Valverde: I like cycling more than ever

[Parrulo]

Definately.
Specially since I don't have friends that like cycling as much as I do. I need to vent my cycling feelings somewhere

oh my this is just sooooo damn true lol

 

[markene2]

Definately.
Specially since I don't have friends that like cycling as much as I do. I need to vent my cycling feelings somewhere

+1

(10char)

 

[Kwibus]

Maybe that's why there's so many Dutchies on this forum. Cycling doesn't normally appear in pub discussions over here, unlike in Belgium

Indeed. Unless it's during the Tour de France, but then it's still possible you'll get some awkward faces.

 

[Elminutobueno]

Maybe that's why there's so many Dutchies on this forum. Cycling doesn't normally appear in pub discussions over here, unlike in Belgium

Belgium... that must be great. I've never been able to have a cycling conversation not related to doping. I don't even imagine how can it be. But, what can I do, I'm not going to change my friends because of that.

 

[The Hitch]

Belgium... that must be great. I've never been able to have a cycling conversation not related to doping. I don't even imagine how can it be. But, what can I do, I'm not going to change my friends because of that.

Remember to always tell them that their sports have just as much doping as cycling.

 

[Parrulo]

Remember to always tell them that their sports have just as much doping as cycling.

i do that all the time

 

[richtea]

Maybe that's why there's so many Dutchies on this forum. Cycling doesn't normally appear in pub discussions over here, unlike in Belgium

This surprises me - the guys in our Dutch office all seem obsessed with cycling, in a similar manner to those you on here. That said, Dutch friends from uni seem to have no interest in it at all

 

[El Pistolero]

Maybe that's why there's so many Dutchies on this forum. Cycling doesn't normally appear in pub discussions over here, unlike in Belgium

Or the fact that there are 6million more of you guys

 

[skidmark]

If you're going to be a pro fan, you're going to need to understand enough written Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian and English to get by.

by 'pro fan', do you mean just a fan of the pros, or a really intense fan? I read it the first way the first time, and it sounded kind of elitist, like 'you can't be a cycling fan if you don't understand other languages', and I wouldn't agree. But if you mean like a 'pro' fan, then yeah I would agree. It's not an Anglo-centric sport and I often feel like I'm missing out by only having French and English (although I guess I'm doing better than lots if I have French).

That said, anyone want to translate that full article so I can understand it?

 

[FreeWheelin]

by 'pro fan', do you mean just a fan of the pros, or a really intense fan? I read it the first way the first time, and it sounded kind of elitist, like 'you can't be a cycling fan if you don't understand other languages', and I wouldn't agree. But if you mean like a 'pro' fan, then yeah I would agree. It's not an Anglo-centric sport and I often feel like I'm missing out by only having French and English (although I guess I'm doing better than lots if I have French).

That said, anyone want to translate that full article so I can understand it?

Seem I was the one to start this argument I will clarify my point. When I read the statement I interpreted to say 'If you cant read French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian you are not a real cycling fan'. I found that elitist, offensive and completely over the top. Perhaps that was not the intention. So while i still stand by my sentiment that you can still be a fan of pro cycling even if you only speak English - for as has been pointed out - important non-English news or bad mistakes in translation are discussed here. However, I have seen by some of the comments here, how much more of an advantage those other languages are then I had previously realized.

 

[rantanplan]

Also interviews with Antón and Nieve

You can have a look in:

http://issuu.com/chuparuedis/docs/re...a_cuneta_n_6/1

Or download it, also for free in:

http://www.revistadesdelacuneta.com/...erosanteriores

Enjoy! (sorry for my horrible english)

 

[Parrulo]

the article on agostinho iis a really good read, he was a fantastic rider

 

[Archibald]

classic! leave it to the CN forum to start a thread about valverde and now chat for 4 pages on foreign languages

meanwhile... this!

I dislike valverde more then ever

can't stand him now. unrepentant f**k

 

[Angliru]

the article on agostinho iis a really good read, he was a fantastic rider

If you can find it, there's an excellent book that details the history of the Vuelta. It comes in 2 parts, with an additional edition that encompasses the race up to I believe 2005 or 6 and going back to maybe Ullrich's win. It mixes in the Spanish political landscape as it coincides with each year of the Vuelta.
Gave me a greater appreciation for the KAS superteam.

Agostinho features strongly in its retelling, as does some of my all-time favorites especially Jose Manuel Fuente.

 

[El Pistolero]

the article on agostinho iis a really good read, he was a fantastic rider

He was an amateur if we can believe your fellow Portuguese C&C fan

 

[Libertine Seguros]

He was an amateur if we can believe your fellow Portuguese C&C fan

Yea, but that's part of C&C fan's policy to make out that Armstrong was superior to Merckx, and is therefore easily dismissed as drivel.