"At some point in time, clean performances will surpass the doped performances in the past."
That is a pretty awesome troll, either that or he's an idiot.
That is a pretty awesome troll, either that or he's an idiot.
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frenchfry said:The Dawg was spotted at Carrefour warming up for the climbs by pushing a shopping cart around the parking lot at high speeds. Marginal gains and all that. He is ready.
The point is, they're being led by a guy who was nothing - who has now vaulted ahead of all of these former GT top 20 guys... overnight. And his 2nd in command, who is also destroying every other team's top guys, lost 5 minutes in almost every mountain stage he entered in GTs before joining Sky.FoxxyBrown1111 said:Sky-2012-TdF-Supporting-Cast/Train:
(assuming Froome should have been the leader back then too)
Wiggins (3rd TdF w/GAR the clean team)
EBH (super talent since erarly, big timer at Columbia)
Knees (T20-TdF w/Milram)
Porte (7th-Giro w/SAX, i give you the benefit of the doubt and add him the 14 mins he gained in the breakaway stage = still good for 13th that year)
Rogers (two T10 in GT´s w/Columbia)
Sivtsov (three T20 in GT´s w/Columbia)
That is no less than 5 riders who would be the sole GT-Rider w/other teams & one super domestique.
Sky-2013-TdF-Supporting-Cast/Train:
EBH (see 2012)
Kiryienka (T20 in GT w/GCE, finsihing btw. 25th-37th another four times w/different teams. Very solid climber before joining Sky)
Lopez Garcia (T20 in GT w/GCE, hovering around 40th in another 5 GT´s. Very solid domestique over the years)
Porte (see 2012)
Sivtsov (see 2012)
That is 5 riders who can lead the train up the mountains. Even Jens Voigt (for AS in 2011) could do it before he had to give in 10 km from the finish.
Anyway, there should be no surprise if 5 riders lead Froome until the last mountain in each stage...
And all those riders "were made" before joining Sky. They can´t be blamed then.
Add in Kennaugh and GThomas, let the fireworks begin (hopefully).
Now you tell me which teams field better squads.
The brilliant thing is that he's giving these ridiculous answers before we've had any mountain stages or TTs. He doesn't even have any outrageous performances to excuse yet! Walsh's write up at the end of this Tour should be brutal.DirtyWorks said:Hilarious. He's losing touch. Next comes adopting Brunyeel slogans. As someone mentioned, he's reaching Brunyeelsford personality much faster than I thought.
Ferminal said:"At some point in time, clean performances will surpass the doped performances in the past."
That is a pretty awesome troll, either that or he's an idiot.
I hear Brailsford is trying to snap up Stephen Hawking to do their power data analysis. Sky hire only the best scientists.SeriousSam said:Only a select few can interpret and understand the data according to brailsfraud? hahahaha this **** isn't string theory, bro.
looks like we can add basic statistical concepts to the growing list of innovations Sky have developed whilst revolutionising cycling
goggalor said:I hear Brailsford is trying to snap up Stephen Hawking to do their power data analysis. Sky hire only the best scientists.
Libertine Seguros said:In an analysis team led by a guy who dropped out of university during his science degree, yet has inexplicably suddenly risen in prominence to the pinnacle of the scientific community.
But then, he did get an A for an assignment when he was 16, so we ought to have predicted it.
Libertine Seguros said:In an analysis team led by a guy who dropped out of university during his science degree, yet has inexplicably suddenly risen in prominence to the pinnacle of the scientific community.
But then, he did get an A for an assignment when he was 16, so we ought to have predicted it.
jw1979 said:i wholeheartedly agree that Brailsford is making power data sound more complicated than it is, but your reasoning here is pretty far off the mark.
it's not abnormal for those at the "pinnacle" of their field to have been dropouts.
jw1979 said:it's not abnormal for those at the "pinnacle" of their field to have been dropouts.
Brailsford is to Edison as Froome and Wiggins are to LeMond.SeriousSam said:it's very rare.
chrisb said:is this the definition of "Going full genius"
not even into the first rest day of the tour and the first two placings have been made.
Lauaghabe. Its just like US Postal all over again
Ferminal said:"At some point in time, clean performances will surpass the doped performances in the past."