General News Thread

[jyhjyh]

well ... I doubt Lasse Norman (Gold in Omnium last summer) is on that one since he's rumoured to have signed a contract next year with Garmin ... he've been out nodding yes that he've signed a contract, but he won't open up about with whom it's with before Friday after U23 Danish Championships

Norman has just confirmed his signing with Garmin_sharp:
http://sporten.tv2.dk/2013-05-28-norman-bekræfter-jeg-skifter-til-garmin

 

[Wallenquist]

Who can help me with name guessing ?
First two from left are Mads Schmitz Wurtz and Magnus Cort Nielsen, the first from right is probably Tiesj Benoot, thats all i know for now :/

 

[janraaskalt]

Alvaro Cuadros is one of them. See: https://twitter.com/acmorata/status/339427767156363264/photo/1/large
Daan Myngheer is the guy on the right of Boonen.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Novel way of getting Tom to do his latest bout of community service.

 

[Parrulo]

Novel way of getting Tom to do his latest bout of community service.

He even brought his own sandwich from home.

 

[The Hitch]

Youngsters to Boonen, - Tom we got a house party tonight, wanna come along.
Boonen - Thanks for the offer boys but the girls will probably be too old for me.

 

[burning]

at least Belgium beats Slovakia.

Jelle and JVDB to the rescue.

Belgium also beats Canceland, but it's very close

 

[The Hitch]

Colombia leads the world tour country ranking

1 2 COLOMBIA COL 766
2 5 ITALY ITA 720
3 1 SPAIN ESP 707
4 3 GREAT BRITAIN GBR 509
5 10 AUSTRALIA AUS 437
6 4 BELGIUM BEL 408
7 6 NETHERLANDS NED 396
8 8 FRANCE FRA 366
9 7 SWITZERLAND SUI 362
10 9 SLOVAKIA SVK 322

Ryo has died of sheer delight RIP Ryo

WTF does Ryo have to do with this. The riders winning that for Colombia - QUintana, Uran Uran and Betancur have been hyped by everyone.

Ryo is the guy who hypes all those domestic riders who are allegedly better climbers than Nibali.

 

[burning]

WTF does Ryo have to do with this. The riders winning that for Colombia - QUintana, Uran Uran and Betancur have been hyped by everyone.

Ryo is the guy who hypes all those domestic riders who are allegedly better climbers than Nibali.

I'm waiting to see dudes like Infantino or Camargo Tenorio to show their climbing skills

Edit: I'm pretty sure that Oscar Sevilla is better than nibali

 

[Arnout]

WTF does Ryo have to do with this. The riders winning that for Colombia - QUintana, Uran Uran and Betancur have been hyped by everyone.

Ryo is the guy who hypes all those domestic riders who are allegedly better climbers than Nibali.

To be honest Ryo hyped those guys before most of us had even heard from them. Now they're hyped by everyone, yes.

 

[jaylew]

WTF does Ryo have to do with this. The riders winning that for Colombia - QUintana, Uran Uran and Betancur have been hyped by everyone.

Ryo is the guy who hypes all those domestic riders who are allegedly better climbers than Nibali.

He simply said that Ryo would be thrilled, which I'm sure he is. I thought the exact same when I saw it. And you're being too dismissive. Sure, we all hype Henao, Nairo, Betancur, and the rest now, but Ryo was certainly ahead of the game with regards to the Colombian wave.

Edit: Ok, Arnout already made the last point (I guess my browser wasn't refreshed).

 

[ILovecycling]

To be honest Ryo hyped those guys before most of us had even heard from them. Now they're hyped by everyone, yes.

This!

10chars

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Poor hitch.

“In the desert,
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
who, squatting upon the ground,
held his heart in his hands,
and ate of it."

"I said, ‘Is it good, friend?’
‘It is bitter - bitter,’ he answered,
‘but I like it,
because it is bitter,
and because it is my heart.”

 

[Dutchsmurf]

To be honest Ryo hyped those guys before most of us had even heard from them. Now they're hyped by everyone, yes.

But Ryo hyped that many guys that he was bound to get some right sooner or later.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I'm waiting to see dudes like Infantino or Camargo Tenorio to show their climbing skills

Edit: I'm pretty sure that Oscar Sevilla is better than nibali

But how can that be? since oscar sevilla is the only guy in south american peloton who is dirty

 

[Christian]

But Ryo hyped that many guys that he was bound to get some right sooner or later.

Someone (maybe Libertine?) once compared a poster (I can't remember if it was Ryo or someone else) to the NME, saying more or less "they hype any band. If the band gets famous, they can say that they discovered them first. If they don't, no one will remember that they hyped them anyways".

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Tour de France: Jezek does it first

Czech paralympics winner Jiri Jezek will set the first time at the first ITT of this year's Tour de France.

The 38 year-old, six time gold medalist at the Paralympics, will tackle the 33 km between Avranches and Mont St. Michel on the 11th of July as the first rider.

"I want to show that handycapped people can lead a normal life", says Jezek, who lost his left lower leg in an accident.

http://www.sport1.de/de/radsport/newspage_726142.html

 

[Michele]

But Ryo hyped that many guys that he was bound to get some right sooner or later.

xxxxxxxxxx

 

[Ruudz0r]

Who can help me with name guessing ?
First two from left are Mads Schmitz Wurtz and Magnus Cort Nielsen, the first from right is probably Tiesj Benoot, thats all i know for now :/

From left to right:

1. Mads Wurtz Schmidt
2. Mads Pedersen (not Magnus Cort Nielsen)
3. Clement Barbeau I think not sure?
4. Paco Ghistelinck
5. Filippo Ganna
6. Piet Allegaert
7. Alvaro Cuadros
8. Tom Boonen
9. Daan Myngheer
10. Ryan Felgate
11. Don’t know
12. Brent Luyckx
13. Tiesj Benoot

 

[Netserk]

From left to right:

1. Mads Wurtz Schmidt
2. Mads Pedersen (not Magnus Cort Nielsen)
3. Clement Barbeau I think not sure?
4. Paco Ghistelinck
5. Filippo Ganna
6. Piet Allegaert
7. Alvaro Cuadros
8. Tom Boonen
9. Daan Myngheer
10. Ryan Felgate
11. Don’t know
12. Brent Luyckx
13. Tiesj Benoot

More talented than the other 12 combined _O_

 

[Ruudz0r]

More talented than the other 12 combined _O_

We ll talk in 10-12 years !

 

[Wallenquist]

From left to right:

1. Mads Wurtz Schmidt
2. Mads Pedersen (not Magnus Cort Nielsen)
3. Clement Barbeau I think not sure?
4. Paco Ghistelinck
5. Filippo Ganna
6. Piet Allegaert
7. Alvaro Cuadros
8. Tom Boonen
9. Daan Myngheer
10. Ryan Felgate
11. Don’t know
12. Brent Luyckx
13. Tiesj Benoot

Thanks a lot!

 

[theyoungest]

Belkin has signed a 2,5 year deal with the former Rabobank team, according to the Telegraaf. As of the Tour de France next month, Team Belkin will be a fact.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Belkin has signed a 2,5 year deal with the former Rabobank team, according to the Telegraaf. As of the Tour de France next month, Team Belkin will be a fact.

Phew - we needed that.

Raboblank --> Belkin Boys

 

[classicomano]

But I thought Ryo said Blanco was finished 100%?

Great news though

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

I was actually starting to look forward to all those Blanco riders at another team, to see if it was really Blanco causing some of these seemingly talented riders to underperform, or whether they just arn't that talented.

but ah well, I guess it's a good thing for the sport, so I should be glad about it.