Recent content by Merckx

The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.. Unpopular opinion, but I actually would love to see Pogačar retire while he is indisputably on top. Of course, I hope he races for at least has 1-2 more seasons to obtain a 5th Tour and round out his palmares with PR and MSR. His...

MVDP showed his prowess today without any question - and I can’t see any scenario where the podium would have been different. That being said, this need to continually minimize or debase what we are witnessing with Pogačar is incredibly dull. He races year round, demonstrates a versatility...

Respect goes both ways and RDV has shown nothing but contempt (if not outright arrogance) towards the talented riders of the eras that followed him. At this point he seemingly exists only to provide rage-bait opinions.. Not totally dissimilar to certain posters on this forum actually.

It certainly didn’t feel like it was a 100% done deal from when he launched to the moment he crossed the finish line. He held the gap around 40-50 seconds for 100 kilometres and he almost lost steam in the final lap. Perhaps you didn’t find it exciting, but it cannot be denied that this was a...

He’s going to be flying at the Tour, much to the dismay of a small subset of individuals on this Thread.

Pogačar is the most talented and versatile rider we’ve seen in generations. Maybe the best ever. The next few seasons should cement this.

What exactly is this "crank"? I can't find anything relating to it.

I saw this article on the main page of the site and saw that Contador mentioned staying off the bike completely for roughly 1.5 months. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-looking-forward-to-vacation Is there any consensus on how much time athletes should take to recover, both...

Do these Rujano rumours have any meat to them? Or is it just wishful thinking from some posters on the board?

I wouldn't put it past Gerrans to hitch a ride on some late attack and cruise in for the "dubya" (similarly to Milan-San Remo). His form seems to be good following the Canadian races.

28 points on the day for me! Not a bad haul! ;)

Bit late sending mine in, but none of the riders have started yet. Hopefully I can still get in! T. Martin, B. Wiggins, A. Vinokourov, C. Evans, J. Brajkovic. (for the sake of transparency) =p

Sorry, that's what I meant. He'll most likely be getting 1 year, if anything at all.

It would be backdated to his TDF positive, no? If the ban started after this Giro, it would be like a 3 year suspension. (2 years + all results wiped this year)

Sorry, was late! Just sent you my predictions =)