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Iban Mayo?!?!
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| sakai5 |
Posted on 12-07-2007 23:46
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Correct me if i am wrong. But in TdF 2003 Iban Mayo won the stage in the Alpes d'Huez?
I don't understand why according to youtube movies Iban Mayo was always in the wheel of Lance Armstrong and now he seems he is no longer a climber.
Did he lost anything? Isn't he a very good climber and a big contender or in that Tour(2003) he was surprisingly powerful?
(I don't know either what was his classification in the end of that Tour) |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-07-2007 23:50
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it's natural that some riders fade through time. some can't handle the pressure. I'm not saying it's the case, but nobody expected anything from him then so he had no pressure. not the case since then.
maybe he had an injury that he never fully recovered from.
maybe he was doing something then that he isn't anymore.
there are a lot of reasons, but none of us can say for sure...
anyway, he finished that Tour 6th, one place behind Zubeldia |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 12-07-2007 23:52
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He didnt fit in well with Euskaltel I dont think, he needed change and is more rejuvenated at Saunier Duval, he won a mountain stage in the Giro after all.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-07-2007 23:53
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SportingNonsense wrote:
He didnt fit in well with Euskaltel I dont think, he needed change and is more rejuvenated at Saunier Duval, he won a mountain stage in the Giro after all.
transitional stage, actually. he did well. but nothing compared to what he did pre-2005. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 12-07-2007 23:53
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True, but at least it was something. A sign that he still has some talent.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-07-2007 23:55
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let's see what he does in this Tour. my personal bet is that he'll be quite anonymous |
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| Thomas |
Posted on 12-07-2007 23:55
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A bit like Beloki I guess... After the crash, he never recovered.. But has Mayo been in a major crash like Beloki? |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-07-2007 23:56
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Thomas wrote:
A bit like Beloki I guess... After the crash, he never recovered.. But has Mayo been in a major crash like Beloki?
TDF 2004. cobbled stage.
but I doubt that had any influence. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:17
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He actually crashed today, but he Millar, and De la Fuente finished safely in the front group. He's Saunier's leader, hopefully he will perform as their leader, unlike Simoni last year who got beat by Millar overall.
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| Phanekim |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:25
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Iban Mayo started to stink when doping tests got better. Plain and simple. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:27
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Phanekim wrote:
Iban Mayo started to stink when doping tests got better. Plain and simple.
that is extremely cynical and frankly, an uncalled for accusation.
also: I agree.
issoisso wrote:
maybe he was doing something then that he isn't anymore.
Edited by issoisso on 13-07-2007 00:29
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:28
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Phanekim wrote:
Iban Mayo started to stink when doping tests got better. Plain and simple.
Exactly what I was thinking |
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| Phanekim |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:30
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This phenomenon should have a name. I offer up two names: Mayo theory or the Rumsas theory.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:31
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the Mayo-Rumsas theorem it becomes then. should we add Aitor González and Stefano Garzelli? |
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| Thomas |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:32
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Or just "the lance" |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:32
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Thomas wrote:
Or just "the lance"
lance never sucked. he went through to the end. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 13-07-2007 00:40
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Isidro Nozal, anyone?
"oh look, I almost won the Vuelta on my first season around...."
then the UCI significantly upped out-of-competition testing...
and that was that.
Edited by issoisso on 13-07-2007 00:40
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| samtheman |
Posted on 13-07-2007 13:00
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I think he'll do better than the last years. Maybe a break away win on a mountain stage or something. |
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| Thomas |
Posted on 15-07-2007 16:05
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He is back on the drugs!  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 15-07-2007 16:50
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Thomas wrote:
He is back on the drugs!
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