Recent content by mufana

Re: Of course Froome was pulling some favors. But nothing weird imo. Everybody does that.

Re: Re: Well... I don't want to play the 'Froome/Contador' card for the 100.00000000th time. But, he is one rider who won GT's without a decent team. Look at the Giro last year. Certainly in mountain stages, Sky is always there with at least 4 guys. Whereas other team typically have 1 or 2 guys.

Re: Re: Well Valverde seems to do ok in his 3th GT his year. So, that's one. Of course he didn't win the Tour or a medal in Rio but still... 3 GT in a row at his age. I do agree at some level with Pantani attacks. Froome relies heavily on his team for support and bring take the GT win for...

Nothing will happen. ASO doesn't care about rider safety. UCI is powerless. Teams and riders are occupied with their own survival or finding new contracts.

I also don't understand why Henao (when Froome was on the neutral bike) just rode past him. Why didn't he gave him his bike!? weird moment.

Re: Indeed... for now our sport is reduced to a jury sport. Which is a sad thing.

Re: Re: He actually did broke a rule. There multiple examples of riders who left their bike and we're given penalty's or forced to leave the race. Even in the Tour the France. It's cycling and there's someone running. Crazy. It's an insult. A true cyclist never leaves his bike behind. It's...

This is crazy! Froome should have been disqualified or at least a have a time penalty for leaving behind his bike. You don't leave your bike behind. You can run up the mountain but always with your bike. Crazy. And why does he profit te most of the attack of Mollema? And why does Quintana...

ouch! No RIO for Contador and 2 weeks rest with no training. http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/contador-lesionado-no-estara-en-los-juegos-olimpicos-12-07-2016

Re: Re: So, first you agree (ad1) and then you disagree (ad2). And as far as (ad3)... I can't imagine someone experienced as Contador feeling nervous and crashing his bike because there are a few riders who maybe better then he is. If you don't want to get up against guys who 'maybe' are...

Re: Re: I heard someone say on tv (eurosport I think) that he's not the rider for Tour where everything is controlled by Sky and so predictable. It's difficult for someone like him (who rides with hearth and passion) to go up against them. A Giro or Vuelta is more unpredictable. Hence why Sky...

Re: Re: Don't rule out Kruijswijk. He's not weak at all.

Think so too. It's a nice team. Okay, lots of old guys but they're willing to work for each other. Tho, that's how it looks from the outside.

Re: Re: I know that some of the greatest athletes who suffered major setbacks in races and couldn't win, were pleased with the fact they didn't give up and pushed through. We can't see in his head, we don't know what he thinks or feels. He may well want to prove something for himself.

Re: Re: I don't know! he's knows the answer to that. But the fact that he stays in the race shows that either he still believes he can fight for 1st. Or, maybe adjust his goals and get the best possible result. For me he doesn't have to prove anything. But maybe to himself! we don't know.