Recent content by JibberJim

Re: Downhill? He's made it back on the climb.

Re: But they're not riding that hard if Sanchez is still pulling out time

Re: Are they riding FIXED? 'cos otherwise largest gear really doesn't matter, especially if it can actually just mean better chainlines and gaps in the gears they actually use most of the time.

Re: Re: I was miles away - read that as Porte :) He's the one who I thought needed the time bonus.

Re: Re: They need the time bonus surely?

Re: Re: Strade Bianche would net the winner points, just like 14th got Dani King 15, the only reason the winner got no UK points, is because she is not a UK licence holder.

Re: Re: NO it doesn't... look at for e.g. Dani King, and the points she has from the WT events, indeed the majority of hers are non-UK https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points?person_id=29792&year=2016&type=national&d=4 Here's the Strada Bianchi results...

Re: Re: She does not hold a UK racing licence - or she would appear here https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/ranking/national/?rank_type=national&choice=rider&discipline=4&gender=F&rider_cat=24&year=2016 Which actually means the NGB for the AD violation was not BC, but some other country, so...

Re: Re: Even if they are (and I doubt it, UCI rules say licence has to be from country of residence, but it could be that the licence was issued before moving), the insurance that you were relying on for the motivation, is specifically excluded for non-residents.

Re: Armistead is not resident in the UK, so she cannot be a member of British Cycling, she has to be a member of her local federation.

Looks to me like Contador's attack this morning was purely an attempt to be friends with Valverde and set up the Movistar attack - it didn't work out with Stannard and Rowe staying close enough to jinx the break in the valley, but it was worth a try...

No, it is WADA's sensible things: http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/Science_Medicine/Medical_info_to_support_TUECs/WADA_Medical_info_Post_Infectious_Cough_3.0_EN.pdf However, as per the timeline before, the need to: "TUE requirements: A TUE is required for use of oral glucocorticosteriods...

And getting paced by Henao, hope he got something for it.

Quintana really didn't seem to realise that it flattened loads immediately after that steep bit - stupid place to attack!

He took 30seconds out of Cataldo, he took 5seconds out of Quintana, Cataldo slowed up when it was clear he was about to get caught.