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They are keeping the medal. You need 2 players to test positive. I honestly believe that this was a simple mistake and they hadn't realised it was a banned substance. Stupidity, but hardly "juicing" as you put it. Or, it could just be that diagnosis for concussions has become much, much...

Sorry, but the "best GT rider of all time" doesn't finish outside of the top 60 and over 3 minutes down in a time trial. You can't compare Contador because evidently he is not on top form yet. It could just be that Froome is in better shape now. When Froome starts dropping Contador in the Tour...

2013 is the first year that Froome the GT contender has started infection free, so I don't really think the "zero to hero before a GT" really applies to him. Still, going to be an interesting battle that I am looking forward too. Personally I thought Contador was holding back a bit today, but...

Just to clear it up for someone who isn't entirely up on individuals, who is this Hans Geyer? Seen a few things about him on "contamination" and now he has brought it up for both F.Schleck and Contador. Got to admit that there do seem to be some parallels between Contador and Schelck and this...

What odds can I get on his first words being "I'm in love"? Nicole Cook not mincing her words when it comes to Lance: Think she's entirely right. Someone who is clearly annoyed and bitter about her experiences in the sport. Can hardly blame her.

Isn't this what every pap does? Take a million pictures of a celebrity, pick one shot out where they are in mid-blink, make it out as if they are wasted?

That's the exact way they wanted you to read it too, as if Froome's getting the excuses in already. For me, it's obvious Froome has been asked about the illness, because he goes into detail about explaining what it is. It's natural that he would bring up his own thoughts and "fears" about the...

In fairness to Brailsford, he shouldn't have to remind them. Anyone involved in the sport with more than half a braincell should know that you should not be praising up Lance at this moment. They shouldn't need reminding not to speak positive of a man who cheated and bullied his way to the top...

Listen, it's the Express. One of their typical throwaway articles that has nothing behind it. So, Rhys Ifans is being tipped. That's presumably because he has a similar look to Wiggins. And what's "a source"? It doesn't even specify what field the source comes from. The source could be the...

Anyone given him a ring yet?

Difficult to compare 2011 Tour to 2012 Vueta. Fewer MTFs, less brutal gradients and far fewer attacks. That said, The Giro win makes up for it due to how dominant he was. I expect Contador to prevail but we just don't know how good Froome is because of illness/fatigue/having to submit to...

Even as someone who is a Froome fan, the sport needed this sort of Grand Tour. Unpredictable, explosive and above all else, an absolutely brilliant watch. Contador is back, that's for sure. It disappoints me that Froome hasn't been able to contend but what excites me greatly is the prospect of...

Unfortunately, I think the fatigue from the 18 previous stages spent commentating, combined with the pressure of a British winner, a return to terrestrial television and the deadly combination of Vandenbroeck and Van Garderen put pay to Phil today, and he cracked. He frequently referred to a...

Cunego had a worse Giro than Scarponi, getting dropped consistently when the bigger mountains came around. I really don't think he'd have done any better than Scarponi at the Tour

About 2 minutes after Nibali set off on the attack "And look at Nibali! 2 Minutes 30! He is riding himself into yellow tonight" "Actually Phil, you're looking at Rolland's time" I remember the one about screwing the screw too.