Recent content by Cannibal72

Re: 2017 Tour of Flanders / Ronde Van Vlaanderen - April 2, Maybe you can go and find someone who thinks it was 'fair' for Sagan to have crashed, if you want an argument, since I didn't, and therefore didn't write that. Just that it moderately amused me.

Re: 2017 Tour of Flanders / Ronde Van Vlaanderen - April 2, Only active rider to have three different monuments, only the second Walloon winner in Flanders ever (Criquelion the other). Wow. Also LOL at Sagan crashing out because he tried to ride in the gully. Them's the breaks karma offers.

Re: Re: I realise defending Pisti is a niche occupation, but, you know, all of those facts are actually true. EDITED TO INCLUDE ACTUAL DISCUSSION OF THE RACE: Degenkolb is a very interesting rider at this point; clearly desperate for a win, but not on his greatest form. He is probably the...

Re: Terpstra and Boonen will both be focusing on Roubaix, which is smart since they're much, much better suited for it.

Re: Re: I mostly agree with LS' points, and I'm not remotely a fan of this new atrocious idea (ironically I think, unlike anyone else, the closing TTT is the one part with any merit) but I will point out that basically every major cycling race was developed to sell newspapers. Boardrooms have...

Re: Re: Oh for crying out loud; Benoot is 22 and is just about to begin his third cobbled season, with his last one curtailed a bit by the crash in De Ronde. Perhaps - just perhaps - we should let riders develop for a bit without jumping on their backs at the first signs of inexperience, or...

In fairness the reason Fignon gave for not using blood doping/testosterone wasn't morals, but the fact he was *** scared of them. That seems a fairly plausible reason to me, especially given his noted intelligence (....compared to other cyclists, perhaps). The way he describes his reaction to...

Could be in with a shout on the new Amstel course, if he keeps his form up.

Re: They did police the rules over the course of the race. They just didn't for the lead group, who knew full well anyway.

Re: Nononononono, Kirby talks about little Louis Meintjes with the ferocity of a lover jilted at the altar, since he abandoned his mate Brian at Dimension Data. The traitor.

Belgian National Championships, next question

Re: New Jerseys - 2017 Season - TeamKits-Maillots-Tricots-Te If this is a reference to Guybrush's post about Bahrain riders not being allowed to wear the jerseys, then no, it isn't - there's a rule that states riders aren't allowed to wear another team's kit (or use another team's bike). All...

Re: Re: Wait, Valverde, Quintana, and Fernandez are all Sky riders now? Wow, I missed a lot this off-season

Re: Re: o dear off-season, I see you have come to visit us once again, I pray thee to show unto your humble servants your benevolence, o off-season, and provideth trolls with something to rant about oh you have anyway, never mind

It's worth noting that he's developed that good TT. It was hardly a signature part of his style two or three years ago, which suggests he is ready to work to improve his skill set.