Recent content by Willow22

just a sidenote of little to no relevance to this topice but concerning the swimming butterfly comment. I remember hearing from some pretty reputable sources not that long ago that some swimmers will actually doing 'fly in the freestyle event (it's allowed, hence the term freestyle) in coming...

Sitting here with both arms in the air (which is making it hard to type by the way). Totally bored with, get it over already. Also sick of reading on CN - "will know future for certain tomorrow as the deadline approaches".

Yeah, that's true. i'd put up with the dry heat (with minimal breeze) before i take the humidity of the coast any day of the week. somehow humidity just seems claustrophobic. having said that, somedays we get a really hot wind (out of the north west) which is not particularly pleasant, it can...

Hey Craig, I'm hearing you re. the heat. You reckon you got it bad on the Gold Coast though, try coming out to Goondiwindi- yesterday was 44 degrees max. on dead straight roads for miles and miles and a 20km/hr headwind. At least it's dead flat!

Having said that though Dim, there does seem to be some bad blood between the two (if you'll pardon the pun). Wasn't there a race recently where there were very noticeably seperate in their warm ups etc. I'm thinking maybe it was the world champs. I agree totally with your take on the...

Sorry to hijack the thread a little, but just to continue the point, i really want to support my LBS, and they do their best to help given i am a regular customer, but it gets a bit ridiculous at times. Eg. Pair of Sidi Ergo 2s - bought online $375 AUD, same pair seen in shop for $600. Like...

This is a really interesting thread guys, thanks. As far as the point about CE garnering support and rallying the troops, I thought he was starting to make a good fist of it (finally) by helping out Gilbert in the latter part of the season, and as such I was actually thinking positively about...

LOL! :D Good one mate. Personally, i hope he goes somewhere based on getting a DS who can get his head working properly. I think Sky would be good for Cadel, especially if he can get Matty Lloyd and Charley Wegellius to go over with him (sorry to a lot of the Brits, i know you probably don't...

Good one TFF. Sadly, as a high school teacher, I have had no choice but to become fluent in 12-year-old-girl-ese, which must be why I can understand Lance's tweets. Actually, I have to edit this as I realised I was exaggerating. I can read it, but am yet to learn to write or speak fluently...

Initially I was worried about TTT spoiling race too early, but I was just thinking, maybe teams, even if they send a few of their top riders, won't send all their best men to the giro, preferring to hold some of the domestiques back for the Tour, so maybe it won't get completely dominated by one...

I didn't vote for the UCI because I would be reluctant to give some of them an ounce more power than the already have. IF the money could be guarranteed to be going to an anti-doping program, I'm all for it. Ultimately, I think fines are legitimate, as effectively they have stolen money from...

I agree partially with Greg, dopers have lost my respect, and show a lack of class, just by doping, whether they admit it or not. However, that is not to say that they cannot win my admiration back again, and prove they do have class. In fact, provided they get off the gear and prove they can...

Pantani for fav. doper, hmmmm, not sure for clean. trying to take it seriously but hard to know. Think i'll go stuey o'grady. never really heard him discussed as a doper, and i'd think he's just one tough bloke. real hard man.

+1 on most of these craig, you've pretty much hit it on the head imo, esp. regarding valverde. Also disappointed with Sil-lotto's classics season, and not seeing mcewen vs cav at the tour. favourite win was heinrich at the tour.