Recent content by tobydawq

Berzin really seemed set to topple Induráin in the '95 Tour. I wonder what happened there. According to Wiki the reason for his DNF was no less than 'being physically demolished and mentally broken'.

True, I had forgotten that. But it still seems stupid. I guess it's to avoid clashing with Omloop but that was never really too much of an issue.

Who had the brilliant idea to move the UAE Tour to the already extremely busy Algarve/Ruta del Sol/Var-Alpes Maritimes week in a year where it even also collides with the Winter Olympics?

I don't know. I was away the last three days and only caught up on the racing yesterday. I saw him in the bunch just before the climb but then never on the climb. I assume he just gave up. Really annoying. I assume the same will happen on Saturday with the finishing climb being much too much of...

Vacek riding backwards up the Cumbre del Sol was certainly not ideal, either.

Initially, he was spelled Lövkvist by everyone. Then at some point, it was changed. Maybe it was a mistake like ASO's insistence on 'Izaguirre' but it was really hard to know for non-Swedes that the correct spelling should be with two f's.

Yes, a completely new concept that every rider in a group gets the same time...

Exactly.

I will never obsess about it as in I would never base my opinion of a rider on his tendency to pull or not. I simply don't care about stuff like that. I can for sure obsess about people doing that, however, because at times it's all they're talking about. Also, you're too smart to not know...

I don't think you will ever see me obsess about a rider pulling or not. I just find it funny how often people get enraged about stuff like that.

August doing everything people wishes Mads Pedersen would do! Marvelous scenes! The new Jérôme Cousin!

Someone should explain to Unibet that leadout men are only useful if they do a leadout. Otherwise they just take up a position and makes it far harder for the sprinter to win.

Uhlig channeling his inner Tobias Lund.

Don't worry, it will not last long.

Can Veistroffer make it?