Unlike say the Tour de France for which it would be embarrassing to attempt to excuse dominance with the poorness of the competition, for Castilla Y Leon it's actually true.
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It's become such a dreadful race it's a wonder sponsors are even putting money into it.SeriousSam said:Unlike say the Tour de France for which it would be embarrassing to attempt to excuse dominance with the poorness of the competition, for Castilla Y Leon it's actually true.
I bet they couldn't believe their luck when Valverde changed his plans and signed up for it; that'll keep the sponsors happy for a couple more years. Imagine how poor it would have been without him... possibly even bad enough for Betancur to win.CheckMyPecs said:It's become such a dreadful race it's a wonder sponsors are even putting money into it.SeriousSam said:Unlike say the Tour de France for which it would be embarrassing to attempt to excuse dominance with the poorness of the competition, for Castilla Y Leon it's actually true.
The organisers need to step up their game or it'll soon be gone.
Froomster said:Yep, and Aussies don't dope...except for all of the Aussies who win major pro competitions against a whole lot of non-Aussies, who we all know are doping as much as they can get away with.euroking said:Your right but it's been long enough to have a few contenderspeloton said:Of 2016? We aren't even midway of the season, ask this maybe in November
But, nah! Aussies don't dope - especially 37yr old domestiques, who beat the best in the world.
DFA123 said:Giro is going to be epic this year. A super-charged Landa against a well prepared Nibali and Valverde, with Zakarin somewhere in the mix as well. And no dominant rider like Froome or Contador who will control the race.thehog said:jsem94 said:Right. Forgot about that. That's ahead of KBK for sure. That final stage was one of the racing days of the season, can't believe I forgot about that.thehog said:jsem94 said:1. Hayman PR
2. Rosa Basque Country
3. Stuyven KBK
4. Contador Arrate
5. Cance E3
6. Sagan RVV
Something like that. Not a particular order, but something like that.
Thomas Geriant Paris-Nice?
Just wait for Landa at the Giro, it will a homage to the pre-health check days.
You must've seen a different race. What I saw was Thomas getting dropped like a stone on the climb and only just managing to make contact on the descent.Scarponi said:That big pleb of a human G Thomas matching Contador like he was the Chicken
heart_attack_man said:Froomster said:Yep, and Aussies don't dope...except for all of the Aussies who win major pro competitions against a whole lot of non-Aussies, who we all know are doping as much as they can get away with.euroking said:Your right but it's been long enough to have a few contenderspeloton said:Of 2016? We aren't even midway of the season, ask this maybe in November
But, nah! Aussies don't dope - especially 37yr old domestiques, who beat the best in the world.
Who on earth would suggest that Aussies don't dope? Seriously???
heart_attack_man said:Froomster said:Yep, and Aussies don't dope...except for all of the Aussies who win major pro competitions against a whole lot of non-Aussies, who we all know are doping as much as they can get away with.euroking said:Your right but it's been long enough to have a few contenderspeloton said:Of 2016? We aren't even midway of the season, ask this maybe in November
But, nah! Aussies don't dope - especially 37yr old domestiques, who beat the best in the world.
Who on earth would suggest that Aussies don't dope? Seriously???
Clever use of the English language.Maxiton said:Rollthedice said:http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/by-the-numbers-what-it-takes-to-win-paris-roubaix/
Interesting look at Hyman's power data. He didn't won no lottery, he was a beast. Add his age, training in the garage, good ol' Rabo years and it looks higly suspicious.
Now that is very interesting.
and clever use of italicsGlenn_Wilson said:Clever use of the English language.Maxiton said:Rollthedice said:http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/by-the-numbers-what-it-takes-to-win-paris-roubaix/
Interesting look at Hyman's power data. He didn't won no lottery, he was a beast. Add his age, training in the garage, good ol' Rabo years and it looks higly suspicious.
Now that is very interesting.
blackcat said:and clever use of italicsGlenn_Wilson said:Clever use of the English language.Maxiton said:Rollthedice said:http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/by-the-numbers-what-it-takes-to-win-paris-roubaix/
Interesting look at Hyman's power data. He didn't won no lottery, he was a beast. Add his age, training in the garage, good ol' Rabo years and it looks higly suspicious.
Now that is very interesting.
Dammm you moderator! I now need a new keyboard again!Maxiton said:blackcat said:and clever use of italicsGlenn_Wilson said:Clever use of the English language.Maxiton said:Rollthedice said:http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/by-the-numbers-what-it-takes-to-win-paris-roubaix/
Interesting look at Hyman's power data. He didn't won no lottery, he was a beast. Add his age, training in the garage, good ol' Rabo years and it looks higly suspicious.
Now that is very interesting.
If that's the best/worst dig you and GI Joe can come up with, I'm feeling pretty good over here.