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Seriously, it's a bit of a bummer, who will go toe to toe with the full genius W52 team if he's not racing.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if he took some risks durning his preparation for la Grandissima and something went wrong.
Oh Joni...Ricco' said:Joni Brandão out of Volta a Portugal due to "clinical/medical reasons". No more info given by the athlete or his team... Makes us wonder...
Seriously, it's a bit of a bummer, who will go toe to toe with the full genius W52 team if he's not racing.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if he took some risks durning his preparation for la Grandissima and something went wrong.
- Jun 27, 2013
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Someone else is saying he got his news mixed up and that it was some other rider on a portuguese team but no name is mentioned
Either way, what the hell? Who assaults a rider with a bat? and why?
Some dutch guy on twitter says Brandao was assaulted with a bat and has a broken armRicco' said:Joni Brandão out of Volta a Portugal due to "clinical/medical reasons". No more info given by the athlete or his team... Makes us wonder...
Someone else is saying he got his news mixed up and that it was some other rider on a portuguese team but no name is mentioned
Either way, what the hell? Who assaults a rider with a bat? and why?
- Aug 14, 2012
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Apparently, the champion behind the wheel decided to run over the group where Mendonça was riding. The champion with a licence to kill decided to wait at front and the riders asked him why he done that. Then, the brilliant driver started to attack the cyclists with the bat and Mendonça's arm was broken when he tried to defend himself from the attack.
That was Luis Mendonça, from Louletano.GuyIncognito said:Some dutch guy on twitter says Brandao was assaulted with a bat and has a broken armRicco' said:Joni Brandão out of Volta a Portugal due to "clinical/medical reasons". No more info given by the athlete or his team... Makes us wonder...
Someone else is saying he got his news mixed up and that it was some other rider on a portuguese team but no name is mentioned
Either way, what the hell? Who assaults a rider with a bat? and why?
Apparently, the champion behind the wheel decided to run over the group where Mendonça was riding. The champion with a licence to kill decided to wait at front and the riders asked him why he done that. Then, the brilliant driver started to attack the cyclists with the bat and Mendonça's arm was broken when he tried to defend himself from the attack.
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Got to bump this with the amazing solo of 41-year old Rui Sousa managing to stay clear of the mighty W52/Ballan train. This race always delivers.
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Not even Gewiss was this ridiculous. They blew the race apart 80k from the finish and with 3 guys managed to gain 5 minutes on a much bigger chasing group who went full gas.
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Well, Nuno's got to do something to get heat off his own ridiculous exploits, right?
The thing I love most is that W52's own website describes Balarcón as a rouleur. Not even an all-rounder like César Veloso or António Carvalho.
The thing I love most is that W52's own website describes Balarcón as a rouleur. Not even an all-rounder like César Veloso or António Carvalho.
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People who keep watching that farse are part of the problem. *** that race and *** portuguese cycling.
Dead ass tired of this *** band of criminals. Arrest them all. They give you the sanctimonious crap on TV as if all this is within the realm of normal. Hypocrites, liars, thugs. Disgusting.
Please, please, let this race die. No more threads.
It's every year the same thing.Dekker_Tifosi said:
People who keep watching that farse are part of the problem. *** that race and *** portuguese cycling.
Dead ass tired of this *** band of criminals. Arrest them all. They give you the sanctimonious crap on TV as if all this is within the realm of normal. Hypocrites, liars, thugs. Disgusting.
Please, please, let this race die. No more threads.
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No worries, that race makes me cringe so I can only imagine how infuriating it must be for the people of Portugal...BigMac said:Oh no, that was just rhetoric. As long as the race lives we absolutely need this thread.Irondan said:
Sorry for the profanity btw. This just gets on my nerves.
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Have you heard the Nocentini story?
Yesterday he got tested, but they didn't know where to store the B sample, so they just gave it back to him, making the whole test meaningless because of the missing B sample.
Source: http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/2017/08/13/103953/nocentini-e-il-regalo-a-sorpresa-antidoping-provetta-tuttobiciweb.it
According to La Gazzetta they acted like total amateurs, his teammate marwue also got tested and they had to sting him 3 times before they were able to get some blood.
Yesterday he got tested, but they didn't know where to store the B sample, so they just gave it back to him, making the whole test meaningless because of the missing B sample.
Source: http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/2017/08/13/103953/nocentini-e-il-regalo-a-sorpresa-antidoping-provetta-tuttobiciweb.it
According to La Gazzetta they acted like total amateurs, his teammate marwue also got tested and they had to sting him 3 times before they were able to get some blood.
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Portuguese cycling has many problems, most of them being the stupidity of the DS, the lack of media awareness of the teams, race organizations and federation and this particular question.
At least we have the Volta discussed at the national level. Sponsors must be happy. :lol:
Oh and how I'd love to see a full clash between Sky and Area 52 trains.
I laugh a lot honestly. But then, I don't care for the portuguese scene and only watch a couple of stages of the Volta if I'm at home at the moment.Irondan said:No worries, that race makes me cringe so I can only imagine how infuriating it must be for the people of Portugal...BigMac said:Oh no, that was just rhetoric. As long as the race lives we absolutely need this thread.Irondan said:
Sorry for the profanity btw. This just gets on my nerves.
Portuguese cycling has many problems, most of them being the stupidity of the DS, the lack of media awareness of the teams, race organizations and federation and this particular question.
At least we have the Volta discussed at the national level. Sponsors must be happy. :lol:
Oh and how I'd love to see a full clash between Sky and Area 52 trains.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BXua2cdj-R871Au4HhEVmkxMaU-Mv6hjE2nyrY0/
"They eliminate our leader, they don't want us to win". Speaking about Joni Brandão? :lol:
And Jesus Ezquerra's comment on Nocentini's instagram?Mayomaniac said:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BXua2cdj-R871Au4HhEVmkxMaU-Mv6hjE2nyrY0/
"They eliminate our leader, they don't want us to win". Speaking about Joni Brandão? :lol:
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