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Stage 10. La Pierre Saint Martin (14.89 km, 7.72 %, 1150 m) Chris Froome: 40 min 54 sec, 21.84 Kph, VAM 1687 m/h, 6.09 W/kg [DrF] says pseudoscientist https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily
Good lad!
Good lad!
Froome finally completes his transformation into Lance mark 2
Dodgy disease - check
Amazing turnaround - check
Cadence - Check
Marginal gains and training specifically for tour - Check
Attack on day one of mountains - check
have team to destroy everyone before you even go for an all out attack - check
UCI in back pocket - Check
It's like the LA era never even happened - how can memories be this short and the UCI think we are all so stupid
Dodgy disease - check
Amazing turnaround - check
Cadence - Check
Marginal gains and training specifically for tour - Check
Attack on day one of mountains - check
have team to destroy everyone before you even go for an all out attack - check
UCI in back pocket - Check
It's like the LA era never even happened - how can memories be this short and the UCI think we are all so stupid
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Utterly, utterly ridiculous. The emaciated grasshopper will win this one by 15 minutes plus.
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I would've guessed over 6.09 W/kg considering the conditions. A little disappointing by the other contenders. Did the first week take that much out of the rest?
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To see this mutant aberration of a team run roughshod over everyone else with their fecking motorhomes and support vehicles, unlimited budgets, shiftiness, lying, deceit and arrogance, oops, forgot the marginal gains...
Pro cycling as we knew it is finished... it really is..
4-6 years is far too late, the money will have been made, legacy built, knighthood attained, podium girls long since kissed and forgotten, accolades accepted... Why doesn't anyone with the UCI or even the ALFD step in here now ? They know this smacks of US Postal with that kind of dominance and that wasn't from marginal gainsDrSahl said:I wanna bet you that in 4-6 years, Froome will be revealed... based on historyDalakhani said:
I admit, I dislike Froome as a person, I really do.. Even sky... but I can normaly look objectiv on things.. but today... This is like Armstrong.. but Froome is just a symtom of the real problems in cycling... it will take more than just nailing them for cheating etc... that wont happen anyway..
I wonder how many of the riders would fare without technology like cycling computers, radio etc. Then atleast tactical sense etc would play role as well..
To see this mutant aberration of a team run roughshod over everyone else with their fecking motorhomes and support vehicles, unlimited budgets, shiftiness, lying, deceit and arrogance, oops, forgot the marginal gains...
Pro cycling as we knew it is finished... it really is..
https://twitter.com/Emma_OReilly/status/620975100767158276gooner said:Emma O'Reilly is a believer.
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The only way I see a little change that could be made without any severe dmg to their reputation and the riders, is a ban on cycling computers and radio.. this way the rider would have to think more himself and it would open up abit (atleast for a few mistakes) this is why nobody really talk doping in Football (soccer) because its not raw sport about how strong you are, but tactical sense, finess, ball control etc.. pans in.. but there is just as much doping there as here.
If we stopped watching the tour, it might help, but that could damage more than help.
As I said earlier, I don't mind stages like this where one takes all like this, if just that rider would sometimes show his human and lose badly other days.. but that did not happen with Armstrong ie, nor Froome... doping is not really the biggest problem.. the whole way cycling works is.
Because money talks and this is not sports anymore its entertainment.. look at other sports, its the same there.S2Sturges said:4-6 years is far too late, the money will have been made, legacy built, knighthood attained, podium girls long since kissed and forgotten, accolades accepted... Why doesn't anyone with the UCI or even the ALFD step in here now ? They know this smacks of US Postal with that kind of dominance and that wasn't from marginal gainsDrSahl said:I wanna bet you that in 4-6 years, Froome will be revealed... based on historyDalakhani said:
I admit, I dislike Froome as a person, I really do.. Even sky... but I can normaly look objectiv on things.. but today... This is like Armstrong.. but Froome is just a symtom of the real problems in cycling... it will take more than just nailing them for cheating etc... that wont happen anyway..
I wonder how many of the riders would fare without technology like cycling computers, radio etc. Then atleast tactical sense etc would play role as well..
To see this mutant aberration of a team run roughshod over everyone else with their fecking motorhomes and support vehicles, unlimited budgets, shiftiness, lying, deceit and arrogance, oops, forgot the marginal gains...
Pro cycling as we knew it is finished... it really is..
The only way I see a little change that could be made without any severe dmg to their reputation and the riders, is a ban on cycling computers and radio.. this way the rider would have to think more himself and it would open up abit (atleast for a few mistakes) this is why nobody really talk doping in Football (soccer) because its not raw sport about how strong you are, but tactical sense, finess, ball control etc.. pans in.. but there is just as much doping there as here.
If we stopped watching the tour, it might help, but that could damage more than help.
As I said earlier, I don't mind stages like this where one takes all like this, if just that rider would sometimes show his human and lose badly other days.. but that did not happen with Armstrong ie, nor Froome... doping is not really the biggest problem.. the whole way cycling works is.
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From what I've seen from Froome, he isn't able to have a normal ride. The insanity is strong in this onelemoogle said:
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I can't get over the same reactions against such logic after LA. Indeed the more things change...Eagle said:https://twitter.com/Emma_OReilly/status/620975100767158276gooner said:Emma O'Reilly is a believer.
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