General News Thread

[Dekker_Tifosi]

weak from gesink by putting the blame on someone else and not on himself. don't like it

but i still like the guy and wish him a good giro.

weak?
I don't know, if I was a clean rider I'd have the same thoughts.
However, if I was a cyclist I wouldn't be clean my morals aren't that high. I'd do anything to win

 

[Netserk]

weak?
I don't know, if I was a clean rider I'd have the same thoughts.
However, if I was a cyclist I wouldn't be clean my morals aren't that high. I'd do anything to win

Props for an honest answer

 

[The Hitch]

weak?
I don't know, if I was a clean rider I'd have the same thoughts.
However, if I was a cyclist I wouldn't be clean my morals aren't that high. I'd do anything to win

An admission of your mtb practices ?

 

[theyoungest]

In other news, big interview with Gesink in the Volkskrant, with some newsworthy quotes..

It appears he didn't want to ride the Tour 2012 at first, he wanted to try Giro/Vuelta, but the Rabobank more or less pressured/convinced him into going to the Tour.
He also said he thinks the decision from Rabobank to stop is completely wrong and the reason is stupid. He says they are being punished for something that happened years ago and also says the culture has changed a lot in recent years. He also said he never had any 'medical' support and they can control him all they want (then again, Armstrong said so as well lol).

He also says what Armstrong did was not top sport but top logistics and had more to do with maffia practices than with cycling. He says in the winter months he often thought "against what kind of guys have I ridden all these years and did it hurt my palmares, thinking of Rebellin (who beat him in PN) Mosquera, Valverde ... "
He also says he suspects some other riders whos performances he doesn't believe, but says he won't call them out with no proof ("they could also say, what a strange rider that Gesink, winning California after a broken leg, could also be suspected).

This is nonsense, he was talking about 2013.

It was a good interview, but it's a bit strange why among those dopers that cost him results he doesn't name a certain T. Dekker, for instance.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This is nonsense, he was talking about 2013.

It was a good interview, but it's a bit strange why among those dopers that cost him results he doesn't name a certain T. Dekker, for instance.

because t.dekker was a direct teammate so it didn't really cost gesink any wins did it?

 

[theyoungest]

because t.dekker was a direct teammate so it didn't really cost gesink any wins did it?

He worked for TD a few times... and of course TD was part of Rabobank's eventual demise.

 

[iZnoGouD]

Tiago Machado is going to win a GT this year

 

[Wigwan]

Tiago Machado is going to win a GT this year

This is not the bold predictions thread

 

[El Pistolero]

OPQS has found a new sponsor in Renson for 2 seasons. They will appear on the back of the shorts and the team cars.

 

[auscyclefan94]

All stages of the Tour Down Under will be shown live this year. The first 4 stages will be shown on GEM and they will broadcast the final 2.5 hours of the stage. The final two stages will be shown in their entirety on Channel 9. Free live streaming for every stage will also be provided on the NineMSN website.

http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2013-santos-tour-down-under-live-nine.htm

Great news!!!

 

[Netserk]

All stages of the Tour Down Under will be shown live this year. The first 4 stages will be shown on GEM and they will broadcast the final 2.5 hours of the stage. The final two stages will be shown in their entirety on Channel 9. Free live streaming for every stage will also be provided on the NineMSN website.

http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2013-santos-tour-down-under-live-nine.htm

Great news!!!

Truly AWESOME!

 

[theyoungest]

All stages of the Tour Down Under will be shown live this year. The first 4 stages will be shown on GEM and they will broadcast the final 2.5 hours of the stage. The final two stages will be shown in their entirety on Channel 9. Free live streaming for every stage will also be provided on the NineMSN website.

http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2013-santos-tour-down-under-live-nine.htm

Great news!!!

With Phil and Paul commentating... I had hoped they would be banned from cycling after the USADA report

Will the stream be non-geo restricted? Maybe I'll watch the Willunga stage then (at 5 AM).

 

[Dazed and Confused]

All stages of the Tour Down Under will be shown live this year. The first 4 stages will be shown on GEM and they will broadcast the final 2.5 hours of the stage. The final two stages will be shown in their entirety on Channel 9. Free live streaming for every stage will also be provided on the NineMSN website.

http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2013-santos-tour-down-under-live-nine.htm

Great news!!!

Strong development. Chapeau.
Parcours looks better too.
Now the riders needs to respond.

 

[auscyclefan94]

With Phil and Paul commentating... I had hoped they would be banned from cycling after the USADA report

Will the stream be non-geo restricted? Maybe I'll watch the Willunga stage then (at 5 AM).

I am 95% sure it won't be geo-restricted because it is being shown on a commercial network and they streamed the Wilunga stage live last year.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Rabobank for Tour Down Under
Mark Renshaw
Maarten Tjallingii
Jack Bobridge
Wilco Kelderman
Graeme Brown
David Tanner
Tom Jelte Slagter.

Lampre for Tour Down Under
Bruno Vicino
Davide Cimolai
Elia Favilli
Roberto Ferrari
Matthew Lloyd
Manuele Mori
Daniele Pietropolli
Simone Stortoni

I imagine that Lampre will be working for Lloyd on Wilunga Hill and Ferrari in the sprints.

 

[jens_attacks]

awesome news!

if only tour de san luis will be broadcasted live too

 

[maltiv]

All stages of the Tour Down Under will be shown live this year. The first 4 stages will be shown on GEM and they will broadcast the final 2.5 hours of the stage. The final two stages will be shown in their entirety on Channel 9. Free live streaming for every stage will also be provided on the NineMSN website.

http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2013-santos-tour-down-under-live-nine.htm

Great news!!!

Great news...but tot so great for my sleeping cycle! Even if it's just the TDU I know I won't be able to resist getting up in the middle of the night to watch the finale

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

Truly AWESOME!

This gif now will always give me good memories about me freaking out at the end of 2012 LBL.

 

[The Hitch]

awesome news!

if only tour de san luis will be broadcasted live too

What? No, that is a race i am willing to rely totally on the radio broadcast for

 

[maltiv]

Sky's classic's squad will most likely skip P-N and T-A this year. I'm not sure if that's a good idea to be honest. I can't remember any M-SR winners who didn't ride T-A or P-N...

Source: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/536141/no-tirreno-or-paris-nice-for-sky-s-classics-riders.html

 

[theyoungest]

Sky's classic's squad will most likely skip P-N and T-A this year. I'm not sure if that's a good idea to be honest. I can't remember any M-SR winners who didn't ride T-A or P-N...

Source: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/536141/no-tirreno-or-paris-nice-for-sky-s-classics-riders.html

Hm. Interesting. What EBH seems to be lacking, most of all, is the engine and toughness to function after 240+ k of hard racing. I wonder if skipping racing in the lead-up is really the solution.

But hey, it's worth the try.

 

[El Pistolero]

Sky's classic's squad will most likely skip P-N and T-A this year. I'm not sure if that's a good idea to be honest. I can't remember any M-SR winners who didn't ride T-A or P-N...

Source: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/536141/no-tirreno-or-paris-nice-for-sky-s-classics-riders.html

Sky has a classic team?

 

[theyoungest]

It's been more visible than Quickstep's GC team...

 

[El Pistolero]

It's been more visible than Quickstep's GC team...

QS has no GC team for Grand Tours.

Their focus is:
Sprinter classics: great team with Tommeke and Cav.
Cobbled classics: arguably the best team for those kind of races.
Time trials: arguably the best time trial specialist among their ranks.
Sprints: the best sprinter is in their team.
Team Time Trials: well, they're World Champions aren't they?
Short stage races: won plenty of them last season. Tony Martin is capable of winning WT stage races à la Paris-Nice.

But what has QS to do with this? Aren't you a little Calimero.

 

[theyoungest]

Yes, they have the best sprinter now. However, this year they were largely invisible in the grand tours. Unlike Sky in the classics.