Recent content by The other McHoy

Apologies - laptop crashed as I was posting and resarted with it still not having posted. Duplicate now removed.

Chris, as most of you would agree, has always been a likeable fellow. I have met him on several occasions. For what it's worth, he was a great believer in cycling having turned a corner after Rasmussen/men in black summer. He claimed that the peloton had cleaned up and that his improving results...

Chris, as most of you would agree, has always been a likeable fellow. I have met him on several occasions. For what it's worth, he was a great believer in cycling having turned a corner after Rasmussen/men in black summer. He claimed that the peloton had cleaned up and that his improving results...

So does the last 3 days of mountain-top finishes tell us a clean Contador is no better than a clean Rodriguez? Or a clean Contador is no match for a doped Purito? Or that Purito has a better doctor? Would like to know if Contador's climbing with similar power as he was at the 2011 Giro and if...

Started the thread last year :) This week we get the following: “We are delighted that, after only eight years as a business, we have been chosen by Team Sky, the world’s number one team, as their partner. We share their passion for performance and team ethic and are enthusiastic to inspire and...

It took a few months after my prediction but looks like the switch to Rapha will happen after all.

No reason to think he's past it, he's not exactly knocking on heaven's door. There's every chance he'll bag a few more major TT wins and one day races before he hangs up his bike. His best ever season may be history but that doesn't mean he is.

Wait and see. Impeccable source.

Heard from a very good contact that Sky are in talks with Rapha to replace Adidas as their kit provider in the near future. Makes sense from a "Cool Britannia" perspective - I'm thinking it might not go down well with the current Rapha customers who have bought into the exclusive VIP image...

Libertine - it doesn't need to be the whole 21 days on my doorstep, I'll settle for 14:) The Tour of Valencia stopped like so many events these days because of sponsorship problems - the financial crisis hit here hard and early. It's a real shame that instead of seeing the pro peloton here...

Descender - I said within an hour or two of these places although to be fair most of them have hills a lot closer than that. I have done plenty of sportives within 30 mins drive of Valencia that involve approx. 3000 metres of climbing in stages of 160-180 kms. With regards to some of the...

Having lived on the Costa Blanca for the last 6 years, I think the original post has merit. I went to the start of stage 2 and two Spanish spectators collapsed in front of us with heat stroke and had to be treated in an ambulance. I defy anyone to stand outside in 40 degrees (shade temp, so...

Kloden being 14 mins back after 3 stages is a shocker, he was in tremendous form before the TdF injuries, must still be in recovery mode. On form he would have been there or thereabouts on Sierra Nevada.

Tomas Vaitkus will join GE from Astana.

Some good points + & -'s. OP has he right to his opinion, as do those who like the brand. As someone who works with 100s of UK cyclists when they come to ride in Spain I must admit the head-to-toe Rapha brigade tend also to have City Jobs to go with their pink T-shirts, Rapha Man Bags, Rapha...