Recent content by slightlytarnished

Did anyone else spot that Nibali lost his bottle at the tire change and then suddenly had one a few minutes later? I guess his car gave him another but surely that is against the rules and maybe he will be penalised?

You can actually cheat - just change the number at the end of the address to 99. But then I guess you would miss out on the building tension and you would never find out where Lizzie Armitstead came.

But can anyone explain why was it backdated to 1/1/2010 when he has been racing all year (and "winning")? It seems like an arbitrary date when the offence was supposedly committed a couple of years ago. Glad he has finally been got though....

Oh dear I haven't read the whole thread but all I can say is I want to slit my throat. The Giro is the Giro d"ITALIA". It's bad enough it goes to other countries, but another continent is bonkers. A load of Italians living in the USA does make it right. I live in the UK and think it is mad...

Are you talking about mountain biking? If yes, I hear Morzine is great.

Usually I would agree, but not this morning :D:D

5,900 Km with 65,100 metres of climbing, mostly in the French Alps. Got lazy after the summer and then got a bad case of man flu. Must do more in 2010.

I don't have any pictures of me with my helmet on straight because my head isn't perfectly symmetrical and it always falls off to one side of the bump on my forehead. I never realised it mattered, but now that you have said it makes me look goofy-looking I have a stark choice - give up cycling...

The road over the Col de Sarenne is rough and pretty treacherous once you get past the altiport in Alpe d'Huez and steep and narrow on the descent the other side as far as Clavans. More 1 day classic stuff than Grand Tour. How about the route of the Marmotte for a stage...

Ventoux Alpe d"Huez Galibier Col d'Izoard Tourmalet Stelvio Col d'Aubisque Col de Portet Mt Washington Everest Base Camp Sorry most of these are in Europe, but that is where I cycle and these are the hills I know.