Recent content by Yossarian12

JV's Big Idea JV should focus on getting his team to win a TdF stage (at least) and a big one day race instead of fixing the sport.

For those who wonder what the broadcast will be like when LA is gone, we already had an answer to that in 06-07-08. THEY BRING HIM UP CONSTANTLY!!! But for the record, their broadcast is very appealing to the non-die hards (like my wife and father), or even those die hards that have never...

Weakness for the French language: Gadret can't use the excuse, "You were saying 'no, no, no?' I thought you were saying, "go, go, go!'"

Okay, replace clear with better. It is my opinion that having the top french finisher is a better goal than Roche finishing 11-15.

Multiple mistakes First off let me preface my comment with my opinion that Gadret was wrong for not following orders, both those given going into the stage and those that came from the director. BUT, the real mistake was in the team not having clear goals. Gadret should have been given his...

Garmin Syndrome Good insight! Garmin had it right going into the first year looking for breaks and maybe a stage. But then they went all out on GC to the detriment of Farrar last year, and now they are doing it again by pushing Ryder's GC hopes, when he should be chasing stages (Friday was...

Doubling @ GTs Will we not find out this year, as AC will ride the Vuelta, no? I think a double is very possible if it is Giro/Vuelta or TdF/Vuelta. Doubling with the TdF as the second race is so difficult due to the specialists focusing on the crown jewel (TdF). Plus with the sprint...

What I hope to see is something similar to stage 7 last year, with a group getting away early and holding it to the line. This was the stage that gave us Brice Feillu and Nocentini in yellow. It also resulted in a little of a GC battle with attacks on the way up by Cadel and then AC. That...

Garmin and Sky need to put someone in the break (Maskaant/Vansummeren and Flecha, hopefully) with the usual French and Eastern European representatives, and look to hold it to the finish. Then the peloton keeps it honest so it isn't a joke, and maybe see some fireworks from the bunch at the...

Seems to be a team of guys just content to finish the Tour. Maybe no work for Thor because he is not sprinting well, and just needs to surf the pack for points. I gave up on Sastre last year when he failed to at least deliver the stage at Ventoux. I had the hope that he could at least have...

I have been thinking about this since Moreau announced his retirement, but then it was brought out in the LA/Stage 15 thread. With 2 riders retiring that have had an impact on the Tour (Moreau and LA, with a rumored 3rd in Hincapie), do you think the peloton will allow each of them to go to...

Keep on Keepin' on I wanted to come back to this thread as my initial post to these forums because I have developed a tremendous amount of respect for Cadel over the last 3 years. I foolishly professed disdain for Cadel in the 07 TdF due to my perception that he was a "wheelsucker." As time...