Recent content by the vagabond

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Surprised at comments from people who look at Museeuw as a "light" doper. Even before the full extent of doping was known by observers, I always suspected him (along with Tchmil and a few others) as being a very big doper, and I still do. I'm not impressed by Museeuw's statement. He has...

Don't discount the possibility that the Vuelta could be canceled. The financial situation in Spain is deteriorating rapidly.

I blame Sky management for not letting Froome ride down Valverde, which he could have done. Wiggins would not have lost more than 30 seconds to Froome - probably much less. If absolutely necessary (i.e., Froome took monster time, which he wouldn't have) they could have held him back in the TT to...

Evans needs seconds not minutes, whereas Nibali needs minutes not seconds, but they both need time. If there is a selective ascent on the final climb and they are both there it is almost inconceivable that Evans and Nibali won't both take big risks to try to gain something on Wiggins on the...

Will Sagan ride for Nibali and Basso or will he be allowed to try to limit his own losses, to stay at least in shouting distance of yellow (not to mention white)through the time trial? Could he conceivably stay close to TJVG on the final climb if there is a large enough group?

Definitely agree on Schleck - his teammates got his head into the race temporarily but no way was he going to be a factor, especially with another 5minutes (or more) he is going to lose in the TTs. Only Hesjedal, Scarponi and perhaps Valverde, but they were still only really podium contenders.

There is bound to be some extremely aggressive racing in the last 20 km with lots of split groups and guys chasing back on. Looks promising for Evans, Sagan, or Gilbert - a few of the GC guys are going to lose time, possibly including Menchov - and I think Van Garderen will have a good day and...

You've got to be kidding me. Until somebody else shows something, Sagan is the favorite in any type of sprint, any terrain, against anybody, including Cavendish.

Weather, wind - there has to be at least some chance there might be a big split in the peloton and a few GC guys get left behind, especially if a strong break gets a good gap and the chase gets left a little late - I have a feeling this may not be so cut and dried.

Nice job. Don't count out Evans on stages 1 or 3. Those are good finishes for him and he may like the idea of taking the jersey early and then letting it go. What's the time bonus situatioin this year?

Am headed out west tomorrow to see this race. I'm expecting this race to immediately eclipse Utah and California - it is certainly a much more spectacular and spectator-friendly venue than either. Actually, nothing in America has even ever surpassed the glory days of the Tour du Pont (nee Tour...

I don't really understand the "great career in front of him" comment. He's in his 7th year as a pro, which would place him probably near halfway in his career. His results have been consistently good all along, but without any remarkable improvement or remarkable wins. (He's a bit of an L-B-L...

Nobody says Andy is going to or should give up. But I see no reason to think he will improve next year, so I'd say the chances of him winning are certainly no higher than they were this year. And, remember, we already have The Myth of the 2011 Tour, courtesy of Moose: he would have won if he...