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dema
Aug 13, 2006

Just glad to hear Lachlan is racing next year. Figured he was done.

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paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Watching Koppenbergcross wondering how many if these guys are on the ozone. Meeusen is in fifth

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Van aert and Sven all alone

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Van Aert get a nice block from his lapped teammate and wins

paddyboat fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Nov 1, 2014

Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007


Is that some weird Belgian "gently caress you"?

Gibbo
Sep 13, 2008

"yes James. Remove that from my presence. It... Offends me" *sips overpriced wine*
For anyone itching for the winter track season to really get going, here's some track stuff from somewhere.


http://www.ustream.tv/channel/velocenter

strangemusic
Aug 7, 2008

I shield you because I need charge
Is not because I like you or anything!


Russian Bear posted:

Is that some weird Belgian "gently caress you"?

Making a fist at 90 degrees like that and grabbing the crook of your arm is basically a big "gently caress you" to most Europeans AFAIK. Bras d'honneur.

Macasaurus
Oct 12, 2012

Lapped blocking guy got disqualified and a 200 euro fine :V

evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Good. It's fine to block, but once you've been lapped stay out of the loving way.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Should have disqualified his team mate too.

Gibbo
Sep 13, 2008

"yes James. Remove that from my presence. It... Offends me" *sips overpriced wine*

serious gaylord posted:

Should have disqualified his team mate too.

The exact reason for "Lapped riders will be pulled" in the majority of amateur crits. (At least around around here.)

Well they do it even in the 1/2 races.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Very surprised they didnt do anything to his team mate since it was so obvious.

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

No point toughening up the race if team mates can just drop backwards to help on the sprint.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
I've always been of the opinion that if you get lapped you don't deserve to finish so they should have been hooked.

Macasaurus
Oct 12, 2012

+ 200 euros is nothing

Team probably gave him a bonus for the assist

Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007


Truly sad news :(

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/didi-devil-set-retire-143138

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

I saw that earlier. I think the news story will get him to the tour next year but after that who knows.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me

Macasaurus posted:

+ 200 euros is nothing

Team probably gave him a bonus for the assist

Niels Albert is their DS, so there's probably a "Trolled Sven Hard" Bonus.

Gibbo
Sep 13, 2008

"yes James. Remove that from my presence. It... Offends me" *sips overpriced wine*
Too bad about devil guy. Maybe someone will actually think up something good for a new era?


http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/johnny-hoogerland-finally-receives-compensation-2011-tour-de-france-horror-crash-142877

About time.

Macasaurus
Oct 12, 2012

maybe he'll sell prints



http://instagram.com/p/vIemUdutO9/
edit
another good one, commissioned by wiggo himself? to hang in his house or something? http://instagram.com/p/u-tRfLOtC9/

Macasaurus fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Nov 8, 2014

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Macasaurus posted:

maybe he'll sell prints


edit
another good one, commissioned by wiggo himself? to hang in his house or something? http://instagram.com/p/u-tRfLOtC9/

Why is the xenomorph coming out of his dick?

Gibbo
Sep 13, 2008

"yes James. Remove that from my presence. It... Offends me" *sips overpriced wine*

serious gaylord posted:

Why is the xenomorph coming out of his dick?

Have you ever watched UK pornography?

Box Hill Strangler
Jun 27, 2007

Frozen peas are on special at Woolies! Bargain!
Man who dresses as devil and goes to every big bike race 'retires' due to lack of sponsorship. The GFC claims yet another victim.

Shame he couldnt hook up some deal with Dirk Hoffman motorhomes, although Im not sure Ive seen him around for the last few classics seasons either :ohdear:

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Gibbo
Sep 13, 2008

"yes James. Remove that from my presence. It... Offends me" *sips overpriced wine*
http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2014/11/14/press-release-slipstream-sports-unveils-2015-cannondale-garmin-roster/

No more Farrar!

I wonder if Cervelo is sponsoring anyone next year?




What's that from?

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Came here to post this. Sky linked it this morning.

Its called Hill Climb Girl and has no subtitles at all.

Can watch it here

http://animatorexpo.com/hillclimbgirl/

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Now there's English subs as an option.

Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007




Farrar and Cervelo are both moving to MTN Qhubeka.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Another Astana rider has gone pop

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/astana-continental-rider-okishev-tests-positive-for-steroids

evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

QUICK! nobody act surprised!

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

If they don't want Astana riders to test positive they should stop testing them. :colbert:

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Well the UCI are now getting a lot of heat for the fact they havent bothered to test anyone at Tenerife training camps all year. Sky and Astana have confirmed no-one there was ever tested and Tinkoff have declined to answer directly but basically said they were ignored there too.

All teams made the UCI aware of their riders whereabouts, they just either couldn't afford, or didn't want to come and test them there.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lack-of-anti-doping-testing-in-tenerife-under-spotlight

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

That no testers turn up on the Isles is not news to anyone, it's why teams go there. Also remote South African training camps are popular with all sorts of athletes. Even if there was the will, it can be hard to get a tester to these locations without someone catching wind of their arrival.

I question whether it is all on the UCI, the respective national federations are responsible to surprise testing and do have the authorization to test abroad. This is not exclusive to cycling in anyway either.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fedosseyev-is-fifth-doping-case-for-astana-organisation

Guess whos had another rider get caught!

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.


No loving way. How could they be this dumb?

dema
Aug 13, 2006

First finding was announced in September, right? Looks like these are all from samples taken before that. Bet they're going back and testing all the Astana piss they've got from this season but hadn't done anything with.

evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Catching all the low hanging shitbags.

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

Nibs explain

CAT INTERCEPTOR
Nov 9, 2004

Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

It would be interesting to compare how many competitors the UCI these days catch verses other sports.

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serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
The Astana Continental team has been suspended by Vinokourov. I think hes doing this to try and show hes making a stand against it so the UCI don't take Astanas world tour licence away.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vinokourov-suspends-astana-continental-team

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