Recent content by LeonG2010

More rational view please! "The sad part about this one is that no matter what the science eventually shows the headlines have been made. It's too bad that this process could not have occurred in a way that you had a final determination of guilt or innocent and then something was released...

Time for some mature reflection "Millar calls for calm in Contador case" I could not agree more. Many of the comments about this case so far are an admixture of sheer ignorance; poorly informed speculation; & in some cases, wishful thinking based on the outright dislike of AC. David...

Objectively speaking, LA is clearly no longer able to maintain the same momentum in the mountains as his younger opponents. With or without crashes he is incapable of competing at such an elevated level. Once the poignant attacks begin he falls away from the front group. This has been...

One benefit of less media attention for AC is that it puts much more pressure on his adversaries. Frankly speaking, I had to wince each time Schleck claimed he was going to come out shooting before each mountain stage. All AC had to do was cover each move which he did for the most part with one...

Cyclical events Riis himself knows well enough that professional cycling never stands still. I am sure he expected movement from Saxo-Bank as usual: Sastre left after winning the TdF for example. Any cyclist who comes under his directorship is sure to improve & leave a better cyclist. If...

Protocol? Indeed, but neither you nor they were in the heat of the race as professional cyclists attacking each other to gain a supreme advantage. It is time some of you here were more objective in your evaluations. Some of the worst comments have come from Eurosport - and even worse those...

Protocol If he had been going to the toilet or had gone over the edge it might have been different. However, Andy Schleck attacked & on the last climb. His team had set out to distance all close rivals & put Contador in the red - when you do that & the strategy comes apart why should anyone...

Radio Shack & the Giro The Giro management certainly dislike their race being used as a type of warm up" for the TdF. Who can seriously criticise them for this as it is a superb tour with a very special atmosphere. It is doubtful that LA ever seriously intended to race the Milan-San Remo...

Paris-Nice This was a very exciting edition. AC was correct - it was a race that was very difficult for any one team to control. The margin of victory was small & the many crashes early on included that confounding variable factor for everyone who participated, AC as well. The overall profile...

Well-balanced Contador is a well-integrated person who has all-round cycling ability. He is also able to rise above contentiousness. It is risible that the media talks about a "war of words" between AC and LA but in actual fact Alberto has had almost nothing to say on this particular subject...

".......too many unknowns with both." "I have a feeling that the mountains will determine more this year." Thank you for such a detailed reply. There is plenty to mull over. Certainly, Wiggins is still an unknown quantity since last year may have been an unusual result though he is a...

La<ac I am not here to impress anyone and furthermore I am not attempting to pull any sort of rank. You made a superficial challenge to my first post writing it off summarily which is hardly a reasonable reply in any circumstances [Terry advises us not “to slam” and “to be respectful” in our...

La<ac "You're full of pseudo psychological crap". This remark is a subjective one and displays possible insecurity. It is not an argument. Most people here can see this comment for what it is. I have exemplified some of my statements to demonstrate some sides of LA's personality which...

Narcissism For LA we have to understand that everything is about him - the tour, the team, the partner whoever she happens to be, cycling news, the so-called Livestrong charade which pays him a royal lifestyle with almost no financial accountability and so on. The narcissism that supports most...