Recent content by jacko_69

+1 Sums it up perfectly for me. I just want to see Wiggins have to 'Dig into his suitcase of courage' at least once in this race. :)

This stage is going to b a nervous one if the wind gets up as forecast (20km/h WNW). Lots of teams scrambling to b at the front. An ill-timed mechanical or poor positioning could see a GC contender lose loads of time, if it was Wiggins, that would b high drama, would the bunch wait? Would Froome...

Van Garderen is in the white jersey

Yep I think u can expect him to b slammed just as quickly if he puts a foot wrong. His ride didn't surprise me that much after his strong performance in the Dauphine, though he did show some signs of fading in the final mountain stage, so if the TT puts him right back to the top of the GC, can...

Here ya go :D

Yep, he sure did take his turn at the front, right when it mattered the most. Well done to him.

Oh I don't know, with one of those bears on the wheel, I reckon you'd see some of those sprinters turn into climbers pretty quickly, even Levi might be prompted to take a turn on the front :p

Any news on Matt Lloyd? Haven't heard squat in regards to him picking up a new contract. I guess GE and maybe BMC are the most obvious choices, he does follow BMC on twitter, how's that for a long bow to draw :D

Bannan has pretty much stated that the Classics are going to be the focus. The riders that they've acquired is in line with this. Nice to see that he's not talking about the Tour GC in the next year or so.

lol, u 2 crack me up. Would that be asstronomy instead of astrology? :D Sorry for perpetuating the off topic conversation... :o

Thor will have to seek his own opportunities without compromising Cadel’s Tour aspirations, he's not a sprinter in the pure sense of the word anymore, he’ll have to look for the breaks like he did this year. I'm sure BMC management have thought this through, as I'm sure Thor knows BMC's focus...

1st - Gilbert by a fair margin for sure, he's simply owned it for pretty much the whole season, big races and small. 2nd - Evans, he's had the season of his life, he's won most of the races he's entered, he managed to realise a dream that many thought was not possible at the age of 34. 3rd -...

Yeah I think the US circuit is where he'll end up. BMC has a few guys like him that are still there from BMC's Continental days, at least for him with BMC becoming a Pro Tour Team he had the opportunity to race in Europe at the highest level.

Is what your saying we should be supporting cycling in a particular way? And that way shouldn't really be Team based but really individual based? I think we should be able to support in what ever manner we like, be it team or individual. Some people can be just as over the top with their support...

With race radios being phased out, the DS will turn to their captains to make key tactical descisions during critical points in the race and help co-oridinate any team strategy, especially in situations of confusion where the race blows apart... you need a cool head. So their role may have...