Recent content by timmers

Having not commented for a number of years what I want to know what is he on? Is he the outlier who responds well to an asthma medication? Note that i think you should not be allowed to take asthma medication to compete in normal events and you have the para olympics for handicapped persons. Why...

I think it was why did Joe Cooper attack as it cost Kennaugh the GC win. But Avanti ended up with two riders in top ten on GC in 7th and 9th. Dion Smith from One was the big loser.

Unlike some on here I think the UCI reforms plus the World Tour and rankings are flawed and are driven by UCI staffers who do not have a good understanding or the sport and its history. Bring back a European based calendar that runs from Feb to Oct. Have separate rankings/classifications for...

Re: Re: This is often suggested but I suspect is not necessarily correct. American football, basketball, football and baseball have extremes in salary compared to many other sports. Most pros live in Europe so travel to races is not a significant issue. I would be surprised if a billionaire...

Re: Do you know any World Tour riders? The ones I know are living the good life compared to normal people like me who can't get 40hrs work a week. I would swap places in a flash!. They know when they start that it is unlikely that they will have a guaranteed income much past the mid thirties...

I guess It comes down to what you think "well paid" is but I understand that the Australian set up has changed significantly from days gone by. Which is why they have to ride for conti teams on low money. Of the endurance team for the next World Cup i think only Glenn O'Shea has ridden six days...

Re: But aren't you incorrect. Are there any full time track pros any more? Don't all the good 6 day riders ride for road teams as well. Isn't the best Aussie since Danny Clark Mathew Gilmore who became Belgium? They only country that seems to have a well paid (i.e. pro) program is GB due to...

Well Cobo was always doped so no problemo!!

Well maybe to your and others surprise he doesn't think Froome and Porte et Al cheated! But who knows why don't you twitter him and ask. I have heard he is a reasonable guy. All I know is that on this forum for a long time people have said that Aru is dirty so why are they not backing Henderson up?

Great post! I would argue that cycling has been damaged by this flawed dream of globalization. Unlike many sports road cycling is an endurance sport and requires peaks in performance. You cannot peak for 365 days. The historical calendar grew because athletic peaks were able to occur. I would...

Unfortunately the problems are identified in this post. You are not prepared to accept that the new design is flawed and a major mistake. Where has this strong positive reception been given as it is certainly not here! Now we have to use a feedback form or full out a survey! I come to...

Well the content may be the same but the layout on laptop is a disaster. Bring back the old site!

Well no he has't. He has been asked to provide names of athletes and the alleged infraction. These are easy to respond to i.e. I heard A (the athlete) was pulled from competing due to B (drug taking). No team member or BC staff is involved. It's simple give details or don't say anything!

Which ones? As the ones I have heard on Eurosport know nothing about cycling let alone professional cycling! But aside from that The Hitch raises some good points. My view is that in today's world with twitter and other social media outlets only a fool would do something that may end up...

Is he not 36? Well Copeland has already made one stuff up with an older rider so maybe he has been told not to waste money on another! But isn't the issue that you are a fan of him and so think Lampre should sign him rather than what is in Lampre's best interests given their objectives.