The Chris Squared Thread

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I don´t know how much he asks for, but the interview with the DS was eye opening ("we go with young riders", yet they still have all their old guys around. And they are no angels as we all know).

 

[the sceptic]

Yes, the interweb is awash with news that the team formerly known as Vini Fantini are apparently looking at drawing yet another line under the whole Di Luca-Santambrogio imbroglio by snapping up out-of-contract Vuelta dominator Horner, while simultaneously elevating another bald former Grand Tour winner - Stefano Garzelli - to the role of directeur sportif.

Make it happen! Scinto needs to learn how to win clean and where better to start than with Horner?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

LOL. That wud be the right team. And on top of the cream, testers have a gud record to catch their guys... perfect setting.

 

[The Hitch]

Make it happen! Scinto needs to learn how to win clean and where better to start than with Horner?

Quintana and Rodriguez reconsidering doing Tour?

 

[webbie146]

Make it happen! Scinto needs to learn how to win clean and where better to start than with Horner?

Ahahaha omg that would be awesome. Horner will be juiced up to the absolute max and destroy everyone at the Giro. Gotta love cycling. There was a time I thought it was impossible for a 41 year old to win a GT, but I have learned to dream big

 

[zlev11]

i called it

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Ahahaha omg that would be awesome. Horner will be juiced up to the absolute max and destroy everyone at the Giro. Gotta love cycling. There was a time I thought it was impossible for a 41 year old to win a GT, but I have learned to dream big

This will be the stage to strike and drop the amateurs from Colombia and Spain:

 

[BroDeal]

Hopefullly now that the team has turned the corner and is hiring clean riders, the team will not suffer for the past actions of a couple of rogue riders and will get an invite to the Giro.

Honer could be the first American to win two different GTs. Go Horner. Stick it to them doping Brits. American power!

 

[mewmewmew13]

if Horner rides the Tour next year I will definitely be cheering him on!

 

[Fatclimber]

Ahahaha omg that would be awesome. Horner will be juiced up to the absolute max and destroy everyone at the Giro. Gotta love cycling. There was a time I thought it was impossible for a 41 year old to win a GT, but I have learned to dream big

I’m sorry for you, I’m sorry you can't dream big, And I’m sorry you don’t believe in miracles

 

[JMBeaushrimp]

Apparently my sig hasn't lost it's cache.

They do poop cupcakes...

 

[BroDeal]

Horner's agent should be calling Riis or Tinkov right now.

Horner for the Giro with domestique duties in the Tour or Vuelta.

 

[veganrob]

Apparently my sig hasn't lost it's cache.

They do poop cupcakes...

Yeah. Its amazing how popular cupcakes are nowadays, eh.

 

[the sceptic]

Horner is from the new clean generation so they should definitely sign him now to rebuild their clean image.

 

[JMBeaushrimp]

Yeah. Its amazing how popular cupcakes are nowadays, eh.

I'm not into sweets, myself...

But these fyktarx should be diabetic by now.

(credit to @fraudstrong for the 'fyktarx')

 

[thehog]

In Milan earlier this year I saw a prototype of Di2 with ANT+.

Imagine the possibilities with this dataset.

Soon to correlate optimum gearing with power, candace and heart rate.

Will probably complete the picture for DSs to control riders but its going to make climbing only get faster.

Wiggins will refuse to use it but I'm sure Froome will.

If the UCI allow disc breaks, Di2 with ANT+ we're not far off programming an entire race course prior to a stage.

The one JV proposal I like is radio TV - allowing this data printed up on the screens from rider data.

Cyclijg coverage lacks statistics badly. It needs it. The scenery is not enough for 4 hours.

See baseball and cricket.

And finally it gets released:

http://road.cc/content/news/110064-shimano-adds-wireless-capability-di2-groupset

Probably why Sky have moved to Stages/Garmin Powermeters from SRM.

 

[thehog]

You are too stuck on Horner and Americans to see that Froome and Horner are just two examples of the same thing. They are both ridiculous. Judging by Horner's early career, the uber doper of the two is clearly Froome.

So Horner v Froome on Wednesday & Thursday! Both coming off injury do should be an even battle for the early season title of the uber-doper.

Who will win?!

La Molina is 5.3 km long and has an average gradient of 6 %. The steepest part comes with 2 km to go.

The Queen Stage of the race. The day starts with a 20 km category 1 climb and continues with a category 2 and two category 1 climbs before starting on Vallter 200 (HC climb). The final 12 km have an average gradient of 7.8 %. Again, the steepest part comes with 2 km to go, where the road kicks up with 11 % over 900 meters. Remember, no bonus seconds on the line today.

 

[thehog]

Big day for the Chris's!

Froome is winning!

Question is... Did WADA stop the gassing?

5 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:13
36 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:00:47
37 Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida

 

[robow7]

The Horndog in at 37th place, must be saving those legs for something better. Sponsor is tickled I'm sure.

 

[roundabout]

Ha, Lampre are getting conned. Couldn't have happened to a nicer team.

 

[BYOP88]

The Horndog in at 37th place, must be saving those legs for something better. Sponsor is tickled I'm sure.

A couple of cheeseburgers and a few cans of soda tonight and if they remember to pack of few snickers and hand them to him during the stage Horner will be flying!

 

[red_flanders]

While it's early and no conclusions are really supported by the fact yet, those postulating that Horner is a better climber than Froome have to be feeling...less than vindicated at this point.

Nothing like an actual race to discount theories which don't account for tactics.

 

[RiccoDinko]

While it's early and no conclusions are really supported by the fact yet, those postulating that Horner is a better climber than Froome have to be feeling...less than vindicated at this point.

Nothing like an actual race to discount theories which don't account for tactics.

cold, early season, horner looks human.

 

[red_flanders]

cold, early season, horner looks human.

Agreed. So does Froome. Just bummed we're not going to see them head-to-head in the Tour.

 

[Race Radio]

While it's early and no conclusions are really supported by the fact yet, those postulating that Horner is a better climber than Froome have to be feeling...less than vindicated at this point.

Nothing like an actual race to discount theories which don't account for tactics.

It would be foolish to pretend the Horner that was racing today was the same Horner that was in the Vuelta. Dropping out of TA with an achilles issue, followed by food poisoning and antibiotics.

Might was well claim this stage proves Quintana is a better climber then Froome