Carols said:I thought he was the Green Bullet......????
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Carols said:I thought he was the Green Bullet......????
jens_attacks said:most likely,it's something movistar made up. i don't believe it. he seemed fine with the big gear when he sprinted for 3rd
both dan martin and purito were a class today above valverde
Cookster15 said:Just read the results. Great result for Garmin, nice to see AC back on form but poor result for Sky. Where was Jonathan Tiernan-Locke? Isn't he supposed to win a swag of LBLs one day? I thought with his move to Sky it (doing well at LBL) would be a lay down misere
El Pistolero said:Going over Gilbert in his current form doesn't mean all that much. It's not like he was in his 2011 shape like someone seems to think lol.
Roderick said:He rides as a little *****. That doesn't suit a guy nicknamed "el imbatido"
Pentacycle said:Why do all Belgians seem to hate Valverde? It's based on nothing, and you're acting like waiting for a sprint is a crime, which is utter BS.
Richeypen said:To be fair its not just Belgians. I cant stand the guy
Pentacycle said:Why? Because he plays to his strengths, or because you think having the best sprint being in a front group doesn't justify him winning? Or just personal reasons?
Richeypen said:Nothing to do with his riding style, in fact he used to be my favourite rider. It wasnt even his clinic ban that put me off him but rather his reaction to it. As the above post says, he epitomises what is wrong with cycling.
Pentacycle said:Why do all Belgians seem to hate Valverde? It's based on nothing, and you're acting like waiting for a sprint is a crime, which is utter BS.
Pentacycle said:Then hate on cycling itself, and not on individual riders.
happytramp said:All this love for Valverde is making me physically sick. How someone who even pretends to care about cycling support this guy. He is the poster boy for everything wrong in cycling. Pro Omerta, pro Armstrong, about as openly pro doping as a cyclist can be.
Roderick said:I don't hate him at all. Actually I don't even dislike him really. I just think his racing-style is unworthy for a champion like him. Nothing wrong with playing your strenghts but it looks just like he can not adapt his style at all. The only thing he does is just sit in the weels of the strongest guy. Wait,wait wait and hope that he ends up sprinting for first place. It looks like it doesn't even matter to him whether he sprints for first or second or third as long as he wins the little sprint.
happytramp said:No. Hate on riders who make it hard for the new generation to race clean.
Pentacycle said:He's a one in a kind rider; you can't compare champions altogether. Cavendish is a champion, but has he ever done a succesful attack? Do you dislike his riding style as well?
happytramp said:All this love for Valverde is making me physically sick. How someone who even pretends to care about cycling support this guy. He is the poster boy for everything wrong in cycling. Pro Omerta, pro Armstrong, about as openly pro doping as a cyclist can be.