amazing what a blind defence of Lance and Johan can buy you these days? |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 18-06-2012 22:18
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The funny part is that Horner was admired for not buying into Lance's lies, publicly doubting that Lance could be clean, calling him out publicly once in a while, and saying the reason he never made it big in europe is because he didn't dope......until 2008.
That's when he joined Lance's team, started praising Lance at every turn, and his performances skyrocketed even though he's nearly 40 years old.
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"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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| ianrussell |
Posted on 18-06-2012 22:22
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issoisso wrote:
The funny part is that Horner was admired for not buying into Lance's lies, publicly doubting that Lance could be clean, calling him out publicly once in a while, and saying the reason he never made it big in europe is because he didn't dope......until 2008.
That's when he joined Lance's team, started praising Lance at every turn, and his performances skyrocketed even though he's nearly 40 years old.
Interesting, I had no idea about any of that - makes it even more amusing/depressing.
The one thing I hold onto is the widely held contention that Evans is clean - he has always performed at a consistent level afaik, it's just that that level was good enough to win the Tour last year.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-06-2012 22:27
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A very sound selection. I hope they'll impress. |
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