Official Valverde thread.

[TailWindHome]

Dan Martin beating dopers on a 1 km climb is less suspicious than Chris Badzilla beating Armstrong on MTFs in the tour.

True.


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[martinvickers]

But according to you doping doesn't really matter. Dopers won some things, but those who choose not to dope end up winning the tour by light years and having the greatest season since Merckx.

I think you mean since Roche...

 

[the sceptic]

whats Valverdes goals this year btw? tour, vuelta, worlds?

ferminal will be impressed if he can pull off a 7 month peak including 2 gts..

 

[BigMac]

whats Valverdes goals this year btw? tour, vuelta, worlds?

ferminal will be impressed if he can pull off a 7 month peak including 2 gts..

Tour and Worlds surely. Would be nice if he gets them both.

 

[del1962]

Pleased Gerrans beat him yesterday

 

[the sceptic]

Pleased Gerrans beat him yesterday

you were pleased a clean rider got beaten by another clean rider? not sure why this belongs in the clinic.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

I'll admit not paying much attention to Valverde's legs previously, but they sure looked damn skinny on the podium.

And the SBS coverage post-race from David McKenzie, waxing lyrical about Valerde being a gentleman, etc, was a bit hard to stomach.

 

[the sceptic]

I'll admit not paying much attention to Valverde's legs previously, but they sure looked damn skinny on the podium.

And the SBS coverage post-race from David McKenzie, waxing lyrical about Valerde being a gentleman, etc, was a bit hard to stomach.

Seems like Valverde has gotten some marginal gains. Good to see you can make big improvements without using horse steroids.

the Inner Ring @inrng

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) wins the Spanish time trial championships. Strong ride, he's never been on the podium before

 

[TailWindHome]

Seems like Valverde has gotten some marginal gains. Good to see you can make big improvements without using horse steroids.

Weak field

 

[the sceptic]

Weak field

In all seriousness, that TT result seems like a joke. Valverde winning by 1 minute? wtf..

Guess he will be mutant in the tour as well.. Cycling becomes mroe and more like a circus every day and I still blame sky for all this.

 

[The Hitch]

Weak field

Ummm Castroviejo is no scrub.

Unless he had a mechanical or something piti putting a minute into him is a big surprise.

 

[The Hitch]

In all seriousness, that TT result seems like a joke. Valverde winning by 1 minute? wtf..

Guess he will be mutant in the tour as well.. Cycling becomes mroe and more like a circus every day and I still blame sky for all this.

Nah, Valverde doped before sky. Doping isnt the result of one person or team, unless that rider or team invented the doping technique themselves.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Ummm Castroviejo is no scrub.

Unless he had a mechanical or something piti putting a minute into him is a big surprise.

Unless of course Castroviejo still struggles with his form. He's had a horrible season thus far.

 

[the sceptic]

Nah, Valverde doped before sky. Doping isnt the result of one person or team, unless that rider or team invented the doping technique themselves.

in my opinion, sky started a new era of doping (whatever that is) and now the rest are starting to catch up.

anyway, back to Valverde.. when has he done anything remotely close to this?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

in my opinion, sky started a new era of doping (whatever that is) and now the rest are starting to catch up.

anyway, back to Valverde.. when has he done anything remotely close to this?

Are you saying Valverde belmonte was on low octane stuff before?

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

anyway, back to Valverde.. when has he done anything remotely close to this?

Who did he beat though, other than Castroviejo who has been mediocre all year?

As to your question, first TT at the Tour last year?

 

[Beech Mtn]

Weak field

Actually it was rather a weak field. No Contador. LL Sanchez appears to be riding cleanER these days. Lots of absences which will be more noticeable in the road race than today in the TT. Etc. But this result is still eyebrow-raising.

Ummm Castroviejo is no scrub.

Unless he had a mechanical or something piti putting a minute into him is a big surprise.

Castro's TTing has been off all year.

Valv looks fully fueled for the Tour (and has looked so before today). It's shaping up to be a free-for-all.

 

[LaFlorecita]

WTF

is all I have to say

 

[Beech Mtn]

Are you saying Valverde belmonte was on low octane stuff before?

For me, I wouldn't go that far. But Valv all year has looked very, very lean and fit. He's training differently, or prepping differently, or something. Maybe combination of things. Looking forward to seeing what he brings in July.

 

[BYOP88]

Are you saying Valverde belmonte was on low octane stuff before?

Dude, everyone stopped in 2006 because taking drugs wasn't cool anymore.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

For me, I wouldn't go that far. But Valv all year has looked very, very lean and fit. He's training differently, or prepping differently, or something. Maybe combination of things. Looking forward to seeing what he brings in July.

Oh well....from their press releases Abarca are very scientific nowadays.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Dude, everyone stopped in 2006 because taking drugs wasn't cool anymore.

I am truly sorry that i forgot what st. Jonathan of Vaughters said.

 

[TailWindHome]

Actually it was rather a weak field. No Contador. LL Sanchez appears to be riding cleanER these days. Lots of absences which will be more noticeable in the road race than today in the TT. Etc. But this result is still eyebrow-raising.

Haven't really looked at the results but IIRC there was some issue with regard to expenses which meant no one from WT level except Movistar turned up.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Oh well....from their press releases Abarca are very scientific nowadays.

Very much so. Lots of marginal gains. And unlike some other teams that shall remain nameless, Valverde has been in the wind tunnel.


(Plus he hasn't been swimming in snail-infested waters. And he doesn't have typhoid.)


Hell, on second thought, I take all my previous posts back. There's naught suspicious about today's performance. Valverde is clean, clean I tell you!!!!

 

[the sceptic]

Are you saying Valverde belmonte was on low octane stuff before?

I dont know, but he seems to be doing something new this year and stepping up. I could be wrong though, well see in the tour.