Team Ineos (Formerly the Sky thread)

[MartinGT]

What do we make of Josh Edmundson's departure.He seemed promising.

Doesnt like Brailsford or BC much.

He doesnt suit the regimented approach like Sky either.

 

[sniper]

LMAO!!! Read the last line in English. The person signing only agrees if the lab carrying out the research CAN'T identify the athlete who provides the sample...

They could use anyone's sample in this case. UCI PR Can't be having any more of those pesky accidental retro positives can we?

this.
uci again treading the fine line between making me laugh and making me cry.

 

[bewildered]

the check box is not an opt-in for retro testing

 

[Catwhoorg]

Doesnt like Brailsford or BC much.

He doesnt suit the regimented approach like Sky either.

The latter was more the focus of Sky's comments obviously, but I really think there isn't anything more to it than he didn't like the regimented team set-up and it didn't suit him.

 

[MartinGT]

The latter was more the focus of Sky's comments obviously, but I really think there isn't anything more to it than he didn't like the regimented team set-up and it didn't suit him.

Aye, I meant Sky wanted XYZ for the race to be in XYZ place for a certain time and really stick to certain schedules i.e upload data at certain times without fail etc.

From what I have heard from very close friends of the family, he was usually late uploading data, or late getting to destinations etc. At the end of the day, he's a young lad and to be at a team like Sky it requires a certain strict professional approach. He is still finding his feet IMO in the top ranks.

I am not reading into it that his departure is anything to do with the Clinic aspects at all.

 

[simo1733]

Aye, I meant Sky wanted XYZ for the race to be in XYZ place for a certain time and really stick to certain schedules i.e upload data at certain times without fail etc.

From what I have heard from very close friends of the family, he was usually late uploading data, or late getting to destinations etc. At the end of the day, he's a young lad and to be at a team like Sky it requires a certain strict professional approach. He is still finding his feet IMO in the top ranks.

I am not reading into it that his departure is anything to do with the Clinic aspects at all.

I am surprised he can't do better than An Post.

 

[Catwhoorg]

Part of that I am sure was the timing of his release and the glut of WT riders looking for contracts this year.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/27420#zFkx55ITb51yUR1F.97

I hate with a passion articles like that with no date.

 

[sittingbison]

I hate with a passion articles like that with no date.

Not only that Dear Wiggo;

...presented with clear evidence we would put it through our anti-doping process to establish the facts...

even Sky understand the difference between evidence and fact. Even clear evidence and fact

But what is an "anti doping process"?

...We have interviewed Servais at length....

they looked Servais in the eye

...we handed over the information presented to us to three independent world class anti-doping experts for their analysis and expert opinion....

Which three? Most anti-doping experts we have heard from previously don't have a very good track record

Smacks of being an article written by the PR department n00b for the naive and gullible fanboy wanting to be reassured all is well at corporate HQ

 

[Benotti69]

Re: Sky

clean as a whistle...............









...........found at the bottom of a cesspit

 

[wansteadimp]

Re: Sky

Yeah, but the marginal gains and technical advances stuff isn't bullsh!t, this time they've upgraded the board rather than broken it!

 

[CyclingEnthusiast]

I honestly giggled when they crossed the line 1-2 knowing what the good old clinic would say

 

[Miburo]

Great race, reminded me of the great days from 2013. Wasn't that bad though, gerraint is ridiculous though LOL

Well many of you guys predicted he was gonna be next, let's see how far he can go with this, i doubt they can make him able to like podium a GT

 

[Rollthedice]

Keeping the proportions it was like ax3 with Thomas as Porte and Richie as Froome.

 

[burning]

I still don't think that he will be consistently good every day in Giro but it is certain that Sky is doing their marginal gains stuff properly.

 

[deeno1975]

Re:

I still don't think that he will be consistently good every day in Giro but it is certain that Sky is doing their marginal gains stuff properly.

They've taken the margin of marginal gains to new margins...

"Seriously Sky. This isn't funny anymore"

 

[skippythepinhead]

Twitter explains Geraint's supernatural marginal gains:

@letouzet: Avant de voir la vierge en 2011 Geraint Thomas était un jeune gaĺlois normal qui aimait les scones et pesait 80kg

 

[heart_attack_man]

LOL!

 

[Archibald]

Re:

...We have interviewed Servais at length....

they looked Servais in the eye

ah, the Jack Burns lie detector test

 

[Campervan man]

Re: Sky

How crazy was that 1/2 a bit like Ax3 I don't believe in better. I really hope for cycling's sake that Sky get what's overdue in terms of what's glaringly obvious.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Re: Sky

How crazy was that 1/2 a bit like Ax3 I don't believe in better. I really hope for cycling's sake that Sky get what's overdue in terms of what's glaringly obvious.

glaringly obvious? they took a massive 8 seconds on kwiatkowski on a col

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Sky

How crazy was that 1/2 a bit like Ax3 I don't believe in better. I really hope for cycling's sake that Sky get what's overdue in terms of what's glaringly obvious.

glaringly obvious? they took a massive 8 seconds on kwiatkowski on a col

Tell you what since September 2011 1/2's seem normal for Sky so carry on. We are bound to see more shows of force this year, Mays not far away. Go Richie.

 

[Dalakhani]

I don't know what was more telling yesterday: the one two, Thomas as a climber, or Wiggins back in the bus where he used to be.

I simply can't think of anyone winning the Tour and being early on the bus in a one week tour 3 years later. And the sad thing is, I'm not surprised: it's not unusual for him to get dropped.

 

[The Hitch]

Re:

I don't know what was more telling yesterday: the one two, Thomas as a climber, or Wiggins back in the bus where he used to be.

I simply can't think of anyone winning the Tour and being early on the bus in a one week tour 3 years later. And the sad thing is, I'm not surprised: it's not unusual for him to get dropped.

I couls be wrong but I think I vagyely remember wiggle himaelf auggesting he knew someone was doping because they were in the bus later in their career having competed for gts a few years earlier (though nwhere near as good as wiggins). Might have been kash or plaza.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Re:

I don't know what was more telling yesterday: the one two, Thomas as a climber, or Wiggins back in the bus where he used to be.

I simply can't think of anyone winning the Tour and being early on the bus in a one week tour 3 years later. And the sad thing is, I'm not surprised: it's not unusual for him to get dropped.

wiggins is just here to prepare for roubaix. the guy is now 10 kg heavier than he was in 2012 and he's clealry not forcing it. why should he?