General News Thread

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It's for 90% certain that it's a bull**** story since it's made by Germans. So what's the fuss about

 

[jens_attacks]

poor claudia too...still hard to believe.
any confirmation,susan?

 

[Bavarianrider]

poor claudia too...still hard to believe.
any confirmation,susan?

Apparently Nada has confirmed investigations against 2 junior cyclists so far.
They see it's a very big case and so they have to plan how to use their rescources properly to adress all the 28 names.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

I am searching for this now. The black light- blood doping is known,and that a cyclist was under investigation, too. But no names.

WHERE on German tv was this???? Not on ARD or ZDF.

Susan

 

[Bavarianrider]

I am searching for this now. The black light- blood doping is known,and that a cyclist was under investigation, too. But no names.

WHERE on German tv was this???? Not on ARD or ZDF.

Susan

It was in the ARD Sportschau

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Just found it, thanks.

Susan

That's what I get for not watching Sportschau..

 

[TourOfSardinia]

original forum thread here: http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=16294

 

[jens_attacks]

Here is a brief video of Jeremy Roy`s win in GP d`Ouverture La Marseillaise:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHoeFcsx5yc

that's last year's.here it is yesterday's one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZTfyLG0nBw

 

[togo95]

Sagan says, he wants to do MTB at olympics (in addition to RR).

Link

 

[pastronef]

from http://www.twitter.com/inrng
It might have gone from De Ronde but Geraardsbergen has a contract for 5 years with Eneco Tour to use Kapelmuur climb, via @DaniBici


GP E3 Harelbeke will also use the Geraardsbergen/Grammont


I know somewhere there's a thread on Tour of Flanders, but with my 56k modem connections it will take 15 minutes to find it

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well, hopefully we might at least get a half decent Eneco route now. Could be so much greater than it is.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Well, hopefully we might at least get a half decent Eneco route now. Could be so much greater than it is.

yeah, falls short of what it should be.

But that final stage is most promising at the very least.

 

[craig1985]

I've never really seen the point of the ENECO Tour. Just bring back the Tour of Holland FFS.

 

[Fus087]

Of course, using a climb need not mean it's used in the finale. It could be in the first 50 km of a stage, like in the 2004 Tour.

But let's hope for a meaningful Flanders stage, with the Muur in the finale.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Of course, using a climb need not mean it's used in the finale. It could be in the first 50 km of a stage, like in the 2004 Tour.

But let's hope for a meaningful Flanders stage, with the Muur in the finale.

as mentioned in the article the next 3 editions will all end on the climb.

 

[El Pistolero]

as mentioned in the article the next 3 editions will all end on the climb.

Not end on it, but have it in the finale.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Not end on it, but have it in the finale.

well regardless that should make for a good finish, considering the other avilable terrain around.

 

[Fus087]

I haven't said anything then. Obviously didn't read the article.

 

[maltiv]

Hushovd's wife is pregnant again. Unfortunately the baby is scheduled to be born in July (during TDF).

I'm starting to suspect that Hushovd is actually planning to skip the TDF, which would explain the Giro participation. He said last week that he would do the TDF though, but will BMC include him on the team if there's a great risk that he will drop out to be with his wife?

 

[El Pistolero]

well regardless that should make for a good finish, considering the other avilable terrain around.

Just read a new article today and now it says it will indeed finish on the Muur 3 times the next 5 years. Pretty cool!

 

[El Pistolero]

Just read a new article today and now it says it will indeed finish on the Muur 3 times the next 5 years. Pretty cool!

No wait, the finish will be on the Vesten of the Muur and not the top it self.

 

[luckyboy]

Hushovd's wife is pregnant again. Unfortunately the baby is scheduled to be born in July (during TDF).

I'm starting to suspect that Hushovd is actually planning to skip the TDF, which would explain the Giro participation. He said last week that he would do the TDF though, but will BMC include him on the team if there's a great risk that he will drop out to be with his wife?

Trying to remember Beyond The Peloton, wasn't his last one born during the Tour?

edit: oh it might've been Ronde or San Remo actually

 

[craig1985]

Will Walker makes his comeback with Drapac:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/reborn-walker-overcomes-tachycardia-makes-return-with-drapac

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

Not sure if it belongs here, just a pic i find is cool:

 

[jens_attacks]

abdou smiling in lots of photos,i think this must be a shock for the people of the 90's.