Recent content by michel700c

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    Ryders crash -motor?

    So has anyone seen or ridden one of these? Looks mighty interesting!
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    Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

    When did Alberto's frame break? http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/we-were-so-confident-in-alberto-we-didnt-have-a-plan-b-then-plan-a-went-out-the-window-30431225.html According to team mate Nicolas Roche "As I helped Alberto up, I noticed his bike was broken and there was...
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    Taylor Phinney Discussion Thread

    http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/01/bike-race-crash-was-just-awful/?utm_content=bufferb278e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Spectator's photo shows moto as Phinney goes down.
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    Official London Olympics Doping thread

    The rider in the photo, described as Andy Hampsten with Max Testa, looks nothing like Hampsten...
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    Team Ineos (Formerly the Sky thread)

    At one point you could see from the helicopter camera the leaves in the trees rustling and the roadside flags pointing towards Wiggins backside. A little hometown push?
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    Sky/Froome Talk Only (No Way Sky Are Cleans?)

    http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/chris-froome-out-of-africa-and-onto-the-vuelta-podium_192373 "Bilharzia – it’s a water-borne disease, which I found that I had it in December last year. It feeds on your red blood cells, for a cyclist, it was a nightmare. I must have touched some...
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    Today's Tour racers as complete athletes

    It seems like when I first started watching the Tour, you'd see a racer crash, maybe even break his bike in two, then jump on a spare and chase back on. Perhaps a little bloodied but still in the race. Back in the day when some looked like they had beer bellies. You'd watch it on TV and think...
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    Riccò hospitalized for possible kidney ailment

    just watched the interviews http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-cavendish-aldag-and-kelly-react-to-ricco-doping-news and had to relisten to Cavendish's last few words. Did he really say that?!
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    How to donate road bike stuff to a new home?

    "Bikes not Bombs" was a powerful message I saw on a sticker years ago, and reading here about the African racers makes me think that I would like to send get my good condition but retired road bike parts to a new home. I could sell the stuff on Ebay, but it sure would be nice to send it to...
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    Cav is...

    Cav's wheel buckled from powerful side load. If the no-name carbon rim hadn't buckled, it could have been a clean sprint finish.
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    Tour de Suisse - Stage 4, Schwarzenburg - Wettingen (192.2km)

    Cavendish was being Cavendish. His front wheel collapsed from a powerful side load and immediately caused the crash. Perhaps if he'd been riding a box section aluminum rim there would have been a clean sprint finish.
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    Where the heck is Radioshack in TDU finals?

    I'm looking at the stage and final results posted here, and I don't see a single Radioshack rider listed...
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    Where the heck is Radioshack in TDU finals?

    Did Radioshack pull out of the final stage? Why aren't they listed in the final results?