General News Thread

[El Pistolero]

Philippe Gilbert, Super Saiyan no more.

 

[just some guy]

Race Radio will continue next year.
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http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9688/Race-radios-to-be-permitted-in-top-level-races-in-2012-as-assessment-continues.aspx

 

[greenedge]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gilbert-doesnt-want-to-be-belgian-captain-in-copenhagen

Are you serious??? Super Gilbert admitting no form???

 

[El Pistolero]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gilbert-doesnt-want-to-be-belgian-captain-in-copenhagen

Are you serious??? Super Gilbert admitting no form???

Gilbert losing the Canadian races on purpose, everyone thinks he has bad form and bam! He strikes everyone at the Worlds

 

[auscyclefan94]

Gilbert losing the Canadian races on purpose, everyone thinks he has bad form and bam! He strikes everyone at the Worlds

I look forward to your support of BMC next year!

 

[maltiv]

The canada 1 km sprint competition thing is live right now (posted it here since no one has made a race thread for the Canada races yet and I can't be arsed!)

 

[Nielsa]

That just looked silly until the last 60m.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I just saw a bit with Van Emden, Pietropolli and Rollin...
sprint at .... 44 km/h

can't say i find that interesting, immediately switched off again

 

[roundabout]

The finish is slightly uphill...

It is rather pointless though

 

[maltiv]

I just saw a bit with Van Emden, Pietropolli and Rollin...
sprint at .... 44 km/h

can't say i find that interesting, immediately switched off again

The final is at 5% apparently, and they start sprinting from about 5 km/h with 150 m to go so no wonder they don't hit too high speed.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

ee sending one of their strongest line ups of the season to china?

 

[craig1985]

Euskaltel-Euskadi team for the Tour of Beijing: Igor Anton, Mikel Astarloza, Pierre Cazaux, Jon Izaguirre, Mikel Nieve, Alan Perez, Samuel Sanchez, Romain Sicard, Amets Txurruka. Reserves - Javier Aramendia, Mikel Landa.

 

[dlwssonic]

that sounds weird imagine the basque in china.

 

[Arnout]

My guess is that they get a lot of money for sending that team and announcing it this early.

 

[greenedge]

ee sending one of their strongest line ups of the season to china?

Anton is peaking perfectly for his main goal of the year, after having proven himself at the Vuelta ( too little too late though to win a secondary goal )

 

[Maxiton]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gilbert-doesnt-want-to-be-belgian-captain-in-copenhagen

Are you serious??? Super Gilbert admitting no form???

Gilbert losing the Canadian races on purpose, everyone thinks he has bad form and bam! He strikes everyone at the Worlds

Agreed. I read that interview and I'm definitely calling *bluff* on that one. I wonder if he's really fooled anyone?

 

[ansimi]

Euskaltel-Euskadi team for the Tour of Beijing: Igor Anton, Mikel Astarloza, Pierre Cazaux, Jon Izaguirre, Mikel Nieve, Alan Perez, Samuel Sanchez, Romain Sicard, Amets Txurruka. Reserves - Javier Aramendia, Mikel Landa.

Wow! I think all those guys are re-signed so EE really wants to max out World Tour points. And Samu should be well-received as Olympic champion from beijing. Is this course lumpy enough to favour them?

I wonder if other teams will send such strong squads?

 

[roundabout]

Course is pretty crap. One for a good TT who doesn't fall away in the hills.

http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Tour-of-Beijing-Route-and-Profiles1.pdf

 

[theyoungest]

Course is pretty crap. One for a good TT who doesn't fall away in the hills.

http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Tour-of-Beijing-Route-and-Profiles1.pdf

These 1st category climbs could be pretty hard, who knows.

 

[craig1985]

Course is pretty crap. One for a good TT who doesn't fall away in the hills.

http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Tour-of-Beijing-Route-and-Profiles1.pdf

Beijing is pretty flat, but outside of Beijing it isn't.

 

[Zoncolan]

The Olympic road race had a pretty hilly course.

 

[greenedge]

No Paris Bruxelles thread??? I have no idea who will win. Either Greipel or McEwan i think. Denis G will not have the positionig.

 

[jens_attacks]

and corti's back:

Claudio Corti back to the peloton on 2012 to kick-start Colombian climbers' school Well-known cycling Italian manager Claudio Corti, 55, at last decided to get back after two years in sabbatical. «I'm not used to carry out professional teams just to busy myself, I do need a challenging project to believe, now I got it».
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New Coldeportes team's management will be based in Italy: the project aim is to highlight Colombian riders on the international scene, firstly in Europe, and team manager's nomination was run accordingly. «Our goal - Corti said - is to gain the invitation in the biggest stage race, provided that we'll deserve it, of course!».


http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=42480&tp=n

 

[luckyboy]

Ugh ........

 

[jens_attacks]

i expect some insides from ryo,i wonder who will be part of the team