Recent content by RandomThought

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    New WADA/AFLD Influenced Tour Podium: Pick 'em

    Slightly off topic, but: In the case of Armstrong and an incident like Showergate, would a properly administered test actually have resulted in a positive? Or just a slightly suspicious passport value? I always thought that the doping was refined enough that they really could beat the test...
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    A light TdF?

    You definitely don't need an HC MTF finish for exciting racing. Still remember Stage 8 of the '05 tour quite vividly -- wasn't even considered a mountain stage. Just a Cat 2 climb (Col de la Schlucht) 30 km or so from the finish, but I was on the edge of my seat. Or (to the point of others in...
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    Interesting Twitter post

    Have no idea how the race unfolded, but imagine he was referring to the Slovenian national road race championship. I imagine it's an interesting dynamic for some of the national championships when the strongest rider there has no team to support him and is up against full local teams of riders...