Recent content by Lion of Flanders

Also recall on the Galibier in the tour in 2011 when he decided that he couldn't hack the pace that Contador was going, he stopped with a "mechanical" and dropped back to his team.....

I'm not that cool. Besides, I want my chain to stay on through the entire TT. :) OK, good advice....thanks.

OK, fair enough. I am about as far from an expert on these matters as one could be, but it seemed like we saw a fair amount of it at the Giro today, true?

Hello all: I'm a fairly useless time trialist who only does them when forced, I.e. When they are in the middle of a stage race. I am looking for a clip on aero bar that will work with a carbon handlebar. Any suggestions?

That would be excellent. Thank you.

2012 Vuelta recording? Hello All: I was surprised to learn that World Cycling Productions has no plans to produce a DVD of the 2012 Vuelta, which many of us in the US could not watch on TV and was a really great race. So.....I am trying to track down a DVD recording of the race, either...

True, the sponsor loves massive #s of stage wins, but they also like having their jersey up on the podium each and every day even when their man doesn't win the stage. Personally, I thought that Cav would have been a bit annoyed last year at winning an absurd six stages (don't you have to go...

Cyclingnews.com reports that Ryder Hesjdal : "He did not initially know it but his strong ride in the final time trial had lifted him up to seventh in the overall classification." Good God, I was standing at the road side with nothing but a newspaper and a stopwatch and I knew that Ryder...

...kick Mark Cavendish in the **** for quitting in the sprint in Stage 4? The difference between sitting up and getting 12th and sprinting to the line and getting... oh say, 4th... is 10 points for the the Green Jersey. Looks like Mark lost the Green to Petacchi by 10 points in the end...

Cancellara and his "motor" Hey All: Does anyone out there really think that Cancellara used a motor assisted bike to win at Flanders and/or Roubaix? I can see people considering that it might theoretically be possible to use a motor in a pro race and that steps might need to be taken to...

I definitely do. I picked up a rattlesnake and moved him/her to safety once. I didn't do it "by the tail talking softly to it the whole time" Steve Irwin style, but rather with a branch :). Several non venomous snakes as well large and small over the years. Tried to help a brain damaged...

I was about to make a post to say the exact same thing and you beat me to it. Well Said. This race has been one of the best GTs that I have ever seen. Absolutely fantastic racing on a brutal course. Favorites racing boldly, and generally terrific action every day. ..and Jesus H Christ...

Take a look at the profile of the stage. In 2006, there was a short but hard climb before the Gavia, and then the Mortirolo. This year, the Mortirolo was the first really hard climb and what did you say he did? Eight seconds faster? Doesn't sound like too outrageous to me.

Who can say what he'll do, but if he's a contender and he's in with a shout, based upon past mewlings, I'd say he will. My favorite is from 2007. After being dropped 3k from the top of the last climb of the day Evan's quote: "Unfortunately that is the way it is, you have to play the cards...

You are correct, of course. I do apologize for forgetting about Evans' win on a very tough stage. When I say "third place every day" I really mean in a figurative sense, i.e. that is what we have generally observed about Evans throughout his road career. Sitting on wheels and getting 2nd...