Andrew and Fränk: The Official Schleck Brothers thread.

[ferryman]

A

Raúl Acosta
Julio César Aguirre
Oscar Álvarez
Carlos Alzate
Santiago Amador
Mauricio Ardila

B

Giovanny Báez
Elkin Barrera
Jair Bernal
José Daniel Bernal
Julio Ernesto Bernal
Santiago Botero
Hernán Buenahora
Roberto "Pajarito" Buitrago

C

Carlos Humberto Cabrera
Hernán Medina Calderón
María Luisa Calle
Rodolfo Camacho
Ángel Camargo
Fernando Camargo
Alex Caño
Félix Cárdenas
Henry Cárdenas
Luis Cárdenas
Leonardo Cardona
Iván Casas
Jaime Castañeda
Héctor Castaño
José Castelblanco
Arles Castro
Wilson Cepeda
Francisco Colorado
Carlos Alberto Contreras
Alejandro Cortés

D

Yeison Delgado
Fabio Duarte
Leonardo Duque

E

Luis Espinosa

F

José Martín Farfán
Alfonso Flórez Ortiz
Edgar Fonseca
Graciano Fonseca
Juan Pablo Forero

G

Jhon García
Ramón Fernando García
Camilo Gómez
G cont.
Rubén Darío Gómez
Alexander González
Chepe González
Fredy González
Luis Alberto González
Víctor Hugo González
Vladimir González
Eduardo Guerrero
Herbert Gutiérrez

H

Humberto Hernández
Jairo Hernández
Elder Herrera
Luis Herrera
Víctor Herrera
Ramón Hoyos

I

José Ibáñez

J

Carlos Jaramillo
Fabio Jaramillo

L

Gregorio Ladino
Luis Felipe Laverde
Luis Alfredo López (cyclist)
Álvaro Lozano

M

Ruber Marín
Jorge Humberto Martínez
Álvaro Mejía
Ubaldo Mesa
Urbelino Mesa
Freddy Moncada
Gerardo Moncada
Freddy Montaña
Raúl Montaña
Rafael Montiel
Néstor Mora
Federico Muñoz
Hernán Darío Muñoz

N

Leonardo Narváez
Mauricio Neiza
Libardo Niño
Miguel Ángel Niño
Rafael Antonio Niño
Víctor Niño

O

Israel Ochoa
Edwin Orozco
Mauricio Ortega
Germán Ospina
Jorge Otálvaro

P

Héctor Palacio
Fabio Parra
Iván Parra
John Parra
Hernán Patiño
Walter Pedraza
Flober Peña
Víctor Hugo Peña
Marlon Pérez Arango
Jairo Pérez

R

Alejandro Ramírez
Dubán Ramírez
Juan Diego Ramírez
Martín Ramírez
Julio César Rangel
Efraím Rico
Daniel Rincón
Oliverio Rincón
José Robles
Martín Emilio Rodríguez
Nelson Rodríguez Serna
Alexis Rojas
Weimar Roldán
Celio Roncancio
Edgar Humberto Ruiz

S

Raúl Saavedra
Jairo Salas
César Salazar
Miguel Ángel Sanabria
Pedro Julio Sánchez
Ismael Sarmiento
José Serpa
Álvaro Sierra
Carlos Silva
Mauricio Soler
Javier Suárez

T

Efraín Forero Triviño

U

Rigoberto Urán

V

Jefferson Vargas
Nélson Vargas
Óscar Vargas

Z

Argiro Zapata
Javier Zapata
Javier de Jesús Zapata


Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Colombian_cyclists

You are a bad man Mr Hitch with too much time on your hands

 

[Cobblestoned]

When I look at Ivan, Ivan and his family, Ivan posting pics of his family or kids - then his descending skills make sense.
You always have those more cautious guys and those (other) close to kamikaze guys. But if Basso's "skills" would be really as bad as some people try to say, then he would never be able to win Giro, or even beeing a pro.

This whole decent-skill issue is totally overrated and exaggerated anyway, in both directions.
Can also be seen in prediction games. As soon as road goes down at last km, 80% predict Sanchez or that other Sanchez for win, just because they did some "outstanding" performance and won on 1 out of ca.33,5 chances on similar stages.

The only rider I would recommend to stop riding a bike is that turtle from Columbia.

 

[pedaling squares]

Who will win? Schleck or Gesink?

That was just a jab at Frankie 'Shortcut' Schleck. Gesink is not a bad descender. You have to still be on your bike to be descending.

 

[thrawn]

I nominate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O5d94P6JGo

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

But both don't come close to Basso. I remember descents by Basso that were so goddamn awful...

 

[Archibald]

G

Jhon García
Ramón Fernando García
Camilo Gómez
G cont.
Rubén Darío Gómez
Alexander González
Chepe González
Fredy González
Luis Alberto González
Víctor Hugo González
Vladimir González
Eduardo Guerrero
Herbert Gutiérrez

neo pro??

 

[Christian]

Fränk Schleck: Technological Doping - joke or reality? (Gazzetta)

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Fränk Schleck may have artificially distorted his jersey on his chest, which would have given him an aerodynamic advantage. This technique is prohibited by the anti-doping rules of the UCI.

According to experts, this technique could offer an advantage o 15-20 Watts, that is to say around 2 seconds per km. This could possibly cast a shadow on Fränk Schleck's overall victory at the Critérium International.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/01-04-2011/schleck-questo-trucco-80689451773.shtml (Italian)

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-schleck_dopage_technologique_farce_ou_realite-14014.html (French)

 

[roundabout]

Yeah, experts like our old friend at the 53x12

Patdown testing next?

 

[Christian]

Yeah, experts like our old friend at the 53x12

Patdown testing next?

Sorry, I don't follow - who do you mean?

The Gazzetta article looks for real ... but if he really did wear this and it is prohibited (the Gazzetta article even mentions the precise rule, art. 1.3.033), then how come none of the chaperones seemed to notice?

 

[roundabout]

http://www.53x12.com/do/show?page=indepth.view&id=115

spot the author

probably one of the more ironic articles regardless of the actual veracity

 

[Christian]

http://www.53x12.com/do/show?page=indepth.view&id=115

spot the author

probably one of the more ironic articles regardless of the actual veracity

The Gazzetta article pretty copied the last paragraph of that ... all very weird makes me think Gazzetta isn't for real either. Although it'd be a pretty bad joke

"this artificial alteration of the aerodynamic profile could very well save up to 15-20w (corresponding to about 2” per km) at a speed of approximately 50 km/h.
If indeed that is the case, Vasili Kiryienka, the second rider in the GC with a gap of 13”, would have all the rights to protest."

"Un espediente che, secondo gli esperti, a una media di 50 orari apporterebbe un beneficio di 15-20 watt, traducibili in circa 2" al km. Il lussemburghese (12° nella crono a 24" da Klöden) ha vinto la corsa francese con 13" di vantaggio sul bielorusso Kiryienka (che nella crono aveva fatto meglio di lui di 7")."

 

[Highlander]

I don't know if this is just a joke for the day, but even if it is true, how does something on your chest really make you that much more aerodynamic? Is this any different than the weird skinsuits that Garmin started wearing last year?

 

[theswordsman]

I saw it at Biciciclismo first and thought it was their joke, then followed the link to La Gazzetta and thought Biciciclismo had fallen for it. Then I saw the link to the Marca story, with more details, and it has my head hurting, especially after watching the La Gazzetta linked video. The one thing that kind of bugged me was a comment at the Gazzetta website saying Westra had used the same thing at De Panne?

"All equipment in clothing which may affect the performance of the corridor is prohibited," says the article 1.3.033 of the UCI regulations. "It is expressly prohibited to non-essential elements in the costumes designed to reduce the penetration resistance in the air or to change the physiognomy of the corridor." Lighter impossible, but it is so critical attitude of most of the Schleck as the lack of professionalism of the commissioners, who saw nothing unusual

.
http://www.marca.com/2011/04/01/ciclismo/1301669243.html

So now I actually looked for a story, and came up with something Luxembourgish about it being a Camelback? Because of the hydration demands of a nine minute TT? The video there shows him from the start position, with the obvious bulge.

http://sport.rtl.lu/cyclissem/news/101487.html

By the way, the Ferrari blog post was from March 28, so that's not April Fools.

It would be cool if it was a multilingual prank, but there's not that much solidarity in cycling. By the way, the Marca story was written by a guy who didn't realize the Tuttobiciweb story about Visconti retiring was a prank, so I don't think he's thinking in terms of the day.

Gotta go - the Bronx Zoo Python has taken over Ryan Seacrest's website

http://ryanseacrest.com/

 

[The Hitch]

If they took away Westras second at Depanne because of it, I would not complain

 

[Havetts]

If they took away Westras second at Depanne because of it, I would not complain

Not having someone on your CQ team again Hitch?

 

[meandmygitane]

I don't know if this is just a joke for the day, but even if it is true, how does something on your chest really make you that much more aerodynamic? Is this any different than the weird skinsuits that Garmin started wearing last year?

Maybe they will be starting to wear those ugly "aero-dynamical bottoms" that long distance speed skaters used before they got banned by ISU.


(heh, I can't find any images of it on the internet, maybe I have been dreaming or have DT or something)..

 

[The Hitch]

Not having someone on your CQ team again Hitch?

Look who would replace Westra in second in this unlikely event.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Sorry, I don't follow - who do you mean?

The Gazzetta article looks for real ... but if he really did wear this and it is prohibited (the Gazzetta article even mentions the precise rule, art. 1.3.033), then how come none of the chaperones seemed to notice?

Magnus Backstedt spotted it while doing Sunday's UK Eurosport commentary.
We had a few slo mos and it certainly looked to be the case.
While saying it would offer an advantage, he stopped short of calling it cheating..........which it clearly was, just as having a camel back is unlawful.
That Gazzetta rule citation, I presume.

Still, you get away with what you can.

I would be wary of using it at the Tour, though.

 

[Anonymous]

The leopard accusations get funnier and funnier. Engines, bearings and now Franks chestwear.

Frank would be better off investigating some energy into designing something that helped him descent.