I cannot watch the Tour anymore

[BroDeal]

joke farce crooked phony scam charade con flim-flam hoax fraud sham racket hustle absurd mockery bamboozle swindle deception cheat shady ruse hornswoggle trick hoodwink humbug rip off rook chisel

 

[norwegian]

You should, you know.

 

[Fergoose]

Yet your join date would indicate you probably watched Contador win in 2009. Dope is the word.

 

[Falken]

Did you stop watching the Giro when Hesjedal started riding away from Purito, Basso, Kreuziger, Scarponi et al? Or is it just simple sky hate coming to the surface?

 

[Mount Megiddo]

What is the cut off point for admitting you were wrong and apologising to the parties involved? How many years will Wiggins have to remain scandal free, with no hint of a witness saying they saw anything going on, no link to any doctor, for you to change your mind? Five years, ten years, twenty years? What's the time period?

 

[DavidW78]

DON'T then. Turn it off. Go watch some fcking football and stop being such an utter bore off.

 

[richwagmn]

Did you stop watching the Giro when Hesjedal started riding away from Purito, Basso, Kreuziger, Scarponi et al? Or is it just simple sky hate coming to the surface?

Not even close to the same thing. The Giro seemed pretty clean to me. All the riders were close to each other throughout the race.

When you see one team head and shoulders above everyone else, you start to wonder. When you see a team time trial up the mountains one can only think of US Postal. When you see Wiggins take a minute of Cancellara you say hmmmm.

And if you see more team time trials up the mountains, you'll have your answer.

No team's training is that much better than anyone else's. All of these guys are super close to each other in aerobic measures.

 

[gingerwallaceafro]

Watches cycling during the worst days of doping but can't watch it now..

 

[DavidW78]

Cancellara's performance today was clearly sub par based on the time differences to TJ and Chavanel.

 

[BroDeal]

Watches cycling during the worst days of doping but can't watch it now..

It is obvious that the doping is no different now than it was then. At least up until the end of 2008, the ASO had a man in charge of the Tour who believed in fighting dope. We are right back to where we were in 2000.

 

[Elagabalus]

I, for one, will be watching 'til the bitter end! Just like I did for the final season of "Lost" ...

 

[richwagmn]

I, for one, will be watching 'til the bitter end! Just like I did for the final season of "Lost" ...

You're a brave man. That final episode...

 

[hfer07]

The only reason I'll watch the rest of this farce, is to bear witness of it, so when this fiasco gets bigger, I will be fully aware of when, where & how the "UK Postal reign begun"........

very sad day for cycling indeed...

 

[gingerwallaceafro]

The only reason I'll watch the rest of this farce, is to bear witness of it, so when this fiasco gets bigger, I will be fully aware of when, where & how the "UK Postal reign begun"........

very sad day for cycling indeed...

Lol! I'm lapping this up.. All the long term 'Wigans' bashers getting ***** slapped by Brad, in words and actions.

 

[wattage]

The only reason I'll watch the rest of this farce, is to bear witness of it, so when this fiasco gets bigger, I will be fully aware of when, where & how the "UK Postal reign begun"........

very sad day for cycling indeed...

I am only too watching it because of the farce what is this Tour. I feel bad for Cadel, he is fighting a battle that he can't win. Only thing that can stop Sky is the police.

 

[Clemson Cycling]

DON'T then. Turn it off. Go watch some fcking football and stop being such an utter bore off

What I would do to watch football right now

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Watches cycling during the worst days of doping but can't watch it now..

Familiar with the phrase "the straw that broke the camel's back"?

This might be it for a fair few long-term fans of the sport.

 

[roundabout]

I dunno, there is something oddly fascinating about this Tour. Either it's history being made with clean riders being dominant or it's a somewhat strangely awesome bit of duplicity under the guise of clean cycling and innovation.

Either way, I'll be watching even if I may learn the answer to what I was seeing in about 15 years from now.

 

[sniper]

Familiar with the phrase "the straw that broke the camel's back"?

This might be it for a fair few long-term fans of the sport.

+1 well said.

Sadly, German television (ARD/ZDF) was and is ridiculed even here in the Clinic for their decision back in 2007(?) to stop broadcasting.
IMO that was the most sensical decision ever taken by a broadcasting station.

 

[Benotti69]

Lol! I'm lapping this up.. All the long term 'Wigans' bashers getting ***** slapped by Brad, in words and actions.

Lap it up while you can. When they pop Wiggins will you still laugh?

They all get popped in the end. Cycling fans who know the sport and watch it with open minds know who wins clean, whether they test positive.

Wiggins is not entering into the pantheon of clean winners of the TdF, he will be sitting in the dirt with Armstrong, Indurain, Pantani, Riis and Contador amongst others.

Enjoy.

 

[Hugh Januss]

I dunno, there is something oddly fascinating about this Tour. Either it's history being made with clean riders being dominant or it's a somewhat strangely awesome bit of duplicity under the guise of clean cycling and innovation.

Either way, I'll be watching even if I may learn the answer to what I was seeing in about 15 years from now.

Kinda like '99 huh?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I dunno, there is something oddly fascinating about this Tour. Either it's history being made with clean riders being dominant or it's a somewhat strangely awesome bit of duplicity under the guise of clean cycling and innovation.

Either way, I'll be watching even if I may learn the answer to what I was seeing in about 15 years from now.

+ 1

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[Hugh Januss]

http://youtu.be/eKgPY1adc0A

 

[roundabout]

Kinda like '99 huh?

Not really. I never thought that Armstrong could be clean. Not in 1999 and certainly not after.

 

[PedalPusher]

Feeling the same way, after that ITT and Saturday's stage..at least the Giro went down to the wire!

We have watched Wiggo and his GC boys dominate every race they have been in. Just unheard of except for, well you know...but when you are dealing with cyclists at the level that are so close in performance, and they just ride away...we are seeing the era of Brit denial much like my fellow clueless Americans who defended Lance.

Excuses for everything, well this, and that, trying to rationalize the performances....feel sorry for the UK..maybe Wiggo will come out and say he battled anorexia and start a non profit for anorexia cures...