Graeme Obree

[Irish2009]

Obree is and always will be a cycling legend, who really gives a **** about his sexuality

 

[Roland Rat]

Interesting. Shame that point wasn't fleshed out.

Nothing to flesh out really. He doesn't want BC, and BC don't want him. Besides, can you imagine him and Chris Newton talking training at the water cooler? No, me neither.

 

[euanli]

Basically British Cycling hate West Coast Scots

 

[Captain_Cavman]

Nothing to flesh out really. He doesn't want BC, and BC don't want him. Besides, can you imagine him and Chris Newton talking training at the water cooler? No, me neither.

You flatter me Roland, I'm afraid I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Mr Newton, his water cooler or indeed Mr Obree.
"But if they call then of course I'd talk to them,"

Something seems to have changed since 2008 though.

 

[Roland Rat]

You flatter me Roland, I'm afraid I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Mr Newton, his water cooler or indeed Mr Obree.
"But if they call then of course I'd talk to them,"

Something seems to have changed since 2008 though.

Do you not know the history between Obree and Newton? It involves the GB squad in the mid-90's, Obree's bed and some urination.

 

[Roland Rat]

Basically British Cycling hate West Coast Scots

You guys are too old skool! Get with the times, it's all nutrition and power now, just killing yourselves on the bike isn't enough - you need a pretty graph to print at the end of it. I mean, where did that ever get Robert Millar?

 

[euanli]

Well Millar was pretty big on his nutrition. Though that was post getting the tshirt.

 

[Captain_Cavman]

Do you not know the history between Obree and Newton? It involves the GB squad in the mid-90's, Obree's bed and some urination.

I didn't know. Explains the change of heart. Thanks.


A brief trawl through cyberspace to glean a bit more information has yielded very little that's positive about Newton's character. Would it be fair to say that British Cycling's new men’s endurance coach is a complete c*ck?


I wonder if the armadillo story is true?

 

[Anonymous]

I didn't know. Explains the change of heart. Thanks.


A brief trawl through cyberspace to glean a bit more information has yielded very little that's positive about Newton's character. Would it be fair to say that British Cycling's new men’s endurance coach is a complete c*ck?


I wonder if the armadillo story is true?

if you thought the first story was hard to find info about, the armadillo is even harder... pray tell!

 

[Mambo95]

if you thought the first story was hard to find info about, the armadillo is even harder... pray tell!

Obree retaliated to the urine incident by putting a long-dead armadillo in Newton's bed.

No idea if this is true.

 

[Roland Rat]

I wonder if the armadillo story is true?

Ha ha, yeah, it is. Had to get one back, didn't he.

 

[Anonymous]

Obree retaliated to the urine incident by putting a long-dead armadillo in Newton's bed.

No idea if this is true.

brilliant!

eta: thank you

 

[ferryman]

Basically British Cycling hate West Coast Scots

Why should BC be different from everyone else in Britain

Only joking Obree is a legend as is Millar. I may be getting my dates mixed up but I am sure I saw both in action in an amateur crit followed by a pro crit in Edinburgh on the same day. I think Millar had flown in from riding Amstel the day before.