Recent content by tifosa

Who better than a former lanterne rouge to be a drug mule? Must have made complete sense to his team - I mean why look there?

On the bike: a poet on two wheels Off the bike: another tortured soul Sad. Still.

Yeah, I've often considered that the UCI might engage in the long con with key teams and or DS's/riders. The ultimate win is the global success of the sport--cost (monetary/physical/reputation) be damned.

Not sure if it was a 2009 or early 2010 release but I adore the xx remix of Florence and the Machine's "You've Got the Love".

Really? See I've always found Jan Ullrich appealing. Rosey cheeks or something. Plus he raced like a beast! Back to the thread: You know you spend too much time cycling (and obsessing over cycling) when you do your best to convince your children to have another sporting passion in life. But...

I dare you NOT to feel better after this: Stare Into the Sun Plus the singer is hot as ... ;) and I'm weak that way.

Forecast for tomorrow, cold (13 C) and partly cloudy. The plan: The Loop Fantastic riding weather, beautiful scenery, wonderful ride.

The other Olsen twin? Or the other Lance's mother look-a-like? :D

Current: 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m), 105 pounds (47.6 kg / 7.5 stone). I race at the Masters level. Thirty years ago: my constant training and racing would have me at 95 pounds (43.1 kg / 6.78 stone).

Growing up in RSA, Christmastime was a summer affair, with day trips to the beach, cooking in the outdoor, and gifts were exchanged on Christmas eve. Now in California, I take what the weather gives me (I hope this year to have slightly less rain and no prospect of flooding!), and celebrate...

Passion is what's lacking in much of today's cyclists. Typical, and correct imo, of Cipo to have the balls to call this publicly. Sport IS passion. That's what defines winners and losers. Passion makes effort visible. Being "politically correct" may make for a few more friends, but it...

I asked legitimate questions, probably not unlike your questions to JV, and your response was not an answer to my questions, but rather, an off-putting attempt to denigrate me, and my questions and concerns. Thank you for the blinding insight. I find your use of "relax" to be indicative of...

If you (and others of like mind) understand the "ball's is in his court", then let it be. Wait for JV's return of serve. If he does not engage, it's because he does not want to, or cannot--through legal restraint--engage in a dialogue of this particular matter on a public forum or in a private...

I find the whole idea that JV is somehow the anointed (self or otherwise) anti-doping cycling savior/spokesperson to be both counter-intuitive and counter-productive. Cycling needs saving, but JV? Really? In all the world of cycling, JVs the guy that has to step up? Seriously? If JV...

Yes, exactly. Now, let it go. Let JV choose to contact you--or not--without the browbeating and public pleas. We get it. He gets it.