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mombus said:I'm hoping in this thread, we can prove that Jan Ullrich never did drugs through photographic evidence.
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Neworld said:I'd rather be like Ullrich who raced like an animal, was a champion and was liked by all. And, in his free time ate, drank and partied like ... well a normal person. Tell me you won't want to hang with Jan?
compete_clean said:Phil, Paul and Bob pointed out his problem:
'he pushes a big gear. He should learn how to spin a lighter gear like Lance'.
Excuse while I go and throw up. Repeatedly. For days on end.
Neworld said:I'd rather be like Ullrich who raced like an animal, was a champion and was liked by all. And, in his free time ate, drank and partied like ... well a normal person. Tell me you won't want to hang with Jan?
The alternative is the current stigmata of contemporary cycling and a US Federal inquiry.
NW
PS: you really need to look at the photo of Zabel and Ullrich. Is that the image of an overweight TdF rider? Propaganda can kill you.
compete_clean said:Phil, Paul and Bob pointed out his problem:
'he pushes a big gear. He should learn how to spin a lighter gear like Lance'.
Excuse while I go and throw up. Repeatedly. For days on end.
Ferminal said:Yep, poor old Jan would have had 8 Tours if he trained himself to use a higher cadence.
compete_clean said:Phil, Paul and Bob pointed out his problem:
'he pushes a big gear. He should learn how to spin a lighter gear like Lance'.
Excuse while I go and throw up. Repeatedly. For days on end.
thingswelike said:One thing I'll never know though is whether he was the most naturally gifted cyclist of his generation, or whether he was just on drugs from a very young age.
To keep it on topic, here's my photo...
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flicker said:Great riders do ride high cadance. There is no excuse for Ullrich not to copy Indurain and Lances' cadence, it is uber efficient. Cycling is not power lifting.
Ullrichs' coaches were wrong, big problem.
Even in cross training for cycling it is power, aerobics, speed and agility.
Ulrich needed to wind it up. Lance was cruising in his gears and when it was go time he ramped it up. The days of the"Big Diesel" are gone.