Recent content by Jack (6 ch)

really interesting approach which caught my eye and made me think... the correct (investment analysis) approach is to address the choice pre deal and think 'risk adjusted rate of return'. BUT I know ambitious young athletes say 'give my life for a medal' (I paraphrase) - they have arguably...

Sounds like something Kerrison would be quite good at.

1. Sky are mediocre 2. Leinders joins 3. Wiggo wins Tour!

27. Kerrison. Hiring a sports scientist from outside cycling to convince the world that cycling practices are outdated and you can succeed through new techniques. 28. Leinders. Hiring a doping doctor but not to run a doping programme. See saddle-sores.

Astana probably accounted for some huge share of the increase in UCI turnover since 2008. Hard to turn away your best customer when your are trying to grow the business. Mind you with the oil price on the rocks KZH may not be the future money spinner it once was. Astana may have timed it just...

On the subject of data (and sorry to interrupt discussion) I can't help wanting to post this link to the Financial Times: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d9bb4aa-587a-11e4-a31b-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk Marginal gains now being applied to investment management. Never quite saw Sutton...

Commie games winner Geraint Gee Thomas

Ryder should be asking for his money back given that the GC group gained 5 mins on him in the last 10 k. Some motor if all he can do is haul in the guy who barely got a sip of whatever Saxo Tinkoff were having for breakfast, while the Dawg and friends are TTing behind him.

I agree. He effectively forces Sky to re employ him. Pumps up to the max pre Vuelta. Last chance saloon. Badzilla makes the testers job impossible. Sky have the choice of calling him out, revealing doping in their pristine ranks, or sucking it up and using him for Plan Wiggo for 2012 He...

Not really. Some respond better than others. You are distorting the competition.

I like a few shots of salbutamol before a run. I get a new inhaler about 2x annually, as I get occasional seasonal (spring) asthma, linked to hay fever. I think any benefit is psychosomatic but you never know. When running an 'event' (I run half marathons) I carry a couple of non...

Matthew Syed develops this point in 'Bounce'. The visual cues given by the action of the bowler/server are everything, and reaction time from the point the ball is struck is almost irrelevant.

Jonathan - you may have seen we have a thread entitled 'Most believable Tour in years'. Would that be your view? What did you think of some of the mountain performances?

Nicole has a book out, extracts in the Times today. Three specific pieces: 1. Olympic RR 2008. Initial flawed gameplan by BC. Sutton in charge but never watched the women race all year. He comes out of these extracts worst. 2. Worlds 2011. Misunderstanding (?!) with Lizzie 3. System fails...

Purpose of a Sky TUE is to allow the result that would have happened to occur had the athlete not been hindered. Motor in the frame should do it.