Recent content by maglia rosa

Compromise In the interest of a little give-and-take, couldn't the UCI set some guidelines for the course designers to follow wrt sand sections? There's a few great vids on u-toob where the sand sections were exciting for spectators and showcased some varied skill sets from the riders. If...

A decent climber w/exceptional decending skills ... has a chance at a long breakaway for stage 8. A pair of good descenders working together would be unstoppable. It isn't likely to happen, but Lance and Levi have mucho miles together this year. They could even think of the stage 8 duo assault...

nim·rod (nmrd) n. 1. also Nimrod A hunter. 2. Informal A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid. I would agree with the description used in your case - particularly "foolish" - given how poorly you analyzed the situation.

Not a big deal I suppose, but Andy Schleck was implying that Contador had less wind in his face as a result of the cars in front of AC, not because the vehicles were blocking Andy.