Recent content by delbified

these 2 are mighty quick, contesting stage wins and still maturing. dunno how that makes them over-hyped. can't wait to see more contests between them.

going to throw my man Canty's (Cannondale-Drapac) hat in the ring. neo-pro, might be working for Woods, but strong as a bull and this suits him to a T.

I've declared my evidence as authoritative and dismissed any that contradicts it as 'weak minded' and 'naive'? Isn't that enough?

Re: Re: Is there any goss on what happened there? He doesn't mention it in his book, other than saying he was angry and stressed about not being able to spend as much time with his son Robel. He doesn't mention Chiara, but it's obviously a reference to their split. I dunno that ex-wives...

It's not like I don't understand your arguments. But I think you're close-minded to the possibility he was clean. It's easy to be cynical. Statistically you'll be right most of the time and pat yourself on the back for your wisdom. I'd argue the real challenge is to be clever enough to be able...

Re: Re: I wish I still had the posters. Stiff penalties in those days!

Re: Re: There's stacks of Aussie riders who are 'heros' to me and I like. Phil Anderson is someone whose poster I had up on my bedroom wall for years. He's still involved in cycling and shows his face at club events that I attend. So much respect. Am I naive about the 80s and 90s pro cycling...

Look, I get it. If you win the Tour or are riding near the front, you are doping. There's no other possible explanation. I get it. Discussion over - how do you argue with that? Well, the argument is that doping controls limited the benefits of doping over time. We know that modern riders aren't...

I'm sure he wasn't able to sell anything in here, I reckon you're right :D It's in the twitter feed/thread. Someone else brought up this forum and he replied. He was talking about fake cycling news, he didn't specify but maybe the Lance/Lawson Craddock article?

https://twitter.com/Vaughters/status/821424672696897537

Re: Obviously the motor. There's no way you can beat riders on motors without a motor yourself.

Re: I just can't see how he's bulked up. Anyway, he never really climbed with the best. He hung on in the mountains for dear life, then relied on his TT (as per 2011 Tour) to make up time. This stuff is not evidence. When do we start discussing his bum-chin? This stuff is out there on the fringes.

Re: That looks like just body shape changing with age. People call me skinny at 40+ but the difference from when I was 19 is night and day. You can keep the weight off (well I couldn't) but your shape changes. There's nothing in that photo (BMC) that screams steroids to me. Which proves...

Re: Ummm... really? Cadel is one of the tiniest blokes you'll meet. He's not as withered as a Rasmussen or Schleck, but he's nothing like when Armstrong was roid raging. Sorry but I don't think 'bulked up' and 'Cadel' should be in the same sentence. I haven't been to the Tour in France yet...

Re: Re: This is a key factor in why I believe Evans was clean. Armstrong never put that line forward until he was accused of doping. He might have been psychopathic, but even he wasn't brazen enough to proactively try and carve out an image for himself as a model for clean cyclists. He knew he...