General News Thread

[RedheadDane]

That's hardly news. It's been a fact for the last 38 years.

But of course Happy Birthday to the old guy!

 

[auscyclefan94]

but it is vino, if he goes to the toilet it is news!

 

[jens_attacks]

documentary on el chava:"escalador de leyenda"

http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/vuelta-ciclista-a-espana-2011/documental-sobre-gran-jose-maria-chava-jimenez-escalador-leyenda/1192519/

 

[luckyboy]

Hah, anyone seen this video of Eisel climbing off his bike halfway up a climb in the Tour of Britain to cheer Rasmussen on?

http://www.twitvid.com/NKVZU

 

[RedheadDane]

Well... he does have some rather funny ways of helping the sprinters. Remember when he acted as a living shower for Cav during TdF?

 

[craig1985]

That's probably too much information there

 

[RedheadDane]

He used his bottle!

Get your mind outta the gutter!

 

[jens_attacks]

gilbert just modified the route of le tour

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tour-de-france-2012-premiere-etape-pour-puncheurs-19322.html

 

[El Pistolero]

gilbert just modified the route of le tour

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tour-de-france-2012-premiere-etape-pour-puncheurs-19322.html

Lol, that's epic.

 

[dlwssonic]

Great for Evans and Gilbert!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Great for Evans and Gilbert!

Probably pretty good for Valverde too. Could be interesting, and we could certainly see ACF kicking off again, either with delight as Evans finally manages to finish ahead of his nemesis after years of trying, or with fury as normal service is resumed, photos of Evans just behind Valverde proliferate and ACF's rage is rendered impotent because Valverde has finally served his time, so ACF can no longer fall back on the "he shouldn't be riding" excuse.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Not good for Gesink *hint please ride the Giro hint*

Hopefully they put two 50km long ITT's in. If that doesn't force Gesink to ride the Giro instead of the Tour I don't know what will

 

[The Hitch]

Not good for Gesink *hint please ride the Giro hint*

Hopefully they put two 50km long ITT's in. If that doesn't force Gesink to ride the Giro instead of the Tour I don't know what will

Look who has come round to the "Gesink cant tt" idea

Probably pretty good for Valverde too. Could be interesting, and we could certainly see ACF kicking off again, either with delight as Evans finally manages to finish ahead of his nemesis after years of trying, or with fury as normal service is resumed, photos of Evans just behind Valverde proliferate and ACF's rage is rendered impotent because Valverde has finally served his time, so ACF can no longer fall back on the "he shouldn't be riding" excuse.

Pff Evans, Gilbert, Valverde, you have got this all wrong guys.

This isnt a stage for those type of riders.

The Schlecks and Cancellara are going to try something.

With regard to making sure the stage is never contested rather than attacks of course

 

[El Pistolero]

Look who has come round to the "Gesink cant tt" idea



Pff Evans, Gilbert, Valverde, you have got this all wrong guys.

This isnt a stage for those type of riders.

The Schlecks and Cancellara are going to try something.

With regard to making sure the stage is never contested rather than attacks of course

And you think Gilbert would have ever listened to someone like Cancellara or the Schlecks in the first place?

Would have been fun to watch Cancellara throw his tampon at Gilbert when he constantly attacks the peloton

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Look who has come round to the "Gesink cant tt" idea



Pff Evans, Gilbert, Valverde, you have got this all wrong guys.

This isnt a stage for those type of riders.

The Schlecks and Cancellara are going to try something.

With regard to making sure the stage is never contested rather than attacks of course

Nothing to do with Gesink can't TT idea. He can and he did prove it again this year. But when there are 2 50km ITT's even a nice 15th place in the ITT won't save you in the GC.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Hah, anyone seen this video of Eisel climbing off his bike halfway up a climb in the Tour of Britain to cheer Rasmussen on?

http://www.twitvid.com/NKVZU

Lol, great!

 

[theyoungest]

Not good for Gesink *hint please ride the Giro hint*

Hopefully they put two 50km long ITT's in. If that doesn't force Gesink to ride the Giro instead of the Tour I don't know what will

What? A slightly uphill finish isn't good for Gesink? Just how much of a fail do you think he's become.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What? A slightly uphill finish isn't good for Gesink? Just how much of a fail do you think he's become.

Anything explosive isn't good. Unless it's in frickin August/September.Maybe you can ask if they move the Tour

 

[theyoungest]

Anything explosive isn't good. Unless it's in frickin August/September.Maybe you can ask if they move the Tour

Ah. Great idea to ride the Giro then. There are no explosive hills in Italy, after all.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ah. Great idea to ride the Giro then. There are no explosive hills in Italy, after all.

the level is much lower (unless contador is there). And there's a lot of steep mountains to make up the seconds you lose on the hills, unlike in the tour

 

[auscyclefan94]

Not good for Gesink *hint please ride the Giro hint*

Hopefully they put two 50km long ITT's in. If that doesn't force Gesink to ride the Giro instead of the Tour I don't know what will

It's taken you time but you have finally admitted that Gesink can't time trial. How mature of you!

 

[MartinGT]

Just been told that CCC have pulled out. Apparently dispute between team managers and sponsor?

I cant find anything to back this up.

Hope its not true.

 

[craig1985]

Yeah it's a shame, although we won't be spared of seeing Euskaltel and CCC in the peloton together, it must be the curse of the cycling commentator. It's as bad as Sky and Garmin having very similar kits.

 

[Forunculo]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/must-reads-wada-considers-rule-changes-on-clenbuterol_192543?utm_medium=whats-hot

Contador cleared?

 

[Eric8-A]

Anybody else think that had some different rider been faced with Contador's situation, they would have given him a ban a long time ago? I think they're being too nice on the guy.