General News Thread

[pastronef]

Yohann ‏@YohannBet 7 mag
Vasseur says rumours are Gilbert is punished by BMC because not resigning. So no Tour and only little races.

 

[Miburo]

Yohann ‏@YohannBet 7 mag
Vasseur says rumours are Gilbert is punished by BMC because not resigning. So no Tour and only little races.

He should, he *** over his team with that incident

 

[TMP402]

Yohann ‏@YohannBet 7 mag
Vasseur says rumours are Gilbert is punished by BMC because not resigning. So no Tour and only little races.

He should, he **** over his team with that incident

I'm sure they will be punishing Loïc Vliegen in a similar manner then...

 

[jens_attacks]

I don't think vliegen fucced his hand while punching some drunk guys and their car though.

 

[Red Rick]

Gilbert hasn't been relevant in any race outside AGR and a few GT stages for years now. If he's still on the huge contract he got with BMC in 2012 he's super overpaid. I'd be glad to see him leave if he weren't taking a significant paycut

 

[Alexandre B.]

http://www.sportbusinessetmoi.com/public-vote-super-combatif-tour-de-france-antargaz-10081 (french)
You weren't happy about Bardet supercombative ahead of Sagan? Now, you're part of the jury.

 

[Jagartrott]

Re:

http://www.sportbusinessetmoi.com/public-vote-super-combatif-tour-de-france-antargaz-10081 (french)
You weren't happy about Bardet supercombative ahead of Sagan? Now, you're part of the jury.

I sense possibilities here, Boaty McBoatface.

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Were it not for the rest of the jury and I'd be starting a Vichot-style bandwagon for a random rider for this TdF. I had a particular rider in mind, but I seem to have forgotten his name. Damn ninjas...

 

[Brullnux]

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2016/it/15-05-2016/muore-un-incidente-stradale-14enne-asd-nibali-150669772910.shtml

14 yo dies in an accident while training for ASD Nibali

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Re:

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2016/it/15-05-2016/muore-un-incidente-stradale-14enne-asd-nibali-150669772910.shtml

14 yo dies in an accident while training for ASD Nibali

ASD Nibali?

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2016/it/15-05-2016/muore-un-incidente-stradale-14enne-asd-nibali-150669772910.shtml

14 yo dies in an accident while training for ASD Nibali

ASD Nibali?

Nibali has a junior team.

 

[TMP402]

Caleb Fairly will retire after the ToC.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fairly-to-retire-after-tour-of-california/

 

[RedheadDane]

Re:

http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2016/it/15-05-2016/muore-un-incidente-stradale-14enne-asd-nibali-150669772910.shtml

14 yo dies in an accident while training for ASD Nibali

Oh no.

R.I.P

 

[carolina]

rogers is the CEO of Riis cycling project.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/michael-rogers-named-as-ceo-of-riis-project-news-shorts/

 

[yaco]

Posted in another thread that Rogers would be a good get for any WT team. Though didn't expect him to be a CEO so soon.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Etapa Rainha of the upcoming Volta a Portugal presented today.

http://www.volta-portugal.pt/noticias.php?n=16

They also have already signed Caja Rural, Team Roth, Funvic, Drapac and Androni. And they are still in negotiations with a WT Team. That should be Lampre, if I had to guess.

 

[Red Rick]

Man, I'm starting to get anxious every time this thread has new posts

 

[Libertine Seguros]

5 años

Time to watch Torre 2007 and Tourettes-sur-Loup 2010 and remember what could have been.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

May he RIP.

 

[luckyboy]

David Cañada (ex-ONCE, QuickStep, Saunier Duval) died today, aged 41. RIP

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Terrible news, apparently a terrible crash in a sportif around his home region of Aragón, in the Puertos de Ribagorza event. His career was ended by contracting skin cancer as well, so quite a sad end for him really. DEP.

 

[Quantumsoda]

Stage 4 (Ardennes) of the Baloise Belgium Tour has been cancelled after 65km following yet another incident involving motorbikes. From what i heard, they tried to pass the peloton on a bikelane and crashed when it suddenly disappeared, taking several cyclists with them.

edit: I see this already got covered in the 'lesser known' thread, nvm.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Re:

Stage 4 (Ardennes) of the Baloise Belgium Tour has been cancelled after 65km following yet another incident involving motorbikes. From what i heard, they tried to pass the peloton on a bikelane and crashed when it suddenly disappeared, taking several cyclists with them.

edit: I see this already got covered in the 'lesser known' thread, nvm.

From what I heard the second motorbike hit the back wheel of the one riding in first

 

[Red Rick]

#whenwillitend

 

[RedheadDane]

Re:

#whenwillitend

Never... I'm afraid...