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I got a very Wout Weylandts when I forst saw that and how he was ragdollish when that dude literally scooped him up off the ground. Glad hes not dead.Gibbo posted:Goddamn. I thought the Giro was supposed to be the safer of the GTs lol the giro was the one where they were gonna send them down a soft edged dirt road mountain decent with alpine ski style catch fencing because there were no barriers between the riders and 1 million foot drop off a cliff. EDIT: oh in regards to idiots, well then itd be the vuelta because theres only ever 2 guys and a dog in the middle of a semi-desert that watch that GT. The giro is and always has been the maddest of them all. Its also why it rules. gently caress idiots on fixies though. Its always an idiot on a fixie that causes problems.
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That guy Robin Carpenter who was in the break all day at tour of California yelled at (forum poster) OzFox for not wearing a helmet when he and I were out riding a few months ago.
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May 12, 2015 06:38
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Pocket posted:Why was he not wearing a helmet? Some people like to advertise that they're a massive bellend.
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I was immensely pleased that his break was caught, the hater got what he deserved. Also I was going helmetless because it was a big climb and I was looking cool. e: do we have a velogames fantasy Giro going? deetron69 fucked around with this message at 15:13 on May 12, 2015 |
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May 12, 2015 15:11
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Just started watching the Giro but Zakarin and Hesjedal out of it already?
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Paddyb posted:Just started watching the Giro but Zakarin and Hesjedal out of it already? I heard todays stage was good and im hoping Eurosport has highlights later.
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It was good. People were dropping like flys when on the last climb. I think Uran lost big time too. Formolo looks about 13 years old. paddyboat fucked around with this message at 17:03 on May 12, 2015 |
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May 12, 2015 16:01
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Uran Uran Uran Uran Uran sinking like an anchor on a climb is unfortunately not a big surprise IMO.
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May 12, 2015 16:12
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This was a very good stage.
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May 13, 2015 11:59
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That podium ceremony is a gold mine for good pics. 
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May 13, 2015 12:17
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Peter Sagan seems like he'd be a pretty cool guy to hang out with.
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Odds on Astana riding 40 of the last 50km's of this stage hell for leather again?
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IMO Sagan should spend more time winning than trying to ruin others' celebrations.
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May 13, 2015 16:05
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Proper GC contender fight going on.
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May 13, 2015 16:05
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I hope Porte, Aru and Contador go at it like that on every climb in this Giro.
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The Tour is gonna be some boring stuff compared to this.
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Xabi posted:The Tour is gonna be some boring stuff compared to this. It always is in comparison. The Tour is always the worst GT. Although to be fair, the last 2 days excitement have come from everyone in the Astana team being on rocket fuel.
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Aru's alright but basically I have an asterisk against the Astana team. Can't really barrack for Porte while he's a Skybot, which leaves Contador. Pocket posted:IMO Sagan should spend more time winning than trying to ruin others' celebrations.
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I like Aru but you really cant celebrate that Astana team. Not when they're sat 5 deep on the front just ruining the peloton for 40km. Part of the reason the Tour was so boring was their ability to just ride Nibali away from everyone.
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You gotta love the strategy. Get embroiled in a doping scandal, keep your WorldTour license despite deserving to lose it, go to the Giro and ride as if you're all doping and laugh because the UCI isn't going to do anything about it. At this point teams either microdose EPO and other boosters or just quit trying. Those appear to be the only reasonable choices.
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I'm kind of surprised the IOC aren't leaning on the UCI and threatening to pull cycling. They're being pretty vocal about doping right now.
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That would be fairly absurd, cycling is probably the cleanest sport at the Olympics.
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Yeah, but it's being public. Can't shovel things under the rug when they're having public piss-offs.
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Xir posted:You gotta love the strategy. Get embroiled in a doping scandal, keep your WorldTour license despite deserving to lose it, go to the Giro and ride as if you're all doping and laugh because the UCI isn't going to do anything about it. It is quite funny isn't it. I kind of admire that they're not even trying to appear normal. peanut- posted:That would be fairly absurd, cycling is probably the cleanest sport at the Olympics. The problem with cycling is that by attempting to clean itself up it appears the dirtiest sport. The IOC need to keep their traps quiet considering the athletics stuff coming out.
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Contadors on the deck. Looks alright after a big old crash in the last km.
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Holy poo poo, that break was horrid. What caused the crash? Looks like the barrier. I just don't understand why cycling barriers have such large feet. Dirtanium fucked around with this message at 16:20 on May 14, 2015 |
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Dirtanium posted:Holy poo poo, that break was horrid. What caused the crash? Replay has shown it was someone in the crowd sticking an arm out. loving retards again. Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFc_RjOiaA Don't watch that unless you want to see a flappy arm, but it shows the camera that takes him out. serious gaylord fucked around with this message at 17:47 on May 14, 2015 |
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May 14, 2015 16:19
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serious gaylord posted:Contadors on the deck. Looks alright after a big old crash in the last km. Contador was taken off for x-rays. Couldn't put on the pink jersey and his left arm just hung loosely at his side. 
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serious gaylord posted:I like Aru but you really cant celebrate that Astana team. Not when they're sat 5 deep on the front just ruining the peloton for 40km. Part of the reason the Tour was so boring was their ability to just ride Nibali away from everyone. You can blame Sky for this, this is what they did with Wiggins. They rekindled the doping arms race and now other teams are better.
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Xir posted:Contador was taken off for x-rays. Couldn't put on the pink jersey and his left arm just hung loosely at his side. Really? He looked pretty sprightly getting back on his bike.
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I was surprised as well. http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/news/contador-crashes-in-giros-stage-6-sprint-injures-left-shoulder_370142 Check out the last two pictures on this page: http://www.steephill.tv/2015/giro-d-italia/photos/stage-06/
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They don't think anythings broken, the x-rays are a precaution.
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Apparently dislocated it, nothing broken and he's hoping to get back on the bike tomorrow.
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Apparently dislocated it, nothing broken and he's hoping to get back on the bike tomorrow. 250km stage with a destabilised shoulder joint sounds like a party.
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serious gaylord posted:250km stage with a destabilised shoulder joint sounds like a party. If he can't stand up on the pedals then he is in real trouble
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I don't see why people ride that close to the barriers anymore. It's too crazy out there. Dickheads still shouldn't be hanging their telephoto lenses out onto the course.
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Jamsque posted:If he can't stand up on the pedals then he is in real trouble To be fair, aside from the length of the stage he shouldn't have any real problems since its pretty flat. I imagine Astana will attack until he climbs off though.
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