Look on the bright side.
At least Danni Napolitano finally managed to beat Cav in a sprint.
Ventoso on cheating is really rich.
At least Danni Napolitano finally managed to beat Cav in a sprint.
Ventoso on cheating is really rich.
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hrotha said:Except that he's not changing his story. He tweeted about it yesterday.
http://twitter.com/#!/franventoso/status/70118955200688128
Jamsque said:If this really did happen, you'd think a lot more than just 2 or 3 riders would be saying something. I understand his team-mates and buddies aren't going to rat him out, but if Cav (or perhaps even his whole train?) had drafted behind or hung on to his team car for huge lengths of time then any number of fans, team managers, commissaries, journalists, and neutral service drivers would have seen it. Unless more eye-witnesses come forward and at least a photo is produced I wont believe it
Angliru said:Cav hasn't denied it, unless I missed it. He's usually less than hesitant to speak his mind and to call a spade a spade. His silence is deafening.
hektoren said:From the two photos we can see Cavendish, Chicchi, Bitti and Kristoff in close proximity to the QuickStep car, Kristoff and Chicchi hanging on for dear life. They finished together in a 30 sec. interval. Bet Ventoso was right. They probably took turns latching onto the car.
Boardslide said:Cav gave a very public denial in his interveiw on eurosport after the stage and also in the post stage press conference. Also there's this piece in the daily peleton
1622 CEST - More about the Cavendish on fire (and Etna's ashes) affair. The Brit is NOT guilty according to Paolo Savoldelli: the Italian, still following the race on a RAI motorbike, carried out his own 'investigations' in the peloton, and found out that Frodo had at least three teammates around to help, that the jury cars were NOT far enough to be unable to realize any eventual cheating, and that (there comes Twitter again...) Francesco Chicchi thanked HTC for helping him to make it to the finish in time. Plus, according to the Falcon, Cav is strong enough and doesn't need such 'helping'.
http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=18704
Boardslide said:Cav gave a very public denial in his interveiw on eurosport after the stage and also in the post stage press conference. Also there's this piece in the daily peleton
1622 CEST - More about the Cavendish on fire (and Etna's ashes) affair. The Brit is NOT guilty according to Paolo Savoldelli: the Italian, still following the race on a RAI motorbike, carried out his own 'investigations' in the peloton, and found out that Frodo had at least three teammates around to help, that the jury cars were NOT far enough to be unable to realize any eventual cheating, and that (there comes Twitter again...) Francesco Chicchi thanked HTC for helping him to make it to the finish in time. Plus, according to the Falcon, Cav is strong enough and doesn't need such 'helping'.
http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=18704
My point is that from the very beginning he blamed the entire group bar McEwen ad Brown.Waterloo Sunrise said:Sorry if my point was oblique - my understanding was yesterday he complained about Cav, today he complained about HTC, hence my throw away comment that tomorrow it will be the rest of th group, and eventually the entire peloton.
I don't have money to pay him right now, but I'll take your word for it. In fact, I don't need proof, I am certain they all cheated.TeoSheva said:there are more evident pictures about the cheating, but the guy that has those would like to earn some money by them (perfect italian way to do )
I will not get those pictures for the moment... but all the group where Cav was cheated!
Boardslide said:Cav gave a very public denial in his interveiw on eurosport after the stage and also in the post stage press conference. Also there's this piece in the daily peleton
http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=18704
thehog said:He did nothing of the sort. He didn't deny it at all. He simply stated he wasn't caught. Not in any statement did he say: "I didnt take a tow".
Of course he took a tow. All riders at the back do it. Get 30 seconds here, another 10 seconds there. My understanding is the HTC guy hung on for minutes at top speed. Generally a tow is at race pace. Not 70km per hour.
You guys act like it never happens. Worse than dope a good tow.
cineteq said:If I am to believe someone is not going to be Cavendish.
Ventoso has no reason to lie:
"Por que la organizacion y jueces permite subir a todo un peloton que iba con Mc Ewen y Brown agarrarse a los coches y entrar en el control?"
Sooner or later the truth will come out.
What about Fischer?Dr. Maserati said:Cav had harsh words for Ventoso at Ghent Wevelgem.
Also McKewen & Brown finished the Etna stage 52 minutes after Contador - a full 26 minutes behind Cavs group - hardly made up by hanging on to a car.
cineteq said:If I am to believe someone is not going to be Cavendish.
Ventoso has no reason to lie:
"Por que la organizacion y jueces permite subir a todo un peloton que iba con Mc Ewen y Brown agarrarse a los coches y entrar en el control?"
Sooner or later the truth will come out.
Benotti69 said:Ventoso has every reason to lie. He would have won today if Cav got slung out of the tour on Sunday.
Benotti69 said:Ventoso has every reason to lie. He would have won today if Cav got slung out of the tour on Sunday.
hrotha said:What about Fischer?
"Incredible, he says he wants to win a stage at any cost and he does 10km holding on to a car,"
Parrulo said:exactly. to me all this sound like desperate attempt of eliminating the competition, the better competition actually
Dr. Maserati said:Fischer said:
Yet he finished 3 mins ahead of Cav? And they only saw Cav??