Recent content by ptensioned

Quebec is leagues ahead of the rest of Canada when it comes to paying attention to sports outside of the North American "Big 4" (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL). One sport that I'm distressed to see is getting more play here in English Canada is US College Football. I just don't get it... Obviously the...

Coming from a motorcycling background, weight is as much a hindrance as a help when looking at pure cornering ability. Extra vertical load on the contact patch is overcome by added lateral load (although this changes somewhat over rough surfaces, as a heavier bike is less likely to "skip" and...

/rant It's amazing how for every Canuck who complains about lack of respect, there's someone who suggests an inferiority complex. :D While I agree that up until this Vuelta, Hesjedal had yet to achieve enough palmares to warrant significant attention outside of Canada. His MTB success...

Far better put. I was trying to be more delicate, but in the context of an internet forum that seems a bit silly in hindsight. :D

HAY-sink As a fellow anglo, I listened to his name being said on some Dutch YouTube videos. Sounds to me like HAY-sink, with the h pronounced in that rough back of the throat Dutch way.

Hesjedal looks like he's waiting for someone to wake him up from his dream on the podium. Great to see a Canadian win the stage, even if he did cost Gesink some time in bonuses.

Freire only cares about the Worlds As a Rabobank fan, I've watched Freire coast across a lot of finish lines this year. I'm pretty sure it's not his legs but rather his desire that is gone. He's never been a great outright speed sprinter, more an awesome bike handler who can navigate a...

The fundamental difference is that Cav wasn't trying to contest the sprint, and looked back to mark Hushovd. The key point is he wasn't racing and got in the way. Gesink was racing, and even though Evans may have been able to get around, he just made the wrong call on where to go. What...

The final ITT is only 26km, so he'll need to keep it close to rely on that for the gold jersey. Especially in the third week of a GT, things can be unpredictable. Remember the TdF 2008, when he could only put 30" into Sastre over 50+ km? I think this gives Evans the opportunity to do what...

Wasn't it Gesink who put 16" (with bonuses) into the leaders with an attack yesterday? He's close enough that he doesn't need to risk it all by going early, and can safely chip away at the lead and hope someone has a bad day. Lots of big climbs yet to come. And, as stated, he is 23. If...

Finally a bit of perspective. Once Contador established he was going to win on Verbier, the wheels came off the Astana Magical Mystery Tour. All this nonsense is all about positioning for next year. Those who question where the support for Contador is from within his team, perhaps you ought...

Rabobank Can anyone think of another team more affected by crashes than Rabobank this season? Freire missing Gent-Wevelgem, Flecha going down in Paris-Roubaix, Menchov almost losing the Giro in the final TT, Menchov again going down in the TTT, Gesink crashing and breaking his wrist, the...

Svein Tuft had done a pretty good job lately in representing Canada against the clock. Silver in the TT World's last year, 7th in Beijing, and he's followed an unusual path to the Pro Peloton. See link for NYT article... Tuft in Times Full credit to Ryder. It's great to see more...