Great Transformation wishes for 2014

[Akuryo]

Tony goes Verbier, told ya!

He dropped Pinot, Schleck and put Costa in trouble

 

[blackcat]

freestyle allowed - so, why not start with Tony Martin to become a vroombeating 60 kilo mountain goat

see Tony Martin's first Tour de France on Highroad. he demonstrated he could climb with the best of them.

 

[blackcat]

Through a program of (herbal) anti-aging and marginal gains, Rupert Murdoch personally leads the Sky team at the '14 Tour . . . and wins.

with the smile on his face, i think that chick was just blowing him.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

with the smile on his face, i think that chick was just blowing him.

I think you will be great for sky at their PR.

 

[blackcat]

Tony goes Verbier, told ya!

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2009/stage-7/results
9 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0:03:26
10 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 0:03:47
11 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
12 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream
13 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
15 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
16 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC
17 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
18 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team
19 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha
20 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream
21 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 0:03:57
22 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 0:04:10
23 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto
24 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana

 

[roundabout]

Thank Pat we are back to the 2009 levels of cleanliness

 

[blackcat]

I think you will be great for sky at their PR.

i'll hack cound and kaths phone, and crosswire their numbers so they ring each other.

and i'll get wendi ding ding ding as podium girl.

 

[red_flanders]

Great Transformation wishes for 2014? That we stop seeing them.

 

[GuyIncognito]

I checked how many points Froome scored on CQRanking the year before his transformation, then checked who had that many this year and a similar age to Froome 2010, so...

Rafael Valls to win everything next year. Anyone who claims doping is just a hater and jealous of spanish success.

11th in Suisse today.
All is proceeding according to plan.

 

[Saint Unix]

Eddy BH becoming the talent he used to be. Won't even require any dope. Just Hell freezing over and the planets aligning.

 

[Tinman]

Cadel to beat Horner for the TdF?

 

[SeriousSam]

Tony Martin to follow Sir Bradley's path to Grand Tour Glory.

 

[blackcat]

Cadel to beat Horner for the TdF?

TM, dont think Cadel is riding july.

in fact, pretty certain he aint.

and cadel aint a good support rider, never been a worker, just not in his mentality or racing psychology. i will add a caveat, the exception that proves the rule, circa 2008 on lotto, he did do work for gilbert in the ardennes classic. as i say, exception that proves the rule

so he wont be a great help to tejay vG

if he was to ride that is

 

[doperhopper]

Tony Martin to follow Sir Bradley's path to Grand Tour Glory.

just give hime some diesel, even Clentador cannot win teamless

 

[roundabout]

What are you on about, he only raced Wyss for most of the time

Perfectly normal.

 

[IndianCyclist]

All Clean and No Lies, Only Truth

 

[Tinman]

TM, dont think Cadel is riding july.

in fact, pretty certain he aint.

Thread Title... Great Transformation wishes for 2014. Wouldn't it be great.

 

[doperhopper]

Quote: Originally Posted by doperhopper
freestyle allowed - so, why not start with Tony Martin to become a vroombeating 60 kilo mountain goat

Tony goes Verbier, told ya!

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and yet another step further- CN headline tells about Tony's "Mercxian move" (now let's hope for some classic wins, more mountains and maybe hour record)

(btw., trans-wise: Valmerde says he's stronger than before the doping ban and reached another level - though, honestly, hard to say whether there was any transformation whatsoever)

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Former ToC T-10 Chad Haga to podium at Vuelta. Ok, that may would come 20 years to early...

 

[MartinGT]

Well, what can I say about the last 9 days of racing.

Looks like Cookson has taken us several steps back. What a complete farce. Nibbles riding like LA being at the spearhead

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Well, what can I say about the last 9 days of racing.

Looks like Cookson has taken us several steps back. What a complete farce. Nibbles riding like LA being at the spearhead

Yeah I am confused as to the reasoning in Nibali attacking to win the stage like he did. He could have chased and won the yellow without catching Joaquim, I would have thought, flying under the radar?

Or just gained some time and had a rest day and slowly eased into the yellow.

Or is there a rest day and it's pot luck if he makes it to the following day without getting popped?

Rest day doping conjecture aside, does anyone have any theories for why he stamped his authority on the stage today? Just because he could?

 

[doperhopper]

freestyle allowed - so, why not start with Tony Martin to become a vroombeating 60 kilo mountain goat

well, not so crazy prediction - after several decent uphill rides over the years he started this season in Com. Valenciana Tony riding away from PhilGil and GVA who were apparently not on holiday but racing seriously for win... and look how lean he looks like (youtube: communidad valenciana stage 2)

imagine him being wiggoed at SKY, especially on TUEsdays

 

[Irondan]

freestyle allowed - so, why not start with Tony Martin to become a vroombeating 60 kilo mountain goat

well, not so crazy prediction - after several decent uphill rides over the years he started this season in Com. Valenciana Tony riding away from PhilGil and GVA who were apparently not on holiday but racing seriously for win... and look how lean he looks like (youtube: communidad valenciana stage 2)

imagine him being wiggoed at SKY, especially on TUEsdays

Tony Martin riding away from PhilGil and GVA uphill is not saying anything at all. Neither of those guys are climbers, never have been climbers and never will be climbers. Sure, they can both fly up the Mur de Huy and the Cauberg, but that doesn't translate into them being in contention on an Alpe D'huez or any real mountain stage climbs. These dots don't connect, but that's not to say that you're completely wrong. This is pro cycling after all....

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Mathew Hayman
metamorphosis
back to a donkey

 

[doperhopper]

freestyle allowed - so, why not start with Tony Martin to become a vroombeating 60 kilo mountain goat

well, not so crazy prediction - after several decent uphill rides over the years he started this season in Com. Valenciana Tony riding away from PhilGil and GVA who were apparently not on holiday but racing seriously for win... and look how lean he looks like (youtube: communidad valenciana stage 2)

imagine him being wiggoed at SKY, especially on TUEsdays

Tony Martin riding away from PhilGil and GVA uphill is not saying anything at all. Neither of those guys are climbers, never have been climbers and never will be climbers. Sure, they can both fly up the Mur de Huy and the Cauberg, but that doesn't translate into them being in contention on an Alpe D'huez or any real mountain stage climbs. These dots don't connect, but that's not to say that you're completely wrong. This is pro cycling after all....

Well, at least GVA can win a mountain stage at TdF, or stay with the best climbers on hilly olympic parcours (and only mototerrorism robbed him of SanSebastian).

I know, anything can happen in early season races and what he did was not riding away from Froome or Quintana... actually, he rode away from Nairito... although on a less steep climb that does not suit Nairo (who aimed at 22% climb later in the race).

The point is, Tony's transformation goes even beyond Spartacus, who also decided to quit that boring life of serial TT winner... but moved into a natural territory for big monster tempo rider, the classics. Panzer looks like entering Wiggo territory (Vroom is in his own category, not even close to world class TTer before badzilla-induced miracle). Maybe he is doing 6 hour rides before breakfast too, who knows.