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[yaco]

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Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Probably isn't very bright either.

When Luke Rowe can lead the peloton over HC climbs of course it’s the other teams faults for not attacking...it played right into sky hands.... and don’t say Rowe was setting a hard pace

Absolutely correct - Porte in an article today on Cycling News stated what I've been arguing for two years that teams must co-operate - That means these teams setting a hot pace from the beginning of the six or seven mountain stages to tire out Sky's mountain domestics before the climbs - In effect you three teams each day share the workload per day and you back your rider in a head to head battle - Luke Rowe should never lead a peleton over a HC climb.

 

[rghysens]

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Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Probably isn't very bright either.

I guess most cyclists aren't (with the exception of Pozzovivo).

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Probably isn't very bright either.

I guess most cyclists aren't (with the exception of Pozzovivo).

Benoot, Bardet, Guillaume Martin, Toft Madsen all have academic degrees as far as I know. Mollema should be quite the intellectual as well.

MAL should be pretty bright too, and I think Bernal had his eyes on an acadwmic career as well but was just too good to turn down the sport.

Edit: And if Michael Woods writes his diary entried on CN himself, then he's also to add to the list.

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Probably isn't very bright either.

I guess most cyclists aren't (with the exception of Pozzovivo).

Benoot, Bardet, Guillaume Martin, Toft Madsen all have academic degrees as far as I know. Mollema should be quite the intellectual as well.

MAL should be pretty bright too, and I think Bernal had his eyes on an acadwmic career as well but was just too good to turn down the sport.

Edit: And if Michael Woods writes his diary entried on CN himself, then he's also to add to the list.

And even those who aren't academically inclined might be bright in other ways.
Heck, certain parts of riding a bike requires smarts.

 

[Akuryo]

Re: Re:

Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Probably isn't very bright either.

I guess most cyclists aren't (with the exception of Pozzovivo).

Benoot, Bardet, Guillaume Martin, Toft Madsen all have academic degrees as far as I know. Mollema should be quite the intellectual as well.

MAL should be pretty bright too, and I think Bernal had his eyes on an acadwmic career as well but was just too good to turn down the sport.

Edit: And if Michael Woods writes his diary entried on CN himself, then he's also to add to the list.

Yves Lampaert has an agricultural bachelor as well. You could say he's just a farmer, but he went to university for it.

 

[Carols]

Oh my a brain bleed Best wishes for a full recovery young man!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Seriously, what do you expect him to say? That it's all their fault, that Brailsfort is an ass, that he wishes they screwed up? I have no love for Sky, and i would have liked Bernal to sign at another team, but expecting him to say anything else, or go against his team, as a 21 year old, only riding for Sky since last year...

 

[El Pistolero]

Re: Re:

Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Seriously, what do you expect him to say? That it's all their fault, that Brailsfort is an ***, that he wishes they screwed up? I have no love for Sky, and i would have liked Bernal to sign at another team, but expecting him to say anything else, or go against his team, as a 21 year old, only riding for Sky since last year...

The kid blames others for not attacking. He could've just said nothing at all or praised the strength of his team.

I doubt this kid would do anything outside of Sky anyway. When has a cyclist that left Sky ever been good again? Besides Viviani.

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

Re: Re:

Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Seriously, what do you expect him to say? That it's all their fault, that Brailsfort is an ***, that he wishes they screwed up? I have no love for Sky, and i would have liked Bernal to sign at another team, but expecting him to say anything else, or go against his team, as a 21 year old, only riding for Sky since last year...

The kid blames others for not attacking. He could've just said nothing at all or praised the strength of his team.

I doubt this kid would do anything outside of Sky anyway. When has a cyclist that left Sky ever been good again? Besides Viviani.

gerrans, uran, rogers

 

[rlntlssly]

Re: Re:

Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Seriously, what do you expect him to say? That it's all their fault, that Brailsfort is an ***, that he wishes they screwed up? I have no love for Sky, and i would have liked Bernal to sign at another team, but expecting him to say anything else, or go against his team, as a 21 year old, only riding for Sky since last year...

The kid blames others for not attacking. He could've just said nothing at all or praised the strength of his team.

I doubt this kid would do anything outside of Sky anyway. When has a cyclist that left Sky ever been good again? Besides Viviani.

gerrans, uran, rogers

Hayman, Cataldo.

 

[tobydawq]

Porte?

 

[pastronef]

Re: Re:

Kid got arrogant. He told media that Sky wasn't the problem during the boring Tour, but other teams were too afraid to attack.

Yeah, geez, I wonder why they didn't attack just to get chased down by 6 men of Sky.

Seriously, what do you expect him to say? That it's all their fault, that Brailsfort is an ***, that he wishes they screwed up? I have no love for Sky, and i would have liked Bernal to sign at another team, but expecting him to say anything else, or go against his team, as a 21 year old, only riding for Sky since last year...

The kid blames others for not attacking. He could've just said nothing at all or praised the strength of his team.

I doubt this kid would do anything outside of Sky anyway. When has a cyclist that left Sky ever been good again? Besides Viviani.

yes, Viviani
Uran (Tour podium, Montreal race)
Hayman (Roubaix)
Gerrans (2 monuments)
Cummings (many WT stage wins)
Porte (TdSuisse, Romandie)
Cav (many Tour stages)
Rogers (Zoncolan stage, Luchon stage)
Nieve (Giro stage)

 

[Robert5091]

https://twitter.com/Eganbernal/status/1033155400756064258

Hola a todos quería contarles que ya me hicieron otra cirugía, me colocaron unos implantes y poco a poco esto va cogiendo forma, pronto estaré de nuevo entrenando con muchas ganas y con dientes nuevos .

Translate google -

Hello everyone, I wanted to tell you that I had another surgery, I had some implants and little by little this is taking shape, soon I will be training again with much desire and with new teeth.

Whatever you think of Team Sky & SDB, one can only hope for a full recovery for Egan - unless your jealous of his new teeth, then FY!

 

[DNP-Old]

He's back on the bike. Hopefully just in time to get in some rhythm and make it to Innsbruck and the Italian classics in some form of shape.

 

[Escarabajo]

Your are kidding right DNP-Old?

 

[Escarabajo]

He is recovering all right. These are some recent images:

http://www.revistamundociclistico.com/ruta/26146-egan-bernal-avanza-satisfactoriamente-en-su-proceso-de-recuperacion.html

 

[laarsland]

Funky couch

 

[rei_da_montanha]

Egan Bernal should return to competition in Giro dell'Emilia, next saturday.

https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/1046017699539759104

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Egan Bernal should return to competition in Giro dell'Emilia, next saturday.

https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/1046017699539759104

Doesnt surprise me in the slightest - Egan is putting some nice miles in already on Strava and should already have a decent level (because he is Egan Bernal, remember Romandie).

 

[staubsauger]

So Bernal co-leads Sky at the Italian fall classics together with Moscon?

 

[DNP-Old]

Old news getting confirmed: new, 5-year, £12m deal for Egan with Sky.

 

[rick james]

Great deal for him and team sky

 

[hfer07]

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Old news getting confirmed: new, 5-year, £12m deal for Egan with Sky.

hmm

NOt knowing the details of that contract, I don't quite understand the rationale behind signing such long term deal from Bernal's POV, because IF he delivers what his massive talent promises, then he'll be worth much more than that by the time big winnings arrive....

 

[Robert5091]

Number 101 tomorrow -
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-dell-emilia/2018/startlist/

Welcome back!

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Re:

Old news getting confirmed: new, 5-year, £12m deal for Egan with Sky.

hmm

NOt knowing the details of that contract, I don't quite understand the rationale behind signing such long term deal from Bernal's POV, because IF he delivers what his massive talent promises, then he'll be worth much more than that by the time big winnings arrive....

I guess there might be a buy out, and if his market value skyrockets I'd think he could sign another extension for more money.

5 years is long, but I think he's making more than Dumoulin lol.