Geraint Thomas, the next british hope

[Saint Unix]

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I'd never have cycled on it, my reflexes were **** and my thought processes like mud.

Well, given Thomas' history with roadside ditches...

I'm just saying it checks out.

 

[42x16ss]

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Yep, crashes, gives a telegraph pole a Cardiff Kiss, falls down a ravine....and yet is back riding in well under a minute. Evidence of doping right there.

Not at all. He's been practicing falling off for a long time.

I remember Thomas crashing into a traffic island at Paris Roubaix a few years ago, he was sitting towards the back, obviously zoned out, then BAM!

Noone was around him that time just a stupid crash

Haha yeah what a dope

From memory he was just distracted, nothing was really happening in the race at the time. Still a very avoidable crash though.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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Yep, crashes, gives a telegraph pole a Cardiff Kiss, falls down a ravine....and yet is back riding in well under a minute. Evidence of doping right there.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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Two years ago rides around France with a fractured pelvis, today face-plants a telegraph pole, no fault of his own, loses forty seconds.

Must be the tramadol. Or some next-gen genetic pain-killers no-one else has.

I felt like Superman when i was using Tramadol in regards to pain, a truck could probably hit me full speed and i would laugh it off.

Gimme that Tramadol. Mine made me dizzy, nightmares at night, powerless... Well, I might as well been a bad responder , even though the pills killed the pain.

 

[observer]

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Two years ago rides around France with a fractured pelvis, today face-plants a telegraph pole, no fault of his own, loses forty seconds.

Must be the tramadol. Or some next-gen genetic pain-killers no-one else has.

I felt like Superman when i was using Tramadol in regards to pain, a truck could probably hit me full speed and i would laugh it off.

Gimme that Tramadol. Mine made me dizzy, nightmares at night, powerless... Well, I might as well been a bad responder , even though the pills killed the pain.

For me Tramadol is very strong. I've had it IV, there is no way I could ride a bike, or even stay upright on it. It can be very very strong stuff. If they are abusing it, i would say it is very measured and will only slightly take the edge off. The issue is how it reacts when put with a cocktail of other enhancers.

 

[Cycle Chic]

Thomas outclimbing Gesink yesterday - too funny

 

[the sceptic]

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Thomas outclimbing Gesink yesterday - too funny

The sad thing is that I'm almost getting used to these brit dopers now. It's so common that it has become normal. Geraint Thomas being a world class climber barely makes me raise my eyebrows anymore. But of course when you think about it it's one of the most blatant transformations in recent memory.

 

[blackcat]

he won jnr roubaix

 

[SeriousSam]

he has a track background

 

[Catwhoorg]

When he broke his pelvis, it was explicitly stated by the team that he wasn't on tramadol.

I ma sure he was on something, but it appears not that.

 

[Pierrot le Fou]

For the record, this is the list of Paris Roubaix Junior winners:

2003 Anthony Colin (FRA)
2004 Geraint Thomas (GBR)
2005 Michael Bär (SWI)
2006 Raymond Kreder (NED)
2007 Fabien Taillefer (FRA)
2008 Andrew Fenn (GBR)
2009 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)
2010 Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
2011 Florian Sénéchal (FRA)
2012 Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)
2013 Mads Pedersen (DEN)
2014 Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN)

Spot the odd one out!

 

[Echoes]

Spot the odd one out!

 

[Saint Unix]

For the record, this is the list of Paris Roubaix Junior winners:

2003 Anthony Colin (FRA)
2004 Geraint Thomas (GBR)
2005 Michael Bär (SWI)
2006 Raymond Kreder (NED)
2007 Fabien Taillefer (FRA)
2008 Andrew Fenn (GBR)
2009 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)
2010 Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
2011 Florian Sénéchal (FRA)
2012 Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)
2013 Mads Pedersen (DEN)
2014 Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN)

Spot the odd one out!

You're going to look really stupid when Michael Bär podiums the Tour next year.

 

[the sceptic]

I always knew this guy was going to become a better climber than Contador

 

[BYOP88]

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I always knew this guy was going to become a better climber than Contador

Shame he messed around on the track. He could've won several GT's by now if he just went with the road.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

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I always knew this guy was going to become a better climber than Contador

Shame he messed around on the track. He could've won several GT's by now if he just went with the road.

Track medals on minimum wage >> multi-million $$ GT contracts, clearly.

 

[BYOP88]

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I always knew this guy was going to become a better climber than Contador

Shame he messed around on the track. He could've won several GT's by now if he just went with the road.

Track medals on minimum wage >> multi-million $$ GT contracts, clearly.

He's doing it for the love of the sport and not the $$$$$$$$. Therefore he must be clean, right apologists?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

For the record, this is the list of Paris Roubaix Junior winners:

2003 Anthony Colin (FRA)
2004 Geraint Thomas (GBR)
2005 Michael Bär (SWI)
2006 Raymond Kreder (NED)
2007 Fabien Taillefer (FRA)
2008 Andrew Fenn (GBR)
2009 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)
2010 Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
2011 Florian Sénéchal (FRA)
2012 Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)
2013 Mads Pedersen (DEN)
2014 Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN)

Spot the odd one out!

You're going to look really stupid when Michael Bär podiums the Tour next year.

Only if he signs with Sky.

 

[Lyon]

For the record, this is the list of Paris Roubaix Junior winners:

2003 Anthony Colin (FRA)
2004 Geraint Thomas (GBR)
2005 Michael Bär (SWI)
2006 Raymond Kreder (NED)
2007 Fabien Taillefer (FRA)
2008 Andrew Fenn (GBR)
2009 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)
2010 Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
2011 Florian Sénéchal (FRA)
2012 Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)
2013 Mads Pedersen (DEN)
2014 Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN)

Spot the odd one out!

Things are looking good for the Danes...

 

[Saint Unix]

Only if he signs with Sky.

Good point. I just put £1000 on Andrew Fenn winning the Tour within 5 years.

 

[the sceptic]

Thomas looks like the 2nd best climber in this race actually.

 

[djpbaltimore]

After getting dropped on the penultimate climb yesterday? Pure hyperbole.

 

[goggalor]

Definitely the second strongest in the race. On a sensible course he would podium easily.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

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Definitely the second strongest in the race. On a sensible course he would podium easily.

With a proper TT he would also.

 

[Benotti69]

I think Sky are definitely avoiding more than one on the podium. Bad for the optics.......