Recent content by nhowson

Goodbye dear forum, goodbye cycling news. The fighting is tedious, the accusations more so. There were great posts, Libertine and LaFlo especially. There were great stories. But now the forum is petulant, the news unreadable. I never became a user that was so well known here did I? Because there...

Chapeau...

I won't care in July because it's 1000x more relevant. And it's actually not the clinic that annoys me, the "normal" road section just goes nuts to the detriment of conversation about the classics that are actually just around the corner.

Hey hey hey guys guys guys. If we could not nearly break this website everytime Froome and Contador ride somewhere at the same time that would be awesome. I was just beginning to think this place was pretty cool, but I've never been around for the mud flinging contests...

Meanwhile Nibali fans will say not enough cobbles or descents in the route if anyone else wins, and Quintana fans will just shrug and say how good his last week was and how he's young so it doesn't count. Everyone has stupid fans unfortunately.

I just want all the big riders fit in July. 2013 Froome was on top form and Contador was underdone, 2014 all the crashes happened and I don't think we'll ever really know who was healthy and when, even at the Vuelta. Even with the Giro and so on, if everyone stays upright there'll be no excuses.

Qatar is a mixed bag. The winds don't come then it's a snooze fest, but if everything falls into place it's absolutely fantastic bordure racing. Oman is guaranteed action, especially on Green Mountain.

We need more descent finishes. That Morzine stage was so well designed, even discounting the excitement of Landis' attack. They need long TTs before the mountains though, because the very reason riders aren't attacking from 50km out and the like is because the gaps aren't big enough that they...

Now that the bulldust has started in the Andalucia thread concerning doing the doubke and being tired etc. for the Tour, how much time would Froome/Quintana/Nibali need to win by to discount the effect of the Giro? I understand it depends on conditions at the Giro and how hard it is raced, but...

Can we just take the race for what it is now and stop projecting everything forward to the next race. I wish Oman had better coverage because then I could enjoy some cycling without being constantly reminded of July.

You forgot Pinot, if Pinot is on form anyway.

The most intriguing aspect of this for me is that it crosses off a possibility for Tinkov's BIGGEST CYCLING NEWS EVER.

What do you mean?

The reaction to that stage was one of the most confusing things I've seen in cycling. FROOME WON THE DAMN STAGE. But because he couldn't quite drop Contador, despite having to try from further out and disregarding that Contador couldn't actually get past him meant that Contador had the fabled...

But if he was wobbling as much as Jancouver said (I didn't see the attempt), then there's also the mental fatigue of constantly adjusting and concentrating on the line.