Recent content by Mario Cipollini

Agreed that Cadel will lose minutes in the mountains to AC. Yet, as he hasn't lost the race in the first week in a team time trial, and has often performed very well in his second grand tour of the season... I'm hoping that Cadel can put himself through the pain box one more time and end up on...

Thanks to all for the forum and links as events develop. As a former cyclist and global citizen, I appreciate all of your opinions and feelings about this issue, which to me encompasses a phenomenal mix of law/science/sport/media/politics/ethics/business/life (livestrong)/religion (believers)...

Circular reasoning in that this type of audacity to attack one hour from the finish is 'cannibalistic', yet unlike Floyd Landis' 2006 Tour ride, is not an apparent outlier considering his past performances as a world time trial champion - making the point that a clear comparison with Eddy Merckx...

Doping wasn't the first thing that came to my mind seeing this performance, yet would love to see the power output of FC form the last hour 1) Tactics: Just wondering if teams had radio communication going during the race... Whilst Boonen was surging at the front before he made his '30 second...