I think people in Germany who know a few cyclists know that Zabel doped and he has pretty much vanished from the public, apart from being Rick Zabel's father.
About Cavendish: The story is great, but as unbelievable as it gets.
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I think people in Germany who know a few cyclists know that Zabel doped and he has pretty much vanished from the public, apart from being Rick Zabel's father.
About Cavendish: The story is great, but as unbelievable as it gets.
It really shocks me to see how many people on CN just blindingly believe in this. I've seen the words 'miracle' and 'unbelievable' far too much today.
The guy couldnt contest sprints at Tour de Wallonie or Tour of Luxembourg 9 months ago. now he is fast as ever.
But because he shows emotion when finishing it is all ok squeaky clean.
I don't really have a problem with all this stuff going on in cycling but i like to see relatively 'normal' stuff and suspending my disbelief. But what changes in 9 months that makes you that much better at 36?
The guy couldnt contest sprints at Tour de Wallonie or Tour of Luxembourg 9 months ago. now he is fast as ever.
But because he shows emotion when finishing it is all ok squeaky clean.
I don't really have a problem with all this stuff going on in cycling but i like to see relatively 'normal' stuff and suspending my disbelief. But what changes in 9 months that makes you that much better at 36?
his problem the last few years was he couldnt even follow the leadouts, he would be completely gassed before the sprints even started
he made it look EASY today. he even got boxed in twice. not normal.
he made it look EASY today. he even got boxed in twice. not normal.
I'm struggling to keep any sort of open mind about Cavendish today and trying not to feel bad about it as I've always given him the benefit of the doubt despite his performances. Although health issues may have accelerated his decline in recent years he should in no way be reaching this sort of level on his return and it smacks of an ageing athlete picking a roll of the dice rather than a quiet disappearance into obscurity which we see constantly in sport.
His positioning was excellent but as soon as he had to check his sprint it should have been over for anyone other than the most dominant sprinter at the height of their physical abilities. I'd argue that no 36 year old man should be winning a sprint contest at the peak of their sport unless we are to believe in known frauds like Justin Gatlin and Linford Christie. A lot of decent sprinters were beaten and the only thing I'm clinging to is the disorganised nature of the sprint and lack of lead outs meaning many completely botched their sprint. If he gets another win any benefit of the doubt will be out of the window.
His positioning was excellent but as soon as he had to check his sprint it should have been over for anyone other than the most dominant sprinter at the height of their physical abilities. I'd argue that no 36 year old man should be winning a sprint contest at the peak of their sport unless we are to believe in known frauds like Justin Gatlin and Linford Christie. A lot of decent sprinters were beaten and the only thing I'm clinging to is the disorganised nature of the sprint and lack of lead outs meaning many completely botched their sprint. If he gets another win any benefit of the doubt will be out of the window.
I used to be on an endless run
Believed in miracles 'cuz I'm one
I've been blessed with the power to survive
After all these years I'm still alive
I'm out here kickin' with the band
I am no longer a solitary man
Everyday my time runs out
Live like a fool, that's what I was about
Oh I believe in miracles
Oh I believe in a better world, for me and you
Oh oh I believe in miracles
Oh oh I believe in a better world, for me and you
Believed in miracles 'cuz I'm one
I've been blessed with the power to survive
After all these years I'm still alive
I'm out here kickin' with the band
I am no longer a solitary man
Everyday my time runs out
Live like a fool, that's what I was about
Oh I believe in miracles
Oh I believe in a better world, for me and you
Oh oh I believe in miracles
Oh oh I believe in a better world, for me and you
Only thing I have to say: any sprinter or classic guy not signing for DQS is an idiot. The new level they bring you on beats every short term salary gain you could have made somewhere else by far. After that there is still plenty of time to cash in on your legacy built at DQS ala Vivianni.
In this case nope. The only sports "miracle" I actually believe in is the 1980 US Olympic hockey team.
Amen. I agree 100%. I want to know who out of these team DQS doctors
Yvan Vanmol
Jose Taus
Toon Cruyt
Joris Van Roy
Philip Jansen
is offering the best "NEW" program for Cav ? For example, " at a team doctors meeting, one of them will say hey the new blank tested seems to be working for Cav. So we are going to need to budget for more doses. " Then what happens , the other doctors say " I concur" and simply follow along with the Omerta ?
You don't believe in hard work and perseverance? You don't believe in working your ass off 8 hours a day?
That doesn't constitute a miracle. Also different riders need different amount of training time per day/week. Also doping or not, they have to put in the work.
Pogacar, VDP, random danes finishing 3rd in the TT, but the worst thing so far is Cavendish for me. He was completely finished. So *** that he did not even make it to the last 300m most of the time and 9 months later he is winning TDF sprints.
He's taking the absolute piss. He doesn't care, even started to blab about the French Teams in post-stage interview.
A guy who looked absolutely pathetic in the last few years all of a sudden beats a strong field with ease... Sounds legit, sounds Lefevere.
A guy who looked absolutely pathetic in the last few years all of a sudden beats a strong field with ease... Sounds legit, sounds Lefevere.
Makes you wonder what would have happened if Pippo Pozzato had signed with Quickstep after his 2017 season (there were some rumours at the time). The guy was still able to finish 8th in the RVV back then, we probably would have seen a Gilbert-like comeback.
Can DQS sign Fabio Aru or Betancur?
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