2011 Tour de Suisse, Stage 6: Tobel-Tägerschen - Triesenberg/Malbun, 157.7 km

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jens_attacks

jens_attacks

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oh my,not again :( poor soler......i hope he'll be fine and the others involved in the crash too...damn that's sad and depressing news...
 
thirteen

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any english streams up?

they're showing the end of yesterday in dutch (almost over) but it won't help me when they start today as my language comprehension is still virtually nil.
 
dlwssonic

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This is the huge problem with colombians, sure they can climb and have great talent. but they cant keep on their bike and they cant descent and always crash. in the end they never fulfill their talent and dont have such great careers.
 
Parrulo

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dlwssonic said:
This is the huge problem with colombians, sure they can climb and have great talent. but they cant keep on their bike and they cant descent and always crash. in the end they never fulfill their talent and dont have such great careers.
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sorry but knowning how to descend and how to stay on your bike and making good tactical choices its also part of the talent pack. if all some1 can do is climb but are awfull at everything else then doesn't matter how well he climbs he isn't that much talented.

i am tired of seeing cyclists talent being compared by just how well they can climb
 
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dlwssonic said:
This is the huge problem with colombians, sure they can climb and have great talent. but they cant keep on their bike and they cant descent and always crash. in the end they never fulfill their talent and dont have such great careers.
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that's a bit of a generalisation isn't it?

it may have escaped your notice but Colombians are not the only nationality of riders who crash.
 
hrotha

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dlwssonic said:
This is the huge problem with colombians, sure they can climb and have great talent. but they cant keep on their bike and they cant descent and always crash. in the end they never fulfill their talent and dont have such great careers.
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BS. Soler is not all Colombians. Should I take Phinney as an example and claim Americans and BMC riders can't stay on their bikes?
 
Dekker_Tifosi

Dekker_Tifosi

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Colombians have more good downhillers/bike handlers than bad I'd say. Most of them ride in South-America however.

Soler has always been a dodgy bike-handler. He even makes Gesink look good on a bike :p
 
dlwssonic

dlwssonic

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hrotha said:
BS. Soler is not all Colombians. Should I take Phinney as an example and claim Americans and BMC riders can't stay on their bikes?
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my post was not related to BMC or americans so no need to mention them.
 
boomcie

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Timmy-loves-Rabo said:
just got home, soler hurt? Anyone mind giving me a little recap. Very sad :(

stage neutralized?
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Stage not neutralized.

Soler apparently fell quite hard and crashed into the audience. I don't know anymore details apart from the cranial fracture D_T reported.
 
Cobblestoned

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Dekker_Tifosi said:
Colombians have more good downhillers/bike handlers than bad I'd say. Most of them ride in South-America however.

Soler has always been a dodgy bike-handler. He even makes Gesink look good on a bike :p
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Wonder what took Soler so long. Is injury serious ?

Not in Sittard today ? Wanted to visit Elektrotour, but weather is really bad and changes every second.
 
dlwssonic

dlwssonic

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Parrulo said:
sorry but knowning how to descend and how to stay on your bike and making good tactical choices its also part of the talent pack. if all some1 can do is climb but are awfull at everything else then doesn't matter how well he climbs he isn't that much talented.

i am tired of seeing cyclists talent being compared by just how well they can climb
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I meant talent according to ryo.
 
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adamski101

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dlwssonic said:
my post was not related to BMC or americans so no need to mention them.
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well this is a need, as you're original post was such a sweeping comment and stereotyping of Colombians, that hrotha was simply pointing out that other riders from other countries also crash regularly.
 
Timmy-loves-Rabo

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dlwssonic said:
my post was not related to BMC or americans so no need to mention them.
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to be fair, you did likewise in mentioning all Colombians.
Soler is not a representation of their bike handling skills.

@ boomcie
thanks . skull fracture sounds bad.
 
luckyboy

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****ing hell, that is awful news. Can't believe the luck he has.

Really put me in a bad mood today :( Hope he recovers ok.
 
Dekker_Tifosi

Dekker_Tifosi

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The Hitch said:
What would a cranial fracture mean for his future?
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Petr Cech and Christian Chivu are still playing football after their cranical fracture.

It all depends on how bad it is.
 
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