When is the smackdown on Chris Horner?

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I say Froome outclimbs Horner. Not sure how to handle if one crashes out at some point, and it would assume Horner free to ride for his own ambitions, which I assume will be the case.

Avatar bet? I have Cound as my avatar for 3 months? Well 3 months into the next season, I don't want to serve a UCI style "suspension" which starts in October. Too light? $100 US? Open to ideas.

Crashes don´t count OFC. Money bets, sure... but how? So lets go with some embarassement: The loser has to write 10 sucsessive positive posts about his most hated rider (you Froomre, I Horner) in a good clinic discussion, defending him with reasons why he is not doping. Ouch. That would hurt.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Given Froome was never pushed, I'd be amazed off the planet if Horner can touch Froome when he switches the afterburners on.

 

[the sceptic]

Given Froome was never pushed, I'd be amazed off the planet if Horner can touch Froome when he switches the afterburners on.

Horner never destroyed fields like Froome did. Even Valverde was somewhat close.

People who say Horner was better have some kind of pro sky agenda.

 

[IzzyStradlin]

Given Froome was never pushed, I'd be amazed off the planet if Horner can touch Froome when he switches the afterburners on.

And even if Horner climbs with him, Froome will get minutes in tt. Even a short one.

 

[red_flanders]

Crashes don´t count OFC. Money bets, sure... but how? So lets go with some embarassement: The loser has to write 10 sucsessive positive posts about his most hated rider (you Froomre, I Horner) in a good clinic discussion, defending him with reasons why he is not doping. Ouch. That would hurt.

So get banned for trolling? I thought you'd already spent the better part of the last 2 years faking support for Froome?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

So get banned for trolling? I thought you'd already spent the better part of the last 2 years faking support for Froome?

LOL....
Imagine how disgusting it will be to defend Horner, or you Froome. Could be great fun. Wanna see this.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

So get banned for trolling? I thought you'd already spent the better part of the last 2 years faking support for Froome?

So he did post that. I couldn't find the post, but was sure I read it somewhere. So my Horner post was completely plausible.

 

[red_flanders]

LOL....
Imagine how disgusting it will be to defend Horner, or you Froome. Could be great fun. Wanna see this.

Nah. I'll pass on the trolling, no one would believe me anyway.

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[FoxxyBrown1111]

It´s not about anoymity, but I don´t do computer payments. Don´t trust that at all. And there are no guarantees anyway... So we are left with avatar bets. OK, I take Horner for a year if he loses or what you´d like?

 

[Master50]

Anti doping expert is also asking my question

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=22714

Go away a couple of days and lots of new posts. rather than go over it all I found a new thread in the clinic that posts an interview with an anti doping expert and I think he is also asking questions that suggest to me there is something new in play. I infer he has recognized the available boost room has been restricted so he does pose a question f what is at work? Have a read.

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Crashes don´t count OFC. Money bets, sure... but how? So lets go with some embarassement: The loser has to write 10 sucsessive positive posts about his most hated rider (you Froomre, I Horner) in a good clinic discussion, defending him with reasons why he is not doping. Ouch. That would hurt.

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[IndianCyclist]

The guy comes and puts in another top 20 (17th) performance after a disastrous injury in 2 months beating Porte, Nieve & his own team leader Costa in the process.
He is not going to get caught.
Watch him in the Vuelta.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Chris Horner finished ahead of everyone on Team Sky at the Tour. Everyone.

LOL

 

[zigmeister]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=22714

Go away a couple of days and lots of new posts. rather than go over it all I found a new thread in the clinic that posts an interview with an anti doping expert and I think he is also asking questions that suggest to me there is something new in play. I infer he has recognized the available boost room has been restricted so he does pose a question f what is at work? Have a read.

What a sh*t interview. Those questions are absolutely stupid beyond belief. Yes, let's make the assertion via the question that being at altitude has no benefit whatsoever. They make a claim that at sea level the science isn't great...but we ALL know, without a doubt, training at altitude, when you will be going up to altitude, is REQUIRED to perform.

People don't spend weeks preparing for a summit on Everest by going straight up to the top, they work their way up and acclimate so they can perform and allow the body to adjust. You can't summit Everest without doing so. Same for performing at a high level with mountainous stages, you have to prep at altitude and get your body adjusted, all aspects.

Then the "experts" response that they go there to avoid the "anti-doping authorities" at Tenerife...WTF...what a joke of an answer. Nobody is going to take a so-called "expert" seriously with ridiculous speculation/assertions like that.

GTFO. Then he claims they are "ignoring" the bio-passport results depending on where they were tested. haha...OK.

I know the bio-passport is garbage. But to lay claim that altitude has the same effect as EPO, stupid. Some expert that guy is.

Lastly, I see nowhere that the guy makes any claim that some mystery/unknown doping method is out there and they are looking for it. They are searching for the leprechaun and pot of gold at the end of the rainbow I guess. That is how you get paid, keep getting research funds to keep your little world going and make a living. If you know university research, or researchers in general. Half of their time is spent finding, justifying and landing research funds for their projects from wealthy NFP organizations, or government funding for things. Otherwise, they don't have anything to really contribute productivity wise in society. This is how they justify their lives. Classic example this guy.

Well, enough comedy gold for one morning....moving on.

 

[veganrob]

That is hilarious. He'll finish ahead of all of them at the Vuelta also.

 

[Granville57]

The guy comes and puts in another top 20 (17th) performance after a disastrous injury in 2 months beating Porte, Nieve & his own team leader Costa in the process.

Chris Horner finished ahead of everyone on Team Sky at the Tour. Everyone.

I think this is a highly notable achievement. Seriously.

If clean, Chris should be receiving a helluva a lot more credit for what he just pulled off. Why isn't the American press all over this? It's not something that should be easily dismissed. That was, by all accounts, a very serious crash that he recovered from. And then in no time at all, he's just strolls into the Top 20 at the TdF.

And if it's doping, then he's got one helluva program going for him.
Either way, his results in Paris should be getting a lot more attention.

And yet...

Not to mention, he did this all at the age of 142!

 

[Oldman]

I think this is a highly notable achievement. Seriously.

If clean, Chris should be receiving a helluva a lot more credit for what he just pulled off. Why isn't the American press all over this? It's not something that should be easily dismissed. That was, by all accounts, a very serious crash that he recovered from. And then in no time at all, he's just strolls into the Top 20 at the TdF.

And if it's doping, then he's got one helluva program going for him.
Either way, his results in Paris should be getting a lot more attention.

And yet...

Not to mention, he did this all at the age of 142!

...as noteworthy...he did it racing for Costa, not himself. He gave up 10+minutes doing tempo and bailing out so he'd go for a stage, I'd guess.
How close is he to his 143rd birthday, by the way?

 

[Granville57]

How close is he to his 143rd birthday, by the way?

We'll have to ask Foxxy. He keeps track of these sorts of things for us.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Can't wait to see Horner show Froome and the Colombian what real climbing is

 

[Energy Starr]

I think this is a highly notable achievement. Seriously.

If clean, Chris should be receiving a helluva a lot more credit for what he just pulled off. Why isn't the American press all over this? It's not something that should be easily dismissed. That was, by all accounts, a very serious crash that he recovered from. And then in no time at all, he's just strolls into the Top 20 at the TdF.

And if it's doping, then he's got one helluva program going for him.
Either way, his results in Paris should be getting a lot more attention.

And yet...

Not to mention, he did this all at the age of 142!

I think it's because the American press doesn't give a flying %^(* about the TDF, let alone someone who finishes 20th. For them to care, you have to win, preferably more than once. It's even better if you overcome something really difficult in your life.

 

[Oldman]

I think it's because the American press doesn't give a flying %^(* about the TDF, let alone someone who finishes 20th. For them to care, you have to win, preferably more than once. It's even better if you overcome something really difficult in your life.

For the better part of NBC's broadcast they were reluctant to mention Chris much. As the attrition took contenders away they were at least interested on his race perspective; which was entertainingly direct. Whatever he does I hope he replaces all three idiots currently part of this broadcast team.

 

[Hautacam]

I think this is a highly notable achievement. Seriously.

+1 Considering the severity of the injuries he received during his very unfortunate accident which occurred not so long ago, it is indeed a remarkable performance. 17th overall @ + 44' 31''. Has anyone ever performed this well at the Tour after receiving such extensive injuries during the months prior to the beginning of this race. A notable achievement it is. But its quite difficult to fathom how he recovered as well as he did from a punctured lung and four broken ribs and finish this high in the General Classification ahead of all the riders from Team Sky and a long list of fully fit and fully prepared competitors.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

So, let's recap.

Horner is 10 years older or more than riders on Sky,
Horner had a punctured lung, broken ribs, (concussion?)
Horner was working for Rui Costa until the latter abandoned.

And Horner beats the entire Sky team.

WTF happened to "marginal gains", "plan B", etc., etc.

 

[Benotti69]

So, let's recap.

Horner is 10 years older or more than riders on Sky,
Horner had a punctured lung, broken ribs, (concussion?)
Horner was working for Rui Costa until the latter abandoned.

And Horner beats the entire Sky team.

WTF happened to "marginal gains", "plan B", etc., etc.

You should post this in the Sky thread........

 

[Rollthedice]

So, let's recap.

Horner is 10 years older or more than riders on Sky,
Horner had a punctured lung, broken ribs, (concussion?)
Horner was working for Rui Costa until the latter abandoned.

And Horner beats the entire Sky team.

WTF happened to "marginal gains", "plan B", etc., etc.

I've seen also some nasty scars on his bald skull.