Team Ineos (Formerly the Sky thread)

[blackcat]

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Why is he holding the cup from the base?

Likely to cover up the logo.

Some things you can make up, others you just don't have to.

Team Sky stocking up for the season. Those are team colors, no?

Wow. Good find.

Glenn, is not this Tommy Danielson's coffee company since he repositioned and rebranded the Boulder Coffee Roasters out of Fort Lewis previously Durango est.1866

? Glenn?

 

[blackcat]

I mean, I miss my Brasstown Bald roast, I am a fan of the Brazilians

Brazilians > Bilharzia

 

[blackcat]

Re: Sky

Fingers crossed for Thomas Geriant today. Hope he beats Froome

We need a WAG war at the Tour. It's very important for cycling.

nah, not a wag war alliterationz.

i prefer the no holds barred scrag fight and Kath and Cound alliterations rematch iteration deux pleonasm,

handbags at ten paces is sooo Bobby Julich Jerome Blijlevens unbecoming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2yUxj6P2aU

#scragfight
#handbagsattenpaces
#glovesonfightsarenotfights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu66FrsB-q4

 

[thehog]

Re: Sky

Fingers crossed for Thomas Geriant today. Hope he beats Froome

We need a WAG war at the Tour. It's very important for cycling.

I predicted he was going to win Paris-Nice even before it was raced. It was quite obvious that he would beat Porte. And he could very well be doing a "Porte" and win Paris-Nice and Catalunya in the same year.

Next year, the secret recipe for victory will be passed on to Kennaugh. I could even see Rowe becoming a "gifted climber" in the next couple of years.

Agreed. I predict, against team orders that Dawg will chase down Thomas Geriant

 

[thehog]

Re: Sky

Q:
Who did you look up to when you were coming up through the ranks?

Ian Boswell:

I think there’s no question for any young rider my age that Lance Armstrong was our idol. That was who we looked up to. That was what got me excited every summer watching the Tour. Those were kind of my prime years growing up in cycling, watching Lance race, following his career when Discovery Channel did the Lance Armstrong Chronicles. It just made me so excited to get up and race. I think a lot of people feel like it’s a touchy subject because of what’s come out with his doping history. That’s been a bad part of the sport, but at the same time without someone like Lance, I don’t think a lot of us Americans would be racing in Europe right now. He brought a lot of attention and he brought a lot of funding to American cycling and to developing cyclists in the United States. The team I was on before Sky was Trek-Livestrong, and it was a team that was directly funded and organized through Lance’s connections. To a large degree, I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for Lance.

http://gearpatrol.com/2016/03/23/ian-boswell-interview/

To be fair, its actually true. I'm sure the Skyfans will have Boswell off the team.

 

[Benotti69]

Re: Sky

Q:
Who did you look up to when you were coming up through the ranks?

Ian Boswell:

I think there’s no question for any young rider my age that Lance Armstrong was our idol. That was who we looked up to. That was what got me excited every summer watching the Tour. Those were kind of my prime years growing up in cycling, watching Lance race, following his career when Discovery Channel did the Lance Armstrong Chronicles. It just made me so excited to get up and race. I think a lot of people feel like it’s a touchy subject because of what’s come out with his doping history. That’s been a bad part of the sport, but at the same time without someone like Lance, I don’t think a lot of us Americans would be racing in Europe right now. He brought a lot of attention and he brought a lot of funding to American cycling and to developing cyclists in the United States. The team I was on before Sky was Trek-Livestrong, and it was a team that was directly funded and organized through Lance’s connections. To a large degree, I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for Lance.

http://gearpatrol.com/2016/03/23/ian-boswell-interview/

To be fair, its actually true. I'm sure the Skyfans will have Boswell off the team.

Wonder will that get article get edited by the Master of Detail.....

 

[TourOfSardinia]

What's up with the program this week?
Catalunya is a bit of a flop.

 

[thehog]

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What's up with the program this week?
Catalunya is a bit of a flop.

Froome needs to call the UCI and have Porte shut down. Not normal.

 

[Irondan]

I think Sky dropped out of Catalunya....

 

[deeno1975]

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I think Sky dropped out of Catalunya....

Wonder if the upsurge in moto testing is having an impact...

 

[StryderHells]

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I think Sky dropped out of Catalunya....

Wonder if the upsurge in moto testing is having an impact...

I highly doubt it

 

[sniper]

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was it banking time for Sky?

 

[thehog]

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was it banking time for Sky?

The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

 

[sniper]

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was it banking time for Sky?

The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

a good powerpoint presentation can do magic

 

[gooner]

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was it banking time for Sky?

The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

Since you are selectively using Catalunya, what about Porte then?

 

[thehog]

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was it banking time for Sky?

The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

Since you are selectively using Catalunya, what about Porte then?

What about Porte?

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

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was it banking time for Sky?

The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

Since you are selectively using Catalunya, what about Porte then?

What about Porte?

Porte won Catalunya last year when riding for Sky, not difficult is it?

Thomas's performance in Catalunya is easy to explain as he has put on 5kg since Paris Nice in preparation for Flanders. It will all be off again in time for the Dauphine and the Tour so no need to worry.

 

[blackcat]

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was it banking time for Sky?

The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

Since you are selectively using Catalunya, what about Porte then?

What about Porte?

you mean LRP?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wow 5kg in 1 week!

 

[42x16ss]

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was it banking time for Sky?

The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

Since you are selectively using Catalunya, what about Porte then?

What about Porte?

Porte won Catalunya last year when riding for Sky, not difficult is it?

Thomas's performance in Catalunya is easy to explain as he has put on 5kg since Paris Nice in preparation for Flanders. It will all be off again in time for the Dauphine and the Tour so no need to worry.

5kg in just over a week?

Did he get a gut transplant off Betancur or something

Surely you can't believe that

Edit: actually, that could explain a lot for both

 

[blackcat]

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The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

Since you are selectively using Catalunya, what about Porte then?

What about Porte?

Porte won Catalunya last year when riding for Sky, not difficult is it?

Thomas's performance in Catalunya is easy to explain as he has put on 5kg since Paris Nice in preparation for Flanders. It will all be off again in time for the Dauphine and the Tour so no need to worry.

5kg in just over a week?

Did he get a gut transplant off Betancur or something

Surely you can't believe that

Edit: actually, that could explain a lot for both

Kennaugh did something riduclous between World Champs track 2 or 3 years back, and Tour de France.

And Brailsford did something equally ridiculous by asserting caloric deficit

forum code would not allow all the bloody posts ^^^^^ quoted, so I think I took out one which was sniper's... sry sniper, dont shoot

was it banking time for Sky?

 

[DFA123]

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was it banking time for Sky?

The rule of thumb appears to be in ASO races, Sky do well. In non-ASO races they perform poorly.

Since you are selectively using Catalunya, what about Porte then?

What about Porte?

Porte won Catalunya last year when riding for Sky, not difficult is it?

Thomas's performance in Catalunya is easy to explain as he has put on 5kg since Paris Nice in preparation for Flanders. It will all be off again in time for the Dauphine and the Tour so no need to worry.

Nice parody. I could actually imagine Brailsford spoon feeding that kind of line to the fans.

 

[pastronef]

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What about Porte?

Porte won Catalunya last year when riding for Sky, not difficult is it?

Catalunya and Andalucia 2015
Pais Vasco podium 2015 and 2013
Volta Valenciana 2016

not so bad in spanish races

 

[LaFlorecita]

I'm just disappointed Thomas didn't explode in Paris-Nice the way he did yesterday, but that's Sky, all their ups and downs come at the most convenient times.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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I'm just disappointed Thomas didn't explode in Paris-Nice the way he did yesterday, but that's Sky, all their ups and downs come at the most convenient times.

Thomas DNS today.
go figure