Guys who won races in last 2 years, they just didnt know about it?

[The Hitch]

Which riders today have races they didnt have yesterday?

Obviously Schleck gets a Tour. Scarponi has a Giro (good on him, first defending Giro champion to defend in a while)

Nibali gets a mtt win which is vital cos it means he did win something afterall.

Daniel Martin or Scarponi is it that get Vuelta a Catalunya? Levi would have had that had he not been unfortunate.

Scarponi also gets a points classification. Big day for him

Purito gets 2nd up Tourmalet. Time bonus wise any winners. Rujano gets a few bonus seconds for winning Etna but is that enough to overtake Roman, don't think so.

Oh and did Levi win 3 stages of San Luis? Wow what a beast.

 

[pylarz]

Jerome Coppel - Volta a Murcia 2011?
Richie Porte - stage in Volta Castillia y Leon?

 

[roundabout]

Jerome Coppel wins a stage and the overall of the Vuelta a Murcia. Congratulations.

 

[williamp78]

And Bradley Wiggins now has a podium finish at le tour

 

[theyoungest]

Robert Gesink got 5th in his first Tour.

And Bradley Wiggins now has a podium finish at le tour

No he doesn't.

 

[SantiBotero]

Oh God, Pierre Rolland nailed the top 10 in the Tour !

 

[roundabout]

Podium as in 3rd of the riders placed 21-30.

 

[Oreknan]

im pretty sure that bonus seconds are not recalculated after ban's

 

[theyoungest]

Oh God, Pierre Rolland nailed the top 10 in the Tour !

As did Luis Leon Sanchez. And Mikel Nieve got a top 10 in the Giro.

 

[El Pistolero]

Gilbert won Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2010. If Andy is a Tour winner, then Gilbert is a two time LBL winner.

 

[theyoungest]

Gilbert won Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2010. If Andy is a Tour winner, then Gilbert is a two time LBL winner.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Gilbert won Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2010. If Andy is a Tour winner, then Gilbert is a two time LBL winner.

Uhm... What?

 

[El Pistolero]

Vino bribed Kolobkop(or other way around) and Valverde's results got scrapped.

Of course I don't consider Andy to be a Tour winner, and I don't consider Gilbert to be a two time LBL winner

I know this topic is about Contador's case only, but I decided to extend it a little.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I see I'm not the only one confused. Vino won, Alberto finished top 10, but results from before the Tour won't be taken away.

 

[SantiBotero]

Gadret also a podium in the Giro. The french today got nice result

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Bjarne Riis. Won it as a rider now as a DS. impressive.

 

[roundabout]

Gadret also a podium in the Giro. The french today got nice result

Yes. First GT podium since, what, 1997?

 

[El Pistolero]

Bjarne Riis. Won it as a rider now as a DS. impressive.

He already won it in 2008.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

He already won it in 2008.

oh my bad...forgot about carlos there.Do you know who the first guy is?

 

[El Pistolero]

oh my bad...forgot about carlos there.

You forgot about a real Tour winner and hail a fake one?

 

[FreeWheelin]

Podium as in 3rd of the riders placed 21-30.

I loved that!

 

[Richeypen]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/feb/06/alberto-contador-cycling-ban

 

[Zam_Olyas]

You forgot about a real Tour winner and hail a fake one?

Nope, senor...i was trying the sarcastic angle without the "rolleyes" thingy.

 

[SantiBotero]

Lance Armstrong 22º in the last TDF. *Respect*

 

[scullster46]

I was thinking about it this morning, and I started imagining seeing all those races with Contador just being invisible. I had the funny image of Schleck breaking away on la Madeleine and Ax Trois Domaines, then just randomly practicing track stands in the middle of the mountain, just cause he felt like it. Also, instead of looking back at Contador all the time, he's now looking back at his shadow, or possibly for Frank.

Another good one is imagining Rujano worrying about whether someone is going to come past him on the Grossglockner, when there is noone there.