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Anachronist
Feb 13, 2009


Nerds are only invited if I can count on them to win stages at UCI level races. Or if I know them irl, I guess.

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Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007


What a performance by Rohan Dennis today.

accipter
Sep 12, 2003

Russian Bear posted:

What a performance by Rohan Dennis today.

He is riding well this season.

Gibbo
Sep 13, 2008

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

Anachronist posted:

Nerds are only invited if I can count on them to win stages at UCI level races. Or if I know them irl, I guess.

Every race is a UCI race if you're not in Murica. (Well. Every race worth entering)

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Caruso has just been collared for EPO for a sample he provided in 2012. As the sample predates the UCI rules that 2 positives in a year cause a teams suspension, Katusha are still allowed to race.

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack
Where are all the posters who were constantly saying cycling is cleaner now? Jamsque silent why?

Macasaurus
Oct 12, 2012

its cleaner now

evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

It's funny when anyone argues it's clean when there's no way to demonstrate competent doping.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

African AIDS cum posted:

Where are all the posters who were constantly saying cycling is cleaner now? Jamsque silent why?

Im still waiting for the apologies for all the insults when I was doubting Astana last year.

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack
https://twitter.com/freddreier/status/633776192437415936

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
I didn't even know they made skinny jeans that cyclists could fit into...

peanut-
Feb 17, 2004
Fun Shoe
Riders are having a bit of a meltdown about sand sections on the Vuelta TTT course

https://twitter.com/chrisfroome/status/634308297550635008/photo/1
https://twitter.com/rorysutherland1/status/634315709154246656/photo/1
https://twitter.com/nicholasroche/status/634293180050079744/photo/1

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
They can decide if they want those seconds.

Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007


I think all the teams should have to do the TTT on fat bikes.

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




I demand a snow section

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

They've got a point, TT bikes have what, 19mm tyres? Thats going to be lethal at race speeds.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
A nice bit of loose gravel on a technical descent.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
A guy with a giant green inner tube running along side them.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
The TTT has been neutralised for GC times. So if you want to risk it for the stage win, go ahead. Everyones starting the next stage on the same time.

Xabi
Jan 21, 2006

Inventor of the Marmite pasty
Gutless Sky riders strike again.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
I didn't realize it was a team time trial. That makes it even better and those boys should shut up and race they bikes.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Katusha have suspended 2 more riders for being drunken idiots and having a scrap.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-katusha-duo-left-out-of-vuelta-a-espaa-after-drunken-incident/

Withnail
Feb 11, 2004
How to protect most aggressive jersey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqr6kX5jATM

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack
US Pro challenge kinda sucks, just a lot of racing on wide rear end boring roads

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
I stopped watching when they put a flat sprint finish at the end of a mountain stage.

I hope no one dies in the sand pits today.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Juan Antonio Flecha approves of the course and that's good enough for me.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Did Betancur really get fired for being too fat?

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
They don't call him The GummyBear for nothing.

This TT sort of interesting despite Eurosports bad coverage.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

The German Eurosport commentators are EXTREMELY negative. "I don't understand why the UCI let this happen", "it's incredible that ASO are willing to put their name on this", "maybe a lot of money changed hands" etc etc. The French former pro they have even said the UCI should tell Spanish race organizers in general to get their poo poo together. "This would never happen in France", lol

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Why won't eurosport shows the riders for more that five seconds.

We don't want to see sweaty dudes sitting in beach chairs.

ukle
Nov 28, 2005
It is a bit of a poo poo track though and looks very amateur never mind for a race of this caliber. Guess they were thinking of the camera shots and less about the safety of the riders.

Paddyb posted:

Why won't eurosport shows the riders for more that five seconds.

We don't want to see sweaty dudes sitting in beach chairs.

As it wont be under Eurosports control - it will be the Spanish Tourist authorities / Spanish TV Broadcaster who will be in control of it all.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
It's just terribly out of sync and annoying

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

This is some next level mickey mouse bullshit. gently caress Spain

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Quick Step should have done better. They were flying but totally unorganized.

It's amazing how slow some of the earlier teams like Europcar were.

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.

Paddyb posted:

Quick Step should have done better. They were flying but totally unorganized.

It's amazing how slow some of the earlier teams like Europcar were.

Why go hard when it's neutralised?

Russian Bear
Dec 26, 2007


"It would never happen in France.."

Who owns the Vuelta? Oh yeah, the ASO.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Like I said the same guy was baffled the ASO would pull this poo poo

ukle
Nov 28, 2005

Russian Bear posted:

"It would never happen in France.."

Who owns the Vuelta? Oh yeah, the ASO.

Who pays the fees to stage the race to ASO though. ASO largely does what their paymaster in each location wants, which is probably why they now control so many races.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
The only thing wrong with the race itself was the neutralization.

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net work error
Feb 26, 2011

I missed today at the Vuelta, was it as much of a shitshow as it was imagined it would be?

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