2012 Vuelta a España: Stage 1: Pamplona → Pamplona (TTT) (16.5km)

[cineteq]

As for dots, its because i am typing on a smart phone and dont seem to be very good at it.

If you have an android, use the swype feature to type.

 

[No_Balls]

Wiggins is not froome. Wiggins wants vino out of cycling froome seems pretty cool.with vino . Wiggins was complaining about spanish fans on pena cabarga froome said thank you to all those who.came out. Wiggins didn't want.to sign any autographs after veulta and when people started taking photos shouted "don't ****ing touch me" before being driven off.alone. Froome signed all autographs outside the bus until the driver told him to get in.

Ok, i get you. You have a thing on Froome which you think i dont have and that is wrong. I have no problem with him on a personal level. In fact he seems like a decent bloke and a genuine person altogether. I prefer him over Wiggins any day of the week if i were to choose. That is pretty much why i was so chocked about these tweets coming from the "Froome-camp". As if this was one side of his personality we dont see behind the PR-facade. Honestly, i did not expected something like this, even if it not was taken directly from the horses mouth.

As.for.this bizarre.conspiracy theory that sky would hire froomes girl to post stuff on twitter and then have to take the entire sexist **** storm that came her way, honestly is it that out of.this world to.suggests she posts of her own free will. What were sky supposed to get from her tweet anyway when they were trying to.show.sky.as a united front.

I dont know what to belive. She can of course post of her own free will but then again everything she says will fall back at Froome himself given that it is HIS girlfriend writing about cycling-topics concerning her boyfriends closest rival. And this was not a nice, but rather stupid, thing to write.

 

[cineteq]

Many tweets agree the course is technical towards the end and it's a ****ing hot day!

 

[The Hitch]

No, that was your discussion with No_Balls, not the only angle being talked about. .

Yes that was my discussion. And you quoted my post. So if you wanted to adress a different discussion why was your post presented as a direct response to mine ?

 

[hrotha]

That has absolutely nothing to.do with the discussion which is is Chris froome some grimm brothers villain criminal mastrrmind who for god.knows what benefit has his girlfriend post YouTube links against a rider. Or is he just a cyclist with a gf who has taken an acf fangirl position of her hubby. Considering the first opinion is promoted almostexclusively by a certain type of Contador fan, i am surprised to see you do not take.my side.on this.

Because I was replying to this:

Is it that big a surprise to see Froomes girl take his side. Hes her ****ing soulmate.

 

[hrotha]

Yes that was my discussion. And you quoted my post. So if you wanted to adress a different discussion why was your post presented as a direct response to mine ?

Because I was replying to this:

Is it that big a surprise to see Froomes girl take his side. Hes her ****ing soulmate.

 

[The Hitch]

Ok, i get you. You have a thing on Froome which you think i dont have and that is wrong. I have no problem with him on a personal level. In fact he seems like a decent bloke and a genuine person altogether. I prefer him over Wiggins any day of the week if i were to choose.

My point was a response to what you wrote here

is very much in line with what Wiggins hinted when he spoked about possible clean/doped winners in the Tour de France.

I think Froome is a very different person to Wiggins and therefore i dont think we should assume any links with the crap that often comes out of Wiggins mouth.

Yeah i like Froome, but if he suddenly started to act like Wiggins for real that would quickly change. At this point last year i did kind of like Wiggins.

Similarly, despite their 1 time friendship i always thought Levi was a far nicer chap than the ******* who nicknamed him "bottle" and i think people on here often confuse the true bad guys with their domestiques.

 

[The Hitch]

Because I was replying to this:

Which is still part of the "did she or didnt she" discussion. It has as you say, "nada que ver" with the discussion you introduce, which is was it clever or stupid. To me its self evidently stupid, but its not surprising to see someone so close to a rider assume such a stance against their rivals, especially since this rival has been widely portrayed in the anglophone media as the biggest doper in the history of the sport and as someone who cheats to win on the road - even though both are false and the latter is based on laughable evidence.

 

[Miburo]

I thought Wiggins cheapshot against Contador was pretty pathetic.

Instead of talking trash ride with your bike and beat Contador on the road

I like Froome though, seems like a nice guy.

 

[luckyboy]

what did Wiggins say?

that ad has been running in the US for quite some time now. It's a wonder Contador has ANY fans in the US

Jesus Christ that ad. Ridiculous. And the pronunciation

 

[Fidolix]

Many tweets agree the course is technical towards the end and it's a ****ing hot day!

baa that´s nothing, also in Spain today

 

[Forunculo]

baa that´s nothing, also in Spain today

Probably Jaen region

 

[Miburo]

what did Wiggins say?

A few months after Evans won Wiggins said it's time the tour got a clean winner.

 

[SafeBet]

How come the girl taking the picture is not even sweating?


And btw, any stream available?

 

[The Hitch]

Man Eurosport had some guapa interviewing Contador.

baa that´s nothing, also in Spain today

Where is that?

To be fair from what i hear 39 for Pamplona is quite hot. In Andalucia they are used to that every day but when i was there they were all complaining its too hot, egven at like 9 or 10 when it was only 30, so for the North of Spain 39 will hurt.

Me though i am jealous, love anything 38 +

 

[therealtimshady]

Why isnt Dave harmon commentating on eurosport??

 

[The Hitch]

Why isnt Dave harmon commentating on eurosport??

I dont know but Kirby said in SS it will be him for first 2 days then harmonn.

 

[luckyboy]

It's not even 30°c and it's way too hot

 

[l.Harm]

Even in Holland its 33 degrees, so I can understand these temperatures

 

[Publicus]

As warm is it is out there, I'm surprised they are wearing long sleeve skin suits

 

[Ney the Viking]

Is it just me or is Caja Rural looking horrid in TTT mode? Struggling to get on wheel, scattered all over the road...

 

[Publicus]

Is it just me or is Caja Rural looking horrid in TTT mode? Struggling to get on wheel, scattered all over the road...

It's not you.

EDIT: Thought to be fair, Orica doesn't look especially great either. Maybe its windy?

 

[Ney the Viking]

Looks slightly windy, but orica still lookin way way better than Caja

 

[Fidolix]

It's not you.

EDIT: Thought to be fair, Orica doesn't look especially great either. Maybe its windy?

Looks like a little bit of head wind.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Caja 10 minutes for the first 8km's, seems slightly slow for a TTT that doesnt seem too technical

edit: Orica is 9:30 for the same 8