Omega Pharma Quick Step: Are you kidding me??

[Mellow Velo]

Di Luca got popped for a OOC test before the giro, the announcement was made during the Giro.

Yes. Giro della Toscana, in April. First weekend back racing.
Announced on May 20th, the rest day.


Aaaaand, I'm not claim Uran clean. Certainly suspicious. Just not placing all suspect eggs in one ITT basket.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Yes. Giro della Toscana, in April. First weekend back racing.
Announced on May 20th, the rest day.


Aaaaand, I'm not claim Uran clean. Certainly suspicious. Just not placing all suspect eggs in one ITT basket.

Agreed, Rigo always had TT proweness.

 

[Escarabajo]

Have you learned nothing from Ryo? Colombians don't dope

I'd believe it if Dim was not brittish!

 

[SafeBet]

Yes. Giro della Toscana, in April. First weekend back racing.
Announced on May 20th, the rest day.

If my memory doesn't fail me Di Luca's positive was announced on May 24th, which was indeed a rest day, but just because the Stelvio stage was cancelled.

 

[hrotha]

My theory is that they got told to tone down their ludicrous display, and that they would have been told with or without Di Luca's positive.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Uran..what is the story?

 

[JimmyFingers]

Went from smashing it to getting smashed, it's doping 101

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Uran..what is the story?

Many got upset about the Gewiss style TT result.
Peloton policing itself or a phone call from higher up the system.
Or anti doping is all over Uran.

 

[JimmyFingers]

Ah, that explains why Uran is throwing away the Giro, thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Nathan12]

No story whatsoever. Uran has always been a good climber, but he's vulnerable to changes in pace. He's much stockier too than Quintana and the guys who can accelerate multiple times.

I'm not saying Uran's clean or dirty- but he was always going to struggle to follow Quintana when it got to the really high mountains.

 

[Arnout]

I do not know. In velorooms dimspace posted on may 09 :"Rigoberto Uran; Suspicion Level: 9; Reason: You just have to trust me."
Whatever it means...

Dimspace saying something means the opposite is true though.

 

[roundabout]

so what's the alternative, extra muscle mass, too much time on the TT bike, what else

 

[Netserk]

QS still without the optimal program for a GC rider, ITT could be because of earlier timed BB. Who knows.

 

[Afrank]

Perhaps worked more on his TT in the off season and his climbing has suffered as a result.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Perhaps worked more on his TT in the off season and his climbing has suffered as a result.

I'd like to understand the physiology that leads a TT training session to negatively impact your climbing ability.

The only thing I can imagine is power to weight, where TT likes more absolute power and climbing likes less weight.

Otherwise, "working more on your TT", imo, is not going to affect your climbing that much.

ETA: particularly given the hilly nature of the TTs being held. To spend more time on (flatland) TTing for the 2014 Giro would be dumb, imo.

 

[SeriousSam]

Yes, putting on weight can improve the TT in the flat whilst hampering climbing.

Which is why some of the top GC guys in recent years have opted to instead lose weight, improve the TT in the flat nontheless and climb better, with the only notable drawback being a skeleton like appearance. Uran clearly missed a trick there.

 

[Ferminal]

QS still without the optimal program for a GC rider, ITT could be because of earlier timed BB. Who knows.

It's textbook for them though. Let's see how the other crazy medical team Europcar go, wouldn't be surprised for Rolland to have one real good and one real bad day from what we have left.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

It's textbook for them though. Let's see how the other crazy medical team Europcar go, wouldn't be surprised for Rolland to have one real good and one real bad day from what we have left.

AG2R are doing ok until last night as well, innit? Potsofepo was storming until now.

ETA: had another look and he's still in the hunt.

 

[Ferminal]

Mmm yeh but they seem more conventional, though Georges kinda disproves that.

 

[RetroActive]

No Kidding? They're likely on drugs; probably good drugs, likely the best they can afford. Same as everyone else.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Perhaps worked more on his TT in the off season and his climbing has suffered as a result.

See also: Kwiatkowski.

Typical OPQS, indeed.

 

[Von Mises]

QS still without the optimal program for a GC rider, ITT could be because of earlier timed BB. Who knows.

It cannot be true. Clinic has establisehed long time ago that doping so easy and BP made it even easier.

 

[Benotti69]

It cannot be true. Clinic has establisehed long time ago that doping so easy and BP made it even easier.

When was the last time OPQS had a decent GT program?

Lefevere just not a good DS when it comes to GTs. Since 2003 they have not won either of the 3 GTs. Not going back further.....

Taus doesn't seem to be a great GT doc. One days, brilliant and probably there best, but GTs........

 

[Franklin]

When was the last time OPQS had a decent GT program?

Taus doesn't seem to be a great GT doc. One days, brilliant and probably there best, but GTs........

1995 Rominger, the only rider Lefevere had who won a GT, the Giro (in 1994 pre-Lefevere he won the Vuelta at Mapei-Clas).

Ibarguen actually has some GT prowess, look at this list of clients:
Tonkov
Zulle
Heras
Mancebo
Ricco
Piepoli
Mayo

Heh, disconcerting typing that list and knowing he's still around.

 

[Benotti69]

1995 Rominger, the only rider Lefevere had who won a GT, the Giro (in 1994 pre-Lefevere he won the Vuelta at Mapei-Clas).

Ibarguen actually has some GT prowess, look at this list of clients:
Tonkov
Zulle
Heras
Mancebo
Ricco
Piepoli
Mayo

Heh, disconcerting typing that list and knowing he's still around.

Giving riders loads of EPO hardly prowess