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Posted on 18-02-2014 07:08
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issoisso wrote:
Speaking of not giving a rat's ass, I just read an interview with Andy Schleck where he said he could've been just outside the top 10 at the Tour but he "would've had to dig deep to do that and I didn't want to do that"
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The dude is beyond help
I'm guessing the 'satisfaction bar' was photoshopped in?
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Posted on 25-11-2024 09:27
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Posted on 18-02-2014 15:36
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UCI have given permision for MTB World Champion Nino Schurter to ride for Orica-GreenEdge at the Tour of Romandie and Tour de Suisse. Could be interesting!
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Posted on 18-02-2014 17:30
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Interesting indeed.
Meanwhile,
Garate doesn't have a 2014 contract for Belkin, it seems:
https://www.cyclin...lkin-offer
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Posted on 18-02-2014 18:23
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Kristof Goddaert (IAM cycling) died today on a trainings ride. He fell of his bike and a bus couldn't stop in time
https://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielre..._overleden
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Shonak |
Posted on 18-02-2014 18:25
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Oh my, awful. RIP Kristof
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baseballlover312 |
Posted on 18-02-2014 18:27
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Oh My God. That's so horrible. No disrespect to anyone but that's the first time I've known of a cyclist that died since Weylandt. So horrible.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
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Posted on 18-02-2014 18:28
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Very sad.
Definetelly liked him as a cyclist.
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wisdow23 |
Posted on 18-02-2014 18:30
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Oh My God. That's so horrible. No disrespect to anyone but that's the first time I've known of a cyclist that died since Weylandt. So horrible. .
Victor Cabedo - september 2012.
Nevermind, awful day may he Rest in Peace |
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Jesleyh |
Posted on 18-02-2014 18:32
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No, that he meant a cyclist that he has known. More cyclists died between them, sadly enough.
And damn, this is really sad
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issoisso |
Posted on 18-02-2014 19:46
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SportingNonsense wrote:
UCI have given permision for MTB World Champion Nino Schurter to ride for Orica-GreenEdge at the Tour of Romandie and Tour de Suisse. Could be interesting!
With no preparation races beforehand? That won't be good.
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Aquarius |
Posted on 18-02-2014 19:54
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issoisso wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
UCI have given permision for MTB World Champion Nino Schurter to ride for Orica-GreenEdge at the Tour of Romandie and Tour de Suisse. Could be interesting!
With no preparation races beforehand? That won't be good.
He's certainly going to be good on threshold efforts (20-60 minutes), but we've no clue what he's worth on a 3 to 6 h effort length nor on a stage race.
Usually MTBers fare rather well in the pro peloton, but he's definitely going to miss something (aka endurance) for his debuts.
If I were him I'd target one stage in each of these two races, go all for it, and do nothing worthy the rest of the time. Most likely it'd be the best way to show something in his case. |
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 18-02-2014 20:01
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Aquarius wrote:
issoisso wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
UCI have given permision for MTB World Champion Nino Schurter to ride for Orica-GreenEdge at the Tour of Romandie and Tour de Suisse. Could be interesting!
With no preparation races beforehand? That won't be good.
He's certainly going to be good on threshold efforts (20-60 minutes), but we've no clue what he's worth on a 3 to 6 h effort length nor on a stage race.
Usually MTBers fare rather well in the pro peloton, but he's definitely going to miss something (aka endurance) for his debuts.
If I were him I'd target one stage in each of these two races, go all for it, and do nothing worthy the rest of the time. Most likely it'd be the best way to show something in his case.
Or, you know... pound drugs to the eyeballs like many an MTBer in the past
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Aquarius |
Posted on 18-02-2014 20:04
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I believe they're subject to the biopassport too nowadays, although I lack knowledge in the MTB field. That should limit that kind of possibilities.
But yeah, road cyclists were not choir boys, but even among them MTB guys were considered like chemical experiences. |
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admirschleck |
Posted on 19-02-2014 09:55
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Now, this is just too much...
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issoisso |
Posted on 19-02-2014 18:35
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Freaking hell
I was just telling Ruben earlier today 'too many deaths'
Edited by issoisso on 19-02-2014 19:11
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issoisso |
Posted on 19-02-2014 21:31
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issoisso wrote:
Costa is really taking this GC thing seriously, he's ridiculously thin
Down to 63kg. That's considerably lighter than the Schlecks and he's almost as tall as they are. That's just scary
EDIT: 20kg lighter than Hushovd, same height.
Edited by issoisso on 19-02-2014 21:33
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Aquarius |
Posted on 19-02-2014 21:41
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He doesn't have the same bones structure as Hushovd, nor the same objectives (Hushovd needs more rawpower for whatever he targets these days), so not really a good comparison. The Schlecks are more relevant.
I'm more concerned by his fat mass though. Or should I say I care (<- *approximative pun*) about it ? |
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issoisso |
Posted on 19-02-2014 22:15
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No idea, I just think he looks anorexic.
In other news, interview with Giant's Rudi Kemna. Lots of boring cliched answers, but in the middle he did mention that the same testing they do every pre-season (that in the past for example showed Kittel would do better being trained as a sprinter than as the averager TTer he used to be) indicates Devenyns can be a top classics guy
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Posted on 21-02-2014 08:55
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Team Colombia's Luis Largo tests positive... |
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roturn |
Posted on 21-02-2014 10:11
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2014 Tour of California route revealed. 2 big mountain top finishes. 1 more mountaineous stage. Rest pretty flat and only a 20km time trial.
https://www.amgent...com/stages |
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