Recent content by Rob5091

The Vuelta's habit of having the sprint bonus half way up the final climb means Trek to chase down the break again for Big Mads? Also can someeone tell the organizers that Valverde has retired so they can stop with the "Valverde friendly" parcours. :)

And the top story at the Vuelta continues to be the Man to Watch, Chumil coming in 28th just under4 minutes down on stage winner Vingegaard, but in front of Buitrago, Landa etc. He is still holding onto 23rd place on the GC and if a few of the domestiques drop down the GC he could well be up in...

Is n't he a logical choice to be a scapegoat as Sir Dave can just point to the Testogel?

... and he won! :)

Ooh, spicy stuff from Almeida ... https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/he-told-me-to-grow-some-balls-tom-pidcock-chastised-by-joao-almeida-for-lack-of-help-chasing-jonas-vingegaard-on-stage-9-of-la-vuelta...

Kind of Visma to lend a helping hand ... https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/i-got-help-from-two-visma-guys-it-felt-like-they-didnt-want-jonas-to-have-the-jersey-torstein-traeen-narrowly-keeps-vuelta-lead-ahead-of-vingegaard-after-stage-9-fireworks

Arnaud used his head for once and won - chapeau! Onto Canada! https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/im-living-in-a-dream-arnaud-de-lie-continues-winning-run-at-the-bretagne-classic

It all worked out well for Visma and Vingegaard then, gain time on Almeida, but not so much to take the jersey. All looking like week 2 will be Visma on the attack.

Doc Freeman is a good scapegoat for Sir Dave. Somebody else might have had a more hands on job with PEDs etc but if Rozman is sacked and Freeman is scapegoated then it's all hunky dory at Ineos.

Big Mads wants the sprint points so the break kept on a short leash and looks like no win for the break (Vine to attack after the sprint?)

165 km to the sprint then a road bump ....GC guys saving themselves ... if this aint a breakaway win then I'll be surprised.

Yeah, 5 and 6 minutes which is pretty impressive for a flat stage, chapeau!:)

So Michael Rasmussen confesses to EPO, blood doping, growth hormones etc etc and Dr. Geert Leinders doctor at Rabobank, moves to Team Sky and misuses the TUE system as before, https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/team-sky-tue-controversy-why-one-medical-expert-has-real-concerns Of...

I cann't work out whether stage 6 or 7 was Ayuso's long finger and FU to UAE. Should we have a poll?:)

Ayuso joining the ladies team? Wow! :D