Recent content by Bainreese

Petacchi really has not been a factory for the majority of the season. I wonder if this is the beginning of a trend or whether this season has just been a hiccup for him.

It is possible to express your opinion without insulting others. The cyclingnews forums would be a much better place for Cyclists of all types, opinions, and backgrounds, if the Staff here actually made an effort to moderate those who are obviously interested in nothing else but trolling and...

Anyone have an 'actual' link to that comment by Johan on Twitter? Because I went to Johan's twitter page and I'm not seeing that. Nor did I see it on Lance's page when I googled up Lance's twitter.

Someone is going to have to really want it. They are going to have to be off the front over the final climb and they are going to have to go balls out for the last 20k if they have any hope of staying away. That's more possible if they had 4-5 off the front, but getting 4-5 guys who can all...

Bala, I think you make some great points...and I appreciate the fact that you don't focus your blame on just one factor like radios. It shows a more even handed approach to your critique and that I can definitely have a conversation with. #1. Yes, the Tour has evolved into something beyond...

It ....was....in....the....same....post....the ....statement...was .....made. No, I'm saying the statements you made were conflicting. You complain that radios have nullified breaks...but then say that before radios breaks weren't allowed to get much time for success. And yet....today's...

You called me out on what exactly? Yes, 'That is cycling' is a generalization. It's also a generalization that in my very first post I 'qualified' and 'requalified' in subsequent posts when I stated the following. To which I added... So if you think you've 'called me out' on something I...

Yes. The question is...have you? I'm not trying to be confrontational here, but I honestly can't see how you can compare a Grand Tour to a one day Spring Classic race. Although Milan San Remo is a great example of a Spring classic that has often ended in bunch sprint. Are all the spring...

You can argue that if you want. But I disagree. I've raced without radios and with them. The races are seldom different. You still get time splits. Breaks still get reeled in. You still have tactics that are discussed and carried out. A Team car can still get orders out to the team on the...

I certainly knew that was a possible response that I would get. But after weighing the consequences having to deal with just such a post, I felt it was worth pointing out and so I tried to do so in as much of a non-confrontational way as possible. It simply comes down to this....what are...

But Cobble....that's Cycling! That is exactly what happens in cycling. It's been that way since its inception. Of course there are some races and some stages within stage races that differ because of their course or the day's weather situation(as we saw on stage 3) or because a couple...

Seriously. You have a right to enjoy or not enjoy whatever you want. That's certainly your prerogative. What I don't understand is some of you who seem to think that flat stage bunch sprints or one team/sprinter dominating those stages is somehow something new and thus must be griped about...

That's certainly a very plausible analysis. And while I'm sure you are only trying to emphasis your point, I wouldn't ...at this point of the Tour, call 20 seconds whopping. It's really not that much considering this is only the first mountain stage and you have several more to go including...

I noticed the winner didn't zip his jersey at the end. A french guy should know better. Especially when he wasn't really in threat of being overtaken. My thoughts on the whole AC thing was, if he was going to go and set things to rights....he should have gone sooner in the climb. Waiting...

.... I addressed everyone who is taking part in the behavior. However, since every time I've seen someone bring it up, including myself, you make a post saying that posting about it puts them in the same boat, I thought I'd head you off at the pass. Now please...let's talk about the Tour.